Founder of Marketing Showrunners, host of 3 Clips and other podcasts and docuseries about creativity, and author of Break the Wheel. I’m trying to create a world where people feel intrinsically motivated by their work. Previously in content marketing and digital strategy at Google and HubSpot and VP of brand and community at the VC firm NextView. I write, tinker, and speak on stages and into microphones for a living. It’s weird but wonderful.
Get in touch anytime: jay@mshowrunners.com // Speaking inquiries: speaking@unthinkablemedia.com
Abby Sullivan hosts and produces one of the marketing world’s most demanding shows. A member of the marketing team at the software startup ProfitWell, which produces a handful of original series as part of their Recur Network for SaaS and DTC companies, Abby is responsible for RecurNow, the company’s daily — yes, daily — podcast. […]
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Marketing Showrunners founder Jay Acunzo answers five questions from listeners and announces a new public project for podcasters. Special thanks to listeners who submitted questions for this episode, especially those we used in the final edit: Abby Sullivan, Jim Samuel, Ryan Wakefield, Iona Friedman, and Zachary Sugerman. If you have a question for Jay, send […]
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The show You’re Wrong About reveals how we’re often wrong about what it takes to improve our production value. It’s not about budget. It’s about a well-crafted premise, then using that premise to alter your episode’s format. The two connect. Your premise reveals not only WHAT you explore but HOW you’ll explore it, thus […]
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Here’s a question: Why are some backstories and bios of podcast guests super boring, and others gripping? Do you think it has to do with the person, and how successful they are or how well they can tell their own story? Maybe. I think something else is happening, and it’s that very same thing which […]
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When something gains steam in marketing, the tendency is to race towards tactics. Which channels? Which tech? Which topics? How do we optimize for X? How do we measure it? These are all incremental questions. Let’s take a moment to focus on the fundamentals, on top of which we can build anything we want. A […]
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