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Jan 20, 2021

Ad Gab: How to Design With Mobile in Mind

Ryan Alford and Josh Hill break down mobile-first design: readable social graphics, vertical video, mobile load speed, chunky buttons and pop-up overload.

Josh Hill· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytelling
11 min
Jan 19, 2021

Austin Hope on the #7 Wine in the World

Austin Hope on how his 2018 Paso Robles Cabernet hit #7 in the world, surviving a 62% restaurant loss, DTC growth and a new $20 Cabernet.

Austin Hope· Ecommerce & DTC· Customer Acquisition & Growth
35 min
Jan 15, 2021

Rebrands, NHL Jersey Ads and Uno at 50

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down the CIA and Burger King rebrands, NHL helmet ads, Uno's 50th, GM's EV logo and White Castle's Valentine's push.

· Content & Storytelling· Advertising & Paid Media
30 min
Jan 12, 2021

Why Following Your Passion Is B.S. - Ryan Unfiltered

Ryan Alford shares his 20-year marketing story, why credibility and experience matter, why passion follows hard work, and a bonus 2021 live streaming

· Mindset, Grit & Failure· Personal Brand & Positioning
16 min
Jan 8, 2021

What Is Clubhouse? Plus Amazon Buys Wondery

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Clubhouse, Amazon's Wondery deal, Kia's new logo, KFC's gaming console, and custom-fit online shopping.

· Social Media Strategy· Podcasting & Creator Business
36 min
Jan 7, 2021

Open Mic: How to Actually Utilize Your Time

Josh Hill and Reiley Clark on making the most of your time, where to find real inspiration, and how to stop comparing yourself on social media.

· Mindset, Grit & Failure· Social Media Strategy
40 min
Jan 6, 2021

Ad Gab: How to Create Effective Story Ads

Josh Hill and Reiley Clark break down what makes Instagram and Facebook story ads work: vertical creative, one message, and dedicated ad sets.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Social Media Strategy
15 min
Jan 1, 2021

Best Ads of 2020: Calm, Match.com and the Moldy Whopper

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark celebrate episode 100 and break down the best advertising of 2020, from Calm on CNN to Match.com's Satan spot.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Content & Storytelling
30 min
Dec 31, 2020

Radical's Account Executives on Life in an Agency

Ryan Alford talks with Radical AEs Alex Finley and Kaitlin Bowler about agency client service, 2021 marketing trends, TikTok ads and one-word goals.

Alex FinleyKaitlin Bowler· Customer Experience & Community· Social Media Strategy
39 min
Dec 29, 2020

2021 Marketing Trends: Mass Marketing Is Dead

Ryan Alford and Josh Hill break down 2021 marketing trends: mass marketing is dead, social selling is exploding and the cookie is crumbling.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Social Media Strategy
51 min
Dec 25, 2020

Burger King's Venmo Play and Mountain Dew's Direct-to-Gamer

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Burger King's Venmo dollar, Mountain Dew's direct-to-gamer PS5 giveaway, the Christmas Star, and holiday ad

· Advertising & Paid Media· Content & Storytelling
19 min
Dec 22, 2020

Jann Parish on Building Girls Like You After Victoria's

Ex-Victoria's Secret CMO Jann Parish on launching Girls Like You: community-first ecommerce, non-toxic beauty kits, TikTok content and subscription plans.

Jann Parish· Ecommerce & DTC· Startups & Founding
33 min
Dec 18, 2020

McDonald's Golden M Haircut and 2021 Super Bowl Ads

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down McDonald's Golden M haircut, 2021 Super Bowl ad buys, Uber Vouchers and American Standard's 2020 toilet paper.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Content & Storytelling
22 min
Dec 15, 2020

Mind Pump Media: How to Pivot Fitness to Digital

Sal Di Stefano on building Mind Pump Media, publishing five podcasts a week, monetizing without selling for a year, and pivoting fitness businesses online.

