Category: Podcast

Helping Farmers Get Better at Marketing

193 Marketing a Fresh Cut Flower and Meat Farm Business with Anna Hankins

January 11, 2023 by Corinna Fresh cut flowers and meat. It’s an interesting product mix for a farm! In today’s episode, I introduce you to Farmer Anna Hankins of Over the Moon Flowers, who shares how she targets these two distinct buyers into her sales funnel, and gets them to buy. We cover what marketing…
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192 Is There Such a Thing as “Good Enough” Marketing?

January 4, 2023 by Corinna With all the ideas you hear from this podcast and other marketing gurus, you may be feeling overwhelmed as you try to find time to build your own marketing system. You might be thinking: “There’s no way I can do that!” If you’re not careful, you can easily start to…
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Ep 191 How to Evaluate Your Year and Set Business Goals (My Process)

December 21, 2022 by Corinna It’s the end of the year, and that means it’s time for the end of year evaluation and goal setting retreat! Crickets. Wait… you don’t DO an end-of-year evaluation? LOL. If not, I SO get it. Don’t beat yourself up. But today, I’m going to inspire you to give it…
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190 Using SMS Messaging to Drive Online Sales with Aubrey Seiler

December 14, 2022 by Corinna Ever wonder how to incorporate text messaging into your farm business? This question comes up a LOT from farmers who are trying to find a way to attract new clients AND get them to buy from their store on a regular basis. With open rates of text messages being so…
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Ep 189 Multiplying Your Farm’s Generosity: My Feed the Need Bag Project

December 07, 2022 by Corinna In this week’s episode, I wanted to share a very cool Thanksgiving project we did last year called “Feed the Need” bags. It served as a way for us to donate our produce to people in need, but USE OUR CUSTOMERS as the vehicle to do so. We found that…
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188 Farm Accounting ~ Knowing the Numbers that Matter with Taylor Bridges

November 30, 2022 by Corinna So many farms fail to be profitable simply because they don’t have a good handle on their finances. To be a profitable business, you need to know how to build a budget, keep track of your numbers, and be able to pivot your business to meet your revenue goals. But…
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187 How to Build an Irresistible Offer with Michael Kilpatrick

November 23, 2022 by Corinna How do you get someone to buy your product? Well, it all starts with a “good offer.” What does that mean? “Crafting the offer” gets its own module in marketing school, because it’s THAT important. There are strategies for what goes into an offer that makes people convert. And in…
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186 Marketing Principles Behind My CSA Early Renewal Campaign

November 16, 2022 by Corinna Every year, I run an “early renewal” promotion to my CSA members, to try and get as many of them as possible to sign up for next summer’s CSA season. Getting them locked in early gives me a sense of security and peace of mind — not to mention enough…
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185 An Interview with My Leadership Coach (What is Coaching?)

November 9, 2022 by Corinna A few months ago, I made a HUGE leap and decided to invest in a leadership coach. I had gotten to a point in my business where I felt like what was holding me back most was my mindset. I kept hearing my mentors say things like, “Mindset is everything.”…
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Episode 184 Using the Power of Repetition in Your Marketing

November 2, 2022 by Corinna Here’s a powerful marketing principle: The more you say something, the more likely your customer will remember it (and believe it). For example: What is GEICO known for?… If you’ve ever seen one of their commercials, you know the answer: it’s car insurance. But interestingly, GEICO also sells all kinds…
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