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INTERVIEWS, DISCUSSIONS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
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Robert Craven interviews Rand Fishkin - Spark Toro
In this GYDA Talks, Robert talks to Rand Fishkin. Rand is the cofounder and CEO of SparkToro. He’s dedicated his professional life to helping people do better marketing through his blogging, videos, speaking, and his book, Lost and Founder.
Video - Robert Craven interviews Mark Haslam - Loud Mouth Media
In this GYDA Talks, Robert talks to Mark Haslam. Mark is the Founder and Managing Director of Loud Mouth Media in Belfast. Mark has a no-nonsense approach to running his agency. He does the basics brilliantly, listening to what his customers want and delivering it.
Video - John Readman on Bosco - a new business in 2020
In this video short Robert talks to John Readman of Modo25 about his new business Bosco... started in the recession of 2020!
Monthly Expert Bio - Gareth Hoyle - Marketing Signals
In this GYDA Talks, Robert talks to Gareth Hoyle of Marketing Signals. A commercial mind with deep technical understanding, he conveys comprehensive digital marketing knowledge in a straightforward and easily understandable way to stakeholders at all levels.
Video - Robert Craven interviews Dixon Jones
In this GYDA Talks, Robert interviews Dixon Jones. Dixon Jones is a multi-award winning entrepreneur who has helped to build the Internet Marketing industry for over 20 years.
Expert of the Month - Kostas Petrou - Ascend Digital
In this GYDA Talks, Robert talks to Kostas Petrou. Kostas is the founder of a creative agency Ascend Digital.
Video - Robert Craven and Jason Barnard talk Brand SERPs
In this GYDA Talks, Robert talks to Jason Barnard. Jason is an author, speaker and consultant on all things digital marketing. His specialist subject is Brand SERPs.
Robert Craven interviews Patrick Gilbert, AdVenture Media Group
In this GYDA Talks, Robert talks to Patrick Gilbert of AdVenture Media Group. In his latest book ‘Join or Die’, Patrick shares how he transformed AdVenture Media into a modern, automation-driven advertising powerhouse.
Video - Robert Craven interviews Geoff Ramm
In this GYDA Talks, Robert interviews Geoff Ramm.
Geoff is an expert in Customer Service / Experience and Marketing. He is creator and author of Celebrity Service. He’s challenged and inspired audiences across 43 countries to create award-winning ideas to outperform the competition.
Video - Robert Craven interviews Jeremy 'JJ' Jacobs
In this GYDA Talks, Robert talks to Jeremy Jacobs. Jeremy 'JJ' Jacobs is the genuine article, a true Sales Rainmaker. He has devoted his life to understanding sales issues.
Video - Robert Craven interviews Warren Knight
In this GYDA Talks, Robert interviews Warren Knight. Warren is an award-winning keynote speaker a top 100 Global Influencer and top 100 Tech Influencer, he’s internationally recognised as a speaker, trainer and coach on Digital Leadership & Digital Transformation.
Video - Robert Craven interviews Anton Shulke of SEMrush
In this GYDA Talks, Robert interviews Anton Shulke of SEM Rush. A mathematician by education, Anton is now head of influencer marketing at SEM Rush and the brains behind all of their informative webinars.
Robert Craven interviews Adam Harris, Fresh Mindset
In this GYDA Talks, Robert interviews Adam Harris of Freshmindset. Adam specialises in providing leaders with the insights and tools they need to develop expertise in making the right introductions, and leverage this knowledge for strategic sales success.
Expert of the Month - Bibi Raven - BibiBuzz
In this GYDA talks, Robert talks to Bibi Raven. Bibi the Link Builder is the crazy founder over at Bibibuzz - where her wild gang of outreach Jedi create powerful backlinks for her awesome clientele. She's infamously known for doling out world-saving link building advice, creative link training.
GYDA Member Hub Monthly Q&A Seminar - August 2020
In August's Q&A Robert had a bumper session including some BIG names in agencies.
Robert Craven interviews Andy Lambert - ContentCal
In this GYDA Talks, Robert talks to Andy Lambert of ContentCal. Andy is one of the founding team and director of growth at ContentCal. From starting out as an agency and then launching their software product in 2017, ContentCal is now used by over 40,000 businesses in over 140 countries.
Book Review - Be More Pirate by Sam Conniff
Be More Pirate is a genuinely refreshing, entertaining and inspiring perspective on work, leadership and why we do what we do. But amongst the well-researched well-handled metaphor of pirate innovation, there’s also a clear call for a more radical rethink of where we’re going.
Expert of the Month - Jonny Tooze - LAB
In this GYDA Talks, Robert talks to Jonny Tooze. Jonny is the founder of LAB and has been part of the UK digital community for the last 20 years. LAB is a digital agency specialising in human behaviour and innovation.
Expert of the Month - Garry Hamilton - Equator
In this GYDA Talks, Robert interviews Garry Hamilton. Garry is the Chief Growth Officer at the digital transformation agency, Equator. Over the last twenty years he and his two partners, have built the agency into a UK top 5 independent agency with 180 experts in Glasgow and London.
Robert Craven Interviews Luke Quilter, Sleeping Giant Media
In this GYDA Talks, Robert talks to Luke Quilter of Sleeping Giant Media. Luke is Co-founder and CEO of Sleeping Giant Media and Giant Campus.