Exploring the big stories for the week at the intersection of local business & marketing across the spectrum of search, social and commerce. With Greg Sterling, Mike Blumenthal & David Mihm.
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A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.
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The Latest with Greg Ott is a weekly comedy podcast about trending news and O.J. Simpson that's shorter than a Dave Matthews Band song.
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Saving Thousands Radio Show with Host Robert Palmer Robert Palmer is the financial adviser that consumers have been waiting for. From personal finance, debt management, home ownership and beyond Robert Palmer takes to Saving Thousands Radio Network to help consumers like you enrich their lives. Consumers who listen to Saving Thousands and follow the Saving Thousands Rules quickly become the empowered consumer that big financial corporations fear. You no longer have to be a Financial Zombie!
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Listen in for the best of Brett Rump's takes and interviews on all things Fort Wayne and Indiana sports.
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, we replay conversations that Brett had with two different head coaches at High School Media Day late last month! He first speaks to Snider Head Coach Kurt Tippmann, and then East Noble Head Coach Alex Stewart. Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam comb through the Indianapolis Colts 2024 Season Schedule an…
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Hour 2: Greg Rakestraw / Shannon Griffith
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Brett is joined in the second hour of today's Sports Rush to talk about the Indianapolis Colts with Greg Rakestraw, part of the Colts' radio broadcasting team! We hear about his expectations for Anthony Richardson and the Colts this season, his thoughts on the injury that will sideline Jelani Woods, and more. We also hear about what teams he will b…
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129: Fusing 40 Years of HR, Leadership Development and Life Lessons with Mark Rumbles
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Mark Rumbles reflects on his career of 40 years, what he’s learned in the leadership development space and what’s next for him. Mark recently retired after 40 years in HR and leadership development. Mark and I discuss his career journey, the concept of retirement, and insights gained from his extensive experience developing leaders. This conversati…
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We are pleased to be joined by Indiana Men's Basketball player Gabe Cupps LIVE on the guest line today to talk to Brett! We saw Gabe out at the IU Fan Event at Scheerer-McCulloch Auctioneers on Saturday, but we decided we needed to have him on the show today for a full conversation with Brett! Today, the two talk about how Gabe was forced into a ma…
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Pat Boylan who is the play-by-play voice of the Indiana Fever as well as a broadcaster for the Indiana Pacers! Today, he and Brett discuss the Indiana Fever returning from the WNBA Olympics break in fantastic form, winning their two games since coming back against the Phoenix Merc…
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In the first hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn of The Journal Gazette! Today, Dylan and Brett discuss the latest with Indiana Hoosiers Football, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team, and more on Football! We also hear about the Fort Wayne TinCaps, and whether or not Dylan has ever seen Star Wars! Also in the first ho…
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In the second hour of today's Friday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Scott Agness, who covers both the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever for The Fieldhouse Files! We hear from Scott about the return of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever against the Phoenix Mercury in Indianapolis tonight, as well as the Indiana Pacers s…
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Send us a Text Message. The Role of Brand in Seo: We speak with guest, Mordy Oberstein on the role of branding in SEO, particularly how it has re-emerged as a significant factor in conversions and SEO. We explore the interaction between brand and user experience, and the introduction of Google’s emphasis on brand in its algorithms. Brand Differenti…
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Hour 1: The Sports Rush LIVE at The Good Feet Store!
