I Hate You, BJ Murphy - The Journey, Ep 138

A card declines on the interns, Brooks laughs at his new AI headshots, Aleatha refuses to do a TikTok and has this to say to BJ, "I hate you, BJ Murphy." Just another day around our office.

Using Text Messaging to Grow Your Community

Did you know you can use text messaging to connect with people and grow your brand? Zac shares how he’s been doing exactly that after getting the idea from Gary Vaynerchuk.

Podcast Weekly Roundup: BJ & Zac

How does government help businesses in Kinston? How has social media helped Zac’s brand? How does one post a classified ad online to Neuse News? As Magic Mile Media marks its third anniversary, BJ and Zac unpack the answers to these questions and hint at upcoming speaking engagements.

podcastBJ MurphyDecember 22, 2019bj murphy, bjmurphy360, zac holcomb, magic mile media, neuse news, additive america, text messaging, 2020

Shane Swindell: 17-year-old entrepreneur

With the help of his family, 17-year-old Shane Swindell opened a business in the old K-Mart building on N. Queen Street, Kinston. The store is aptly named Shane’s Discount Outlet and provides quality pieces of merchandise at discounted prices. BJ and Zac sat down with Shane to discuss why he started the business, ideas for a social media marketing strategy, and the young entrepreneur’s business and academic aspirations.

podcastBJ MurphyDecember 2, 2019bj murphy, bjmurphy360, zac holcomb, shane swindell, small business, entrepreneur, kinston, social media

Episode 2.11 Vocational Education and More

On this episode, BJ and Zac pondered the merits of internships, our community college system, and the four-year college degree. They also caught up on recent happenings in business and on social media.

podcastBJ MurphyNovember 23, 2019youtube, bj murphy, bjmurphy360, education, community college, zac holcomb, university

Episode 2.09 - Fuel from Haters

On this episode, BJ and Zac discuss what they’ve learned through trial and error, recent business developments, how they deal with haters on social media, and so much more.

Episode 2.07 - LinkedIn and Facebook with Zac Holcomb

Recently, a local small business used social media to tell the world they were modifying their business hours. Though they recognized the power of social media to communicate an important change in business, it turned out they hadn’t been using the same channel to promote their business.

On this episode, Zac and BJ exchange notes on some of the best practices for posting on Facebook and LinkedIn. Whether you’ve been posting regularly on social or you’ve been wondering what to post, you’ll want to listen in.

podcastBJ MurphyNovember 6, 2019bj murphy, bjmurphy360, zac holcomb, podcast, linkedin, facebook, youtube, social media

Episode 2.06 - Talking Strategy with Zac Holcomb

Following the inaugural Social Media Masterminds Marketing Summit (SM3), the team at Magic Mile Media decided to relaunch the BJMurphy360 website, continue with regular meetups, and be intentional about building a content funnel.

Zac is a newcomer to Kinston and on this episode, he and BJ share perspectives on how local business owners can promote their businesses a bit better, and some of the dos and don’ts when it comes to social media.

podcastBJ MurphyNovember 6, 2019bj murphy, bjmurphy360, podcast, zac holcomb, beardthebeej, sm3 summit, small business, social media

Gen Z'ers social media platform of choice

On this episode, Zac and I speak with some Gen Z’ers and find out which social media platform they use the most.

Relaunching the Podcast with Zac Holcomb

I have re-launched the "BJMurphy360 Podcast" with the help of my friend Zac Holcomb. He recently moved his young family to Kinston from Ohio to start Additive America, an industrial grade 3D printing company.