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Author: Ilise Benun

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In the Marketing Mentor podcast, Ilise Benun, founder of Marketing-Mentor.com, offers short but meaty conversational interviews with creative professionals who are doing what it takes to stop feast or famine, get better clients and command the fees they deserve – and sharing what they’ve learned.
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If you ever struggle with writer’s block, this episode is for you. My conversation with tech humanist and author, Kate O’Neill, went from “Should AI write your first draft?” to “Will AI be a good companion?” It’s a fascinating one! And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
Have you ever been on the treadmill of success? That’s what happens when the marketing works and now you’ve got too many clients, which can be exhausting. Will it ever end? I recruited my good friend, Ben Callahan, to tackle this question. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.  
If your business has been really slow, you are not alone and this episode is for you! It was a struggle for Maria Guerriero of Germinate Creative but instead of freaking out, she doubled down on her marketing. In today’s episode, she shares what worked to fill her plate and her pipeline. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
As a freelancer, don’t you wonder what makes a good pitch (and a bad one)? That’s just one of the questions I asked Rebecca Matter, President of AWAI, who hires lots of freelancers and gets pitched every single day. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
Is SEO dead? Not according to Atlanta-based SEO & AI Visibility Consultant, Jenny Munn. However, it is changing. What really matters is being findable by your people, whether via Google, social media or one of the AI platforms. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
On this episode with one of my favorite guests, Michael Katz, we covered a lot of ground, from “will AI destroy his newsletter business?” to “the 4 things he does to market his business” to “why you shouldn’t try to do what the “big guys” do.” It’s a meaty one! And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
Following your passion is one thing; following your heart is another. Today’s guest, John Silfies of Silfies Media, shares how he followed his heart to find a profitable niche where very few others had bothered to look. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
If you are worried that your ideal clients aren’t out there or just need a little hope right now, this episode is for you. Rebekah Mays, a LinkedIn ghostwriter for Climatetech executives, shares exactly how she landed her dream project with an ideal client – and much more! And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
Guess what happens when you have the right attitude, a willingness to take action and a little chutzpah. No, don’t guess. Just listen in to my conversation with Stephanie Mickelson, a content writer who is getting new clients left and right. She shares what’s working right now. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
Your inbox is overflowing but there’s 1 email newsletter that is so good you have to stop and read it and then share it! Well that’s today’s episode. I’m sharing Kate Purcell’s latest, Impact Reports in the Wild, and the content strategy behind it that’s working. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
Now more than ever, with so much uncertainty in the world, who can you trust? It’s most important to be able to trust yourself, your own intuition. In my second conversation with Melody Wilding, author of "Trust Yourself," we dive into what exactly that means, and much more. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.  
Is it easier to find clients than a job these days? And will AI replace us? Those are among the timely topics I debated with Maggie Mistal, an intuitive career coach and podcaster. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
If you bristle at the idea of “pitching” your services to your ideal clients, this episode might change your mind. In today’s episode, I’m talking with ghostwriter, Liz Heflin, who used to get all her work through word of mouth, until she realized that the pipeline could dry up at any moment and she didn’t want to be left high and dry. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
If you ever wonder how people "get" a new client from LinkedIn, today’s episode is for you. Case study copywriter, Leslie Blaize, also a member of the Simplest Marketing Program, shares how she landed two clients through her LinkedIn newsletter. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
I hosted LinkedIn trainer, Beth Granger, and peppered her with questions about LinkedIn, the new and exciting things, as well as the frustrating and annoying things.  And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
When you’re self employed, your business is you. So it must reflect you. But what exactly does that mean? Maegan Megginson, of Deeply Rested, has evolved her business into one that not only reflects her main purpose, but also seeks to help business owners do that too. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
Who really has the power: you or your client? If you think they do, today’s episode is for you. I talked with executive coach and author, Melody Wilding, whose new book, Managing Up, is just out. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
If it’s time to stop giving away your most valuable resource – your thinking – and finally get paid for it, this episode is for you. Kristina Unker, owner of Ma’am, a brand strategy firm focused on the hospitality sector, shared her POV on strategy: What is it? How do you do it? How she learned it. And whether AI can do it. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
Against a backdrop of uncertainty, Jonathan Cleveland, founder of Cleveland Design and author of Designing for the Greater Good: The Best of Cause Marketing and Nonprofit Design, shares the key to his success, why he has no interest in retainer clients and how he’s handling slashed funding for non profits. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
If you’ve been wanting to productize your creative service, learn how brand strategist and designer, Lidia Varesco Racoma, chose her niche and turned her resources into a product called, The Essential Nonprofit Branding Toolkit. And if you like what you hear, we’d love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
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