Digital Explained to my Mom
Digital Explained to my Mom
Sultan Semlali
Welcome to “Digital Explained to my mom”. The podcast that cuts through the marketing wahwah My name is Sultan Semlali. I’m a business consultant passionate about marketing and technology. A couple of months ago, I had a hard time explaining to my mom what I was doing in my day job. I struggled so much that she politely said: “ hmmm interesting” Talking about that experience with friends and colleagues, I realised that I was not alone. This is why, I have decided to go on a quest. Find the marketing professional that will be able to tell me who they are, what they do in words my mom would understand.
Are Marketing and Dating the same? An interview with Fatima Ross from EngagementFactory
In this episode, we are joined by Fatima Ross, Director Content and Creative/ Marketing at EngagementFactory, a Blend360 company, EMEA. Fatima is based in South Africa. She has a wealth of experience in marketing. During the interview we discuss her experience, her vision of marketing and what she does in words my mom will understand. If you want to get in touch with Fatima or learn more about her, you can contact her via LinkedIn.  Timestamp [00:53] About Fatima Ross [03:00] How would Fatima explain to my Mom what she does?  [03:58] Defining marketing [06:05] Different approaches to marketing from South Africa, Europe, and the Middle East [10:04] About Engagement factory [13:00] How to keep energy and find inspiration and enrich yourself [16:20] Handling customers' negative criticism [18:55] Advice to people starting their career [24:58] How to reach out to Fatima Ross
Mar 9, 2022
26 min
Real Time Email Personalisation Explained to my Mom - Nick Rouquette from Movable Ink
I have had the pleasure to interview Nick Rouquette, Associate Director of Partnerships at Movable Ink working in the Nordic and Benelux regions managing relationships with various partners from Marketing Cloud / ESP to tech partners and agencies. I met Nick thanks to the active partnership between Oracle and Movable Ink. He agreed to take the challenge and try to explain what he does in words my mom would understand. During the interview, we have discussed a number of topics such as: How to create content at scale How to personalise emails in real-time to increase conversion, engagement and reduce frustration (ohhh no this product is sold out!!!!) And I taught him a new Moroccan word... Labas! Prior to life at Movable Ink, Nick worked at various Digital marketing Saas companies, including spending 7 years at CheetahMail where he learned the ropes of the CRM world. You can also watch the interview on Youtube. It will also be published on all Podcasting platforms. You can contact Nick via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickrouquette/ They are currently hiring. So get in touch with Nick or check their website: https://movableink.com/
Feb 10, 2021
22 min
Landing Pages Explained to my Mom with Nicholas Scalice, Founder of the Landing Page School
For this week’s episode of “Digital Explained to my Mom” I have had the pleasure to interview Nicholas Scalice, Founder of the Landing Page School. He shares how you can explain Landing Pages to your Mom.
Apr 6, 2020
22 min
Special Home Working Edition - Digital Explained to my Mom with Markus Auer, Regional Sales Manager for ThreatQuotient.
Markus Auer, Regional Sales Manager for ThreatQuotient, shares his best practices on working from home based on his almost 20 years experience.
Mar 30, 2020
31 min
Digital Explained to my Mom, Jasper Wognum, Founder and CEO at BrainCreators
In this episode, I have the pleasure to interview Jasper Wognum founder and CEO of BrainCreators in his hometown of Amsterdam. Jasper's line of work is difficult for your mom to understand, let alone you and me! His outlook on AI in the future is promising explaining how a lot of noise comes from marketing and sales hype. In reality, it will create more time for important tasks and time for what you might enjoy. During the interview, we discuss the hype and confusion surrounding AI among other interesting applications. Enjoy the show!
Feb 28, 2020
30 min
Digital Explained to my Mom, Tristan Wright, Chief Business Sherpa at Evolve to Grow
For the last episode of 2019, I invite you to meet Tristan Wright, Chief Business Sherpa at Evolve to Grow.
Dec 31, 2019
23 min
Digital Explained to my Mom, Shilpa Mitra, CEO and Co-Founder of Shufflup.org
Interview with Shilpa Mitra CEO and Co-Founder of Shufflup.org, a fully automated, stand-alone cryptocurrency trading platform. Shilpa and her partner have the goal of simplifying investment for people who usually don't invest in financial products.
Oct 7, 2019
22 min
Digital Explained to my Mom, Tatiana Cury, Marketing Sales Expert in Data Solutions and Miss LinkedIn
Welcome to “Digital Explained to my mom”. The podcast that cuts through the marketing wahwah. In each episode, I am interviewing marketing professionals who will be able to explain who they are and what they do in words my mom would understand. For this new episode, I met Tatiana Cury, Marketing Sales Expert in Data Solutions and Miss LinkedIn as I like to call her. She can be described not only as a results-oriented person but also people-oriented, always concerned with building relationships and keep people happy. She really enjoys to challenge herself to bring innovative ideas to improve processes and results.
Jun 19, 2019
21 min
Digital Explained to my Mom, Jeff Tippett, Persuasive Communication Expert and Best-Selling Author
Welcome to “Digital Explained to my mom”. The podcast that cuts through the marketing wahwah. My goal for this show is to find the digital professional that will be able to tell me who they are, what they do in words my mom would understand. I have had the pleasure to interview Jeff Tippett, known as Mr. Persuasion, the author of "Unleashing your Superpower", the ultimate book on persuasive communication. During our conversation, we discussed how you can discover your persuasive superpower. A skill that can be useful for your private and your professional life. Jeff's life story is an amazing example of how Persuasion can change your life.
May 3, 2019
26 min
Digital Explained to my Mom, Guido X Jansen, Cognitive Psychologist, Customer Optimization Manager, Magento Master, Podcast Host and International Speaker.
Welcome to “Digital Explained to my mom”. The podcast that cuts through the marketing wahwah My name is Sultan Semlali. I’m a business consultant passionate about marketing and technology. My goal with this podcast is to find the marketing professional that will be able to tell me who they are, what they do in words my mom would understand. For the 10th episode of "Digital Explained to my Mom" I have met Guido X Jansen. Guido has a very interesting profile: Cognitive Psychologist, Customer Optimization Manager, Magento Master, Podcast Host and International Speaker. ​ He works as customer optimization manager / innovator / facilitator for global brands (such as Randstad, Bol.com, T-Mobile, KPN to name a few). He teaches and coaches worldwide CRO teams improving their digital optimization processes.
Apr 8, 2019
31 min
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