Smartest Guys In Marketing

There are many battles you’re up against when it comes to building your business. Knowing how to get started, where to find clients, and not letting social media suck hours of your precious time are just as few.None of these even come close to the battles that go on in your mind - and it’s how you decide to respond to those mental hurdles that ultimately determine your level of success as an Entrepreneur.In this episode, we shine a light on the murdering mindsets that can take you out of the Entrepreneurial game - and if you really internalize the concepts in this episode, you’ll be miles ahead of almost every Entrepreneur out there - including every marketer and business owner.Here Are The Show Highlights:- How to ‘stack cash’ and use it to build a fortress for making long term business decisions (1:25)- How to combat Entrepreneur overload, decision fatigue, and burnout (2:30)- A toxic daily behavior that will eventually take you out of the game unless you address it (3:55)- The biggest challenge for any bus

In this episode, Taylor answers questions from his ClientKit community. We dive into questions around overcoming the feeling of being bored, how to keep momentum, why it’s dangerous to only have money goals and plenty more.Here Are The Show Highlights:- The one trait that guides all successful Entrepreneurs to their income goals and beyond (1:20)- Bored with your business? Here’s how to get excited again (2:50)- One of the BIGGEST assets you have, and you don’t even realize it (3:50)- How to always stay hungry and reawaken your Entrepreneurial drive (3:55)- You know you’re in a dangerous place when you only have THESE types of goals (7:20)- How to fall in love with waking up early and getting sh*t done (8:30)- The smartest man in the world...seriously, no one else even comes close (9:00)- This clever morning hack will make you less stressful and more successful (9:30)- What Entrepreneurs really do in their leisure time (11:15)- Taylor’s ‘end of day’ routine: The simple nightly routine that can make you a bett

Sales and Marketing are two very important pillars of any business, but which is more important? It’s a common question even the most experienced Entrepreneurs wrestle with.While there is little confusion knowing the difference between the two, understanding how much consideration each should take is a different story altogether.Should you focus on generating new leads that will eventually stimulate business growth?Or should you be focused solely on sales?In this episode, we expose the answer and share with you where you should be focusing most of your time and energy.Here Are The Show Highlights:- The ‘healthy’ competition between sales and marketing...and where you should be spending most of your time (4:45)- Why sales are - quite literally - EVERYTHING (5:55)- One of the biggest mistakes people make in selling successfully (9:00)- What separates the top 20% of salespeople from the bottom 80% (11:30)- The only TWO opponents you’re ever playing against (22:25)- How to escape the negative feedback loop that k

What makes a true champion? It’s not a trophy. It’s not the talent, the salary, the fastest time, or the most records. It’s not even being the best of the best. Those are just some of the benefits of being a champion.You see, the real champions, the real winners in life are the people who have the courage to see the impossible. The people who overcome and ferociously persevere through ALL adversity. They learn from their setbacks, and no matter what, they never give up on their goals and dreams.In this episode, we breakdown the code of a true champion, how they play - and stay - at a high level, along with some bulletproof tools for handling haters.Here Are The Show Highlights:- 3 ways to combat self-doubt so you can finally move forward in life (1:40)- Haters Gonna Hate: A lesson on haters, and how to use them as fuel for your success (5:40)- One thing that will strangle your ability to accomplish the goals that matter the most (10:35)- A bulletproof tool for dealing with the strongest doubters in your life

People have a tendency to overestimate what they can do in a year and underestimate what they can do in ten years. That’s especially true for many business-building Entrepreneurs.Reaching a six-figure income can be the gold milestone. It can be your badge of honor, showing the world that you’ve claimed your fat slice of the American Dream.And while a $100K income might seem like a lot of money at first, believe it or not, getting to it is actually not an insurmountable task when you look at the number in smaller, more manageable pieces.Today we take a look at what it really takes to make a six-figure monthly income.It’s not based on theory or case studies: this is straight from our experience of going through this level of growth - and learning from the experience of others who’ve already made the kind of income you want is the fastest way to get there.So break out your paper and pencils and let’s dive in!Here Are The Show Highlights:- The very first thing you need to have in place to hit $100k/month - and th

