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How do you create amazing marketing experiences that convert like crazy while delighting your audience at every stage of their journey? Brought to you by Unbounce, this digital marketing podcast breaks down both the art and science of digital marketing, from strategy and planning to execution, measurement and optimization. Listen every Wednesday for inspiring and actionable conversations with the smartest minds in digital marketing. We speak to the marketing directors, managers and thought leaders who are driving innovation and growth as well as the campaign strategists, copywriters, data analysts and conversion-centered designers on the front lines. Tune in and get inspired. ​That’s​ your call to action.
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A series of remarkable online marketing success stories and fails straight from the Unbounce blog – and how you can apply the lessons to your own marketing campaigns. You can expect candid interviews with digital marketing professionals, bloggers and thought leaders, actionable tips for improving your conversion rates and exclusive offers for marketing optimization tools, events and resources. Every Wednesday, hear experts in the digital marketing field talk about Conversion Rate Optimization, Pay Per Click Marketing, A/B Testing, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Copywriting, Landing Page Optimization and more!

Dec 28, 2016

In this episode, find out what happens when the Unbounce blog team stopped publishing for two weeks and focused instead on optimization. Listener beware, this tale might just give you the inspiration to conduct a similar experiment.

Dec 21, 2016

In this episode, we speak to Samuel Scott, Director of Marketing at logz.io, about a post he wrote for TechCrunch about why the tech world has marketing all wrong. He explains why the martech world has fallen into an echo chamber of meaningless buzzwords — and what can be done about it.

Nov 16, 2016

Two years ago, we had our most controversial interview on the podcast, ever, with Angus Lynch, who was defending the use of exit overlays on landing pages. Time has passed, and overlays have become common practices on the web. And now, we've built them into Unbounce as Convertables, so we sat down with Angus again to chat about what has changed, and how you can use them to generate more conversions across your entire website.

Nov 2, 2016

At Unbounce’s Call to Action Conference in September, Cara Harshman, formerly of Optimizely, told the audience that it’s time to kill the homepage. We asked her why, and what should rise up in its place.

Oct 12, 2016

In this episode of the Call to Action podcast, we talk to Aaron Orendorff, founder of iconiContent, about the epic presidential marketing teardown he wrote for the Unbounce blog (psst, it got over 6000+ shares!). He explains how he got 18 CRO experts to contribute and which candidate's CRO he thinks worthy of election.

Sep 7, 2016

In this episode of the Call to Action podcast, we talk to Mitch Joel, president of the global digital marketing agency Mirum. Mitch discusses how he got into the industry and the process of growing a digital agency to the point of acquisition. Plus, find out whether or not global agencies are paying close attention to marketing technology.

Aug 17, 2016

In this episode of the Call to Action podcast, we talk to Peep Laja, founder of ConversionXL, on how changing his agency's structure to focus solely on conversion rate optimization saw a revenue increase of 60%... plus, hear what his CRO superpower is!

Aug 3, 2016

David Darmanin, CEO of Hotjar, talks to Call to Action about how centering the user in their growth strategy helped Hotjar grow to over 100,000 users.

Jul 20, 2016

Be a fly on the wall as Unbounce's Marketing team switches to an agile model and tries working in two-week sprints.

Jul 6, 2016

We recently hired a new director of Marketing, Michelle Mercier, after an almost year long search. We spoke to our CMO Jeremy Wallace about what he was looking for in a director… and why it took so darn long.

Plus, you also get to hear Michelle's side of the story and how her first few weeks at Unbounce were. 

Jun 22, 2016

In this special two part episode of the Call to Action podcast, Unbouncers Amy Wood and Helen Arceyut-Frixione sit down with our CTO Carl Schmidt and our Director of Data Science, Tommy Levi to try to get some answers about the mysteries behind “machine learning" and how it can help, or hurt, digital marketing

Jun 15, 2016

In this special two part episode of the Call to Action podcast, Unbouncers Amy Wood and Helen Arceyut-Frixione sit down with our CTO Carl Schmidt and our Director of Data Science, Tommy Levi to try to get some answers about the mysteries behind “machine learning" and how it can help, or hurt, digital marketers. 

May 25, 2016

In this episode we talk to Ian Lurie, CEO of Portent Inc., about a realization he had about marketing one day while playing Dungeons and Dragons. But what about D&D could possibly change the way that Ian thinks about marketing? Listen to find out!

May 11, 2016

Haters gonna hate. But Jay Baer of Convince and Convert doesn't think you should let their comments roll off your back. In this episode of the Call to Action podcast, he explains why he thinks you should clap back - and even hug your haters.

