Episode #357
3 Creative Ways to Attract Your Ideal Customer
July 23, 2017

In Episode #357, Eric and Neil discuss 3 creative ways to attract your ideal customer. Tune in to learn how you can draw the most curated customers to your website without coming off as spam. They’ll also discuss the benefits of hosting an event with a curated guest list of your liking.

Time Stamped Show Notes:

  • 00:27 – Today’s topic: 3 Creative Ways to Attract Your Ideal Customer
  • 00:40 – Eric usually throws a dinner with marketing directors
    • 00:59 – People like doing business with people
  • 01:36 – Emailing potential customers is another way
    • 01:53 – Neil puts remarketing pixels in the email
    • 02:04 – Eventually, people will click the links
  • 02:20 – Eric uses Dux-Soup which enables you to scan profiles on LinkedIn
    • 02:38 – You can set the search parameters
    • 03:05 – Dux-Soup is $15 a month
    • 03:15 – Caffeine can keep your screen on
  • 03:40 – Marketing School is giving away a free 1 year subscription of Olark which is a chat tool that you add to your site
    • 03:54 – Subscribe, rate and review Marketing School
    • 03:58 – Text MARKETINGSCHOOL to 33444 for those in the US
  • 04:05 – That’s it for today’s episode!

3 Key Points:

  1. Hosting a dinner gives you the power you choose who to invite, making the dinner more exclusive.
  2. Customers will most likely click on your site when they see the value.
  3. Leverage online tools that can help you see who the right customers are for you.

Leave some feedback:

  • What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below.
  • Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.

Connect with us:

Discover Latest Episodes

Episode
Companies Ignoring Claude Code Will Get Left Behind
January 20, 2026

In this discussion, we explore how larger companies often face greater inertia and resistance to change, especially when it comes to AI adoption. We reference an insightful Elon Musk interview that hi...

Episode
How Claude Code Can Replace Your Marketing Team
January 19, 2026

Neil and Eric break down how cloud code and AI tools are reshaping marketing teams, using real examples from go to market planning, SEO, sales outreach, and internal automation. They explain why junio...

Episode
Most New Hires Are Dead Weight Without These Two Things
January 15, 2026

In this episode, hosts Neil and Eric break down why AI fluency is becoming a non negotiable skill for marketers and operators. They discuss shrinking headcount, rising revenue per employee, the return...