Why is it that we are always so quick to blame other people or the environment we’re in when things don’t go according to plan?There is no shortage of excuses for failure.The key to your success is accepting responsibility for your actions. The truth is success takes more than just hard work.You might not want to admit it, but more often than not, the biggest obstacle to success is YOU.In this episode, we take a look at how to get out of your own way by spotting the hurdles we create for ourselves.Here Are The Show Highlights:- How to uplevel your life when you’re stuck beneath where you want to be (2:00)- The one-word answer to most of your life’s problems (5:00)- A logical reason why you deserve more money and how to get it (6:40)Make Sure You Get The Memos! If you want access to the lessons learned building the fastest growing consulting business on the planet, then make sure grab the monthly memos today by visiting www.trafficandfunnels.com/memosFinally, don’t forget to grab your free ‘client bundle’ by v

When it comes to achieving business success, there truly is a ’method to the madness.’Read enough interviews, listen to enough Smartest Guys in Marketing ™ podcast episodes, hear enough leaders speak about their difficult journey up the mountain, and you’ll start to draw parallels.In this episode, we talk about the ‘Pyramid Scheme of Success’ and some of the biggest learning lessons we’ve embraced over the last 6 months that have propelled us forward - in all areas of our lives.Here Are The Show Highlights:- A cornerstone skill you need to succeed - and why it’s one of the biggest barriers stopping people from growing (5:45)- The only 4 things you need to hit any income goal (11:50)- Why a ‘lifestyle business’ is a big mistake (16:40)- A remarkably quick tip for feeling better - instantly (22:30)- The must-have tools we use to track and optimize our paid advertising (24:40)Make Sure You Get The Memos! If you want access to the lessons learned building the fastest growing consulting business on the planet, the

In this episode, we’re back answering your questions! Listeners wrote in and we recorded the questions they’ve always wanted to ask us - everything from wealth building strategies to forging mental fortitude. Join us for part two of our exclusive, nothing held back Q&A episode.Here Are The Show Highlights:- A smart strategy for weighing up investment opportunities or business partnerships (2:10)- The most dangerous and terrifying place you could ever be as an Entrepreneur (5:00)- What niche and skill we’d focus on if we were going to start a business today (7:15)- The best tools for forging mental fortitude (8:35)- How to ask better questions and get better answers (11:00)Make Sure You Get The Memos! If you want access to the lessons learned building the fastest growing consulting business on the planet, then make sure grab the monthly memos today by visiting www.trafficandfunnels.com/memosFinally, don’t forget to grab your free ‘client bundle’ by visiting this link here: www.TrafficAndFunnels.com/GIFTGet

In this ‘informal’ episode of The Smartest Guys in Marketing ™ , we’re answering your questions about everything from wealth management, energy protection, and the main reason why people never respond to your marketing content.Here Are The Show Highlights:- Our greatest wealth and finance idols revealed - the people we’ve learned the most from when it comes to building real wealth (1:45)- The absolute best way to validate a product or service offer (4:00)- How to protect yourself from absorbing other people’s emotions (8:30)- The first thing you must upgrade when scaling your business (11:10)- Why people never respond to your marketing messages, why it’s not your fault, and how to quickly fix it (17:45)- How to go from ‘just getting by’ to creating serious wealth in your life (21:30) Make Sure You Get The Memos! If you want access to the lessons learned building the fastest growing consulting business on the planet, then make sure to grab the monthly memos today by visiting www.trafficandfunnels.com/memo

There’s something disturbing about the rigidity of our human character.Although we are all anchored to distinct personalities, our environment drags us far from those anchors. It shapes who we really are, and has a large impact on our psychology and behavior.In today’s episode, it’s time to get clear on when it’s time to upgrade your environment and how to do it in a way that supports the identity you truly want.Here Are The Show Highlights:How to spot when it’s time to upgrade your environment, and how to do it without being foolish (2:45)Had enough BS? How to get rid of an old belief system that could be sabotaging your success (8:30)Life optimization hacks for rapidly upgrading your identity (12:30)What defines a stupid decision...and how to spot when you’re making them (14:30)An almost unnoticeable ‘lifestyle tweak’ to enhance the quality of your life and business (19:00) Make Sure You Get The Memos!If you want access to the lessons learned building the fastest growing consulting