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We have a special edition of The Sports Rush for you today, because we were LIVE on location at The Good Feet Store on Coldwater Road as we gave away prizes and had listeners enter a drawing for the FireKeepers Casino 400 up in Michigan on Sunday! In the first hour today, Brett gets ready for the return of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever tomorr…
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Brett is joined in the second hour of The Sports Rush today live and in person by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz to preview High School Football getting underway next week. The two also have fun sharing their experience today at The Good Feet Store checking out Joey Logano's Dark Horse Mustang, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Hour 1: Colts Preseason / Home Run Derby X Recap
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The Sports Rush with Brett Rump is BACK! Today in our first hour back, Brett catches up on all the latest that he's missed since we've been off, including a look at the final results of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. We also hear Brett's thoughts on the 2024 Preseason Opener for the Indianapolis Colts against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. We also hear…
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Destin Adams who covers the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports! We hear Destin's thoughts on the first preseason game of the year for the Colts this past Sunday against Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos. Did we see enough from Anthony Richardson and Jonathon Taylor to make any predictions on thei…
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GBP Bugs & AI-Driven Layoff Concern, Sale of CNET & Google, Antitrust Remedy: Impact on Apple & SEO
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Send us a Text Message. Google's Local Business Service Woes: Persistent Bugs and AI-Driven Layoffs Spark Concern: There have been ongoing support and technical issues with Google Business Profiles. Major bugs affecting local business profiles have persisted for months and in several cases years, including image misassignments and overzealous suspe…
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In the first hour of today's Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by the voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor! The Colts continue to practice ahead of their preseason opener, and today they released their first unofficial depth chart for all the positions on the team! We hear from Matt about the latest going…
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Hour 2: HS FB Media Day: Seth Wilcox + Monte Mawhorter
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett and a listener compete in a special "Olympics Edition" of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, with both players trying to guess what year each Olympic event that Adam describes happened. Best of 5 gets a large pizza courtesy of Pizza Hut! Also in the second hour, we replay conversations that Shannon Griffit…
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We are back in action on a Monday with The Sports Rush! In the first hour today, Brett was joined on the phone by Kyle Rowland of The Toledo Blade, who covers not only the Ohio State Buckeyes, but the Michigan Wolverines up in Ann Arbor as well! And that is the topic of today's conversation, as we get all the latest from Kyle on the situation invol…
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Hour 2: HS FB Media Day Coaches / Olympic Sports
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, we hear from "The Coach" Shannon Griffith, who spent some time at Fort Wayne's 2024 High School Football Media Day talking to many head coaches from around the area! Today, we hear his conversations with the head coach of Northrop Football in Quentin Bowen, as well as Josh Gerber, the head coach of Norwell…
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Doug Hunter and I discuss artificial intelligence (AI), including how it works, its impact on various aspects of life and work and how to get started with it. Doug provides an overview of AI, distinguishing between classical AI and the more recent generative AI. Doug also explains how AI works on probabilities and patterns, and discusses its curren…
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Happy Friday! In the first hour of our last Sports Rush show for the week, Brett is joined on the guest line by Justin Cohn, who covers the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette here in town! We hear from Justin about the newest signings for the Fort Wayne Komets, including some serious scoring veterans from other teams around the ECHL! We also…
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Hour 2: Kent Sterling / HS Football Media Day
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In the second hour of today’s Sports Rush to wrap up the week, Brett is joined by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com, as well as his Kent Sterling YouTube Page! We hear from Kent about his thoughts on the state of the Indianapolis Colts roster and how much he expects out of different Colts players at different positions, areas of need, and more. We …
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MindTrip brings AI travel search, Search Shenanigans, Boost Google Local Rankings w/ Engagement?
