Category: podcast
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Poscast: Unselling Philosophy Episode 8: The “Old Friend” Philosophy – Turning Email Into Your Best Asset
Have you ever wondered why, in an age of TikTok and AI, the most successful brands still obsess over a technology from the 1970s? In this episode, Clint from the Unselling Philosophy breaks down why email remains the undisputed engine of the entire e-commerce lifecycle. It is time to strip away the cheap “hacks” and…
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Podcast: Unselling Philosophy Episode 7: Alignment Surgery, Shifting the Protagonist
Stripping Away the Marketing Mystique: How to Stop Paying for Jargon and Start Solving Problems Have you ever felt like your marketing team or agency is speaking a language designed to keep you confused rather than making you money? At Refinery23, we often say that marketing isn’t hard, but it is complicated. However, much of…
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Podcast: Unselling Philosophy Episode 6: The Digital Maturity Audit
In 2026, the novelty of AI has worn off, and the “AI tax”, paying for tools you don’t actually use or that create more work, is a real threat to your bottom line. Are you actually using AI to transform your profit, or are you just paying an “AI Tax” for a stack of fragmented…
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Podcast: Unselling Philosophy Episode 5 Hyper-Local SEO Mastery
In 2026, “near me” proximity is the most important signal for NZ businesses. If you aren’t visible to the person standing down the street, you’re invisible.
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Podcast: Unselling Philosophy Episode 4 The Content Multiplier, Work Smarter, Not Harder
Stop Being a Content Slave: The Content Multiplier Strategy for Auckland Business Owners It’s 7:00 AM. You’re stuck in traffic on the Southern Motorway, and instead of thinking about your business strategy, you’re stressing about what to post on Instagram. Does this sound familiar? If you are a business owner in New Zealand, you have…
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Podcast: Unselling Philosophy Episode 3, The Personal Brand: The Antidote to AI Slop
In 2026, one of the biggest complications is the “Dead Internet” theory, the idea that the web is flooded with “perfect” but soul-less content generated by machines.
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Podcast: Unselling Philosophy Episode 2, Bad News Travels Fast – Mastering Digital Crisis Management in NZ
Marketing isn’t hard; it’s complicated. In a country as small as New Zealand, a “digital crisis” isn’t just a bad comment on a post; it is a screenshot shared in a private WhatsApp group that travels faster than your ability to delete it. In this episode, we discuss why crisis management isn’t about “PR spin”,…
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Podcast: Unselling Philosophy Episode 1 , The Art of Joy
The Unselling Philosophy: Why Building Trust is the New Hard Sell in the Modern NZ Market In 2026, the New Zealand consumer is more skeptical than ever. We’ve all been “targeted” and “funneled” to death. In a market as close-knit as Aotearoa—where everyone is two degrees of separation apart—a hard sell doesn’t just lose a…