In this episode, Chris recaps a recent live Q&A, covering everything from how to get prospects to actually take action, how to know where you are on the ‘momentum scale’ and the importance of learning to love the game.Here Are The Show Highlights:- No Mercy Marketing: The key ingredients for turning warm prospects into loyal clients (0:30)- The one thing you have to do to fix YOUR battery life and regain momentum (9:45)- The psychology of expectations...and how to know when yours are incorrect (14:10)- How to fall in love with the process to stay focused and motivated (16:30) Make Sure You Get The Memos! If you want access to the lessons learned building the fastest growing consulting business on the planet, then make sure grab the monthly memos today by visiting www.trafficandfunnels.com/memosFinally, don’t forget to grab your free ‘client bundle’ by visiting this link here: www.TrafficAndFunnels.com/GIFTGet more Chris Evans and Taylor Welch at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeKyqGIFnuFz7exBT78dT

There are many challenges and risk attached to growing any business. From the smallest, daily decisions to those faced by the biggest organizations looking to take it to the next level.The truth is if you want to experience exponential growth in your business, confronting, embracing AND using risk to your advantage is something you must do.Risk is something that ‘could’ harm your business. It ‘could’ backfire. But fortunately for you fellow Traffic and Funnels ™ listener, there is a simple way to embrace risk and use it as a tangible asset to grow your business faster than ever before.The Show Highlights:- How Warren Buffett defines the word ‘risk’ (4:00) - Stop trying to forge your own path to success and do this instead (5:20) - How to focus on AND enjoy the process of success (6:35) - A simple ‘hack’ for beating the fears holding you back (7:40) - The ONLY productivity tip you’ll ever need (8:30) - Being uncomfortable with uncertainty (11:00)Make Sure You Get The Memos! If you want access to the lessons le

Successful people work hard, but you’d never even realize it.They make things look annoyingly effortless, have a zen-like calmness to their attitude and are always in control of their situation.So how do they do it? How do the world’s top performers make success seem second nature? Tune in to today’s Traffic and Funnel ™ show to discover a key rehearsal technique that’ll make success almost second nature for you.Here Are The Highlights:- Why you should STOP (just) reading marketing books (3:20) - Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘relaxed secret’ to massive business success (4:30) - How to remove all your emotion from decision-making (8:50) - Why failure is a part of the road to success and why you should embrace it (11:10)Make Sure You Get The Memos! If you want access to the lessons learned building the fastest growing consulting business on the planet, then make sure grab the monthly memos today by visiting www.trafficandfunnels.com/memosFinally, don’t forget to grab your free ‘client bundle’ by visiting this link here:

Staying Turnt: A state of wild, and just out right awesomeness that affects everyone’s energy in a positive way.That’s every Entrepreneur's dream; to have an unlimited supply of infectious energy. And believe it or not, right now you have - and have always had access to - this untapped supply of energy. It’s just a case of knowing how to access it and how to use it in an exhaustive amount...but to never allow yourself to become exhausted.In this episode, we dive into how to access your limitless energy source...aka. Staying TURNT...to rev up your engine and keep hitting your stride!Here Are The Show Highlights:- Simple steps to listening & harnessing the power of your subconscious mind (2:30)- The whole problem with the ‘lifestyle business’ phenominim...and why you need to buck the trend (3:30)- A unique way to sustain a high-performance mentality (8:20)- The most life-changing commitment you could ever make (15:30)- A practical tool for consistently keeping your energy sharp (20:00)- The uncomfortable tr

Part two of our leaked private sales call clinic. Taylor takes questions from clients on everything from aggressiveness on sales calls, eliminating risk for prospects, and how to fix the one thing that keeps the majority of people paralyzed underneath their income ceiling, unable to move forward with their business.Here Are The Show Highlights:- A closing sales tactic that makes prospects say “yes” (0:30)- How to effectively counter and eliminate your prospects’ perceived risk on a sales call (9:50)- The one ‘root’ trap that stops people having the life they really want...and how you can avoid it (13:30)- A cardinal rule about managing client expectations you can’t afford to miss (26:00) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Make Sure You Get The Memos! If you want access to the lessons learned building the fastest growing consulting business on the planet, then make sure grab the monthly memos today by visiting www.trafficandfunnels.com/

