{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d521fadd-44da-47b9-aea1-6966e3928e63/d3901873-3fbd-4b9a-a546-6a97ccbcab18?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#551 The Journey of SparkToro: Interview with Rand Fishkin","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60f6ee7ca2587e6950f4a5a9/61035808a45abf001a655646.png?height=200","description":"<p>Rand Fishkin has contributed an unfathomable amount to the marketing industry. He is a pioneer when it comes to marketing knowledge-share, product development and leadership.</p><p><br></p><p>...and in today's episode, I got to spend an hour one-on-one with him! As you'll hear, I used every last second of his time (sorry, Rand!)</p><p><br></p><p>When I first was introduced to the practice of SEO around a decade ago, Rand was one of the first names I stumbled upon. His Whiteboard Friday sessions and 'Beginner's Guide to SEO' quickly became early staples in my SEO learning. I'm sure this is a case for so many of us that have entered the SEO industry over this last decade.</p><p><br></p><p>Rand spent over 14 years at Moz before exiting in February of 2018. Since then, Rand and his co-founder Casey Henry have been building the brand new audience intelligence tool, SparkToro.</p><p><br></p><p>I LOVE it. </p><p><br></p><p>It's important to know that this isn't a sponsored episode (I suspect it might sound like it!), though Rand did provide me with a press-review account to help me prepare for this podcast. I spend a lot of time experimenting with new marketing software and when I believe in something, our listeners will hear about it. I really believe that SparkToro offers something quite unique in the area of market and audience research.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, you'll hear much more about SparkToro's origin story, lessons from Rand in launching a new SaaS product, how you can use SparkToro to learn more about your current audience and target audience and Rand's plans for the future of SparkToro.</p><p><br></p><p>It was an absolute pleasure to speak with him. Let me know if you enjoyed the episode by connecting with us and sharing your feedback via the following:</p><p><br></p><p>SPARKTORO / RAND: </p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://sparktoro.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sparktoro.com/</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/sparktoro\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/sparktoro</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sparktoro\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/sparktoro</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/randfish\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/randfish</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>SITEVISIBILITY / ME:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.sitevisibility.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sitevisibility.co.uk/</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/sitevisibility\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/sitevisibility</a></li><li><a href=\"https://uk.linkedin.com/in/scottcolenutt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.linkedin.com/in/scottcolenutt</a></li><li><a href=\"mailto:scott.colenutt@sitevisibility.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">scott.colenutt@sitevisibility.com</a></li><li><a href=\"mailto:marketing@sitevisibility.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">marketing@sitevisibility.com</a> </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Thanks everyone, I look forward to speaking to you all soon and please do send feedback. I want to get to know more about our listeners and what you want to hear from our podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>Scott</p> ","author_name":"Rough Agenda"}