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Dawn McGruer brings you bi-weekly ACTIONABLE digital marketing lessons that she has learned through 20 years of working in the industry. Whether you an aspiring or experienced marketer, learn the latest SEO, content marketing, social media, email marketing, conversion optimisation and online marketing tactics that are working today. Develop your digital skills with our free resources at www.digitalandsocialmediaacademy.com
 
Dawn of a New Era is a business and marketing podcast with a difference for people who want to start, scale and grow their own business. Dawn McGruer - The Business Growth Coach® shares tips to improve marketing, motivation and mindset as well as her own real-life challenges and experiences as an entrepreneur. She started her first business 20 years ago at the age of 21, became a best-selling author, speaker and strategist in the world of digital marketing and mortgage free at 33. Guests inc ...
 
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In this episode, we look at how you attract and convert your clients. This comes down to the art of persuasion. In particular, this episode looks at the art of client attraction and conversion for you and your business. Here are the highlights (3:48) Getting your dream clients to seek you out (7:56) Planning your customer journey (13:02) Generate l…
 
Today’s topic is pretty much what makes a business tick. It's what all marketers strive for. It’s how to generate leads and clients. Today, I’m bringing you my six-step strategy. And highlighting some of the pitfalls that I see people make. So, join me as I bring you my tips on generating leads that turn into profitable clients. Here are the highli…
 
This week, we’re talking about the perfect social media strategy. But what do I mean by perfect? Well, it's slightly ironic because I don't truly believe there is a perfect strategy. You need to be dynamic. So how do we solve this? Join me today to find out as I bring you my tips on getting your perfect social media strategy. Here are the highlight…
 
Today, I’m telling you about a day in the life of a multi-seven-figure business owner. I cover all sorts of things like marketing, motivation, mindset, models, and money. And today, we're wrapping them all up into one juicy episode. I’m covering this because I want to share some behind-the-scenes of what I do. I'm always asked how I keep a handle o…
 
I see people with HUGE traditional marketing to do lists but they often are missing the out the most important marketings tools. In this episode, I give you insight into the day in the life of a digital marketer and address what you should be doing, as a modern day marketer. Here are the highlights (2:25) Make social media your number one priority …
 
Every single business owner has experienced a difficult time. There are pressures on finances. Maybe a campaign or a launch didn’t drive the results that you desired. It's happened to us all. But the great thing is, even with my most epic failures, and believe me, over the past 20 years, I've had many, these have been my biggest learnings. So, toda…
 
Many businesses want to grow. They ask: How do I get visible? How do I get clients fast? Everybody wants to be able to reach and attract more customers. However, today, this podcast is centred on all the things not to do. So, if there's nothing else that you do today in the world of marketing, make this the most important. Grab a pen and paper as I…
 
We’ve all been in the situation where we’re not focused and not seeing the results we want. So, if you are feeling like you're not doing enough, or that you’re never going to achieve the goals you have set and feel like this uphill climb is never-ending, this episode is for you. I reveal the seven steps I took to get to seven figures in seven month…
 
Today we are talking about the biggest drivers of growth. What are the top ways of using marketing in your business? How do you create an ecosystem within your business? What are the things that need to be focused on every single day? You don’t want to be a busy marketer; you want to be a smart marketer. So, join me today as we delve into focusing …
 
This episode is special to me. It comes from my heart. Every day we work on growing our careers and your business, looking to get that ultimate growth, freedom, and flexibility, that whole purpose in your life. But we don't connect with it enough. Success comes from you. It comes from within your soul. So, join me in today’s episode, as we dig deep…
 
Social media is one of the most powerful tools in business and can actually be a huge asset in terms of driving revenue and driving profit in the business. Do you find that if you are posting on social media you are sometimes getting a tumbleweed effect? You're not getting comments, you're not getting likes, and you're not getting shares? … then th…
 
Today’s episode is going to be about the one thing that I believe every marketer should know - and how not to lose sight of this. Targeting an audience is something key in the marketing world and I believe it makes all the difference in your success as a marketer. Instead of focusing on a niche topic, zone your focus in on the person you are market…
 
Do you feel as though you are always writing to do lists, always thinking up new ideas and always discovering something new that captures your attention? In today’s episode I’ll be talking about the importance of not getting distracted! Being creative and having many ideas is a great trait to have, however today I discuss the importance of reigning…
 
Today I am going to be talking about how to get more clients for your business. I have 4 ways to help get you more clients onboard that make it super simple for them to want to sign up and get your product or services. They are tried and tested - and they worked for me and will work for you too! Here are the highlights: 01:57) Switch things up a li…
 
I started my business over 2 decades ago , and when I made my first million, that marked a huge milestone for me, but it also did a huge amount for my own confidence, for the way that I showed up online and the way I worked with clients. In today’s episode I am going to share with you the journey that I took to actually get to a million. I discuss …
 
