Conquer Local Podcast

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎯 How Charlie Hills Hit 200K+ LinkedIn Followers in a Year (& the 9 AI Prompts Behind It) 🎯Get all 9 prompts here: https://www.vendasta.com/content-library/youtube-content-library/LinkedIn reach is down ~80%, AI content is everywhere, and most agency owners are posting into the void. So how did Charlie Hills go from posts dying at 400 impressions to 200,000+ followers and a client pipeline in just over a year?In this episode we break down the exact system — the profile setup, the content strategy, and the full library of AI prompts Charlie uses with Claude and Gemini to create high-performing LinkedIn content without sounding robotic.You'll learn why "how I did it" beats "how to," the 70/20/10 content split that drives both growth and revenue, and how to engineer hooks, carousels, and infographics that actually stop the scroll. Whether you're an agency owner, founder, or solo creator trying to turn LinkedIn into a lead machine, this is the playbook.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:✅ Post as much as is sustainable early on to gather data, then double down on what works✅ Storytelling and a specific point of view beat generic "top 10 tips" content in the AI era✅ Your profile is a landing page, not a CV — optimize the headline, banner, About, and Feature sections to convert✅ Content is the engine of your pipeline: it generates intent signals from your ideal clients✅ AI does the heavy lifting, but the ideas, perspective, and judgment have to come from you✅ It's a long game — expect 3 to 6 months before real traction🔗 Connect With Charlie Hills🌐 Website: https://www.linked-agency.com/💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-hills/📩 Newsletter: https://charliehills.substack.com/🔗 Connect With Vendasta💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendasta/X: https://x.com/vendasta📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vendasta/Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode 💜💬 Leave a review on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast🟢 Leave a rating on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOnABOUT VENDASTA:Vendasta is an AI-powered customer acquisition and engagement platform that helps businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our platform unifies fragmented tools across marketing, sales, and operations, and uses AI assistants plus proprietary SMB data to automate busywork, streamline workflows, and amplify the humans on your team.We help digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs scale profitably, deliver better outcomes for local businesses, and grow long-term revenue with less manual effort.👉 Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Book a Demohttps://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎯 Most AI agencies are broke for one reason: they picked a niche that can't pay them. 🎯 Luke Pierce has built 80+ AI systems with a near-100% adoption rate and he uses a 7-point scorecard to know which niches print $1M+ before he ever sends a single pitch.In this episode, Luke Pierce (founder of Boom Automation) breaks down the exact framework he uses to score any industry and predict — before a single sales call — whether it'll make money or bleed you dry. He's worked with everyone from small local businesses to mid-market investment firms, and he's learned the hard way that the niche you pick decides everything: your close rate, your deal size, your margins, and whether you're still in business in twelve months.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:→ The 7-point scoring system that separates $1M niches from time-wasters (and the ONE criterion that overrides the other six combined) → Why the most painful, "perfect-on-paper" niches are actually the trap that kills agencies → The 5 local business categories with a pain point AI absolutely crushes right now — and the exact automation each one will happily pay for → How to find any industry's #1 AI opportunity without ever working in it → Why specialists get chosen while generalists fight for scraps on priceIf you run an AI agency — this is the playbook.🌐 Connect with Luke Pierce: Website: https://boomautomations.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-pierce-boom-automations/💬 Which niche are you going after? Drop it in the comments. CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendasta/X: https://x.com/vendastaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vendasta/Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode 💜💬 Leave a review on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast🟢 Leave a rating on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOnABOUT VENDASTA:Vendasta is an AI-powered customer acquisition and engagement platform that helps businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our platform unifies fragmented tools across marketing, sales, and operations, and uses AI assistants plus proprietary SMB data to automate busywork, streamline workflows, and amplify the humans on your team.We help digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs scale profitably, deliver better outcomes for local businesses, and grow long-term revenue with less manual effort.