Best Nasser Sahlool Podcasts (2024)

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Looking back to look forward 49:34

7M ago49:34

49:34

Oh man, the future! Dan, Jenna, and Nasser are back to make sense of a year in which everything changed in digital... again. Grab yourself a frothy coffee and join our future-proofed trio as they dissect 2023, speculate what 2024 may have in store, and make questionable attempts at Australian and Welsh accents. The year in review: Excitement, frust…

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AI Sunrise Series: Mount the Hype Cycle 44:39

1y ago44:39

44:39

In the first part of DAC's AI Sunrise Series, the gang returns to discuss the topic on everyone's lips. Join Jenna, Dan, and Nasser as they explain what the dawn of AI means for digital marketers, businesses of all shapes and sizes, and the world in general. Along the way, they generate lifelike content about: The solipsistic world of AI-powered mo…

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Generative AI: It's the end of the world as we know it (and we feel fine) 45:51

1+ y ago45:51

45:51

And we're back! Our triumphant trio returns to reveal all about marketing's hottest topic: generative artificial intelligence. Find how "the most profound technological development since the internet itself" is set to reinvent, well, pretty much everything. Along the way, Dan, Nasser, and Jenna delve into topics definitely not suggested by ChatGPT,…

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SERP's up: The radical reinvention of SEO 31:55

2y ago31:55

31:55

Some things never change, but SEO is not one of those things. Join Jenna, Nasser, and Dan as they check in on the sweeping evolution of organic search, explore Google's role therein, and ponder the future of one of digital's most traditional disciplines. Along the way, they click through into topics including: Counting in cubits and backyard pyrami…

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Behind the scenes of the Great Resignation 36:47

2+ y ago36:47

36:47

We're witnessing the most tumultuous era in the history of talent acquisition and retention in the marketing industry, and it's showing no sign of abating. Amid the churn, Jenna, Nasser, and Dan recruited Talentfoot founder and CEO Camille Fetter to reveal all about the Great Resignation, covering talking points including: Resistance to hybrid mode…

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2022: What to expect when you don't know what to expect 41:53

2+ y ago41:53

41:53

Fourth-quarter deadlines, postponed plans, and crippling anxiety about the year ahead—there's no mistaking The Most Wonderful Time of the Year™! Join Santa Sahlool, Dancer Temby, and Jingle Bells Watson as they recap an eventful year and look ahead to 2022, squeezing down chimneys including: The ever-changing definition of digital performance How t…

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Into the metaverse of madness 45:28

2+ y ago45:28

45:28

Facebook's metaverse announcement sent shockwaves around the digital world—and not just because of Mark Zuckerberg's "unique" presentation. But what does it all mean for brands, marketers, consumers, and the world at large? Choose your avatar and join Jenna, Nasser, and Dan in the funnelverse as they dissect the implications, confront controversies…

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Diversity in ad land 37:39

3y ago37:39

37:39

We're back from our short summer hiatus to explore one of the marketing industry's most urgent issues: diversity. Listen in as Nasser, Jenna, and Dan are joined by LiveIntent CMO Kerel Cooper—an award-winning advocate for diversity in business, media, and technology—to dive into some of the topic's most important talking points, including: How dive…

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Björn's brilliant B2B blueprint 31:29

3y ago31:29

31:29

Is B2B marketing really more challenging than B2C? The digital age has blurred the lines between the two, so we enlisted T-Systems' Head of Digital Marketing, Björn Radde, to reveal truths from one of Europe's most successful B2B operations. Join Nasser, Dan, and Jenna as they pick Björn's brain to reveal: Why B2B doesn't mean "boring to boring" Th…

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Back to the cookie-less future 43:07

3y ago43:07

43:07

Since we first covered the topic in episode one, Google has revealed that it will NOT replace third-party cookies with an equivalent mechanism to identify individual users. Cue anxious marketers asking themselves: "How are we going to do our jobs?!" Fortunately, Dan, Jenna, and Nasser are back to paint a much more vivid picture of our cookie-less f…

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Gettin' Shingy wit it 48:23

3y ago48:23

48:23

The iconoclastic David Shing (Shingy) is one of digital's most entertaining, fascinating, and polarizing figures—and he remains one of the sharpest minds in the business. Join Dan, Nasser, and Jenna as they chase down AOL's former "Digital Prophet" and see the world through his eyes, casting their gaze at: The antagonistic origins of the Prophet Th…

