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Fighting Cognitive Biases in Your Communications
It is important for communicators to understand how our cognitive biases affect the messages we're sending to our different audiences. On this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about empathy and compassion in our communications.
9 min
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Replay: Diversifying Your Revenue Sources
The last week has been Spring Break in Chicago, so instead of a new episode, Gini Dietrich is sharing the most popular show of 2019, all about the different ways you can make money on the side of your traditional salary as an employee or income as a business owner.
15 min
178
Not your Grandpa's Crisis Communications...
What's real, what needs attention, what is attention-getting, and how does one handle a crisis when it's made out of thin air? That's what Gini Dietrich explores on this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast.
9 min
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The State of Journalism In 2021
Journalism is one of the industries that has been thrown on its head because of COVID-19. In this episode of the Spin Sucks podcast, Gini Dietrich talks about the changes journalism professionals have seen, what they're doing about it, and what it means for you.
9 min
180
The Value in Communicating Your Values
One of the biggest changes in communications is the way companies are talking about their values, and what customers are beginning to expect from the brands they use.
16 min
181
Choose to Challenge Inequality
The theme of International Women's day this year is Women in Leadership - and that's a topic that can't be understimated in importance.
10 min
182
Tracking Down Elusive Communications Measurements
In the communications industry, we don't have a uniform way to measure what we do, which causes confusion about everything from what we should be measuring in the first place, to what kind of goals and objectives make the most sense to try and measure, and how to communicate it all to teams, leadership and boards.
12 min
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What is shadowbanning and what do you do if it ...
What's more common than an outright ban on social media? A shadowban. Gini Dietrich is going to be sharing what that is, and what to do if it happens to you or one of your clients on this week's episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast.
8 min
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Moderating Social Media when Bad Actors Abound
Social Media is a powerful tool for connecting with your audience and community, but it's not easy when the truth is that there are people out there on social media with the sole intent of damaging your reputation: bad actors. How do you moderate social media comments in this environment? That's what Gini Dietrich is talking about today on the Spin Sucks Podcast.
8 min
185
The Time for Direct Digital Relationships is Now
We may hope that life will be getting back to normal once we're all vaccinated, but a recent report by the Content Marketing Institute is saying that consumer digital behaviour has jumped ahead by five years. There's no going back, and that has huge implications for content marketers in B2C and B2B businesses.
7 min
186
The 13 Things Every Agency Should Have in Their...
There are 13 things that every business needs to have in their plan—if you're not a business or agency owner yourself, these are elements should be in your communications plan.
16 min
187
Are 50% of Communicators Dropping the Ball?
More than half of CEO's are not convinced their marketing departments are driving results (according to a survey by Strategy Box). That means that if you're listening to this, there's a coin flip of a chance that your boss doesn't think you're doing your job.
7 min
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The Meta Podcast about Podcasts
In this week's Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about podcasts - how she started making them, why she still does, whether you should have one and how to make it sound great.
9 min
189
Where Does Your Knowledge Come From?
If you know what you know and what you dont know, you're doing pretty well - but do you ever think about where your knowlege and decisions are coming from, and if that information in accurate?
10 min
190
A PESO Model Primer for 2021
Welcome to 2021! In this episode of the Spin Sucks podcasts, Gini Dietrich kicks off the new year with a discussion about how we can do more with the talents and skills we have available.
16 min
191
12 Days of Spin Sucks Christmas - 11 Awful Phra...
Thst should be banned in 2021 and for the rest of time.
11 min
192
12 Days of Spin Sucks Christmas: Six SEO Tricks
(That are actually best practices)
15 min
193
12 Days of Spin Sucks Christmas: A Mindset Shif...
This episode of the Spin Sucks Podcast is all about mindset, and how you can work on your own.
9 min
194
The Trap of Productive Procrastination
Productive Procrastination makes it feels like you're working hard and making progress - but it's an illusion.
11 min
195
A Framework to Learn, Evolve and Advance
Last week on the Spin Sucks Podcast we started a conversation about planning, and today Gini Dietrich is continuing it by focusing on you, and your own personal goals and plans. Enjoy!
12 min
196
Welcome to Planning Season.
On this week's Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about how to effortlessly plan your communications for the next 90 days. Really!
11 min
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How Crisis Communications Will Work in 2021 and...
As we hit the motherload of crises - social, health, economic, communications professionals need to take a close look at how they are communicating internally and externally. We've seen new challenges, and learned new ways to convey what we believe in. In this week's episode of the Spin Sucks podcast, Gini Dietrich talks about the future of crisis communications.
11 min
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Leaders and Managers: How to Decide Which One B...
In this episode of Spin Sucks, Gini talks about her first experience as a manager in an agency, and what she's learned since then about the difference between managing and leading - and how to be a better communicator and leader of your colleagues.
12 min
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The Differences between Marketing, Communicat...
What drives Gini Dietrich absolutely batty? Thinking that the diffrent elements of communication are totally different fields that stand alone. We're all communicators whether we're in email marketing or crisis communications or anything in between. Listen to this week's episode to find out why.
11 min
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The Importance of Strategic Planning
Working with a new client is exciting - there are so many possibilities, and opportunities to tell new stories and try new things. But to start on the right foot you need a strategic plan - and that is something that is often overlooked.
18 min