Matt Smith

Author of Kill the Noise, and CEO of Modmacro℠ an award-winning web design and marketing firm that partners with select small businesses and non-profits.

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The Business of Podcasting: Radio Interview with Bo Bennett

June 18, 2015

Dean Rotbart interviews Bo Bennett, a self-described “serial entrepreneur” who has started and sold several successful businesses and also hosts seven active podcasts, which range in topics from public speaking to marketing to science. In this interview, Bo discusses some of the benefits that a …

Customer Experience for the Win: Radio Interview with Denise Graziano

May 29, 2015

Denise Graziano is interviewed in this episode of Monday Morning Radio about the importance of customer experience for a business. Customer experience, says Denise, is what sets successful businesses apart, more so than price or even the business’ products. Yet, 60% of businesses are not addressing …

Reaching Across the Register: An Interview with Pamela Herrmann

May 11, 2015

Dean Rotbart interviews Pamela Herrmann, a customer acquisition and retention expert and founder of Reach Across the Register. Reach Across The Register is a company that specializes in relationship marketing and supports business owners through training, education and consulting. In this …

4 Reasons Why an Employee May Require Too Much of Your Time

April 27, 2015

The goal is for employees to work independently and complete tasks. The opportunity to parallel task, using more people to get more done in less time, is one of the primary benefits to growing the team. For many small business owners, myself included, the idea of hiring first comes about when you …

Don’t Confuse Motion for Progress

April 16, 2015

My 2-year old likes to take her blocks out of the bag and stack them on the floor. Then when the bag is empty she reverses the process and carefully places each block back in the bag. Then she starts again. She sometimes keeps herself quite busy. And from a distance it looks like she’s accomplishing …

Interview with Sharon Vinderine on Building an Active Online Community

April 16, 2015

Monday Morning Radio host Dean Rotbart interviews Sharon Vinderine, Founder of PTPA Media. PTPA, which stands for Parent Tested Parent Approved, is a Canadian-based company that works with companies and entrepreneurs to provide authentic product reviews and help build brand exposure and awareness. …