Website Episodes

Feb. 17, 2026

Is Your Recruitment Website Already Obsolete With Dave Jenkins

James is joined by Dave Jenkins, CEO and Founder of Wave, who has spent 25 years building recruitment websites and watching them evolve from simple brochure sites to powerful marketing and tech platforms. We get into the future of the recruitment website, the impact of AI, candidate experience, and why your site should be your hardest-working asset, not just something that sits online looking pretty. #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing ⁠To connect with Dave:⁠ https://w...
Guest: Dave Jenkins
Oct. 17, 2024

Live from Job Boards Connect London 2024

In this special episode, James speaks with presenters and attendees from this year's Job Boards Connect London. The Marketing Rules Podcast is sponsored by RChill ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rchilli.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing To learn more about Job Boards Connect visit: https://jobboardsconnect.com/ Learn more about James and ThinkinCircles: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thinkincircles.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
Feb. 5, 2024

The Marketing Rules Pubcast

This is a special episode recorded in December 2023 at The Three Tuns Pub in London with Matt Alder, Hung Lee, Chad Sowash, Julie Sowash, Chris Murdoch and of course yours truly. As we are all podcasters we discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of podcasting and apologies for the audio quality, but we were in a pub after all! #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing Support for this podcast comes from Shazamme ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.shazamme.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
Guest: Matt Alder
Dec. 13, 2023

Live from TATech Europe

This is a special episode, recorded live from TATech Europe on 5th December 2023 in London. #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing Support for this podcast comes from TATech and Shazamme ⁠⁠https://tatech.org/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.shazamme.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about James and ThinkinCircles: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thinkincircles.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.themarketingrules.com/⁠⁠⁠
Aug. 14, 2023

SEO for small businesses with Ben Lund

Small businesses tend to fall on the opposite side with their use of SEO, either it is too expensive to make any headway or they spend all their budget on SEO and nothing is left for any other marketing. This week's guest is Ben Lund founder of rise marketing. Ben discuss how small business can get started with SEO, the mistakes to avoid and how it can work with your other marketing activities. #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing Support for this podcast comes from CandidateHub an...
Guest: Ben Lund
July 31, 2023

Recruitment marketing: North America x Europe with Serge Boudreau

It's always interesting to understand what other parts of the world are doing better, or worse when it comes to recruitment marketing and employer branding. Joining me this week is Serge Boudreau, Vice president of business development at CareerBeacon and 1 half of the hosts at the Recruitment Flex podcast. Serge and I discuss the difference in strategies, tactics, methodology and tech in Recruitment marketing in North America and Europe. #MarketingRules #TheVoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing Suppor...
June 29, 2023

Translate your way to better marketing with Evan Kramer

For any business moving into a new territory and key marketing consideration is whether to translate your collateral into the local language. Joining James this week is Evan Kramer, founder of Motion Point. Evan discusses the advantages from a marketing perspective of translating not just your website but all your marketing output into the local language. #MarketingRules #The VoiceOfRecruitmentMarketing Support for this podcast comes from CandidateHub and Shazamme ⁠⁠⁠https://candidatehub.io/...
Dec. 19, 2022

Data driven marketing with Shazamme

How to get the most from your new website is always a discussion point. Whether its SEO, advertising or content to drive ROI. But should we first take a step back and ask what the data is telling us? Joining me this week are Rick and Nicole the founders of Shazamme. Rick and Nicole discuss how recruiters should be making data-driven decisions and how much money is wasted on marketing that doesn’t work. #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Liquid Palladium and Shazamme https://l...
Guest: Nicole Clarke
Nov. 7, 2022

Marketing strategies and influencers with Kurt Uhlir

Targeting the low-hanging fruit at the start of a marketing project is always tempting, but first you need a solid strategy. This week's guest is Kurt Uhlir marketing consultant and business owner. Kurt talks me through the 3 key points of his marketing strategy and the importance of personal branding. #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Liquid Palladium and Shazamme https://liquidpalladium.com/ https://www.shazamme.com/ To connect with Kurt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtu...
Guest: Kurt Uhlir
Oct. 28, 2022

Halloween Special with Elizabeth Lembke

This episode is a little different as I'm welcoming back Elizabeth Lembke to the show. Regular listeners will know Liz from 'What recruitment can learn from 80's movies' and 'What recruitment can learn from Christmas movies'. So, as we fast approach the end of October we are tackling 'What recruitment can learn from Halloween movies'. Enjoy! #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Liquid Palladium and Shazamme https://liquidpalladium.com/ https://www.shazamme.com/ To connect with L...
June 20, 2022

Candidate Attraction and Automation with Brad DiPaolo

Automation in recruitment marketing is nothing new, but using it strategically beyond sending sequenced emails is the goal. Joining me this week is Brad DiPaolo from Candidate Hub. Brad explains how automation can be used at the top of the funnel to make strategic decisions and create an engaging candidate journey. #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Staffing Future For a free review of your current website visit www.staffingfuture.com/Rules and Liquid Palladium: https://liqui...
May 9, 2022