Ep 46 - How To Generate Leads on Social Media with Mat Wilson In today’s episode I’m joined by Mat Wilson, the founder of Einstein Marketer and fellow lover of online marketing. Today, we’re going to talk about all things business growth, including using paid ads, Facebook and Youtube. We also discuss Mat’s journey to success, and how he founded hi…
 
In this episode, I talk about a framework I created (and recently won an award for!) called the Dynamic Digital Marketing Model. Within this framework are eight powerful ways in which to market your business online to scale and grow. This week I discuss the #1 reason businesses fail while starting a business, with 82% of small businesses failing du…
 
Episode 45 - 8 Powerful Ways to Market Your Business Online I have worked in online marketing since the early days of the internet. I have seen it develop from a simple communication tool into the powerful presence in our lives that it has become today. In this episode I talk about the eight powerful ways in which to market your business online. Ev…
 
In this episode, we are looking at the barriers we often encounter when actually growing and scaling your business. Marketing, motivation and mindset are the three things I talk about on this podcast, but they are the three critical success factors that I believe that every business owner, entrepreneur, and founder needs to be able to be successful…
 
This week, we're going to cover the most important aspect of your marketing strategy. Now, what is that? Well, the number one part of any strategy that I create is about knowing your customers. And what I mean by that is there are five steps to creating the ideal client profile or avatar. Once you understand who your customer is, and their customer…
 
In this week’s episode, I am going to cover the most asked question by any business owner, how do you achieve consistent cash months? This has been the biggest transformation for my business and will be for any business. When I first started my business when I was only 21 years old, I was in the feast and famine cycle which is incredibly stressful.…
 
This week, I’m going to show you how I got over 30,000 followers on LinkedIn. Now, I started my academy back in 2005, and since then we have trained and certified over 30,000 clients. That is an amazing achievement, but I've been working in the world of online marketing and social media since the internet began. LinkedIn, in my opinion, has always …
 
In this week’s episode, we're going to focus on one of the most important things in business, which is how to boost your brand awareness on social media. I'm often asked, “how did I grow my network on LinkedIn into the tens of thousands?” On LinkedIn, I have 30,000 direct connections and the same in followers. I didn't grow that audience overnight,…
 
In this episode, I'm going to talk about the three rules to success; customers, consistency and cash. As marketers or business owners, it's really important to understand what it is in business that allows it to be successful, sustainable, profitable and allows it to scale and grow in an easy way. Here are the highlights: (02:52) When I started my …
 
In today’s episode, I'm going to talk about the three C’s in business; customers, consistency and cash. These are the foundations that have helped me and my clients grow our businesses. I started using these back when I was 21 when I started my first ever business. Starting my business was harder than I could have ever imagined. I went through a cy…
 
Each time I talk to a new client, they all have the same goals. They want more customers and more profit in their business. In this episode I discuss the three core elements that are essential in business today to help with these goals. Here are the highlights: (01:04) 3 Core Elements (02:51) Customers (07:22) Word of mouth (10:30) Overwhelm in bus…
 
In today’s podcast, we're going to cover the things that you should never outsource. I always talk about decluttering, I always talk about delegating, but there are some things that honestly, from working and running my own business since I was 21, I know what to keep in the business and what to outsource. We want to keep the magic in the business,…
 
When I started my business back in 2005, we made a plan to achieve all of this great things, but when it came to putting this business plan into action we realised we didn’t have the resources or the capacity to do everything. What we soon understood was that no successful business has the right blueprint on day one, and in this episode I’m going t…
 
As entrepreneurs it is so easy to have loads of spinning plates. Your to-do list can get out of control and then the overwhelm and the burnout sets in, so you end up achieving nothing. In this episode I’m here to tell you that it’s ok to just focus on one thing. In fact, it’s better for you and it’s better for your business. By focussing on the stu…
 
I’m going to dispel a myth for you - increasing the size of your follower count or mailing list does not guarantee more clients. So if you are putting all of your energy into growing your audience, how do you know all of those are your target audience, and do you know how to convert that audience into paying clients? In this episode, we are going t…
 
When running a business, it’s so easy to step back into your comfort zone and play it safe, but actually this may not be the safest place to be, because if it’s not pushing you forward then it might not be right for your business. In this episode I explain why you should stop playing small, and offer my advice, based on decades of professional expe…
 
In this episode, we are going to be looking at why your marketing isn't making you money. Now, I published my book back in 2019, Dynamic Digital Marketing, and it still continues to be a huge driver into my business. This podcast started in 2018 and again, we have absolutely driven and benefited from revenue and sales from it. Both my book and podc…
 