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The horsemen of the website apocalypse (and their buzzkill pal) 37:36

3+ y ago37:36

37:36

In the grim darkness of the far future, there's no such thing as websites… or is there? Join Calamity Jenna, Nasser the Kid, and Dan "Just Dan" Temby as they mount their steeds to explore the very real prospect of a websiteless future. Our intrepid trio set the record straight at speakeasies along the way, including: Why APIs are the heralds of web…

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CX, customer reviews, and 50 cases of beer: A chat with Jay Baer 42:00

3+ y ago42:00

42:00

Keynote speaker, best-selling author, advisor to 36 of the Fortune 500, seventh generation entrepreneur, certified barbecue judge, divorce statistician, reformed domain squatter... Jay Baer has seen and done it all, and now he's Inside the Funnel's first ever guest! Join Jenna, Dan, and Nasser as they gleefully pick Jay's brain to reveal priceless …

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Digital transformation: More than meets the eye 34:22

3+ y ago34:22

34:22

Digital transformation is one of the business world's most misconstrued concepts. It doesn't mean getting a new marketing stack or moving from carbon paper to Excel. So... what *does* it mean? Join Jenna, Nasser, and Dan as they explore and explain why digital transformation is about customer experiences and business outcomes—not just shiny new tec…

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Anecdotes from the omnichannel 37:33

3+ y ago37:33

37:33

Omnichannel was thrust back into the limelight at the tail-end of a crazy year. Why? Because digital is becoming the world's de facto medium for working, socializing, shopping—and engaging with both local businesses and national brands. But what is omnichannel? What *isn't* omnichannel? And have we finally found a topic that Dan finds exciting rath…

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Should we rage against the AI machine? 46:07

3+ y ago46:07

46:07

Sooner or later, artificial intelligence is going to completely reinvent the world of marketing… again. But should we welcome our robot overloads or resist their ascent? What do marketing decision-makers need to know about AI as 2021 approaches? And why is Jenna convinced that machine learning will prove to be the bringer of end times? Drop in on o…

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From "welcome back" to Westworld 39:06

3+ y ago39:06

39:06

On a scale of "one size fits all" to "borderline creepy", just how personalized should marketing be? Well, it depends, but one thing's for sure: there's no shortage of nuance, distrust, and legislation to contend with. In short, personalization is a hot-button topic—but Jenna, Dan, and Nasser are here to push it. The Christopher Nolan Guide to Pers…

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That’s the way the cookie crumbles 32:41

4y ago32:41

32:41

Cookies are helpful. But they're also the source of all digital evil... Or are they? There's a lot of misinformation floating around, but Jenna, Dan, and Nasser are here to set the record straight—and define exactly what marketing decision-makers need to know. Along the way, they cover: Cookies 101: A timely refresher Why are third-party cookies go…

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Introducing Inside the Funnel 1:31

4y ago1:31

1:31

Welcome to Inside the Funnel, the podcast for marketing leaders, nerds, and aficionados who want to lift the veil on the marketing machine (machines wear veils, right?) and get the scoop from actual, real-life decision-makers. In each episode, DAC's Jenna Watson, Dan Temby, and Nasser Sahlool will share their unique insights into the most pressing …

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Episode 104: Time To Say Goodbye 3:32

7y ago3:32

3:32

“What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? – it’s the too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies”. Jack Kerouac always had a way to capture a moment. And this is the moment, at the 2-year mark, to sa…

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Episode 103: Keeping It Real 4:39

7y ago4:39

4:39

Why do people buy? They believe that what you are selling is going to fulfill their need. And that's the key word...believe. For them to believe this fact, they have to trust. And in an industry based on artifice, to instil trust, nothing matters more than authenticity.

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Episode 102: The Digital Strategist As Integrator 5:51

7y ago5:51

5:51

We have previously discussed the emerging opportunities and threats presented by automation and artificial intelligence. Make no mistake, they are going to have a profound effect on our industry and society. But all is not lost. As we have previously outlined, the digital strategist is poised to thrive in this age of upheaval, and one of the key ro…

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Episode 101: The Client Advocate 4:11

7+ y ago4:11

4:11

You sit in the eye of the storm, pulled in a hundred different directions. How do you stay focused on the right outcomes? How do you turn the chaos and energy to your advantage? You do it by remembering who you work for. You do it by being the client advocate.