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Send us a Text Message. Segment 1: OpenAI & MindTrip bring AI to search, will it matter? Last Thursday, OpenAI made waves with an announcement about Search GPT, a prototype aimed at revamping the search experience for ChatGPT users. Promising a two-column format, it aims to ease the search process and challenge traditional search engines like Googl…
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In the first hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Kevin Bowen, who not only is a morning show host down in Indianapolis on 107.5 The Fan, he also has been providing fantastic coverage of Colts training camps and practices at the team gets prepared for the upcoming season. Today, Kevin and Brett discuss the health and availability of quar…
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In hour second hour today, Brett is joined LIVE in studio by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! Today, Doot and Brett preview some of the teams and some of the storylines ahead of the season getting underway later this month with a focus on the NECC and NE8 Conferences, with more conferences to come in later weeks! We also hear abo…
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David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Love Letter,” by George Saunders, which was published in The New Yorker in 2020. Sedaris is the author of more than a dozen books of essays, memoirs, and diaries, including, most recently, “A Carnival of Snackery” and “Happy-Go-Lucky.”By WNYC Studios and The New Yorker
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, we replay a conversation that our very own Shannon Griffith, who you hear regularly throughout our coverage of High School Football every season, had with the head coach of Columbia City Football, Brett Fox! The conversation took place at Fort Wayne's High School Football Media Day this past Friday. Also i…
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In the first hour of this hump-day edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by one of the newest members of the Fort Wayne Komets, and someone who spent the first three years of his life here in the Summit City, it's forward Alex Aleardi! Alex has played the last two seasons with the Rapid City Rush, and won the ECHL's Kelly Cu…
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In the first hour of today's Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Greg Rakestraw, who wears many hats in the world of sports coverage! We hear from Greg today on his thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts losing Samson Ebukam for the season. We also hear his thoughts on the Colts seemingly going into this season with zero restrictions…
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett previews tonight's series that gets underway between the Fort Wayne TinCaps and the West Michigan Whitecaps. We also play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners competing for a large pizza from Pizza Hut. Also in the second hour, we replay a conversation that Brett had on Friday with S…
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To kick off this week of The Sports Rush, we hear from James Boyd, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! There's no one better to have on today as James has been down at Westfield and Grand Park following along with all the Colts' training camp that he possibly can! We hear from James about Jim Irsay being down at practice, and how he…
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In the second hour of the first Sports Rush of the week, Brett is joined on the guest line by Scott Agness! Scott does a fantastic job of covering the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark for FieldhouseFiles.com! Today, he and Brett talk about Pacers star player Tyrese Haliburton not getting any playing time in the USA's fi…
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Reframing how search ranking works, Google Doubles Down on Income, Voice Search Redux? w/ Cindy Krum
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Send us a Text Message. SEOs need to reframe how search ranking works - click thru data being the most important factor: Click data is a cornerstone of Google’s ranking algorithm, as highlighted by recent DOJ findings. Google uses its heavy reliance on click data to grasp new trends swiftly as well as to “understand” page quality. Traditional SEO e…
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Hour 1: High School Football Media Day 2024
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In this special edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is coming to you live from 2024's High School Football Media Day! With the season just around the corner, Brett talks to many of our Fort Wayne and surrounding area head coaches of many fantastic football programs that we have here. Listen to how the off-season and what the upcoming season will look…
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In the second hour of today's special edition of The Sports Rush, Brett continues his conversations with the head coaches of football programs throughout Northeast Indiana as we come to you live from High School Football Media 2024 as we get ready for the upcoming season! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! Ahead of The Sports Rush being at the 2024 Fort Wayne Area High School Football Media Day tomorrow, Brett and Doot discuss some of the football coaching changes at programs around the area. The two also talk about Doot's Top 5 returning…
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani! We hear from Shane all about the new signings for the Fort Wayne Komets in the off-season so far, as well as some familiar faces that will also be returning to the lineup. We also hear from Shane about how much further…
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Hour 2: Big Ten Media Days / Kel'el Ware Shines in Summer League
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In the second hour of today's return to The Sports Rush, Brett talks about what we've heard football-wise out of Big Ten Media Days so far as we hear from coaches and more. Brett asks if Purdue's Football Team under Ryan Walters is being too heavily underrated as they are considered by many polls to be at the bottom of the conference for the upcomi…
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Hour 1: Colts Start Training Camp / Pacers Extend Nembhard