👉 Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Book a Demohttps://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTubeFor 20 years, the SEO industry sold one promise: rank #1 on Google and the traffic will come.Eli Schwartz is the man telling everyone that promise is dead.He's consulted for Tinder, WordPress, SurveyMonkey, and Mixpanel. He wrote the book on product-led SEO. And in this episode, he doesn't hold back on what AI has actually done to search and why most SEO agencies are about to get wiped out.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:→ Why ranking #1 on Google is now worthless (and the data proving it)→ How one company lost 60% of their traffic but kept their revenue→ Why the $5K/month blog post retainer is officially dead→ The "search market fit" framework most startups completely miss→ The brand signals AI is actually paying attention to (it's not what you think)→ Why eBay lost the SEO war to Amazon — and what every business can learn from it→ The $30,000/month link-building mistake Eli made early in his career→ Why your SEO agency might be lying to you (and how to tell)→ What agencies need to sell instead of rankings to survive 2026If you're a founder, marketer, or agency owner who's watching AI Overviews eat your traffic — this is the episode that explains what's actually happening and what to do about it.Eli isn't sugarcoating it. Most agencies won't survive this shift. But the ones that adapt are about to win bigger than ever.⏱ 👤 ABOUT ELI SCHWARTZEli Schwartz is an SEO consultant and the author of Product-Led SEO. He has consulted for Tinder, WordPress, SurveyMonkey, Mixpanel, and dozens of high-growth companies. His upcoming book Customer Intelligence (Wiley) explores how businesses can actually understand their ideal customer.📩 Follow Eli on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schwartze/📬 Subscribe to his newsletter: https://www.productledseo.com/🎙CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendasta/X: https://x.com/vendastaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vendasta/Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode 💜💬 Leave a review on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast🟢 Leave a rating on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOnABOUT VENDASTA:Vendasta is an AI-powered customer acquisition and engagement platform that helps businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our platform unifies fragmented tools across marketing, sales, and operations, and uses AI assistants plus proprietary SMB data to automate busywork, streamline workflows, and amplify the humans on your team.We help digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs scale profitably, deliver better outcomes for local businesses, and grow long-term revenue with less manual effort.👉 Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Book a Demohttps://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎯 She built a $1.2M AI agency without a single sales call, zero paid ads, and no cold outreach. Here's the exact system she used. 🎯Most agency owners are stuck doing 20 sales calls a week, chasing cold leads, and burning out, only to close maybe 5% of them.Isabella Bedoya did the opposite.No cold emails. No sales team. No paid ads.Just a razor-sharp 4-step system that attracts high-ticket clients, warms them up automatically, and converts them — sometimes while she sleeps.In this episode, Isabella breaks down exactly how she:→ Sold $180K of AI agents in 6 weeks from LinkedIn alone→ Replaced 200 exhausting sales calls with one system that made 3X more money→ Charges $10K–$20K per AI agent — without ever hopping on a pitch callAnd the most counterintuitive part?The more she gave away for free, the more people paid her.KEY CONCEPTS COVERED IN THIS VIDEO ✅ The 3 AI agents businesses are paying most for right now — and how to sell them fast✅ The exact email sequence that converts cold leads into high-ticket buyers✅ How to build a personal brand that makes Forbes, podcasts and clients come to YOU✅ The upsell ladder that takes clients from $47 all the way to $20K/month✅ How to use buyer enablement to sell $10K AI agents straight from a landing page🏷️ WHO IS THIS FOR?This episode is for you if you are:An agency owner stuck trading time for moneyTrying to sell AI agents but don't know how to package or price themTired of cold outreach and discovery calls that go nowhereReady to build a high-ticket offer that sells while you sleepWanting to productize your AI services and scale past $50K/month🔗 CONNECT WITH Isabella Bedoya:🌐 Website: https://izzygpt.com/💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izzword/CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendasta/X: https://x.com/vendastaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vendasta/Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode 💜💬 Leave a review on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast🟢 Leave a rating on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOnABOUT VENDASTA:Vendasta is an AI-powered customer acquisition and engagement platform that helps businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our platform unifies fragmented tools across marketing, sales, and operations, and uses AI assistants plus proprietary SMB data to automate busywork, streamline workflows, and amplify the humans on your team.We help digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs scale profitably, deliver better outcomes for local businesses, and grow long-term revenue with less manual effort.👉 Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Book a Demohttps://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎯 AI search isn’t broken. It just doesn’t work the way most people think it does. 