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Another one and probably one that I'm that to me being that we were kind of looking at as that secondary kind of partnership and just to show that like Mike and I are proof in the pudding, right? That we can get this done. The second model would be...

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...would be, um, you know, just straight deliverables, which is kind of like what you guys are doing, you X them out, you get this, this amount of links, it's very clean that way. The other one, and probably one that I'm thinking, being that we're kind of looking at as that secondary...

Speaker 1: What's going on? But like, let's just throw it out there. So, um, there's a couple different models that we typically would look at. One of them would be, um, you know, just straight deliverables, retainer, kind of like what you guys are doing. You pay X amount, you get this amount of links. It's very clean that way. The...

Speaker 1: Yeah, that's what it looks like, so... Speaker 2: Absolutely. I... the talking numbers with people I know always kind of gets to be that object—who's going to jump first, right? Them, us, what's going on? But like, let's just throw that out there. So, um, there's a couple different models that we typically would look at. One of them...

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Speaker 1: I would love to kind of dive into that if you're cool with it. Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, absolutely. That's the next step, right? Speaker 1: Absolutely. I, the talking numbers with people I know always kind of gets to be that like, who's going to jump first, right? Them? Us?

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Speaker 1: We've kind of gone over basic strategy, things like that. As far as, as far as like what that partnership looks like, um, any of that, definitely I, I would love to kind of dive into that if you're cool with it. Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, and see, you know, what that—that's the next step.

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Speaker 1: ...happy in doing it. Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah. Speaker 1: And so I think, you know, obviously I, you know, we've kind of gone over basic strategy, things like that. As far as, as far as like what that partnership looks like, any of that, definitely I'd...

Speaker 1: ...once and with the right strategy, I think we can kind of strategize those properly, you know, once we know what you guys need, what you guys suggest. You know, we have the resources, we have, you know, people, we have spaces. We're more than happy in doing that. Yeah, yeah. Speaker 2: And so I think, you know, obviously I'll, you know...

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I obviously like, you know, like I'm okay in doing videos, but we need to do the right ones and with the right strategy. So I think we can kind of strategize those properly, you know, once we know what you guys need, what you guys suggest. You know, we have the resources, we have, you know, people, we have faces, we're more than happy.

We are meeting and partnering because all of these things was what now basically I wanted to plan on and that's why I have not done any of these videos because I think like I obviously like you know I'm okay in doing videos but we need to do the right one.

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I think when I told you as well, you know, maybe this is the right time we are meeting and partnering because all of these things was what now basically I wanted to plan on and that's why I have not done any of these videos because, you know, I think like, like I...

Speaker 1: So we just fixed cannibalization, but we don't have to say extra plan, we can just basically show those values. Speaker 2: We fixed cannibalization, you know, like whatever, like what I'm trying to say is, I mean, yeah, I mean once basically, and I think that's why, you know, I think when I told you as well, you know, maybe this is the right time.

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Speaker 1: ...say the traffic went from here to here because we just fixed cannibalization, but we don't have to say hreflang, we can just basically show those graphs. Speaker 2: We fixed cannibalization! Speaker 1: You know, like, whatever. Like what I'm trying to say is, I mean, yeah, I mean once basically, and I think that's why, you know, I think...

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I've mentioned some of them in my talks as well. Even like hreflang builder, I mean, I'm sure I have previous case studies and actual Search Console maps, you know, where basically like, you know, we implemented hreflang and let's say the traffic went from here to here because...

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Yeah, because like I said, I mean, you know, I even use some of them in my talks as well. Even like for hreflang builder, I mean, I'm sure I have previous case studies and actual Search Console maps, you know, where basically like, you know, we implemented hreflang and let's...

Speaker 1: ...where they are now. By having some kind of case studies that can then be referenced, I think would be a massive positioning statement for the breakout session that comes out of us. Speaker 2: Yeah, we can make a lot of... Speaker 1: And I know that you guys have this. Speaker 2: Yeah, because like I said, I mean, you know, I even...

Speaker 1: Yes, and boom, here they are now. Right? Having some kind of case studies that could then be referenced, I think would be a massive positioning statement for the brand, especially as it comes to enterprise. Speaker 2: Yeah, we can make a lot of... Speaker 1: And I know that you guys have those.

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...those specific cases, right? Like even if it's, you know, yes, you've got the podcast, you've got the highlight of the business, but if you have the podcast or something on like, or even like Reels on, "We took this business, we quickly in 15 minutes identified this" and boom.

...to those specific case studies, right? Like even if it's, you know, yes, you have the podcast, you've got the highlight of the business, but if you had the podcast or something on like, or even like Reels on, "We took this business, we quickly, in 15 minutes, we identified this..."

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So on that front, that's probably... I think the one of the things that I think, whether it's Annie, whether it's you, the one thing I'm not seeing that I think is just like an elephant in the room and just a massive gap we need to address is what...

...author's recognition. So on that front, that's probably... I think the... one of the things that I think, whether it's Andy, whether it's you, the one thing I'm not seeing that I think is just like an elephant in the room, that's a massive gap we need to address is what...

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Like, a lot of it is about the relationships, getting in front of the right people, and like you're saying, contacting like a, a Hennessy guy, that's going to be way better than dealing with like the, you know, enterprise agencies, things like that, just because there's clout, there's recognition.

I agree with Marlena that like a lot of it is about the relationships, getting in front of the right people, and like you're saying, contacting like a Hennessy guy, that's going to be way better than dealing with like the enterprise agencies, things like that, just because there's clout.

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...that position. You can still be a link building company, but it's that your positioning, like you're saying, we're a partner, we are, we position it as digital PR, right? And I think that's the correct move for it. When it comes to enterprise, um, I agree with Marlena that...

I think that was my biggest takeaway is it's that position. You can still be a link building company, but it's that your position, like you're saying, we're a partner, we are, we position it as digital PR, right? And I think that that's that's the correct move for it when it comes to enterprise.

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...about it, but as soon as people hear that you're a PPC company, they're like, "Oh god, you guys." Whereas if you're like, "No, we're a paid media company," right? "Oh, interesting, tell me more," right? It just comes down to that. I think that was my biggest takeaway is it's...

Speaker 1: ...such a rotten, like, stigma about it, that as soon as people hear that you're a DTC company, they're like, "Oh god, you guys." Whereas if you're like, "No, we're a paid media company," right? "Oh, interesting, tell me more," right? It just comes down to that.

PPC has been rebranded so many times. Instead of pay-per-click advertising, it was search engine marketing, and then they'll do paid media, and they'll do all this other stuff just because PPC has gotten such a rotten, like, stigma.

White label's a dirty word. We're a partner, right? PPC has been rebranded so many times. Instead of pay-per-click advertising, it was search engine marketing, and then they'll do paid media, and they'll do all this other stuff just because PPC has got...