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Keeping the Bad Actors at Bay on Social Media
A civil conversation on social media might sound like an oxymoron, but some companies have been making an effort with features that allow communicators to control the tone of conversations. Today on the Spin Sucks podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about how to moderate your social media accounts to keep the trolls at bay.
7 min
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I Love it when a Plan Comes Together.
If you want to succeed, you need a strategic plan. On this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about how to create and communicate strategic plans for your company or clients.
17 min
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Planting New Business Trees
The best time to plant a tree is 10 years ago, and the second best time is today. A new business tree is the foundation of a relationship that can turn into clients, opportunities and professional connections... if you can stay top of mind between the time you plant and the time it bears fruit. Gini Dietrich is talking about how, today on the Spin Sucks Podcast
7 min
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The Problem of Ignoring the Communication Profe...
Most executives suck at communication, and they overlook the most powerful tool in their tool belt...the communications professional. This week on the Spin Sucks podcast, Gini Deitrich dives into a recent Axios article detailing why executives are bad communicators and what they can do about it.
10 min
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The Problem with RFPs
There is nothing like the feeling of receiving and RFP and imagining what winning it could mean for your business. They're not always a good idea, however, and sometimes it makes the most sense to respectfully decline. This week on the Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about RFPs, what clients expect from them, and how much it can cost just to respond.
8 min
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The One Thing We Can Control: Owned Media
There is a lot in communications you have to react to rather than create and control, but Owned Media is all yours. On today's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about how to make the most of your Owned Media.
7 min
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Putting the PESO into your Sales Funnel
In this week's episode of the Spin Sucks, Gini Dietrich is talking about how the PESO model can be specifically applied to the buyers journey.
8 min
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An Integrated PESO Model That Executives Love
On this week’s Spin Sucks podcast episode, Gini Dietrich is sharing a PESO Model™ primer: why you need it, why your communications program should evolve, how to measure it, and why executives love it.
12 min
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The Golden Word for 2023
Happy New Year! Hopefully you have had a lovely break, and you're ready to tackle a new year with new projects, new clients and piles of data to measure. Gini Dietrich is talking about what you should measure this year and why on the Spin Sucks Podcast.
9 min
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A Robot Wrote this Episode
You might have heard about ChatGPT - the ai engine that can answer questions and generate content. Gini Dietrich is giving a demonstration of the tool and talking about where AI writing can be helpful, and where it won't be on this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast.
8 min
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Ignore Communications Counsel at Your Own Peril
You never need a communications professional more than when things get really, really messy. There is a certain type of tech CEO that doesn't seem to believe they need communications counsel - and the results are going to be extremely interesting. Gini Dietrich is talking about the fall of FTX and the actions of Sam Bankman-Fried on this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast.
8 min
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Digging into some Content Marketing Data
It's always important to stay up to date on the latest data! Especially when you're building and maintaining robust and comprehensive communications plans. This week on the Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is looking at the results from this year's Content Marketing Institute and Marketing Profs Content Marketing Benchmarks Budget and Trends Survey.
7 min
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Why You Need Client Personas
You need to apply the same skills to your internal and external clients as you do to your broader audience and community. Gini Dietrich is talking about creating client personas on this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast.
6 min
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How Well Do You Know Your Clients?
Your relationships with your clients are professional ones, but it's also important to understand them on the human level On today's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about some of the things you should know about your clients to create the best possible working relationships.
8 min
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Overcoming Struggles Implementing the Peso Model
This week, Gini shares the four main issues many struggle with when using the Peso Model and how to effectively overcome them.
13 min
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Why You Should Read Trust Signals
Do you remember when social media was social? Back when it was, Gini Dietrich connected with Scott Baradell and started a friendship that has lasted for years. Scott has recently published Trust Signals, and in this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is sharing an excerpt and talking about why you should give it a read.
10 min
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Creating a Community Flywheel
Having a community around your business can be a huge advantage in everything from your sales to your content marketing to your brand reputation, and in this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about why that is, and how to build and nurture one.
10 min
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Being Trustworthy When You Can't Trust Anyone
Trust is a scarce commodity these days - but businesses have more of it than you migth expect. On this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about the lastest Edelman Trust Barometer, and how to use owned media to be seen as a trusted source of information.
10 min
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Telling Stories That Mean Something
7 min
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Ending The Praise Deficit Between Men and Women
Gini discusses the differences between the praise men and women receive from their peers, colleagues, and bosses.
8 min
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Ongoing Education about Earned Media
In PR, you have to educate your clients about what is possible, but also what is going to be the most effective in terms of earned media. That's what Gini Dietrich is talking about on this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast.
9 min
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Sweet Sixteen for Spin Sucks - What We've Learned
16 years ago, Gini Dietrich and her team started the Spin Sucks Blog. Enjoy this special clip episode where Gini is talking about the history of the company and members of the Spin Sucks Community talks about what it has meant to them over the years.
12 min
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What To Do When You're Professionally Ghosted
It hurts to be professionally ghosted. Gini Dietrich is talking about how to handle it.
9 min
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Who is the Worst Villian in Literature?
Sometimes a team meeting can (and should!) stray off of business topics, and get to really vital issues - like who is the greatest villain in literature.
8 min
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It's Not All About the Evidence
Persuasion is an art that communicators need to constantly hone. We might wish that data and facts and evidence were enough to make our cases, we need to use a variety of different skills, and wear a variety of different hats, to achieve what we need to.
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