Digital Talent with Matt Alder and Mervyn Dinnen

'In a disrupted and technology-enabled world of work, HR professionals' ability to attract, recruit and retain people with digital skills can be the difference between business success and failure.' This is how Matt Alder and Mervyn Dinnen describe their new book: Digital Talent. Matt and Mervyn join me to discuss their writing process and the themes of the new book. #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Staffing Future For a free review of your current website visit www.staffin...
April 11, 2022

Is marketing hard to measure with Glenn Southam

Why, how and what we measure in marketing has always been a point of contention. More than often marketing KPIs are set from high above and have little to no relation to the day to day efforts and success of a marketing department. So are KPI's dead and should we bother measuring anything at all? Join me this week to discuss this is Glenn Southam. Glenn is a vocal proponent of the role of marketers and community managers for the influential Lonely Marketers group. #MarketingRules Support for...
Guest: Glenn
Oct. 4, 2021

Whats does agility mean for a recruitment agency with Wendy McDougall

The term 'agile' has been overused in the past year and its meaning has become confused. Does it mean you are quick to adapt, quick to spot no opportunities...does speed even have anything to do with it? To discuss this is Wendy McDougall, founder and chief fish at Firefish Software Wendy takes us through how to make your recruitment business genuinely agile and shares how she made her own business 'agile'. #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Staffing Future For a free review ...
Sept. 27, 2021

Is there such a thing as the perfect piece of content with Jeff Coyle

We know the value of great content, but how can you leverage this content on a customers journey? Joining James this week is Jeff Coyle from MarketMuse. Jeff talks us through how to target content and your audiences and create content that drives leads. #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Staffing Future For a free review of your current website visit www.staffingfuture.com/Rules To connect with Jeff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffcoyle/ Learn more about James and ThinkinCi...
July 26, 2021

Extra Jack Copeland

More from Jack Copeland Jack gives us his top 3 tips for recruiters. #MarketingRules The Marketing Rules Extra is supported by The Scoop: https://www.thescoop.co.uk/ To connect with Jack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackacopeland/ Learn more about James and ThinkinCircles: https://thinkincircles.com/ https://www.themarketingrules.com/
July 19, 2021

Getting the best from your recruitment website with Jack Copeland

Recruitment websites have been through so many changes over the past 10 years, from a simple job board to a fully connected front window to your business. But it's still possible to get it wrong, so talking James through the do's and don'ts of recruitment websites is Jack Copeland, CEO and co-founder of Staffing Future. #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Staffing Future For a free review of your current website visit www.staffingfuture.com/Rules To connect with Jack: https://...
Nov. 30, 2020

3 Innovations That Are Changing Job Boards

Audio Blog In today’s market, finding the best talent for a position is a challenge for employers. The digital revolution has transformed the approach to recruitment, with many employers moving away from traditional job boards and job websites in favour of a host of new innovative recruitment tools and technologies that are available. #MarketingRules Read the full article here: https://thinkincircles.com/3-innovations-that-are-changing-job-boards/ Learn more about James and ThinkinCircles: ht...
Nov. 16, 2020

NORA 20th Anniversary with Stephen O'Donnell

2020 will be remembered for many things...A Pandemic, the US election and now the 20th anniversary of The National Online Recruitment Awards or NORAs. The NORAs have celebrated the best in online recruitment for 2 decades and to talk James through how this landscape has changed is NORA's founder Stephen O'Donnell. #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Staffing Future For free review of your current website visit www.staffingfuture.com/Rules To connect with Stephen: https://www.l...
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Aug. 5, 2020

Working Lunch takeover with Andrew Wyschna

James takes over hosting duties for #WorkingLunch and has a lively discussion with Andrew Wyschna from JXT about how to manage the change to a client led market. #WorkingLunch #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Staffing Future For free review of your current website visit www.staffingfuture.com/Rules To connect with Andrew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andywyschnalondon/ Learn more about James and ThinkinCircles: https://thinkincircles.com/
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July 30, 2020

Round up July 2020 with Shafiq Mumani

Round up of this month's episodes on The Marketing Rules Podcast Guest co-host this month is Shafiq Mumani #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Staffing Future For free review of your current website visit www.staffingfuture.com/Rules To connect with Shafiq: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smumani/ Learn more about James and ThinkinCircles: https://thinkincircles.com/ https://www.themarketingrules.com/
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July 22, 2020

Working Lunch takeover with John JB Russell

James takes over hosting duties for #WorkingLunch and has a lively discussion with John JB Russell from Staffing Future about harnessing technology in the recruitment process. #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Staffing Future For free review of your current website visit www.staffingfuture.com/Rules To connect with John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnjbrussell/ Learn more about James and ThinkinCircles: https://thinkincircles.com/
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June 29, 2020

John JB Russell

When it comes to recruitment technologies, websites can sometimes be an afterthought, playing catch up to social media and other sales tools. So are recruitment websites a waste of time or an undervalued resource? James talks to John JB Russell, UK MD for Staffing Future about what a modern recruitment website can do now and in the future. #MarketingRules Support for this podcast comes from Staffing Future For free review of your current website visit www.staffingfuture.com/Rules To connect w...
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June 8, 2020

Andrew Wyschna

This weeks guest is Andrew Wyschna, Regional Manager - Europe at JXT. Andy and James discuss the state of play, of Recruitment Websites in 2020 and what we should expect in the next 5 years. Learn more about andy at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andywyschnalondon/ and JXT at: https://www.jxt.com.au/