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Digital Empathy, Marketing, Sales, and Influence with Guest Brian Fanzo - 144

Jun 3, 2019

Digital Empathy, Marketing, Sales, and Influence with Guest - Brian Fanzo

Brian is a Pager-Wearing Millennial Keynote Speaker | Podcaster| Empowering Digital Empathy & Inspiring You to #PressTheDamnButton.  His brand is iSocialFanz

Digital Empathy, Data, Influence, Sales, Questions, Research, Taking a Personal Approach, and Getting Back to Basics, are all topics we discuss during the conversation. 

I hope you enjoyed the conversation as much as I did.

Questions Addressed

  • What are some key mistakes people make when thinking about Digital Empathy?
  • Why is it important to understand your customer, and make it easy for customers to work with you?
  • How do we balance between the listening, spreading the word, and testing?
  • Why is it important to ask your audience?
  • What if I am just starting out, where do I start?
  • Where can you find Brian?

Key Takeaways 

  • Be Willing to Ask More Questions - Revisit What You Know.
  • Ask the Simple Question - Why?
  • The things that worked 9-10 years ago in Sales and Marketing - work today.
  • Technology amplifies both good and bad behavior.
  • Empathy is not agreeing, it is an ability to feel.
  • Imagine if your customers were saying "we" when they talk about your products.
  • Enable customers to share your content.
  • Market to where customers are today, listen to where they will be tomorrow.
  • It is your job to tell your story.
  • The audience determines what is great.
  • Field of Dreams Marketing is Over.
  • Go to where your customers are.
  • We test, We tweak, and We test again.
  • Stop adding to the noise.
  • Just Start - YOU Have to Start - "Press the Damn Button" - Fanzo
    • Start where you are most comfortable
    • Start curating content
    • Don't just share - share and add value/insight
  • 81% of all internet traffic will be video by the end of next year
  • It takes a lot to get used to talking into your phone - start practicing
  • After you start to get comfortable - then go to where your audience is.
  • Care about others first.
  • What works offline - works online.
  • Social can accelerate offline rapport.
  • It is up to us/you to start now.

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In every business, in every opportunity, there is someone who can help you navigate the internal challenges and close the deal.  There is a Catalyst.  We integrate process (Catalyst Sale Process), technology and people, with the purpose of accelerating revenue. Our thoughtful approach minimizes false starts that are common in emerging markets and high-growth environments. We continue to evolve our practice based on customer needs and emerging technology. We care about a thinking process that enables results versus a process that tells people what to do. 

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