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Want to get buy-in for your content marketing strategy? Looking for ways to better track your ROI? Join Fractl Marketing Director Amanda Milligan as she interviews top marketing experts to unveil the answers to one of the toughest questions in our industry: How do we prove the value of our work? [This podcast was formerly Ask Amanda About Marketing. In these earlier episodes, you can listen to answers to some of the most common digital marketing questions!]
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We all have the power to create the life we want, but it doesn’t come without challenges and uncertainties. The journey of personal growth is a wild ride – unlearning toxic behaviors, conquering insecurities, nurturing self-love, supporting loved ones - all while preserving your sanity! Join your host and new BFF, Monique “Meaux” Quarles, every week as she shares her trials and triumphs on her own journey of pursuing a life of wholeness, guided by practical and spiritual principles of power, ...
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As we navigate the twists and turns of life, it's crucial to remember that perfection isn't always attainable, but every step holds a divine purpose. In the last episode of the season, Meaux is sharing insightful gems about reframing circumstances and embracing the truth that there's a greater plan at work, guiding us towards growth and elevation. …
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There’s power in admitting that we don’t have it all together. Today, we're diving deep into an important conversation about embracing vulnerability and relinquishing the pressure to always have it together, especially for Black women who often bear the label of being "strong." Join Meaux as she invites friend and creative artist, Bree Lee aka Brow…
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According to a recent Business Insider article, Black women are embracing a new path by leaving corporate America to launch their own businesses. This move is often triggered by the weight of microaggressions, pay disparities, discrimination, and more. Join me in an honest conversation with Evelia Davis, the founder and CEO of The Diaspora Collecti…
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It’s My 30th Birthday!! As I begin this new chapter in my life, I’m taking time to share some of my biggest takeaways from my 20s which include being open to new experiences, defining what success is for myself and understanding that this is NOT as good as it gets. Key Takeaways: You will not have all the answers in your 20s. Embrace the journey of…
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When someone says “tell me about yourself”, we often lead with our careers, titles, and accolades. But who you are goes way beyond job titles and accomplishments. Knowing the difference between who you are vs what you do can influence how we see ourselves and how we show up in the world. Join Meaux and her guest, the insightful Amanda Milligan—frie…
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There’s nothing like having friends that you can level up with. Friendships require just as much love, intentionality and commitment as all of our other relationships. Join Meaux as she engages in an open and heartwarming dialogue with her best friend, Lauren Fowler, about the art of nurturing a meaningful friendship through the ups and downs of li…
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Today we are joined by Amanda Milligan, the head of marketing for Stacker.com. Amanda is an experienced growth and content marketing specialist focusing on audience research, strategic content development, personalized outreach, and white-hat link building through acquiring media coverage. Amanda has agreed to share with us strategies around earned…
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Here’s a question for you: Do you tend to look at the glass as half-empty or half-full? How you perceive your circumstances shapes your reality, propelling you either towards abundance or lack. Join Meaux and her guest, the dynamic Dr. Charles Opong—pastor, educator, filmmaker, friend and all-around visionary—as they engage in a thought-provoking c…
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What if I told you that there’s more than ONE path to reach your destination? Life's journey isn't about staying tethered to a single path; it's about finding what works uniquely for you. Join Meaux in this episode as she shares her journey of learning to embrace flexibility, detach from rigid expectations, and embrace the beauty of charting her ow…
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What if I told you that your obsession with perfection is holding you back? Sometimes perfection is rooted in fear and it keeps up stagnant and prevents us from ever fully seeing our ideas through. Well we are on a mission to change that this year because Meaux is sharing her own battle with perfection and dishing out five game-changing tips to hel…
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Boundaries….how do we set, communicate and enforce them with the people in our lives? As uncomfortable as setting boundaries may be, they are needed to support our well-being and allow us to show up as our best selves. In this episode, Meaux shares her experience with learning how to set boundaries with the people in her life and how boundaries hav…
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Unpopular opinion - your “cut off game” shouldn’t be strong. Building and maintaining healthy relationships are an important part of life that we shouldn’t take for granted. Culture has made us think that people are disposable and that is simply not true. While it’s inevitable that misunderstandings happen, we must develop the communication and emo…
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Healing - it ain’t easy, but somebody’s gotta do it. In this episode, Meaux is opening up about her decision to restart her therapy journey and sharing some invaluable nuggets from her own path to healing and wholeness that you can weave into your own. Key Takeaways: Holding onto dysfunction requires more energy than breaking free from it. Acceptin…