🎯In this episode, we sit down with Chris Long — AI search researcher, co-founder of Nectiv, and one of the leading analysts studying how LLMs actually read, search, and cite the web — to unpack why traditional SEO playbooks are quietly failing in the age of AI.This isn’t about better keywords. It’s not about ranking higher. And it’s definitely not about writing longer content.If your team is:• Ranking well in Google but not getting mentioned by AI• Watching traffic decline while visibility feels unpredictable• Confused by contradictory SEO advice around AI search• Still treating AI like “Google with a chatbot interface”This conversation will finally make AI search make sense.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why AI engines don’t read pages top-to-bottom like Google• How AI uses context windows and “chunking” to extract answers• Why most of your web page may be invisible to AI• How one search can fan out into dozens of unseen queries• Why keyword lists collapse in AI-driven search• What AI engines actually look for when choosing sources• Why tables, bullets, and structure outperform “great writing”• How citations influence ChatGPT and AI Overviews• Why traffic is becoming a vanity metric in a zero-click world• What KPIs actually matter as we move toward 2026• How to rethink SEO strategy for a world where AI is the readerKey concepts in this episode:AI search BehaviorContext windows and content chunkingFan-out queries and query expansionAI vs Google search mechanicsZero-click search and declining CTRBrand mentions vs trafficAI citations and third-party influenceContent structure for LLMsSearch visibility in 2026The future of SEO and GEOCONNECT WITH CHRIS LONG💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-long-marketing/🌐 https://nectivdigital.com/CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendasta/X: https://x.com/vendastaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vendasta/Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast… 💜💬 Leave a review on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast🟢 Leave a rating on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOnABOUT VENDASTAVendasta is an AI-powered customer acquisition and engagement platform that helps businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our platform unifies fragmented tools across marketing, sales, and operations, and uses AI assistants plus proprietary SMB data to automate busywork, streamline workflows, and amplify the humans on your team.We help digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs scale profitably, deliver better outcomes for local businesses, and grow long-term revenue with less manual effort.👉 Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Book a Demohttps://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎯Your AI rollout didn’t fail because of the tools. It failed because no one wanted to use them.🎯In this episode, we sit down with Dajana Achelpohl — former Google and PayPal leader, founder of AI Changemaker, and one of the most trusted voices in human-first AI adoption — to unpack the real reasons AI initiatives stall inside organizations.If your company has:• Rolled out AI tools that barely get touched• A small group of power users and a large group of skeptics• Teams quietly using their own AI tools behind the scenes• Leaders saying “we need to do AI” without a clear outcomeThis conversation will fundamentally change how you think about AI adoption.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why most AI rollouts fail after launch — not before• The hidden danger of “silent non-use” and fake adoption metrics• Why fear of job loss leads teams to actively sabotage AI• What “Shadow AI” is — and why it’s already inside your organization• How to align non-technical teams around AI without overwhelming them• Dajana’s AI Building Blocks Framework for practical adoption• Why small, boring wins beat ambitious AI moonshots• How to create guardrails that enable innovation instead of blocking it• What an AI Team Charter is — and why it works better than policy docs• Why AI adoption only succeeds when teams co-create the rules• How agencies and service-based businesses are uniquely positioned to win with AIKey concepts in this episode:AI adoption barriersSilent non-use of AI toolsShadow AI risksHuman-first AI strategyAI change managementAI literacy for non-technical teamsAI guardrails and governanceAI ethics and data securityAI team chartersBottom-up vs top-down AI adoptionAI in agencies and service businessesAgentic AI and workflowsAI implementation frameworksPractical AI use casesAI culture and trustFrom AI hype to real valueIf you’re a CMO, agency leader, founder, or operator who’s frustrated by low AI adoption, unclear strategy, or teams that feel anxious instead of empowered — this episode gives you a practical, human-centered path forward.