Marketing Made Simple
Hosted by Donald Miller and Kyle Reed and Kyle · StoryBrand.com
4.5from 565 ratings
- 309
- Episodes
- 237
- Transcribed
- 565
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About Marketing Made Simple
Hello Hero Makers! For new marketing content from StoryBrand, check out the StoryBrand Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-storybrand-podcast/id1092751338 Each week on the StoryBrand Podcast host Donald Miller, bestselling author of the book "Building A StoryBrand", shares strategies for creating marketing and messaging that make you stand out, connect with customers, and actually grow your business. Get the tools you need to create clear and effective messaging that grows your business at StoryBrand.com.
- Publisher
- StoryBrand.com
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 May 2021
- Latest episode
- 24 Sept 2025
Latest episodes
237 of 309 episodes have a transcript.
24 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT
StoryBrand Podcast #38: BIG NEWS—Introducing The StoryBrand Podcast
17 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT
Why That Worked #37: Slate—Why This $20K Truck Is Getting All the Attention (RE-RELEASE)
10 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT
Why That Worked #36: Annoying Ads—The Dumbest Campaigns That Won Your Attention and Made Millions (RE-RELEASE)
Inside a recent episode
StoryBrand Podcast #38: BIG NEWS—Introducing The StoryBrand Podcast
Published 24 Sept 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Now, there are two reasons you never want to play the hero. The first is the hero is weak. The hero, until the last nine minutes of the story, the hero is actually very, very weak. They are ill -equipped. They are afraid. They're filled with self -doubt. They don't know what to do and they're in desperate need of help. Why would you ever want to position yourself as a hero in the story when a hero is a weak character? That's the first reason you don't want to position yourself as a hero because if you do, you're positioning yourself as a weak person. The second reason you don't want to position yourself as the hero in the story or make the story about you is because when you do so, you remove yourself from your customer's story. […]
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- Annie F Downs
- Jay Owen
- John Mark McMillan
- Dan Go
- Dave Barnes
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 1,957,117
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 290 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 275 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Marketing Made Simple?
Donald Miller and Kyle Reed and Kyle host the show. Published by StoryBrand.com.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Marketing Made Simple take guests?
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