The Beauty of Influence | Brand & Marketing Strategy for Small Businesses
Welcome to The Beauty of Influence, the podcast where we explore how Influence Psychology shapes the best brands, the most effective marketing and the mindsets of inspiring founders.
I’m Sasha Fedunchak—business growth advisor, marketing expert, former beauty business owner, and your no-BS Slavic sister in growing your brand. After 15+ years in marketing and working with hundreds of businesses like yours, I know the ins and outs of building influence that lasts.
This show will help you make marketing intuitive, influence irresistible, and growth inevitable for your business. Expect mini masterclasses packed with actionable takeaways, juicy insights into mindset and leadership, and honest accounts from founders building their legacies.
The Beauty of Influence | Brand & Marketing Strategy for Small Businesses
Unpopular Opinion: Don't Hire a Social Media Manager in 2024
Sasha discusses the potential pitfalls of hiring social media managers in 2024, arguing that focusing solely on platform-centric perspectives may not lead to the desired business growth. Instead, the speaker recommends investing in brand strategy, understanding the customer journey, and creating a robust marketing strategy. Providing a real-world example of a beauty service provider, Sasha emphasizes the need for investing in a graded product suite to solve customers' problems progressively.
The podcast also proposes thinking in terms of building communities rather than just getting likes or followers on social media platforms. Without a distinct brand, customer journey mapping, a broader marketing strategy, and the necessary systems, relying solely on social media management can potentially be a waste of money and time.
What you'll hear in the episode:
01:29 Why You Shouldn't Hire a Social Media Manager in 2024
01:57 The Problem with Platform Specific Specialists
03:22 The Importance of a Marketing Strategy
04:01 Understanding Your Business as an Organization
06:00 The Importance of Brand Differentiation
06:21 Understanding Your Customers and Their Needs
10:50 Customer Journey Mapping 101
15:26 Creating a Marketing Ecosystem
25:27 Don’t Start Messy - Get Strategic!
Free Resources:
- Is your business BUILT TO OWN? Take the free quiz and find out if you're building an asset, or just operating a 24/7 job. Plus, get actionable insights to start shifting from founder-operator to founder-owner.
- Market Your Reputation Masterclass: Learn how to leverage what OTHER people are saying about you to book your services and sell out your products.
- Understand, Control and Grow Cashflow Masterclass: Daring Haus CFO Mike (my hubby!) put together an easy-to-understand masterclass on cash - because really, we all need to know our numbers to grow our businesses.
Connect with Sasha:
- Hang out with Sasha on Instagram and TikTok
- Follow Daring Haus on Instagram and TikTok
- Work with Daring Haus: daringhaus.com