The difference between a good salesperson and a great one is staggering.A good salesperson will hit their targets...most of the time. But a great salesperson? A great salesperson has mastered the skill of earning their prospects’ trust and respect.A good salesperson can handle objections. A great salesperson preemptively surfaces those concerns...and makes them disappear. So if you want to get better at selling, this is going to be a must-listen episode for you.Tune in, be ‘the fly on the wall’ and listen in to a private sales clinic with Taylor and his expert sales team.Here Are The Show Highlights:- Dealing with prospects who have been screwed over by your competitors...and how to handle the correct ‘root’ objections holding your prospects back (1:10)- The #1 thing you need to address on every sales call to break through your prospect’s resistance (9:30)- Bolster your sales technique with this underrated tool for preparing yourself and your team for the unexpected (11:00)- The 3 undisputed rules for making

If you’re dissatisfied with any area of your life......and you want to know the secret for getting to a place where you can command the number of inbound opportunities that flow into your life...the same secret we used to generate $801,000 last month on $106,000 in sales...then this is for you.Today we’re going to share the cyclical ‘one-word’ answer for taking both your personal and professional life to the next level...and how to do it in a way that ever prevents you from getting to a place you want to end up.Here Are The Show Highlights:- The ‘one-word’ secret to constant growth...and why you’ve lived your entire life without knowing what it is (3:00)- Why the majority of people live a life in quiet desperation and never achieve their version of success (4:00)- Your key to long-term growth & survival...and why nobody will ever give you this answer and show you how to use it (5:10)- A legit way to predict your future and pull yourself closer to your goal (6:00)- Your Momentum & Energy: Where they ac

What’s the #1 key that separates the rich from the poor? Ask anybody who is financially free and they’ll all give you the same answer: Their mindset.Rich people have mastered one critical skill and that’s learning how to make their mind to work for them. Your mind wants to protect you. Its only job is to make sure you survive. It’ll put up a fight to keep you in the status quo. It sees anything outside your comfort zone as a threat - which is a huge problem as it holds you back from new opportunities and being able to level up your life.In today’s show, we’re going to show you how to break this mold, stretch your thinking, and develop the mindset of a Millionaire.Here Are The Show Highlights:- How to identify the learning lessons in everything you do (9:40)- How to hack the most advanced solution-producing device on the planet and boost your brain power (13:30)- Dealing with negative people...and how to protect your positivity (15:35)- The ONLY two kinds of people in the world - which kind are you? (17:15)- T

Imagine a life without self-constructed walls around you. A life where you’re not chained back by fear or being afraid of failure. You’re able to see that the obstacle IS the way, and as a result, you’re able to move in a direction to unleash your true potential.You have the ability to change yourself and your life - whether you choose to do so is up to you. Chances are, the most toxic thing in your life is all your untapped potential. Today, we’re going to show you a tool you can use as a hack to push beyond where you’ve pushed before, uplevel your game, and unlock your full potential.Here Are The Show Highlights:- The fundamental flaw of a lifestyle business...and how they can STEAL the very thing they were designed to give you! (7:00)- Why waking up deliriously dissatisfied could be the key to your happiness (9:15)- How most Entrepreneurs put a cap on their own vision without even realizing it (11:35)- Your limitless energy source: How to tap into it to unlock unlimited levels of growth and success (12:10)

Sick and tired of reading yet another one of those sugary-sweet quotes or vulnerability posts that so many people seem to be sharing? We are too…Everybody is telling you how you need to be more vulnerable. That you need to share your failures and that you need to be more open. But they’re not telling you the full story. It definitely can get you a bunch of likes but these so-called ‘experts’ are deliberately leaving out one part about vulnerability - and today, we’re going to expose it.Choose to ignore this, and it’s unlikely you’ll ever come close to reaching your potential in life.Here Are The Show Highlights:- How much should you be including your spouse in the decisions of your business? (1:40)- Why your brain wants you to fail and how you can cleverly trick it into helping you succeed (5:30)- How to tell if a coach genuinely cares about what you want (and how to tell if they care more about your credit card) (9:30)- The single scariest thing that terrifies Taylor more than anything else (11:50)- How to d