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In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Darin Dawson, President & Co-Founder of BombBomb. Darrin talks about the video tools that their company offers and how they are beneficial to the new age of marketing and sales. 

Episode Highlights:

  • Darin shares a bit of his background and how BombBomb came to be. (2:12)
  • Darin tells us about how video can help you scale your business. (7:33)
  • Darin shares the challenges and advantages of the services they offer to their customers. (13:31)
  • Darin explains how the numbers changed when they started using animation with their services. (20:32)
  • Darin explains that it is very important to believe your business and relationships matter. (28:14)
  • Darin gives his advice to people that are not comfortable using video. (31:26)
  • Darin talks about the books that they have published. (39:51)
  • Darin explains that automation saves time, and there are a lot more benefits to look into. (46:13)
  • Darin tells us that visibility trumps ability and so business owners need to increase their visibility. (48:17)

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “Feeling comes from humans, we get feelings from humans, we don’t get feelings from paperwork.” – Darin Dawson
  • “So visibility trumps ability, right? You can be better than them, but if they don’t know about you, it just doesn’t really matter.” – Darin Dawson
  • “They see your face, they see your authenticity. All these things are human connection, things that only humans do. And so, how are you giving that to your customers? ” – Darin Dawson

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