They love me. They really love me… in where!?!?
I got the big news yesterday…
…in an email from “Carlos.”
My podcast, The Story Power Marketing Show, is doing very well in Apple Podcast rankings.
“Position 4 in the category Marketing…”
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in Tanzania 
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Eat your hearts out, competing podcasters.
I’ve hit the big-time in southest Africa. 
I’ve scaled podcasting’s Kilimanjaro. 
Today Tanzania, tomorrow Zambia 
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…or maybe Mozambique 
.
After celebrating with friends and family, I dug into the numbers. What did it take to reach #4 on the Tanzanian chart of marketing podcasts?
I logged into Red Circle, the platform that hosts and distributes my podcast, and looked at the download stats.
Most downloads come from the good ol’ U – S – of – A.
But Tanzania made the list with…
… (drumroll please) …
…one download. Yeah, I said “one,” — as in, the loneliest number that you’ll ever know.
One lousy download!?
That could mean one of two things. Either:
1) Tanzania has VERY few people downloading marketing podcasts (I only need one more listener to become #1) or
2) “Carlos” is a dirty, rotten liar.
I’m thinking it’s #2.
In his email, Carlos said the rankings came from PodStatus.com.
I can sign up for PodStatus’ tracking service for the low, low price of $5/month, and monitor my podcast’s performance from Madagascar to the Marshall Islands.
But I’m not buying…
…because I don’t do business with dirty rotten liars.
I’m gonna shove Carlos’ email in my ever-growing file of rotten marketing tricks. Yet another exhibit in my collection of trust-busting, credibility-killing marketing “tricks.”
You don’t have to resort to stupid marketing tricks to get prospects’ attention.
Ted Prodromou and I talked about that on one of the very first episodes of The Story Power Marketing Show. The episode was called: “How NOT to Damage Your Brand and Piss Off Your Customers.”
Ted is one of the best ethical and honest marketers I know — a role-model for how to do it right.
So give that episode (or others) a listen. And if you like what you hear, go to Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your favorite episodes and post a friendly review.
I need your help to reach the top of the podcast charts in Kyrgyzstan. 
Don't go away yet..
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