004: Rich Brooks on Becoming a Change Agent through Digital Marketing

Do you wanna know more about digital marketing? Then you’ve come to the right episode. 

 

Our guest, Rich Brooks, is a digital marketing expert, that oversees a web design and online marketing firm out of Portland, Maine called Flyte New Media.

 

He is a nationally recognized speaker and content creator, who has been featured on CNN.com, the Huffington Post, Inc. magazine and many other publications.  

 

Rich is also the founder of the Agents of Change Digital Marketing Conference - which is in its 4th year, he just relaunched his Agents of Change podcast.

 

On this episode, Rich and I chat about all things digital marketing -  including how critical email is to your business growth.

 

Key Highlights From This Episode:

 

• Why going to live events are the best way to establish relationships.
• What is the best way to meet your ideal customers and covert to quality leads?
• The interesting way that Rich came up with the name of his agency.
• Why Rich decided to launch an annual conference, particularly in Maine.
• Why your email list is the most valuable tool you have as a small business owner.
• What is the best way to actually grow your email list.
• And so much more!

Important Mentions from this Episode (with links):

• Flyte New Media website
• Agents of Change Conference *Gen X Amplified listeners can get $25 off their pass, by using the promo code = GenX 
• Agents of Change Podcast
• Rich Brooks on Twitter
• Rich’s first blog back in 1997
• “It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City” by Bruce Springsteen
• Boomerang for Gmail

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