In this week’s episode, I'm going to be sharing how I added a whopping £70K in recurring revenue in just seven weeks. Crazy, I know! If you're sitting there thinking, "Oh my goodness, really?" Honestly, I promise, promise, promise it is possible and I was as amazed and shocked as perhaps you will be. So, I will be explaining exactly how we did it a…
 
In this episode, we are going to talk about hooking people into your content using standout titles. Now, hooks, for me, are totally underused I see so much content that I literally switch off. When we look at what gets really good engagement and what also turns connections into paying clients it’s when people use hooks. Here are the highlights: (01…
 
In this week’s episode, we're going to talk about how to start your own podcast. Now, I think when I first started out I definitely felt like a podcast was something that was on my agenda, but it definitely wasn't at the forefront of my mind. I knew that a podcast would bring amazing value to my business and in turn, probably drive some revenue, bu…
 
Analytics. KPIs. Metrics. These are all words that strike dread into many entrepreneurs, because even though they’re important, they often feel like a burden that distracts from the ‘real’ work.But here’s the secret: keeping your pulse on your business’ health is not that difficult! In this episode I briefly outline the few key things you need to m…
 
In this week’s episode, I’m joined by the brilliant Denise Duffield-Thomas. Denise is a money mindset mentor, self-made millionaire and author. We have a great conversation about where Denise’s drive for independence comes from, mindset around money and her latest book Chill and Prosper. Here are the highlights: (03:01) Denise’s background (07:16) …
 
Everyone knows starting a business is tough, but we forget that overnight successes are often years in the making. It takes the average self-made millionaire a whopping 32 years to get their fortune! However, the good news is there are ways to get there quicker, and in this episode I’m going to talk you through how you can realistically make your f…
 
In this week’s episode, I'm going to cover, what does a six-figure income actually look like? How is earning that amount of money going to impact your life? What level of income is the gamechanger and how do you even get to that point? Thinking about making an extra 100K a year may seem like a distant, pretty much unattainable dream but it’s actual…
 
In this episode, we're going to cover something super simple, but super important, we're going to look at how to create a five-minute digital plan. If you've never done a plan, don't be frightened. You’ll just need to grab a piece of A4 paper and write four columns on it and start to think about your objectives, your channels, the funnel, the pipel…
 
In this week’s episode, I'm going to cover eight ways to work less and earn more. It's a biggie because I don't know one person who doesn't want to work less and earn more. Now, my passion is always about training, guiding businesses, and consulting on growth, and how businesses can really focus on maximizing profit. So, let's get started. Here are…
 
In this episode, we're going to talk about something really important, which centres around lead generation. Now, if you think about the biggest challenge in business, often it's not converting sales, but it's actually getting the leads into the business in the first place. And this episode is going to focus on how pipeline marketing has changed th…
 
In this week’s episode, I will be sharing with you three ways that you can influence your success. And these three things are really special to me because during the pandemic, during growing my business, during any time of my life, I honestly believe that I've fallen back into understanding how I am motivated, how I can impact my clients, how I can…
 
In this episode, we are going to look at how I designed my offer ladder. When we look at offer ladders, it's one of those topics that in business, I get asked a lot about. When you're starting out, when you're in a growth period, when you're scaling, how do you know that you've got the right balance of product services that are going to really get …
 
In this week’s episode, I'm going to be talking to you about stepping into your self-worth which is something that I have to work on constantly. Now, we hear these terms bandied around left, right, and centre, but what does it really mean? What do we need to do to really find self-acceptance, the whole understanding of what we are worth as an indiv…
 
In this week’s episode, we're going to talk about how you can overcome fear. In particular, I'm going to share a story about how I overcame fear in business. Because I’m in the online space a lot, people assume that you are naturally confident, you know what you're doing, you've got your shit together, and everything is fine but that’s not always t…
 
Would you like to develop your digital marketing skills for free? Welcome to the second season of Digital Marketing Made Easy with Dawn McGruer. Listen and subscribe to the show now for the latest tips, techniques, tools, insights, and trends that are making the difference in digital right now. We're going to be covering all aspects of online marke…
 
In this week’s episode, we're going to look at how to take back control of your business. It sounds weird because you might think, "Well, I am in control of my business." If you are a business owner, you might feel like you are the driving force that you've got everything in place, but something I've been struggling with quite lately, and to be hon…
 
In this week’s episode, we're going to be looking at my top 10 tips for better performance. This is something that has really come about after people asked me what I do in my daily routine. Things that I do, things that I take, any rituals that I have. And I just wanted to share some of the things that I've been trying out and some of the results t…
 
In this week’s episode, we're going to be looking at the benefits of a mastermind. It's one of those things that I think many business owners are aware of and they hear people talking about masterminds, but what really is a mastermind? They are a group where you can get this sense of connectivity and conversation. And I honestly think that it reall…
 
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