{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d3ad1a963ae60011f9ff7f/6659ba1316d2670012db3a54?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Your One-Person Marketing Team Is Set Up to Fail","description":"<p>Why Your One-Person Marketing Team Is Set Up to Fail. In this interview, Kaitlyn Merola, Founder and CEO of Mōve Marketing, breaks down one of the most common mistakes startups make: hiring a single \"marketing generalist\" and expecting them to be an expert in everything. She explains why this is an unfair strategy that sets both the employee and the company up for failure. Kaitlyn also shares her agency's radically transparent approach to client work (prioritizing SEO results over a client's personal taste) , the counter-intuitive reason she felt more burned out after growing her team to eight people , and her core belief that a business is either growing or dying—there is no such thing as \"maintenance mode\". Check out the company: https://move-mktg.com</p><p><br></p><p>Book a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory</p><p><br></p><p>👀 CONNECT WITH SEAN</p><p>Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrot</p><p>LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot</p><p>Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>🕒 CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 - Why I Love Working With \"Difficult\" Startup Clients</p><p>04:10 - Why Your One-Person Marketing Team Is Set Up to Fail</p><p>08:23 - How to Build Radical Transparency With Your Clients</p><p>12:45 - \"I'm Not Concerned If You Like It\": An SEO Reality Check</p><p>20:55 - How to Fire a Client Who Disrespects Your Time</p><p>25:20 - How I Got My First Client by Trolling LinkedIn</p><p>29:32 - The Real Reason Scaling My Team Caused Burnout</p><p>37:57 - A Business Is Either Growing or Dying (There Is No Maintenance Mode)</p><p>45:48 - The Importance of Staying True to Your Vision</p><p><br></p><p>📈 WORK WITH ME</p><p>▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory</p><p>▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate</p><p>▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.ai</p>","author_name":"Sean Weisbrot"}