Sal Di Stefano· Podcasting & Creator Business· Content & Storytelling
33 min
Dec 11, 2020

Google's Top 2020 Searches, KFC's Lifetime Movie & Beerman

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Google's 2020 Year in Search, KFC's Mario Lopez Lifetime film, Coors Light's Beerman, and Chipotle's mobile award.

· Social Media Strategy· Advertising & Paid Media
31 min
Dec 4, 2020

Coke, Lady Gaga Oreos and Ryan Reynolds' Match Ad

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Coke's holiday hero campaign, Lady Gaga x Oreo, Ryan Reynolds' Match ad, Pringles' redesign and Pepsi's spa kit.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Content & Storytelling
22 min
Dec 1, 2020

Instagram Engagement Tips: What the Data Actually Says

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Instagram engagement data: best posting times, why tagging hurts reach, and the rise of social commerce.

· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytelling
27 min
Nov 27, 2020

Pepsi Apple Pie, White Castle & Coolio: Marketing News

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Pepsi's Apple Pie flavor, White Castle's Coolio stuffing campaign, and Walmart's free Thanksgiving dinners.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Social Media Strategy
16 min
Nov 24, 2020

Salesflare CEO Jeroen Corthout on Automated CRM

Salesflare co-founder Jeroen Corthout tells Ryan Alford why most CRMs fail, how automation fixes data entry, and what's next for AI in sales software.

Jeroen Corthout· Product & Innovation· Startups & Founding
24 min
Nov 20, 2020

Borrowed Interest, Honda on Twitch and Twitter Fleets

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Philadelphia Cream Cheese's console spoof, Truly's essential worker flights, Honda's Twitch reveal and Twitter

· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytelling
19 min
Nov 17, 2020

Empathetic Marketing: Insight, Not a Buzzword

Radical creative director Mike Weston joins Ryan Alford to unpack empathetic marketing, breaking through 8,000 daily ad messages, and Delta's pizza moment.

Mike Weston· Content & Storytelling· Advertising & Paid Media
31 min
Nov 10, 2020

Inside LEGO's Digital Strategy with James Gregson

LEGO's James Gregson on social benchmarks, why LEGO keeps few channels, brand vs. performance marketing, and leading a creative team through COVID.

James Gregson· Social Media Strategy· Data, Research & Measurement
40 min
Nov 3, 2020

2021 Marketing Trends: Get Your Audience Involved

Ryan Alford and Radical's Josh Hill preview 2021 marketing trends: social selling, user-generated content, brand community, purpose and ad platform picks.

Josh Hill· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytelling
40 min
Oct 27, 2020

Dave Gerhardt on Brand vs Performance in Ecommerce

Privy CMO Dave Gerhardt joins Ryan Alford to talk personal brand, email and SMS, Black Friday prep, and why brand building makes paid media work harder.

Dave Gerhardt· Personal Brand & Positioning· Ecommerce & DTC
36 min
Oct 23, 2020

FiveStars $50M, Digital Job Growth & 2021 Marketing Trends

Ryan Alford and Reiley break down FiveStars' $50M raise, the digital jobs booming after COVID, and Deloitte's seven marketing trends for 2021.

· Customer Experience & Community· Ecommerce & DTC
29 min
Oct 20, 2020

Conn's HomePlus VP on UX, Omnichannel and Brand Trust

Conn's HomePlus VP of E-commerce Satya Sivunigunta on why customer experience is brand, omnichannel friction, and planning Black Friday during COVID.

Satya Sivunigunta· Ecommerce & DTC· Customer Experience & Community
37 min
Oct 16, 2020

Empathy in Marketing, Walmart's Black Friday and #SendNoods

Ryan Alford and Riley Clark break down empathy-led marketing, Walmart's staggered Black Friday sales, Kraft's #SendNoods campaign and Halloween candy

· Content & Storytelling· Retail & Physical Business
22 min
Oct 13, 2020

E-commerce in 2020: Platforms, Brand and Performance

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down e-commerce platform choice, customer acquisition, retargeting, and the balance of brand versus performance

· Ecommerce & DTC· Customer Acquisition & Growth
31 min
Oct 9, 2020

Digital Malls, Big Tech Power and Reels Shopping

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Verishop's digital mall, big tech monopoly worries, Instagram shopping on Reels and Ocean Spray's viral TikTok win.

