Episode #748
How to Learn the Best Marketing Hacks From the Top 1% 
August 18, 2018

In episode #748, Eric and Neil discuss how you could learn the best marketing hacks from the top 1%. Tune in to hear how you can get the best hacks from the best people.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Learn the Best Marketing Hacks From the Top 1%
  • [00:40] When learning marketing, you are not getting the best tactics from the best people.
  • [01:15] Marketers don’t necessarily want to reveal their best, most effective tactics.
  • [01:30] If they share everything that is working, the more people that use that tactic, the less effective it becomes.
  • [02:08] If you network enough, eventually, people will share tactics with you.
  • [02:28] Eric and Neil share tactics all the time.
  • [03:07] You can throw dinner parties, attend conferences, join groups like EO or YPO and you will build relationships.
  • [03:25] You don’t need internet-famous people to get people to attend your events.
  • [03:45] The goal is to build relationships and learn from others in your field.
  • [05:00] Build relationships without expectation and you will earn people’s trust.
  • [05:05] That’s all for today!
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