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Episode 100: The Truths We Hold To Be Self Evident 9:47

7+ y ago9:47

9:47

Being a strategist is about delivering outcomes predicated on understanding and driving human behaviours and actions. It is about understanding who your audience is, how they think, what they want, and delivering a message that motivates them to take the actions you want. Yes, in order to do so, you need to understand how to align and manipulate di…

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Episode 99: Building Consensus 4:17

7+ y ago4:17

4:17

Consensus can be a dirty word. It implies compromise. Compromise invites committee thinking. And committee thinking is associated with safe and uninteresting solutions. But without consensus, we can't deliver a digital strategy. How do we achieve consensus while remaining daring and innovative?

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Episode 98: Strategy In The Age Of Media Crisis 6:27

7+ y ago6:27

6:27

Digital media is having a moment, one that if not aggressively addressed will turn into a full blown crisis of confidence. Procter & Gamble CMO Marc Pritchard caused a sensation when he called on digital media providers to become transparent in the face of "crappy advertising accompanied by even crappier viewing experiences". Major advertisers, inc…

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Episode 97: Self Awareness Is A Beautiful Thing 3:49

7+ y ago3:49

3:49

The Ancient Greeks wrote that you should know thyself. But self awareness is a seemingly rare trait. We rush to talk, to get our opinion across without thinking about the impact on how we are perceived. Why is self awareness so important, why is it so rare, and how can we become more self aware?

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Episode 96: Why Are Soft Skills So Hard? 3:59

7+ y ago3:59

3:59

Overlooked, sidelined and dismissed, soft skills are considered less important than hard technical skills and experience. But as you grow your career, they become ever more important. What are soft skills, why are they not considered important when you first start your career, and why do they become more important as you grow?…

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Episode 95: The Things Left Undone 5:13

7+ y ago5:13

5:13

When you're in the middle of the scrum, with a thousand requests coming at you at the same time, how do you prioritize? How do you deliver to expectations? How do you maintain the quality of your thinking and output? How do you stay sane?

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Episode 94: Leading As A Digital Strategist 4:24

7+ y ago4:24

4:24

The strategist sits at the heart of the organization; is it any wonder your colleagues look to you for leadership? What are the traits that make a strategist a good leader, and how do you best provide that leadership as a strategist?

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Episode 93: The Work 5:37

7+ y ago5:37

5:37

It's a nebulous and subjective thing. Who decides what great work looks like, and why? What's more, we aren't creative directors. We are digital strategists. Our work isn't designed to inspire, amuse or move. Our work is designed to perform. So before you launch, and until you have results that validate your strategy, how can you know if your work …

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Episode 92: Digital Strategic Frameworks 4:15

7+ y ago4:15

4:15

Bringing order to chaos. Simplicity to complexity. Vision to practicality. The strategist is there to align stakeholders, solve problems and achieve ambitious objectives. But doing so is not a straightforward task. Not unless you have a strategic framework to depend on.

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Episode 91: A Great Story Well Told 6:14

7+ y ago6:14

6:14

The spoken word. It connects in ways that the written does not. Maybe that is why the podcast, an old delivery platform that many thought was past its prime, is enjoying such a revival. The podcast allows us to tell stories, provide context and connect on a human level, and it holds a very important place in the role of an integrated digital strate…

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Episode 90: The Need For Speed 4:36

7+ y ago4:36

4:36

You have an aggressive annual objective. You need an innovative strategy to achieve it. But each week you take on developing your strategy represents 2% of your year, and sets you that much further behind your goal. You now have a steeper hill to climb, and in less time. How do you square the requirement to spend an appropriate amount of time resea…

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Episode 89: The Digital Strategist As Visionary 5:17

7+ y ago5:17

5:17

‘If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea’. Writer, poet and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s beautifully articulated perspective on motivating people gives us insight into the role of the visionary. But what …

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Episode 88: The Long And Winding Road 5:18

7+ y ago5:18

5:18

Strategy is not about immediate impact, but rather about long term achievement of ambitious objectives. It doesn't constantly change; if it did then it wouldn't be strategy. So once the strategy is set, and the implementation begins, is there a role for the strategist? I believe the strategist is critical for the successful execution of a strategy …

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Episode 87: Challenge Everything 4:35

7+ y ago4:35

4:35

"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think". This quote from Socrates, articulated over 2,000 years ago, sits at the heart of the teaching method he created, the Socratic Method. This debate driven approach to challenging ideas and finding common ground is as valid today in the context of the work of the strategist as it was in th…

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Episode 86: Team Of Rivals 5:15