· Ecommerce & DTC· Social Media Strategy
24 min
Oct 6, 2020

Mess in a Bottle: Kalilah Wright on Voice and E-Commerce

Kalilah Wright, founder of Mess in a Bottle, on starting after the Freddie Gray riots, moving to Shopify, hiring a team and heading to mass retail.

Kalilah Wright· Ecommerce & DTC· Startups & Founding
24 min
Oct 2, 2020

Amazon One, Vans Musicians Wanted & Facebook's New CMO

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Amazon One's palm scanner, Vans Musicians Wanted, Facebook's new CMO, Crocs' ecommerce surge and LinkedIn Stories.

· Social Media Strategy· Content & Storytelling
28 min
Sep 29, 2020

Buff City Soap's 10x Year: WooCommerce to Shopify

Buff City Soap's Sanjay Jenkins on replatforming to Shopify, 10x growth, SMS marketing, and crediting franchisees for online sales.

Sanjay Jenkins· Ecommerce & DTC· Customer Acquisition & Growth
39 min
Sep 25, 2020

Cameron Diaz Wine, Cloud Paper and Walmart's TikTok Deal

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Cameron Diaz's Avaline red wine, Mark Cuban's Cloud Paper bet, Walmart and Oracle's TikTok stake and Mailchimp AI.

· Ecommerce & DTC· Social Media Strategy
21 min
Sep 22, 2020

Nufabrx: Building an 8-Figure Shopify Plus Store

Nufabrx founder Jordan Schindler on embedding medicine in clothing, an 8-figure Shopify Plus launch, Walmart's 4,400-store rollout and owning customer

Jordan Schindler· Product & Innovation· Ecommerce & DTC
31 min
Sep 15, 2020

Sean Whalen on Building Lions Not Sheep Into an Ecom Brand

Lions Not Sheep founder Sean Whalen tells Ryan Alford how radical honesty built a brand that went from $3,000 to $463,000 a month in apparel sales.

Sean Whalen· Ecommerce & DTC· Personal Brand & Positioning
35 min
Sep 9, 2020

Ecommerce Holiday Strategy With Robbie Fitzwater

Robbie Fitzwater joins Ryan Alford to break down holiday ecommerce planning: building VIP email lists, scaling in-store experts online, and picking a

Robbie Fitzwater· Ecommerce & DTC· Customer Acquisition & Growth
48 min
Sep 4, 2020

Facebook Events, Google Organic Shopping, Twitter Trends

Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down Facebook's free online events for SMBs, Google's organic shopping listings, Twitter's trending explainers, and

· Ecommerce & DTC· Social Media Strategy
21 min
Sep 1, 2020

eSports Recap: What Brands Learned From the Series

Ryan Alford and Riley Clark recap The Radcast's eSports series — betting, broadcasting, arenas, in-game ads, the NBA 2K League and what's next for brands.

· Advertising & Paid Media· Customer Acquisition & Growth
38 min
Aug 25, 2020

Inside Esports With Pro Gamer and Coach FatalStryke

Gears of War pro and coach Joe "FatalStryke" Iaquinto on Twitch money, 10-hour film days, COVID's hit on esports orgs, and what makes a champion.

Joe Iaquinto· Podcasting & Creator Business· Mindset, Grit & Failure
44 min
Aug 21, 2020

TikTok Bids, Cookie Loss and B2B Ecommerce

Ryan and Reiley break down Oracle's TikTok bid, the end of third-party cookies, Touchland's B2B ecommerce launch and Amazon's small business academy.

· Ecommerce & DTC· Advertising & Paid Media
37 min