19 SEP 2017 · Today on Fjorgecast Tim Barsness will be talking with Humphrey Ho about the largest digital agency in China, Hylink. Hylink Digital is China’s largest, independent digital full service agency. Hylink has been around in Bejing and most of the rest of China since 1994. Ranked #1 Digital Agency by China Internet (CI) Weekly Magazine for nine consecutive years in a row, 2009-2016; and named a multi-year Effie Greater China Most Effective Independent Agency Network of the Year. Hylink Digital is comprised of industry leading units in the following disciplines: digital media, interactive creative, programmatic, SEM, content marketing and investment, EPR/social, research and insights. With headquarters in Beijing, the agency has a total of 16 offices worldwide. Hylink Digital services Fortune Global 500 companies, both headquartered in the U.S. and abroad. Humphrey ended up dropping out of med school to take an MBA that landed me at a startup that then hit the recession not too long after. Managed to sell it at a discount and decided to retire to a tire manufacturer that was then bought by a very large tire conglomerate in China. 

12 SEP 2017 · Today on Fjorgecast Tim is joined by Jill Draper about his Integrated Marketing agency, Marketsmith, Inc. Marketsmith, Inc. is a fast-growing, woman-owned integrated marketing agency born out of direct-to-consumer response marketing. We use data to optimize brand communication and deliver greater ROI across all channels using patented algorithms and unique data products such as Jules, which predicts sales with an accuracy of 93%; and Ada, which supplements IT to build marketing technology in weeks instead of months. We believe in doing great work for our clients, in continuing education for our diversified staff, and doing good things for the world around us.

5 SEP 2017 · Today on Fjorgecast we are joined by Scott Lewis CEO of Kick Factory. KickFactory is a marketing platform built on top of powerful identification and engagement algorithms to connect brands with new customers. We provide managed services that give our clients opportunities to engage these potential customers about products or services they sell at scale.

29 AUG 2017 · Tim Barsness speaks with Roy Firestone, VP of Product at native ad network MGID. Roy is a seasoned digital media professional with more than 20 years of product development experience, with particular expertise in developing new ad offerings – especially video. With video consumption continuing to rise across the globe, Roy talks about how advertisers can use video to engage consumers in their preferred format. Plus, get an understanding on the technical challenges of scaling a video campaign

22 AUG 2017 · Today on Fjorge Cast Tim is joined by Digital Media expert Aalap Shah. Co-founder of Chicago-based SoMe Digital Media, Aalap Shah created an easy and effective way for businesses to establish and maintain an online brand. He is able to take his clients ideas and turn them into engaging, interactive experiences that resonate with their target market and brings visibility to their business. From his experience, Shah knows that developing innovative and strategic digital campaigns are a road map to success, and he brings this methodology to clients like Potbelly, CMK Realty, Medcor, and TransUnion, amongst others.

15 AUG 2017 · Tim Barsness welcomes Christine Kuecherer, General Manager of Platform Growth at FastPay, who is focused on growing the company's payments and SMB credit businesses.  FastPay is a leading financial technology company that has provided lending services to digital businesses since 2009, that recently announced the launch of COMPLETE, a single, unified platform that pairs credit facilities with robust vendor payout capabilities.

8 AUG 2017 · Impact of Big Data on Marketing By The Worlds Largest Independent Digital Marketing Agency as Tim speaks with Simon Poulton, the Director of Digital Intelligence and Analytics at Wpromote. Simon discusses getting the edge when applying for a job as well as big data's impact on marketing.

8 AUG 2017 · Today on Fjorgecast Tim is joined by David Krupp, the CEO at Kinetic Worldwide. David is a creative leader with traditional and digital media experience who understands how to deliver a profitable specialist agency. Charts a meaningful strategic course for clients which puts audiences out-of-home at the center to capture consumers during the 70% of their day they are on the move. Keenly aware the importance of data and uses it to connect and align audiences to content and media. Optimizes company resource to support increased billing and revenue. They talk about his business kinetic worldwide. Kinetic is the global leader in contextually connecting and activating audiences on the move. With operations in 250 countries worldwide, Kinetic has the scale, partnerships, and contextual expertise to deliver the most efficient and accountable marketing solutions. What makes us different is that we use insights, powered by data and technology, to understand the entire customer journey, from the physical and digital to the emotional. And we infuse these insights into everything we do to create innovative, relevant experiences that drive people to take action.

25 JUL 2017 · Tim Barsness speaks with Jordan French ‎Founding CMO at BeeHex, Inc. 3D Food Printing, Contributor at Techcrunch | Huffington Post | Tech.co. Jordan French a serial entrepreneur with five different companies ranging from real estate to robotics. He is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur, tech.co, TechCrunch, Influencive, business.com, Thrive magazine and Huffington Post.

18 JUL 2017 · Today on fjorgecast Tim Barsness we will be talking with Sara Bacon about her ecommerce agency, Command C. Since 2004 they have been helping online retailers build and grow their ecommerce stores. Their sweet spot is serving brands that have $1 – $10 million per year in online sales and a group of loyal fans. They talk about everything from creating the company to the complex nature of ecommerce itself. Also a deep dive into Sara's background and some of the exciting things she has accomplished in her career.