Social Media Marketing Podcast Podcast

Social Media Marketing Podcast

Michael Stelzner, Social Media Examiner
Publishing weekly since 2012, this show helps marketers navigate the ever changing marketing jungle with expert interviews from leading marketing pros. Join Social Media Examiner’s founder Michael Stelzner as he helps you discover new strategies and actionable tips to improve your marketing. Show notes at Socialmediaexaminer.com/podcast/
New Instagram Tools to Drive Traffic, Optimize Your Content, and Establish Branding
Are you still directing your Instagram followers to a link in bio page? Looking for new ways to make Instagram work for your brand? To discover how to use caption links, profile grid customization, custom sticker tools, and major Edits app improvements for marketing, I interview Chelsea Peitz.
Apr 30
45 min
Increasing Conversions: Quick Wins That Work in 2026
Are you sending more content than ever, but watching your conversion rates stay flat or fall? Does it feel like your audience is slipping away even when the traffic numbers look fine? To discover why conversions have become harder to earn in 2026, how to reverse the silent erosion of your email database, which landing page mistakes are killing your sign-ups and sales, and what to do the moment after someone converts to get the most out of every interaction, I interview Jay Schwedelson.
Apr 23
45 min
Facebook's 2026 Rules for Reach & Relevance
Are you spending hours creating content on Facebook only to watch your reach plateau or shrink? Wondering whether the latest platform changes are going to reward your work or make the climb even steeper? To discover how Facebook is reshaping who gets seen in 2026, how a new viewer feedback system could influence which Reels get recommended, what the new creator affiliate program means for brands and marketers, and why Meta's emerging AI video app may matter more for advertisers than it first appears, I interview Tara Zirker.
Apr 16
42 min
Ads and AI: Leveraging AI Creative in 2026
Are your competitors producing more creative than you can match because they've figured out how to use AI to do it at scale? Are you still waiting weeks for a UGC creator to deliver one video, then repeating that cycle for every new ad variation you want to test? To discover why AI-generated ad creative is no longer optional, and learn how to use AI image tools to produce polished and native-looking UGC video ads, I interview Caleb Kruse.
Apr 9
42 min
LinkedIn Is Rewriting the Rules of Visibility
Are you watching AI tools send leads to your competitors while your LinkedIn presence sits idle? Wondering whether the new LinkedIn ad features are worth your time? To discover how to position your LinkedIn content to get cited by AI tools like ChatGPT, which new LinkedIn ad features are worth testing, what LinkedIn's crackdown on automated comments means for your engagement strategy, and more, I interview AJ Wilcox.
Apr 2
42 min
Ad Creative Strategy: The Easy Way to Improve Facebook and Instagram ROAS
Are your Facebook and Instagram ads getting lost in the feed while your competitors keep stealing the clicks? Are you spending time and money tweaking campaign settings when your real problem might be on screen? To discover how to build a Facebook and Instagram ad creative strategy from the ground up—including how to identify the right messages to test, what kinds of creative formats actually perform, and how to tap into Meta's free creator network to generate high-performing ads without doing all the production yourself, I interview Ben Heath.
Mar 26
47 min
How to Use TikTok's Verified Business Account Features and Local Feed
Are you struggling to reach local customers on TikTok? Wondering whether switching to a business account will help? To discover how TikTok's new verified business account unlocks powerful features for marketers, how the platform's new Local Feed helps neighborhood businesses get discovered, and more, I interview Keenya Kelly
Mar 19
42 min
Improving Customer Experience: How to Increase Revenue and Profitability
Are you spending most of your marketing budget chasing new customers while the ones you have are leaving? Do you suspect that better customer retention could be your biggest revenue lever, but you're not sure where to start? To discover a proven three-part framework to keep customers coming back and turn them into your most effective marketing channel, I interview Shana Lynn Bresnahan.
Mar 12
44 min
What Clickable Reels Links and Hashtag Limits Mean for Your 2026 Instagram Strategy
Are hashtags and reels part of your Instagram marketing? Wondering whether link overlays and early access content will actually help your content reach the right people or just add more work to your plate? To discover how to use five major Instagram updates to strengthen your content strategy, I interview Chelsea Peitz.
Mar 5
46 min
Will AI Take Your Marketing Job? Here's What Two AI Experts Are Seeing
Are you worried AI will replace you? Do you wonder which marketing skills will actually matter in an AI-powered future? To discover what skills are becoming more valuable now, tactical steps to stay competitive, warning signs you're falling behind, and what experts predict marketers will be talking about throughout 2026, I interview Chris Penn and Rachel Woods.
Feb 26
43 min
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