👉 Hit play to learn how to turn AI from a mandate into momentum.CONNECT WITH DAJANA ACHELPOHL💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dajana-achelpohl/🌐 https://www.aichangemaker.com/CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendasta/X: https://x.com/vendastaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vendasta/Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode 💜💬 Leave a review on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast🟢 Leave a rating on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOnABOUT VENDASTAVendasta is an AI-powered customer acquisition and engagement platform that helps businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our platform unifies fragmented tools across marketing, sales, and operations, and uses AI assistants plus proprietary SMB data to automate busywork, streamline workflows, and amplify the humans on your team.We help digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs scale profitably, deliver better outcomes for local businesses, and grow long-term revenue with less manual effort.👉 Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Book a Demohttps://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎯Are your Google Analytics dashboards lying to you and killing your best marketing?🎯In this episode, we sit down with Jeff Greenfield, CEO and co-founder of Provolytics, to rethink how we measure marketing in a world where clicks, last-touch, and GA4 can’t see the full picture.If you’re tired of:Google saying one thing, Meta saying another, numbers that never add up, and CFOs who don’t believe in branding or CTV... this episode will show you a new, impression-first, AI-powered way to measure what actually works.In this episode, you'll learn:Why Your Clicks and Dashboards Don’t Add UpImpression-Based Measurement: The Metric That Actually Matches RealityWhy marketing doesn’t buy clicksHow AI Finally Solves Multi-Touch Attribution (Without Tracking Every User)Finding the “Hidden Experiments” in Your Media PlanExactly Where to Scale—and Where to Cut SpendHow to use impression-level data and AI A DIY Framework If You Don’t Have an Enterprise Measurement StackKey concepts in this episode:AI marketing measurementMarketing attribution without cookiesImpression-based attribution vs. click-based attributionMulti-touch attribution is brokenIncrementality & lift measurementCTV advertising measurement (Connected TV)Digital out-of-home & podcast ad measurementUpper-funnel vs. lower-funnel budgetingBranding ROI and financial impactHow to prove marketing to your CFOGoogle Analytics 4 (GA4) limitationsFull-funnel marketing mix optimizationMicro-experiments in your media planAI for media mix modeling & budget allocationHow to measure brand campaigns and awarenessPerformance marketing vs. brand marketingFuture of marketing analytics in a privacy-first worldIf you’re a CMO, performance marketer, or agency leader who’s drowning in conflicting dashboards, over-spending on bottom-of-funnel clicks, and struggling to prove the value of brand and CTV, this episode will show you a practical, AI-powered path out of the chaos.👉 Hit play to learn how to move beyond clicks, unify your metrics, and get more revenue from the same marketing budget.CONNECT WITH JEFF GREENFIELD (Provolytics)💼 linkedin.com/in/jeffgreenfield🌐 provalytics.com CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendasta/X: https://x.com/vendastaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vendasta/Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast… 💜💬 Leave a review on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...🟢 Leave a rating on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOn...About VendastaVendasta is an AI-powered customer acquisition and engagement platform that helps businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our platform unifies fragmented tools across marketing, sales, and operations, and uses AI assistants plus proprietary SMB data to automate busywork, streamline workflows, and amplify the humans on your team.We help digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs scale profitably, deliver better outcomes for local businesses, and grow long-term revenue with less manual effort.👉 Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Book a Demohttps://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎯What if your business is losing 60% of your deals after the first call?🎯In this episode, we sit down with Jason Kramer, founder of Cultivize and one of the leading voices on CRM-powered sales systems, to break down why most agencies and businesses bleed pipeline revenue and how AI + CRM automation can rescue lost deals you didn’t even know you had.If your team is still manually taking notes, chasing cold leads, or keeping the pipeline in the owner’s head, you’re leaving massive revenue on the table.In this episode, you'll learn:Why Most businesses Lose Deals After the Discovery Call: The #1 place where good prospects disappear and why speed-to-lead still wins deals.The Follow-Up Math That Changes Everything: Why 60%+ of prospects aren’t ready today but will buy and how 7–10 personalized steps increase conversions by 30%+How to Use AI to Rescue “Dead” Leads: Using AI signals to see who’s re-engaging, and how Jason closed deals from year-old prospects.The exact “good news or bad news?” email that gets same-day replies.Why your CRM Is Your Sales Brain: The data you must track, how to automate discovery-to-close workflows and why follow-up without a CRM is basically impossible today.Event & Trade Show Follow-Up (Done Right): How one business generated $1M from an event using his follow-up automation.Key concepts in this episode:AI-Powered Follow-Up SystemsCRM Automation for AgenciesPipeline Leakage & Lost DealsFollow-Up Email Templates That ConvertLead Nurturing & Intent SignalsSpeed to Lead (and Why It Matters)Personalized Multi-Step SequencesLinkedIn Automation for SalesEvent Follow-Up StrategySales Process PlaybooksData-Driven Sales PrioritizationAI + CRM IntegrationHow to Keep Leads Warm for 12+ MonthsAgency Sales Operations & SystemsIf your business is tired of losing deals that should have closed… hit play.CONNECT WITH Jason Kramer:🌐 https://cultivize.com/💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonleighkramer/CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:📹 Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@Vendasta💼 Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/vendasta🐦 Connect on X: x.com/vendasta 📸 Connect on Instagram: instagram.com/vendastaThanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast… 💜💬 Leave a review on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...