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After a break for vacation that lasted longer than expected due to major issues with airlines all across the country, The Sports Rush is finally BACK! And we have a lot to catch up with on today's show. In the first hour, Brett catches up on some of the big sports stories he missed while he was gone. Then, we talk about today's news that has come o…
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How Local SEOs are using Gen AI & ChatGPT: Tips, tactics & strategies w/ Darren Shaw & Joy Hawkins
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Send us a Text Message. In this extended episode of the Near Memo, Greg Sterling , Joy Hawkins, Darren Shaw & Mike Blumenthal explore the role of generative AI and how it has evolved one year after CHat GPT was released. We cover: Experiences and opinions on the use of AI tools like ChatGPT in SEO and content creation. The effectiveness of AI in di…
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Seattle surgeon pays $5 mil review fraud fine; Local Search increasingly shows Google GBP results
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Send us a Text Message. Seattle surgeon pays $5 mil fine for review fraud; What responsibility does Google have? Allure Esthetics and its owner Dr. Java Sagan, were convicted of violating the Consumer Review Fairness Act. They forced 21,000 clients to sign agreements preventing them from leaving honest reviews and engaged in additional deceptive pr…
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With the Fort Wayne TinCaps playing a double-header tonight after being rained out last night up in Midland, Michigan, today's Sports Rush was cut a bit short, so we have it all here in one hour for you! Brett was joined today by Indy-based sports media mogul Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com and his Kent Sterling page on YouTube! Today, he and Bre…
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Hour 1: TinCaps Roll / Kawhi Leonard Off Team USA
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In the first hour of today's mid-week Sports Rush, Brett talks about the Fort Wayne TinCaps getting a shutout win in their series opener against the Great Lakes Loons last night with a 7-0 victory. We also hear about the Indiana Fever dropping a game to the Washington Mystics earlier in the afternoon despite a standout performance from Caitlin Clar…
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In the second hour of today's Wednesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show by Greg Rakestraw! In addition to his work covering high school sports across the state of Indiana with the ISC Sports Network and doing work for the Indianapolis Colts, Greg is also the voice of the Indy Eleven soccer team! And, it's an exciting time for the Indy Elev…
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In the first hour of today's Tuesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Jeremiah Johnson, of the Indiana Pacers Broadcast Team! You can hear Jeremiah throughout pregame and postgame, and also alongside the sidelines providing fantastic coverage of the team. Today, he and Brett discuss the Pacers signing Pascal Siakam to a new deal, a…
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett and Adam put together their Top 10 Teams of Men's Basketball Players for USA since the 1992 Dream Team. Who will each of the guys select to make their "all-time" rosters? Also in the second hour, we play our weekly game of "Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia" with one of our listeners competing against Bret…
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127: Improve Your Job Search with Email: Tammi Scott
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Tammi Scott shares her unique approach to finding new job opportunities by emailing people she knows. Tammi and I were a money coaches together at Capital One. Tammi shares insights from her extensive coaching background, including her experience at Nordstrom selling shoes. She emphasizes the critical role of building and maintaining professional r…
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Hour 1: Merrill Makes All-Star / Fever Defeat Liberty
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After a long 4th of July Weekend, The Sports Rush is back in action on a Monday! Today, Brett talks about the Indiana Fever getting a comeback win over the New York Liberty over the weekend behind a triple-double from Caitlin, the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA History! Also in the first hour, we hear Brett's thoughts on the roster of Purd…
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In the second hour of today's Monday show, Brett is joined live on the guest line by long-time broadcaster for the Fort Wayne Wizards and now Fort Wayne TinCaps, Mike Maahs! Today, Mike and Brett discuss former TinCaps Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr., who were both named as 2024 MLB All Stars! We hear from Mike about his memories of both pla…
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From the vault: What and why of review fraud on Google how to deal with it
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Send us a Text Message. The big picture of review fraud - who does it and why: We explore the full range of review fraud from fake positive reviews, black hat negative reviews and review extortion with Curtis Boyd of the Transparency Company. How widespread is it, is it growing, which categories are most likely to participate in it and why. How to …
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In the first hour of today’s show, which is the last Sports Rush of the week before we break to celebrate an extended Fourth of July Weekend, Brett is joined by TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter! We hear from Mike about what the big 4th of July game is looking like tomorrow, if there’s any more tickets available, and more. We also hear from Mike a…
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In the second hour of today’s last Sports Rush of the week, Brett is joined by Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star to talk about the Indiana Pacers signing center James Wiseman out of free agency, resigning Obi Toppin, and the current construction of the roster. We also ask Dustin about the trade rumors surrounding the Pacers and Cam Johnson of the Net…
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