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It's 2023, and guess what the word of the year is? You got it—SUSTAINABILITY! Welcome to an episode that's all about crafting a life of wellness and abundance through a sustainable routine. Join Meaux as she opens up about her journey to develop consistent daily habits, setting the stage for not just productivity, but holistic well-being this year.…
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Here's a thought: What happens when the thing you love turns into your source of pain? Meaux's got an answer for you: you take that pain and mold it into your purpose. In this year-end episode, Meaux takes us on a journey through the depths of her own experience, revealing how she found her purpose again after walking away from it three years prior…
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Ever caught yourself wondering, "When will it be my turn?" In this episode, Meaux is pulling back the curtain and sharing what she's ditching in her 20s—her timeline. Brace yourselves, because the truth is, there's no universal playbook dictating that we must hit specific milestones by a particular age. Culture might whisper otherwise, but here's t…
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Here's a hard truth that might need repeating: Meaux's here to remind you that you are anything BUT average. If no one's whispered it in your ear before, let this episode be your wake-up call. You're not just deserving; you're worthy of everything your heart craves. In this episode, Meaux's diving deep into a transformative realization: crafting th…
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Let's delve into a topic that's both exhilarating and anxiety-inducing: moving away from the place you've always called home. Trust me, this step has the potential to redefine your personal growth journey. Get ready, as Meaux takes you on an insightful ride through her own transformative experience of taking that courageous leap of faith. In this e…
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As a creative, you’re filled with many ideas, but the execution can be intimidating especially if you’re doing it solo. It’s not easy to put yourself out there and do things on your own, but remember….high risk, high reward. Brace yourself for a transformative episode that redefines your approach to creative expression.In this episode, Meaux delves…
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Join host and self-love ambassador Monique “Meaux” Quarles as she kicks off “Meaux Power to You” with an invigorating lesson on personal agency. In this premiere episode, you'll discover the inherent potential within you to craft the life you truly desire and undeniably deserve. Key Takeaways: Imagine a life unshackled from fear and limitations. Ve…
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As either the butt of a joke or a misnomer for fear or discomfort, phobias are chronically misunderstood. Phobias, a type of anxiety disorder, can often be severe and debilitating for the sufferer. Listen along as we discuss the different types of phobias and how wearing a walrus suit for your friend could be both a blessing and a curse.…
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Born and raised in a traumatic household, Billy Milligan struggled through early adulthood. His arrest for a violent crime as a teenager was only a taste of what was to come. When Billy was arrested and charged again at age 22, his lawyers noticed some concerning odd behavior, which led to Billy becoming the first person to use Multiple Personality…
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Content Warning: Child Harm. Naomi was a young, single mother of four children struggling to keep her mental illness at bay. Even after multiple stints in treatment facilities, her post-partum psychosis wasn't being handled properly. Tragically, Naomi's mental illness caused her delusions to spiral out of control on an otherwise beautiful 4th of Ju…
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Anneliese Michel started experiencing troubling symptoms in her high school years. After years of trying to treat her symptoms with medication and therapy without success, she was at her wit's end, and was looking for answers anywhere she could find them. This led her to seek out an exorcist, but was she really possessed, or was she a victim of bei…
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A humorous and absurdly profane exchange between defendant and judge came to fame when it became a cartoon and played on late-night TV station Adult Swim. But once you look in between the phallic idiolect, a disturbing story comes to light. Was Denver Fenton Allen egregiously disrespecting the decorum expected in a court of law, or was he utilizing…
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A man was seeking treatment in a nearby mental health facility when a young woman was murdered in her college dorm bathroom. With no good suspects and a flimsy lead, police had to find someone to take the fall. James Blackmon, suffering from intense delusions, was coerced into a confession and was wrongfully convicted for decades until he was final…
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A story about redemption, persecution, and then more redemption. James St. James was enjoying a quiet life as a university professor in Illinois until a reporter from Texas decided to look into the life of a family annihilator who had been released from a state mental institution decades prior. The reporter had been looking for a grisly murderer na…
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This week Amanda and Tommy discuss the practice of lobotomy. Why did they happen, how did the practice come about, and how did they fall out of favor? Learn all that and more as the hosts discuss Walter Freeman's lasting impact on psychosurgery and his revolutionary take on treating the mentally ill.…
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Too often in the world of content marketing, there is no real plan in place for measuring performance. That's why a thoughtful content measurement plan is absolutely crucial. I had a great time talking with digital marketing lead Azeem Ahmad, also known as Azeem Digital, about his step-by-step process for creating and executing a successful measure…
