Not Another Business Podcast with Mark Havenner

Dec 09 2022 10 ep. 46 mins

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A weekly down-to-earth exploration of marketing and communications for business leaders. With 20 years in marketing/comms and almost 15 of them in an integrated agency, Mark has worked with many different businesses and industries and has learned firsthand what works and what doesn't. As we weather uncertainty, it is more important now than ever that business leaders think through the old ways of doing things. Mark provides industry-busting insights, a distillation of marketing speak, and real-world strategies and tactics you can use in your business today.

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10: How to Announce Your Thing

Dec 09 2022 45 mins

It's hard to know what to do about announcements these days and it often becomes a PR problem as companies and organizations rely on press releases and pounding the pavement on media relations to get results.In this episode, I dive deep into announcements, what to do to prepare for them, how to pull them off, and what works. It's a practical exploration of getting the most bang out

9: What’s Your 100 Year Plan?

Dec 02 2022 40 mins

Beyond your own legacy, what’s the impact you’re after? What if we considered time beyond ourselves, into the 100 years that frames our life in both directions? From the cultural context that shaped you, to the society that will exist in 100 years that you’re participating in right now? Given that, what’s your purpose for being here? We’re at a critical juncture. This is

8: Let’s Be Honest About Gratitude

Nov 18 2022 50 mins

People talk a lot about gratitude, especially this time of year. The extremely complex sentiment of gratitude is now ubiquitous. Gratitude often reads as insincere, surface-level platitudes—watch your social media feed this week. The problem is, when we express gratitude from this passive place of autopilot, we lose connection with the incredible meaning and power it can bring to

7: You Have an Audience of One

Nov 04 2022 48 mins

Every business leader needs to understand their unique target audience intimately. Let’s face it, we all want to be understood. It’s the foundation of every connection. Typically, client discovery is through the limited lens of market research data which only produces generalized ideas, resulting in mass-produced messaging and superficial connections with a customer base. In th

6: The Truth About SEO

Oct 28 2022 49 mins

SEO is thrown around the business world like it is some mystical art--or worst like it's special seasoning with a secret recipe.Let's sit down and explore what SEO is, what it's not, and why it's important--but from a business leader's point of view. We want to provide context for when these three letters are batted around a boardroom or Zoom call.We'll unpack the principles of SEO

5: Why Gen Z is the Only Generation We Should Be Watching

Oct 21 2022 59 mins

If you are focused on any generation other than Z your business may be antiquated--or it soon will be.In this episode, I explore generation marketing and advise on how to make it useful rather than fall into assumption traps. We go into each generation and their environmental situation and general outlook as a result of that.Then we unpack the significance of Gen Z, why they are si

4: The Business Leader Hero's Journey

Oct 14 2022 53 mins

The power of storytelling can be used to create your business story. Doing so crystallizes your purpose, your vision, and even what your business goals, metrics, and outcomes need to be. I'll walk you through an exercise where we apply the concepts of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey model to your own journey.We'll go through each of these questions, what they mean, and what the an

3: The Secret to a Successful Media Strategy

Oct 07 2022 54 mins

Public Relations is broken.Professionals are using antiquated approaches, and it isn't working. Journalists and publications are refusing to participate in brand communications, third-party endorsements are decreasing in value among the public, and agencies are bleeding dry trying to drive media relations.I do not spend this episode trashing public relations. But I do spend a lot o

2: The Biggest Mistake I See Business Leaders Make

Sep 30 2022 36 mins

After twenty years in the business, I've worked with many business leaders, and this is the number one mistake I see them make.And I won't make you listen to the podcast to find out what the mistake is.The biggest mistake I see business leaders make is that they are focused internally. I'll unpack this with you, and we'll explore the implications of this statement and more importan

1: A New Business Journey Into Uncertainty

Sep 21 2022 32 mins

Uncertainty is now a constant and the business world has fundamentally changed. Nothing is as it was.Business leaders struggle to know how best to guide marketing/communications. It sometimes feels like they are steering blind.My own journey began as a result of uncertainty and even though I have 20 years in the field, communications and marketing is all new again.The debut episode