Discussing the agency landscape with Max Doyle of Hello Social

 
This episode is a discussion with Max Doyle, founder and Managing Director of Hello Social (a social media agency, and technically a competitor of ours). We go head-to-head and discuss the agency landscape, the different ways to run a social media strategy, and how to differentiate yourself from the market.

SHOW NOTES

• 00:00:05 Max & Hello Social’s Introduction to The Growth Manifesto Podcast
• 00:02:28 Alex & Max discuss the differences between Webprofits & Hello Social
• 00:07:36 Max’s impressive journey from university to Hello Social
• 00:13:13 The early days of Hello Social + Max’s motivations
• 00:15:08 Max talks about getting pressure from his father and their current relationship
• 00:16:44 Hello Social’s initial approach to get clients
• 00:19:30 How did Hello Social scale once you started getting bigger clients?
• 00:20:57 Max & Alex talk about SEO & Search Ads
• 00:23:33 Hello Social & memes
• 00:27:30 Have the memes changed over the years in terms of performance or look?
• 00:29:20 How have the memes impacted Hello Social’s growth?
• 00:30:53 How would you approach starting a digital marketing agency if you had to start again today?
• 00:32:28 Why do you think humour works in the realm of marketing?
• 00:35:23 A company that’s starting out needs to find their personality and put it out there
• 00:36:06 The importance of a salesperson in an agency
• 00:37:38 Should digital marketing agencies have a standard or code of conduct?
• 00:38:46 Hello Social’s 3 Family Values: (1) Turning water into wine; (2) For family’s sake; (3) Cheers, mate!
• 00:44:37 Webprofits’ Company Values + Alex talks about how it’s more of a ‘team’ than a ‘family’
• 00:46:50 Max talks about his software startup Rivuu and the challenges he’s faced while running Hello Social
• 00:53:52 Max discusses his biggest learning with Rivuu and what happened to Hello Social while he was working on the software startup
• 00:56:05 Alex discusses his own software venture and his own challenges
• 00:59:55 Is it hard to just focus on one thing?
• 01:00:48 How effective is influencer marketing?
• 01:04:00 Is there a smaller-scale version of influencer marketing for small businesses?
• 01:06:07 Max & Alex do a marketing strategy challenge
• 01:12:02 The difference between butter and margarine
• 01:12:33 The best bit of advice Max could give anybody who’s starting their own company

LINKS

• Max Doyle on LinkedIn
• Hello Social
• Rivuu

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