Marketing #Unfiltered

Ep 205 | What To Do When Your Audience Feels Quiet: How to Create Engagement on Demand

If your audience feels quiet right now, like the DMs are slow, the energy is flat, and you're showing up but nobody's really responding, this episode is for you.Here's the truth: A quiet audience is almost never a content problem. It's not a follower count problem either. It's a connection problem, a follow-up problem, and an "I'm not creating engagement strategically" problem.In this solo episode, Sophia will break down the exact 3-layer framework she uses to create engagement on demand, the kind that actually leads to conversations, relationships, and sales. Not viral moments. Not vanity metrics. Real, meaningful engagement that converts.Here's What We Cover: Stay Connected to the People Already Here. Build a weekly habit of personal outreach (it doesn't have to be 100 DMs, even one intentional message matters)Where to focus your connection energy. Follow up with discovery calls that didn't convert, stay close to current clients, and reconnect with people who used to engageTurn Lurkers Into Conversations. Create intentional opportunities for people to raise their hands (polls, question stickers, link clicks)How to use engagement as intel. When someone votes on your poll about doubling their email list, that's not just engagement, that's information you can act on Create Engagement With a Plan. If you don't know what you'll do with engagement, there's no point in creating it... plus a simple formula for using connection that converts!Resources:Free Q&A Day Strategy Guide: Send Sophia a voicemail with your questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/MarketingUnfiltered

Ep 204 | AI Search Is the New SEO with Gloria Chou

Gloria Chou is back to drop some serious truth bombs about AI search, the trust recession, and why traditional SEO is basically dead.This episode gets unhinged in the best way as we dive into how ChatGPT is completely changing the game for discovery, why being human is your biggest competitive advantage, and the insane opportunity that's sitting right in front of us, if we're willing to grab it. Get ready to real about what's actually working in PR right now!Here's What We Cover:How AI search has fundamentally changed how people discover and buy (hint: it's not Google anymore)The exact AI tools and prompts Gloria uses to write pitches, find podcasts, and monitor competitors in under 15 minutesWhy press mentions are 3x more effective than social media or ads for AI visibility right nowHow to use Perplexity to do 90% of the work a PR agency would charge thousands forThe CPR pitching method (and how it's now trained into AI models)... and what to do right now if you want to be discoverable, credible, and chosen.Resources:Free Masterclass: gloriachoupr.com/masterclassDM Gloria "SOPHIA" on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gloriachoupr for bonus resourcesTool: https://www.perplexity.ai/Tool: https://chatgpt.com/

Ep 203 | One of the most popular coaches on the internet is shutting down her highly profitable online course ... should you care?

Jenna Kutcher is pausing The Goal Digger Podcast. Amy Porterfield is retiring Digital Course Academy. And the internet is doing what the internet does, panicking and asking if this means podcasts are dead, courses don't work, and online business as we know it is over. Sophia is here to slow that narrative WAY down. Because what's actually happening isn't that these formats are broken, it's that two massive business owners are intentionally closing chapters they've been in for nearly a decade. There's a huge difference between "this format no longer works" and "this format no longer fits where I am." In this episode, Sophia breaks down the real industry shifts happening (spoiler: they happen every 5-10 years), why a big fish feeling a shift doesn't mean the pond dried up, and gives you three concrete actions to take instead of panicking or standing still.Here's What We Cover:The crucial distinction no one's making — "This format no longer works" vs. "This format no longer fits where I am" (and why that matters)Industry shifts are fucking normal — Why this happens every 5-10 years and it doesn't mean everything stops workingThe bigger context: from COVID to AI — How reels, short-form video, and AI have all been industry shift moments we've navigated beforeCourses are still selling, podcasts still work — But they're being consumed differently, trust looks different, expectations have changedThe three things to do instead of panicking:Create intentional pause — What could you pause for 30-90 days to create space for clarity?Audit for revenue AND joy — Look at what makes money, what doesn't, what brings joy, and what makes you roll your eyesListen to what your audience is excited about NOW — Not three years ago, not what everyone else is selling...and what to focus on when the industry feels loud, chaotic, and unclear.Resources Mentioned:Submit Your Question: https://www.speakpipe.com/MarketingUnfilteredListen to this for more ways to sell outside of 1:1 coaching: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-201-how-coaches-can-sell-in-2026-without-relying/id1644601845?i=1000742475013 My AI strategy for coaches and creators: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-200-my-ai-strategy-for-coaches-creators-going-into-2026/id1644601845?i=1000741533840 

Ep 202 | How to be a big deal in 2026: Strategic differences between the most popular growth efforts

Six months ago (literally the week Sophia gave birth), she and her husband, Bradley, a Peloton instructor with a built-in community, launched a podcast that got thousands of downloads immediately. No warming up. No convincing. People just showed up. It was such a stark contrast to launching Marketing Unfiltered years earlier without an audience, and it crystallized something Sophia sees coaches mess up constantly: they spend a year perfecting their program while completely forgetting to grow their community. Then they launch a webinar and ask, "who am I promoting this to?" and realize... there's no one there. This episode is Sophia's wake-up call that audience growth can't be an afterthought anymore, it needs seasons, strategy, and to happen alongside (or before) building your offers. Because if you want to be a big deal in 2026, you can't wait until your program is perfect to start growing your audience.Here's What We Cover:The biggest mistake coaches make with audience growth: Spending a year perfecting the program while forgetting to consistently grow the communityThe order that actually works: Build the audience and relationship BEFORE or WHILE you build the thing (not after it's "perfect")The difference between passive exposure and real growth: Why podcast guesting and lead magnets are great for consistency but not how you grow BIGThe three best ways to own your growth: Summits, Private Podcasts, and Bundles: When each strategy works best and which one matches your sales approach…and other proven growth principles most coaches overlook.Resources Mentioned:Submit Your Question — https://www.speakpipe.com/MarketingUnfiltered

Ep 201 | How Coaches Can Sell in 2026 (Without Relying on 1:1 or Courses)

Selling in 2026 doesn’t have to mean another 1:1 offer, course, or mastermind.In this episode of Marketing Unfiltered, I’m giving you permission to think outside the box when it comes to how you sell — and walking you through six creative categories of offers coaches are using right now to generate revenue without burning out.If you’ve felt boxed in by traditional coaching models, this episode will help you rethink what’s possible.In this episode, I cover:Why coaches don’t need to rely solely on 1:1 coaching, courses, or memberships anymoreHow to sell visibility, proximity, speed, and insight — not just transformationsCreative offer ideas like Q&A memberships, office hours passes, laser coaching, and private audio feedsHow to reimagine VIP days with 48–72 hour sprintsWays to monetize your ecosystem through affiliates, licensing, and partnershipsTrend memberships and industry insight offers that position you as the go-to expertHow to choose offers that align with how you actually want to work in 2026This episode is meant to spark ideas — and I think it will!