Kansas City Marketing Legends
The marketing business is like an iceberg. What the public experiences in a :30 second spot on television or online is the tip of the iceberg. So too is the piece of positive publicity about a company or product that someone reads or the piece of persuasive content that lands in their computer or phone. All just the tip of the iceberg.
What’s below the proverbial tip is what this podcast is all about. It’s about the people behind the ideas and the effort that it takes to conceive and produce them. And it’s about all the blood, sweat, and tears these folks gave and the fun and laughter they had while doing it. Most important, the stories we will tell all happened right here in Kansas City.
Our idea is simple. Let’s reach out to all the people who made the Kansas City marketing community what it is today. What we are today is a city of creative powerhouses of all sizes doing work not just across the metro or region, but across the nation and the world.
Welcome to the Kansas City Marketing Legends Podcast!
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Kansas City Marketing Legends
Susan Spaulding // Founder, Market Directions | Author, Recalibrate Series
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Susan Spaulding built a career on a simple but powerful idea: that understanding people deeply is the most strategic thing a marketer can do. Starting in journalism and working her way through the agency world, she became Valentine Radford's de facto research engine before spinning Market Directions into its own firm. It was complete with a 60-station phone center and a client list that stretched well beyond Kansas City. Along the way she helped brands stop guessing and start knowing, turning data into decisions that moved the needle. In this episode, Susan sits down with Sam and Mike to talk about organized curiosity, what it takes to build a discipline from scratch, and why the best creative work always starts with listening.
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