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What is humantic content? Think of it this way: when it comes to content and its value, context still reigns supreme. And at the end of the day, humans understand content better than AI. Grant Simmons, VP of Performance Marketing at Homes.com, part of the CoStar Group, joins the show to talk all things humantic content. Grant breaks down how this t…
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Whether you're a nonprofit, for-profit, civic organization, or any type of organization, storytelling is an important part of garnering brand awareness and creating an effective marketing campaign. I had a great time chatting with Tonya McKenzie, Los Angeles County Commissioner and PR & Leadership Consultant, about all things storytelling. In this …
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Getting your content to rank faster might seem difficult, but all it really takes is a little extra effort and work beyond the usual keyword research and optimization. Patrick Stox, product adviser, technical SEO, and brand ambassador for Ahrefs, joins me to talk all things ranking—and ranking quickly. In this episode, Patrick talks about the tools…
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The truth about marketing is that not every target market is in the same place at the same time, and every customer journey is different. It was wonderful talking to the great Carmen Ballock-Bunt, marketing operations analyst with Blue Shield of California, about why these truths emphasize the importance of strategizing your marketing mix, where to…
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Link building is a process that requires quality content, and having content that build links naturally takes plenty of research and trial and error. I had a great time chatting with digital PR specialist Monique Quarles, of Wiideman Consulting Group, about all things organic link building. Monique breaks down ways to create content that's optimize…
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One of the biggest misconceptions about a customer journey is that every journey is linear. In reality, there are often hundreds of interactions happening along the way. The wonderful Kevin Indig, director of SEO at Shopify, breaks down the concept of search journeys and why they're so important for optimizing content, how to use search journeys to…
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Making your content, and content marketing, accessible to everyone is one of the most important things you can do for reaching the widest audience possible. I had a great time chatting with social media manager and accessibility advocate Alexa Heinrich about the many ways you can make your content more accessible. In this episode, Alexa breaks down…
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The process of spiral thinking is a way of coming up with executable ideas by "spiraling up" into a more positive and optimistic mentality when ideating. The wonderful Dave Goodman, CEO of the MindShare Network and former Vice President and Executive Producer of Walt Disney Entertainment, explains this invaluable approach to creative thinking, how …
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Content creation isn't an exact science, and sometimes things fail. That can be a tough pill to swallow, but there are ways to avoid some common mistakes to help get the results you want. It was a blast talking to the wonderful Mark Porter, of Screaming Frog, about some of the most common mistakes in content, how to prevent these mistakes from happ…
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To understand why your content might not be ranking from a technical SEO perspective, it's important to understand the process of rendering and how it impacts content. It was wonderful chatting with Jamie Alberico, aka Jamie Indigo, about all things rendering. She explains the process of rendering, the differences between client side rendering and …
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Prioritizing a mobile experience for your content is just as important as it is to optimize content for desktop—especially depending on what type of content your produce. It was wonderful chatting with the great Garrett Sussman of IPullRank about how to optimize content for devices, what types of content should prioritize mobile vs. desktop, and so…
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Focusing on all parts of the content funnel, rather than just bottom-funnel content, is an incredibly important part of any strategy. Purna Virji, LinkedIn's senior content solutions evangelist, breaks down how to come up with content ideas for all parts of the funnel, how to make sure all parts are cohesive, how to increase your audience, and much…
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Developing a good link building strategy is all about perfecting the outreach and having the right expectations about the results you'll get. This week, I was joined by the wonderful Syed Farhan Raza to chat about the art of link building. In this episode, Farhan breaks down ways to perfect your pitch, how to determine what a quality link is, and m…
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Niche content may seem hard to research and create, but it can be incredibly effective for being authoritative and ranking with your content strategy. SEO strategist Tessah Aihara, founder of SEO Mama, talks all things niche content. In this episode, you'll learn how to research effectively for niche content, how to improve your meta descriptions, …
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If it seems like Google updates happen all of the time, it's because they do. How does that impact your content and how it ranks? The great Mordy Oberstein, Wix's liaison to the SEO community and host of The SEO Rant podcast, talks all things Google updates, the evolution of search, how important it is to keep up with updates so your content can ra…
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Creating evergreen, linkable, and thoughtful content can help you get the most bang for your buck—making your content valuable for a longer period of time. It was a blast chatting with Kate Neuens, SEO Manager at Beyond Identity, about all things content. In this episode, Kate talks about how to create linkable content that serves more than one pur…
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