Is Starting a Podcast Right For Your Coaching Business?
Is a Podcast Something Your Coaching Business Needs?
Podcasts make an excellent marketing tool. It can feel more personal and create a sense of connection to the client that is hard to compete with (which is so important when you are a coach). A podcast can be informative, brand building, or maybe simply put a personality to your business. Podcasts can help deliver your message and make a wonderful touchpoint for your marketing funnel. Additionally, podcasts also make great lead magnets! Do you need another way to reach customers? Is a podcast the best way for you to do this? Rating these statements will help you make that determination.
* 1 being lowest – 5 being highest
I want to:
Nurture relationships with both current and potential customers
Make raving fans by creating more engagement
Build a brand identity in my audience’s mind
Deliver information to my clients in a way that is fun and creative
Have a way to market my services without it feeling like an advertisement
If you have a higher score, starting a podcast is a good choice for your coaching business!
No matter what type of coaching you do, marketing know-how is essential to success
WHY PODCASTING IS PERFECT FOR COACHES
More Americans Listen to Podcasts Than Have Netflix Accounts. 80 million (28% of) Americans listen to podcasts every week.
15.3 million listeners are “much more likely” to engage with a brand they have heard on a podcast.
According to Edison Research, people who listen to podcasts are 20% more likely to follow on social media (making your social media strategy more effective).
Podcasting is not gender skewed. 51% of podcast listeners are men, 46% are women, and 3# are non-binary/other.
More than half of Americans (56%), aged 12 – 34, listen to at least one podcast per month.
The average podcast consumer is more affluent. 41% of podcast listeners make 75k -150k+.
Welcome Coaches!
Have you ever listened to a podcast? I’m guessing you have if you are reading this. What was your experience? Did you feel a sense of community or connection? Did it make you want to do some podcasting yourself? Did you check out their sponsors or make any purchases based on what the hosts discussed? If you’re like me, the answer to all of those questions is a resounding yes! Based on the number of podcasts available, the audience sizes, and the amount of money generated by podcasts for advertisers, I would say many would answer those questions the way we do.
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About Me
In the past 10 years, I have launched and executive produced over 120 podcast titles. I know what can be intimidating about starting a podcast and how to prevent the headaches that figuring out how to launch a show can bring. When I started, I knew very little to almost nothing about starting a podcast and found a lot of misinformation out there. It was difficult but I had a drive to be a part of the conversation. I also saw the marketing potential that podcasting could offer. It became my obsession to the point that I received an MBA in marketing with my final thesis being about the business side of podcasting.
Podcasting and Marketing
CoachingI know from experience that podcasting is a phenomenal marketing tool. Not simply for selling products (which it can do), but to put a face to a brand, for creating engagement with current and future customers, and to help you achieve your business’ goals.
Podcasting is fun for both the hosts and the listeners as well. As a marketing tool, podcasts can create a personal connection, one that builds trust and loyalty effectively. Think about your favorite podcast. Do you feel like you know the hosts? Did they ever talk about a sponsor in a way that made you feel like supporting them through that sponsor? Have they ever talked about a project they are involved in that made you look into it? Trusting the messenger and feeling part of the community around them helps the message get through the barriers that we have about being marketed to. Trust can make consumers want to work with you and to be a part of your journey.
Coaching Podcast Services
My approach is to teach you how launch and maintain a podcast for your business that is easily manageable, and to save you the time of trying to figure this all out on your own. I want you to have control of how your brand is presented, and to create a podcast that is an exceptional part of your marketing efforts. I want to empower you to reach your marketing goals in a way that only a podcast can.
Robert Southgate, MBA
Founder of Southgate Media Group, Southgate Small Business, and ThePodcastProfs
SERVICES WE OFFER
Our goal is to make setting up and launching a podcast easy and sustainable. Beyond launching, we do offer a number of services that can be utilized ala carte or in a package. While you are responsible for creating the content, we can help with the back-end; audio editing, post-production, distribution, marketing assets, and strategy.
A full package includes the above, plus a monthly call to analyze the show, content ideation, plan content, and to answer questions that have come up from your podcast team.
NEXT STEPS
Start with a single consultation to kick things off so that you feel comfortable working with us and we can determine if you are a good fit for our services. If everything aligns, we will create a launch timeline and get our sessions together scheduled.
When you are ready to let me create a custom program, please email me at Rob@ThePodcastProfs.com