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Koffee with Ke

Koffee with Ke

By James Duran & Mari Bird

Koffee with Ke is a perfect blend of marketing, business, and of course coffee. With each episode, our goal is to bring trending as well as traditional topics to you all, as well as a review of our coffee drink of the week.
Have a recommendation on coffee, local to Omaha or across the country - let us know!
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You Should Know Michael Maley

Koffee with KeNov 10, 2020

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Koffee with Ke with Guest Blake Martin

Koffee with Ke with Guest Blake Martin

Blake Martin - The Heartland Franchise Guy sips coffee and talks about franchise and marketing.

Mar 04, 202450:57
Koffee with Ke with Guest Steven Newlon

Koffee with Ke with Guest Steven Newlon

This week Mari and James talk with another digital agency owner out of Oklahoma. Steven owns and operates Syn3rgy Creative Group. We talk about the current state of digital, what makes our agencies different and of course - Coffee!

Feb 02, 202451:19
Koffee with Ke with Guest Toby Asplin

Koffee with Ke with Guest Toby Asplin

Learn more about Toby Asplin, an entrepreneur here in the Omaha metro area and someone who has been involved in marketing the companies that he owns over the years, with the most recent business being an ecommerce business. In the end, Toby relays his thoughts on 3 things that entrepreneurs need to be successful.

Jan 22, 202401:06:49
Marketing Trends 2023 vs 2024

Marketing Trends 2023 vs 2024

Mari and James explore what were the hits and misses of 2023 marketing and what may be on the horizon for 2024

Dec 19, 202348:54
Annual Marketing Plan Breakdown

Annual Marketing Plan Breakdown

In this episode, Mari and James discuss the process and things to consider when building an annual marketing plan. We rate coffee from A Catered Affair!

Oct 30, 202301:06:10
Koffee with Cola Henderson

Koffee with Cola Henderson

With the rebranded podcast moving from You Should Know to Koffee with Ke, we are meeting with Cola Henderson with Mylo Brand Studio formerly known as Soul and Swag. Since they just went through a major rebrand, how fitting as our first guest in the new format.

Oct 01, 202352:53
Networking Tips and Tricks!

Networking Tips and Tricks!

This week we change it up a little bit and Mari and Judy talk more on their experience in networking over the years.

Jun 26, 202318:20
What analytics and metrics should you look at when gauging your digital marketing success?

What analytics and metrics should you look at when gauging your digital marketing success?

James and Mari discuss the analytics and metrics that really matter when talking about digital and web results.

Jun 16, 202340:22
Why we love working with small and medium businesses

Why we love working with small and medium businesses

Mari and James spend a few minutes talking about why we choose to still serve small and medium businesses after all these years.

May 17, 202318:45
Objections and Frequently Asked Questions

Objections and Frequently Asked Questions

Mari and James go through the most common objections and FAQ's that they face from clients and prospects around digital marketing and marketing in general.

Apr 19, 202342:13
Search Engine Marketing - SEM with Alex

Search Engine Marketing - SEM with Alex

James and Mari spend some more time with Alex, our internal SEO/SEM guru. In this episode, we break down SEM!

Apr 10, 202325:28
What is SEO anyway?

What is SEO anyway?

Alex, Mari and James talk about the ins and outs of SEO.

Mar 24, 202328:57
Budgeting for marketing in your small or medium sized business

Budgeting for marketing in your small or medium sized business

Mari and James review how to think about setting a budget for your business and how it can be allocated, as well as what outsourcing can do for your time. 

Mar 15, 202326:47
Are franchisees local businesses?

Are franchisees local businesses?

Mari and James discuss a sensitive topic around the fact of franchisees being considered local businesses. 

Mar 07, 202315:14
Marketing Myths Debunked

Marketing Myths Debunked

In this episode, our first one back after a long break - Mari and James visit and talk through 6 marketing myths. 

Nov 15, 202225:51
You Should Know Courtney McGann

You Should Know Courtney McGann

In this episode we talk with the longest tenured employee of KreativElement. Courtney has grown the social team and the processes and procedures to get Ke to where we are now. 

Mar 30, 202118:15
You Should Know Maura Vankooten

You Should Know Maura Vankooten

This episode we continue our series speaking with employees of KreativElement on their background, why they chose marketing and some actionable steps you might want to consider if you are looking at this as a career choice or change.

Feb 23, 202117:05
You Should Know Taylor Kammerer

You Should Know Taylor Kammerer

This episode we shift gears a bit and start a series speaking with employees of KreativElement on their background, why they chose marketing and some actionable steps you might want to consider if you are looking at this as a career choice or change. 

Feb 09, 202120:43
You Should Know Brent Rasmussen

You Should Know Brent Rasmussen

In this episode we talk with Brent about his business Mortgage Specialist and some of the other things that have helped get him to the success he has now. 

Jan 06, 202133:01
You Should Know Chris Andersen

You Should Know Chris Andersen

In this episode we talk with Chris Andersen of SunCo and some stories over the nearly 30 years in business. 

Dec 08, 202033:13
You Should Know Jill Slupe

You Should Know Jill Slupe

In this episode we talk to Jill Slupe and learn more about her, and her new venture Exit Playbook!

Nov 24, 202024:10
You Should Know Michael Maley

You Should Know Michael Maley

This episode we talk with Michael Maley and his various ventures! 

Nov 10, 202025:01
You Should Know Patti Jaynes

You Should Know Patti Jaynes

We get to know our long time friend Patti Jaynes a little better in this episode, focusing around sales and growth.

Oct 28, 202017:33
You Should Know Jason Feldman

You Should Know Jason Feldman

We explore Jason's transition from law enforcement to community activities to real estate in ep. 2 of the You Should Know podcast. 

Oct 13, 202020:59
You Should Know Elizabeth Hallgren

You Should Know Elizabeth Hallgren

The You should know podcast is a product of KreativElement - The digital marketing experts in the Midwest - This podcast is focused around the People, things, and practices you should know in the world of digital marketing and business. We will explore various digital marketing and business topics in an interview style to create actionable takeaways for you to implement, delegate or ponder upon as well as getting to know the people behind the businesses a little better. This week we get to meet Elizabeth Hallgren. 

Sep 29, 202017:53