Latest Episodes of Bad Decisions with Jim Banks
How Allen Kaplun Transformed a Side Hustle into a Cash Machine
From turning a side hustle into a thriving e-commerce business to navigating exponential growth, Allen’s journey is full of valuable lessons and actionable strategies. 🔑 Key Takeaways: Exponential Growth Challenges: Allen highlighted the difficulties of managing a business growing at …
Secrets to Explosive Business Growth Revealed
Join us on this engaging episode of "Digital Marketing Strategies" as host Jim Banks sits down with digital marketing expert, John Lawson. Discover how John's fascination with technology took him from selling Elton John ticke...
Navigating Google Penalties and SEO Audits with Kaspar Szymanski
Join Jim Banks as he sits down with SEO expert Kaspar Szymanski to discuss how bad decisions and outdated practices can impact your site's performance. Learn how to avoid common SEO pitfalls and optimize your strategies for s...
SEO, Brand Transition, and Financial Accountability in 2024
Today, we're joined by Kevin Gibbons, the founder of Re:signal, who shares his journey through the ups and downs of the search industry, from SEO consulting to handling major brand transitions. We'll dive into Kevin's experie...
Lessons from Digital Marketing Career Missteps
Today, we're breaking new ground with not one, but three incredible guests - Taryn Stoddard, Kali Ashford, and Sara Malo. All trailblazers in their own right, they share their unique experiences and insights from navigating t...
AI, Google's Impact, and the Future of SEO Conferences
In this episode, Jim sits down with none other than Brett Tabke, the founder and CEO of Pubcon, a legendary figure in the world of SEO and digital marketing. We take a trip down memory lane, revisiting how Jim and …
Her Biggest Digital Marketing Fails
Big Click Co. - Search Engine Marketing - PPC Ads - Lisa Raehsler I have one small favour to ask, as you listen to the episode would you please follow the show on whichever platform you prefer to listen to …
From Stress To Flexibility - How Sarah Stemen Did It
Welcome back to another episode of "Bad Decisions with Jim Banks." After a brief summer hiatus, we’re diving right back into the thick of things with an exceptional guest, Sarah Stemen. Sarah, a seasoned marketing expert who ...
Affiliate Marketing Success - Lee-Ann Johnstone Shares Her Journey an…
I have one small favour to ask, as you listen to the episode would you please follow the show on whichever platform you prefer to listen to podcasts on. If you like video then I suggest YouTube or YouTube Music …
From Google to Optmyzr Navigating the Complex World of Ad Tech
In this episode of Bad Decisions with Jim Banks, we sit down with Fred Vallaeys, CEO of Optmyzr to explore the evolution of the advertising industry and the role of AI in shaping the future. Join us as we delve …
Unveiling Google's Ad Secrets - Revealing the truth with Boris Beceric
In this episode of Bad Decisions with Jim Banks, Boris Beceric, a PPC consultant specialising in Google Ads, joins Jim to discuss the challenges and insights of Google Ads advertising strategies. We discuss the : - Subjectivi...
Exploring Bad Business Choices and SEO Insights with Ash Nallawalla
Today, we have an incredible story that traverses continents, careers, and the evolving digital age. Joining me is Ash Nallawalla, an SEO consultant with an extraordinary journey. From his humble beginnings in Bombay, India, ...
How One Huge Gamble on a Newsletter Ignited a Digital Empire
Today's guest, Emanuel Cinca, also known as Manu, joins us to share his unique journey from a struggling university student to a professional poker player, and finally to a successful digital marketing publisher. Manu pioneer...
From War to Web - A Journey of Survival and Influence
Anton Shulke is an inspiration. He is from Ukraine and when the war started everyone in the search community rushed to Facebook looking for the video that Anton posted of himself drinking a coffee. Since then he has moved on …
Revealing Digital Marketing Missteps that Made Her a Star
Today, we're in for a special treat as we're joined by Purna Virji, a renowned PPC expert, author, consultant, and all-around guru in digital marketing. In today's episode, we're diving deep into the labyrinth of explaining d...
From SEO Missteps to PPC Triumphs - Navah Hopkins Unveils Her Bad Dec…
In this episode we dive into conversation with my guest, the PPC evangelist from Optmyzr, Navah Hopkins. Navah shares her wisdom on the industry’s pressing need for diversity, her own challenges on the speaking circuit, and t...
Unlucky For Some
A soul searching episode with a back story to the early 90's, some really bad decisions and how tossing a coin can help you arrive at the right decision. Short episode with some profound and personal content for you to …
Mistakes in Marketing Ashley Segura Confesses Biggest Content Marketi…
This week's guest is Ashley Segura, the co-founder of Content Yum. We take a deep dive into content marketing, SEO, and the evolving role AI is playing today. Listen as we explore Ashley's new venture, Content Yum, and its hu...
Not My First Rodeo
It's been a tough few months since I launched the podcast. Partly because I was travelling and hadn't worked out how to keep the cadence of publishing going and also because just having podcast guests puts pressure on schedul...
Confessions of Digital Marketing Missteps with Dave Roth
In episode 10 Jim delves into the twists and turns of agency life, working in-house with 20 year digital marketing veteran Dave Roth and his bumpy journey as a digital marketer. Discover the high-stakes world of managing camp...
Leaving Money On The Table
Thought I would jazz things up a bit and add in an extra "episode" with a short aha moment or tip while we work on pulling together the guest interviews for Wednesdays. This particular aha moment is about the Amazon …
How Missteps in SEO Catapulted His Career to New Heights
Today we're diving into the intersection of bad decisions, digital marketing, and the power of connections with the CEO of Be Found Online, Steve Krull. Steve's journey from exploiting a business's website weaknesses to becom...
Reflections of a Podcaster 6 Episodes In
So, having interviewed 6 people and being away from my studio I thought I would try something different for this weeks episode of Bad Decisions with Jim Banks. I thought it would be good to walk and talk, so listen …
Unlock Success - Tim Ash Reveals his Biggest Blunders in Digital Mark…
This is episode number 6, and joining me today is my old friend and insightful thinker, Tim Ash. Tim is well-known for his pioneering work in digital marketing, particularly in conversion rate optimization. But lately, he's t...