🟢 Leave a rating on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOn...VendastaVendasta is the leading AI software company for customer acquisition and engagement, helping businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our AI-powered platform unifies marketing, sales, and operational workflows, eliminating the need for fragmented tools and streamlining every stage of the customer journey. Powered by proprietary SMB data, intelligent automation, and AI assistants that handle repetitive tasks, Vendasta helps businesses attract, engage, and retain customers with unmatched efficiency.Our solutions empower digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs to scale operations, optimize campaigns, and drive long-term growth.Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Demo Availablehttps://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/Transcript

​​​​▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎯 Are CEOs ready for the 2026 acceleration🎯2026 is the year AI stops being optional. It’s the year your competitors’ AI advantage becomes your business problem.In this episode, AI adoption strategist Brett Schklar reveals the new CEO playbook for AI transformation, showing exactly how leaders can set the tone, accelerate efficiency, and prepare their organizations for what’s coming next.In this episode, you'll learn:🚀 AI-ifying the Pain: How to identify the daily tasks that waste your time and automate them with real AI tools you can deploy today.📈 Return on AI (ROAI): The six lenses to measure AI’s real impact🏗️ Creating a Safe AI Sandbox: How to set up a private AI playground for your team to experiment, fail safely, and innovate faster before going live.🧠 Prompting as the New Leadership Skill: How the best leaders are moving beyond “prompt engineering” to “AI conversation design” and training their teams to do the same.📞 Voice AI and ChatGPT for Business: Why customer-facing AI assistants are the new front line for customer experience and revenue.💬 The Trust-But-Verify Rule: Why CEOs should never delegate AI blindly and how to build systems that draft, learn, and improve alongside your team.🔥 Culture Before Code: The #1 mistake CEOs make when adopting AI, and how to unlock innovation across the company.Key concepts in this episode:AI transformation strategy for CEOsAI readiness auditReturn on AI (ROAI) metricsAI adoption roadmap 2026ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot integrationAI sandbox for business leadersAI change managementVoice AI and customer experienceAI automation in daily operationsLeadership in the age of AIHow to build trust and safety in AI systemsHow CEOs can lead AI innovationGenerative AI in business strategyAI productivity and automation toolsIf you’re a CEO preparing for 2026, this episode is your wake-up call.The leaders who win next year will be the ones who make AI a cultural movement, not just a technical upgrade.-----------------CONNECT WITH BRETT SCHKLAR:🌐 https://www.growpowered.com/💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/bschklar/📩 brett@aifirstleadership.com-----------------CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:📹 Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@Vendasta💼 Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/vendasta🐦 Connect on X: x.com/vendasta 📸 Connect on Instagram: instagram.com/vendasta​​Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast... 💜Leave a review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Leave a rating on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOn...Vendasta is the leading AI software company for customer acquisition and engagement, helping businesses get more customers. And keep them. Our AI-powered platform unifies marketing, sales, and operational workflows—eliminating the need for fragmented tools and streamlining every stage of the customer journey. With proprietary SMB data, intelligent automation, and AI assistants that handle repetitive tasks, Vendasta helps businesses attract, engage, and retain customers with unmatched efficiency. Our solutions empower partners like digital marketing agencies, franchisors, and MSPs to scale operations seamlessly, optimize campaigns, and drive long-term growth.Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Demo Available https://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/

