283: How to Establish Trust with Customers in 2023

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How do you establish trust with customers at a time when people feel like they are constantly marketed to? My guest today, Paige Velasquez Budde, is Partner and CEO at Zilker Media, an Austin-based agency building people-driven brands. Their strategy is to focus on the people within the companies that can represent the organization by educating and entertaining, not just selling. By doing this, Paige argues that consumers establish trust more quickly with brands and will be the key differentiator for brands going forward. Take a listen.

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Paige Velasquez Budde is Partner and CEO at Zilker Media, an Austin-based agency building people-driven brands. She has been featured as a speaker on personal branding, digital marketing strategies and led workshops at national events such as TEDxJesterCirEd, Harvard Medical School, Austin’s own Alamo Drafthouse, Zilker Park, Hilton Hotel, and for organizations such as Women Presidents’ Organization. She has led the marketing campaigns and strategies for some of the world’s most recognized authorities, including The New York Times bestseller and Fortune Magazine Senior editor-at-large Geoff Colvin, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller and Hall of Fame speaker Sally Hogshead and many others. Paige has also counseled leading international brands such as Russell Stover and a2 Milk. Her approach to people-driven marketing has been featured in many media outlets including Inc., Thrive Global, Texas CEO Magazine, CEO World Magazine, Authority Magazine, KevinMD, Business.com, and others. Paige is passionate about community involvement and volunteers her time with organizations such as Texas Tower, a collegiate publicity firm for The University of Texas at Austin students, to teach others about the PR and marketing industry. She is also a member of the Junior League of Austin where she volunteers her time with many local nonprofits. In her previous role, Paige served as the digital director at Texas statewide official’s campaign where she oversaw online reputation management and executed campaigns with several digital and traditional components, setting digital fundraising records. She has also served as the Content Marketing Manager at Advantage Media Group and Shelton Interactive, where she partnered on marketing campaigns with business executives in the financial and healthcare industries as well as top publishing houses like B&H Publishing Group and Portfolio.


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