Episode 4

Why evergreen marketing will help you find more freedom in business (with Josephine Brooks)

Published on: 31st August, 2023

Hands up if you're sick of relying on social media for every sale. If your screen time is out of control and yet you feel like you're getting zero traction, then it's time to focus on building your evergreen marketing strategy. This week, I'm joined by Josephine Brooks to talk through how we can set up a marketing funnel to help us unchain ourselves from the social media marketing beast.

This is part two of my chat with Josephine. In part one, she shared the messy reality of burning out from the launch cycle and rebuilding her business to encourage more freedom. Scroll back in your podcast feed or click here to listen.

Make sure to follow @josephinepbrooks on Instagram.

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In this episode, we're talking about:

  • The main components of an evergreen marketing strategy (discovery, nurture, inviting the sale)
  • Where to start with your evergreen marketing
  • The difference between a marketing and a sales funnel
  • A breakdown of how Josephine's marketing funnel guides people to work with her
  • Three reasons to start evergreen marketing this year
  • Replacing launch cycles with evergreen approaches – does it mean you're selling all the time?

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Content Etc.
Marketing meets storytelling for creative small businesses
Content Etc podcast is a collection of advice and encouragement to help you overcome the challenges of marketing your small business. It's perfect for product or service-based businesses who want to understand and improve their content marketing efforts. Host Michelle Gately from Word By Word Storytelling will help you gently and sustainably grow your business, build genuine customer relationships and enjoy the creative process.

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Michelle Gately

Hi, I'm Michelle! I'm an Aussie living in the UK, working as a bookseller. I'm obsessed with storytelling in all its forms – I spend as much time watching TV or listening to podcasts as I do reading. Other hobbies include bouldering, hiking and generally obsessing about my pug Percy.