​​​​▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎯 The $10M agency shortcut no one talks about 🎯In this episode, we sit down with Corey Quinn, former CMO of Scorpion and author of Anyone, Not Everyone, to uncover the exact strategies that helped scale Scorpion from $20M to $200M.Corey has advised 100+ agencies on breaking free from the generalist trap and shows how vertical specialization creates a flywheel of growth, retention, and profitability. If you’re an agency owner aiming for $10M+, this conversation is your shortcut.In this episode, you'll learn:👉 Why generalist agencies stall out and how to avoid the “iceberg problem”👉 The 3 filters every agency must apply before choosing a niche👉 How to find hidden vertical opportunities inside your current client list👉 The 3% Rule that shows why you only need a tiny slice of your market to build an 8-figure business👉 How deep specialization unlocks operational scale, higher retainers, and repeatable systems👉 The role of AI in verticalized agencies—and why niche focus makes AI even more powerful🔥 Soundbites you’ll hear in this episode:“If you are everything to everyone, you’re nothing to the market.”“1% of your vertical equals an 8-figure business.”“More deliverables don’t mean more revenue. We cut from 40+ to 5—and doubled client spend.”📢 If you’re tired of custom projects, shrinking margins, and constant churn, this episode will show you how to build a scalable, specialized agency that wins bigger deals and grows faster.-----------------CONNECT WITH COREY QUINN:🌐 https://www.agencygrowthscore.com/💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyquinn/📩 corey@coreyquinn.com-----------------CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:📹 Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@Vendasta💼 Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/vendasta🐦 Connect on X: x.com/vendasta 📸 Connect on Instagram: instagram.com/vendasta

​​​​▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube🎯 The 6-Week Work Cycle is Revolutionizing Agency Productivity 🎯What if you could boost productivity, cut burnout, and give your team more time off—all while improving results?Joe Martin, author of Six-Week Cycles, has helped agencies escape the daily grind and build a work schedule that fuels performance and happiness. His six-week work cycle is turning the traditional nine-to-five model on its head, and today, he’s sharing exactly how you can make it work for your agency.In this episode, you'll learn:👉 Why working harder isn’t the answer to burnout—and what to do instead👉 How a six-week cycle can supercharge productivity without sacrificing quality👉 The biggest mistake agencies make when trying to improve efficiency👉 How to get your team on board with a work model that prioritizes results and well-being📢 Ready to transform the way your agency works? Hit play now and discover why top agencies are embracing the six-week cycle!-----------------CONNECT WITH JOE MARTIN🌐 hijoemartin.com 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/hijoemartin/ 📩 me@hijoemartin.com -----------------CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:📹 Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@Vendasta💼 Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/vendasta🐦 Connect on X: x.com/vendasta 📸 Connect on Instagram: instagram.com/vendasta

Join us for a deep dive into the world of sales management with Alan Versteeg, a former engineer turned sales expert and Global Chief Revenue Officer at Growth Matters. Alan shares his unique insights on the importance of mindset, pipeline management, and coaching for sales success.In this episode, you’ll learn how a growth mindset can transform your sales team’s performance, the essential factors for a healthy sales pipeline, and how to effectively coach your sales team for optimal results.Tune in to discover how Alan’s unique blend of engineering and sales expertise can help you elevate your sales team to new heights!Conquer Local is presented by Vendasta. We have proudly served 5.5+ million local businesses through 60,000+ channel partners, agencies, and enterprise-level organizations. Learn more about Vendasta, and we can help your organization or learn more about Vendasta’s Affiliate Program and how our listeners (like yourself) make up to $10,000 off referrals.Are you an entrepreneur, salesperson, or marketer? Then, keep the learning going in the Conquer Local Academy.

Tired of outdated sales tactics that just don't work anymore? The sales landscape has drastically changed, leaving sellers frustrated and buyers annoyed.Join us on this episode of the Conquer Local Podcast as we welcome David Priemer, Sales Scientist, Founder of Cerebral Selling and author of the bestselling book Sell the Way You Buy. David's unique background blends research science with real-world sales expertise, making him a highly sought-after consultant and author.In this episode, David discusses the evolving landscape of sales leadership, sharing his journey from a research scientist to a top-performing sales leader. Learn the essential strategies for building trust and strong relationships within your team, coaching effectively, and navigating the challenges of modern sales.David also reveals data-driven approaches crucial for success in today's market. Packed with practical tips and actionable strategies, this episode will equip you to conquer the ever-changing sales landscape and transform your team's performance!Conquer Local is presented by Vendasta. We have proudly served 5.5+ million local businesses through 60,000+ channel partners, agencies, and enterprise-level organizations. Learn more about Vendasta, and we can help your organization or learn more about Vendasta’s Affiliate Program and how our listeners (like yourself) make up to $10,000 off referrals.Are you an entrepreneur, salesperson, or marketer? Then, keep the learning going in the Conquer Local Academy.