7+ y ago5:15

5:15

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe". Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States until his assassination in 1865. During his time as President, he led the nation through one of the most traumatic experiences in its history, the Civil War. A deeply astute politician, Lincol…

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Episode 85: I, Robot 5:29

7+ y ago5:29

5:29

Artificial intelligence. Machine learning. Cognitive computing. The robots are coming, and they are going to have a profound impact on our industry. But don't despair. Don't give up. Don't rage against the machine. Prepare yourself for their arrival, because the age of automation needs the strategist more than ever.…

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Episode 84: Beyond Understanding 5:37

7+ y ago5:37

5:37

Bill Clinton once famously said ‘I feel your pain’. Not ‘I understand‘ or ‘I see‘, but ‘I feel‘. Empathy. It’s the difference between being an observer and an active participant. And in our data first world, it is often overlooked. But without empathy, we can’t execute on our vision. Without empathy we can’t lead. Without empathy our campaigns won’…

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Episode 83: The Mystic 5:47

7+ y ago5:47

5:47

'If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?' Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi was a 13th Century poet, scholar and Sufi mystic whose writings continue to inspire across cultures and languages, making him the best selling poet in the United States. Rumi's teachings are guided by the concept of Tawhid, or the union with the Belove…

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Episode 82: The Blue Ocean 5:19

7+ y ago5:19

5:19

In 1997, Apple unveiled its ‘Think Different’ campaign, marking its re-emergence as a powerhouse in the industry. The idea of being different is not only compelling, it’s important. In a crowded marketplace, you can do what everyone else is doing, or you can apply the concepts of the Blue Ocean Strategy and create your own market. These concepts ma…

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Episode 81: The Veil Of Ignorance 5:01

7+ y ago5:01

5:01

How do you figure out a path if you don't know the destination? What about if you have no idea about the resources at your disposal to get there? This is not a fanciful or hypothetical question, but a challenge that we are faced with often as strategists. When you have too little information, it can be tempting to walk away from the situation. Rath…

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Episode 80: The 4 Principles To Thrive In Change 6:52

7+ y ago6:52

6:52

Anxiety. Despair. Paralysis. Rapid and dramatic change can be dizzying and debilitating. But it need not be. If we prepare ourselves appropriately, and approached pragmatically, change can be empowering and transformative. Here's how to thrive in a changing environment.

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Episode 79: Strategy Is More Than A Collection Of Tactics 5:43

7+ y ago5:43

5:43

It's a common problem in digital marketing. We jump straight to execution without first developing the strategy. For many that work in this space, strategy is nothing more than a collection of tactics. Why is this sentiment so prevalent, how does it impact our work, and what is the benefit of treating strategy as more than a collection of tactics?…

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Episode 78: Applying Porter's 5 Forces To Digital Strategy 7:03

7+ y ago7:03

7:03

Too often, when we think of our work in digital marketing, we consider it purely through the lens of the technology we are working with. In doing so, we forget the strategic frameworks that have been applied in planning for decades. How relevant are these frameworks to the work of the digital strategist, and how do they apply? To answer that questi…

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Episode 77: Winning In Difficult Situations 5:40

7+ y ago5:40

5:40

Some weeks it feels like all we do is fight fires. This can be exhausting and demoralizing. But worse that that, it can serve to cause us to take our eyes off our goals, lose perspective, and make decisions that might alleviate the short term pain, but work to undermine the long term strategic objective. Here's how to win in difficult situations.…

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Episode 76: The Digital Strategist As Renaissance Man 7:32

7+ y ago7:32

7:32

In 1633, Galileo Galilei was convicted of and imprisoned for heresy by the Roman Inquisition for arguing that the planets revolve around the Sun, rather than around the Earth. Astronomer, physicist, philosopher and mathematician, Galileo, along with Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and other polymaths came to characterize an era of discovery, creati…

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Episode 75: The Prince 7:27

8y ago7:27

7:27

To be called Machiavellian is to be considered unscrupulous, immoral and deceitful. This is a man that wrote that 'since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved', and 'if an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared'. Machiavel…

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Episode 73: Herding Cats 5:29

8y ago5:29

5:29

Independent. Contrarian. Brilliant. Difficult. Nimble. Aloof. The digital strategist may be a multi-disciplinary octopus, but in our everyday skins, we can also resemble our feline friends. We like to work alone and on our own schedule. We don't like to follow the direction of others. We can come off as arrogant. We sometimes chase shiny objects. S…

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