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Reaching the Transformational Consumer with Tara-Nicholle Nelson, CEO of SoulTour Marketing Trends

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What do consumers value most? According to Tara-Nicholle Nelson, Founder and CEO of SoulTour, the answer to that question is changing. Tara is the author of "The Transformational Consumer: Fuel a Lifelong Love Affair with Your Customers by Helping Them Get Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser." She is using the findings of her book to empower a number of brands by focusing on their consumers. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Tara also talks about how she got into marketing, her career journey, what led her to write a book, and much more. Links: Full Notes & Quotes: http://bit.ly/2lLo12e Tara’s LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/2m9gBq5 Tara’s Twitter: http://bit.ly/2lMmkl7 SoulTour: http://bit.ly/2m8kD1P 5 Key Takeaways: - Email is not dead. It's still a useful tool and a great way to reach people. - If your content is not personally relevant to your consumers, they’re going to tune out. - Everyone thinks they are a marketer because marketing gets a lot of exposure to the world. You need to learn to filter out the noise while still listening to the voices that really matter. - “One of the most untapped treasure troves of intelligence about customer insights in a company is the sales team.” - Tara-Nicholle Nelson - “I think that we're all superheroes. I think that human beings all have the ability to have a thought or an idea about a thing that does not exist and then cause that thing to exist.” - Tara-Nicholle Nelson Bio: Tara is the founder and CEO of SoulTour and the CEO of Transformational Consumer Insights (TCI), a strategy and customer research firm. TCI creates customer loyalty/engagement, brand, positioning, and content strategies based on research and deep, human insight. Tara also serves as transition coach to a select few transformational leaders. She delights in helping leaders find the shifts and wisdom to release their limiting factors. Formerly, Tara was the VP, Marketing for MyFitnessPal, now part of Under Armour. During Tara’s tenure, MyFitnessPal grew from 45 million to more than 100 million users. Previously, Tara created content and marketing strategy for brands including HGTV, ING Direct (now Capital One), Eventbrite, Trulia (now Zillow), Lookout Mobile Security and Chegg. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Psychology, and a Juris Doctorate from UC Berkeley. --- Marketing Trends is brought to you by our friends at Salesforce Pardot, B2B marketing automation on the world’s #1 CRM. Are you ready to take your B2B marketing to new heights? With Pardot, marketers can find and nurture leads, close more deals, and maximize ROI. Learn more by heading to www.pardot.com/podcast. To learn more or subscribe to our weekly newsletter, visit MarketingTrends.com.

What do consumers value most? According to Tara-Nicholle Nelson, Founder and CEO of SoulTour, the answer to that question is changing. Tara is the author of "The Transformational Consumer: Fuel a Lifelong Love Affair with Your Customers by Helping Them Get Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser." She is using the findings of her book to empower a number of brands by focusing on their consumers. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Tara also talks about how she got into marketing, her career journey, what led her to write a book, and much more. Links: Full Notes & Quotes: http://bit.ly/2lLo12e Tara’s LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/2m9gBq5 Tara’s Twitter: http://bit.ly/2lMmkl7 SoulTour: http://bit.ly/2m8kD1P 5 Key Takeaways: - Email is not dead. It's still a useful tool and a great way to reach people. - If your content is not personally relevant to your consumers, they’re going to tune out. - Everyone thinks they are a marketer because marketing gets a lot of exposure to the world. You need to learn to filter out the noise while still listening to the voices that really matter. - “One of the most untapped treasure troves of intelligence about customer insights in a company is the sales team.” - Tara-Nicholle Nelson - “I think that we're all superheroes. I think that human beings all have the ability to have a thought or an idea about a thing that does not exist and then cause that thing to exist.” - Tara-Nicholle Nelson Bio: Tara is the founder and CEO of SoulTour and the CEO of Transformational Consumer Insights (TCI), a strategy and customer research firm. TCI creates customer loyalty/engagement, brand, positioning, and content strategies based on research and deep, human insight. Tara also serves as transition coach to a select few transformational leaders. She delights in helping leaders find the shifts and wisdom to release their limiting factors. Formerly, Tara was the VP, Marketing for MyFitnessPal, now part of Under Armour. During Tara’s tenure, MyFitnessPal grew from 45 million to more than 100 million users. Previously, Tara created content and marketing strategy for brands including HGTV, ING Direct (now Capital One), Eventbrite, Trulia (now Zillow), Lookout Mobile Security and Chegg. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Psychology, and a Juris Doctorate from UC Berkeley. --- Marketing Trends is brought to you by our friends at Salesforce Pardot, B2B marketing automation on the world’s #1 CRM. Are you ready to take your B2B marketing to new heights? With Pardot, marketers can find and nurture leads, close more deals, and maximize ROI. Learn more by heading to www.pardot.com/podcast. To learn more or subscribe to our weekly newsletter, visit MarketingTrends.com.

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