May 4, 2016

Hear the business leads of Weber Shandwick, 88 Creative and 6S Marketing lead a powerful discussion on how to generate more organic growth for your agency in 2016. This is the second half of a two part episode. 

Apr 27, 2016

Hear the business leads of Weber Shandwick, 88 Creative and 6S Marketing lead a powerful discussion on how to generate more organic growth for your agency in 2016. This is the first half of a two part episode. 

Apr 20, 2016

In this episode of the Call to Action podcast, we interview Scott Stratten of Unmarketing about why he thinks most marketing is bad... and is only getting worse. Plus, Scott shares how sales, marketing and customer service can all work together to create a seamless brand experience.

Apr 13, 2016

The great folks at Uberflip have just launched their very own podcast, Flip the Switch, and our Content Director Dan Levy spoke with Uberflip's VP Marketing Hana Abaza about the nitty gritty details: finding your audience, figuring out ROI and what can go wrong on launch.

Mar 23, 2016
In this episode of the Call to Action podcast, we talk with Brian Hemeryck, Unbounce's Growth Strategist, about the results of his ambitious project to launch eight new marketing growth experiments in eight weeks. Plus, learn why Brian accepted the position under the condition that he would not be titled "Growth Hacker."
 
Mar 16, 2016

What happens when you've seen more landing pages that anyone on the planet?

Well, for one, you start noticing poor and positive marketing experiences all over the web. And then you start noticing optimization tactics at play in the real world, too, like when you're shopping for a blender or using a poorly-designed bathroom sink.

But you also learn a heck of a lot about marketing.

And if you're Oli Gardner of Unbounce, you try your best to share your learnings with other marketers. 

Mar 9, 2016

After writing a couple best-selling books and speaking at a ton of marketing conferences, Julien Smith decided it was time to put his money where his mouth is - so he co-founded Breather, a company that rents out private spaces by the hour. Since Breather is based here in Montreal, Julien came by the office to chat us about his seemingly backwards transition from marketing thought leader to real-world marketer and CEO.

Mar 2, 2016

Imagine being the only marketer on the team at a budding startup.

You need to know the best practices for all sorts of campaigns: paid, content, social, email, partnerships… the list goes on. What's more, you're responsible for both strategy and execution (no matter how brilliant you are, there are only 24 hours in a day... and fewer if you want to, y'know, sleep).

That's a lot of hats to wear. Sound like a nightmare? Well, it was the reality for Georgiana Laudi back when Unbounce was just a baby company. Today, she is the VP of Marketing and has watched the department grow to have more than 30 employees.

And while the role was surely stressful (wearing a lot of hats can make you look goofy), Gia's hands-in-everything position taught her a lot about being a marketer and a manager.

Feb 24, 2016

We all have that friend we go to when we need relationship advice.

But it's not always about heartache or that roommate who won't do their dishes. Sometimes it's your leads who are breaking your heart. You thought you made a great first impression, so why don't they want a second date?

When your lead gen opportunities are resulting in the marketing equivalent of a one-night stand, let Mike King of digital marketing agency iPullRank be that friend.

In this episode of the Call to Action podcast, Mike tells you how you can create long-lasting relationships with leads - the kind that keeps them coming back for more.

Feb 17, 2016

The first year of becoming a parent is a rollercoaster of emotions, from terror to pure joy and everything in between. You can't sleep, you don't have time to eat and you go from laughing to crying in mere seconds. But in the end it's all worth it, because like every proud parent, your podcast's achievements become your own.

Nope, that wasn't a typo. We're talking about a different kind of baby - one you can download on iTunes.

That's right, folks, the Call to Action podcast just turned one, and we're celebrating as many others have celebrated their first birthday: by diving headfirst into a volleyball-sized cupcake. (I wish!)

Join me, Unbounce's Multimedia Producer, Stephanie Saretsky (a.k.a. Beansie), and Content Strategist Dan Levy as we chat about the lessons learned during the podcast's first year, including how dang tricky it is to measure the value of a podcast and why not all ideas are good ideas. On top of that, we chat about what's to come for season two, and how you can get involved.

Feb 10, 2016

We've all experienced that feeling of dread.

You've got your pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard), but your mind is as blank as your Google doc. And your landing page copy isn't going to write itself.

Before you throw up your arms and abandon your work, listen to the latest episode of the Call to Action podcast. Unbounce's Content Strategist Dan Levy interviews Grant Lingel, Content Manager of professional service provider Bunny Inc. about tricks he's used to break free of the prison that is writer's block.

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