If you’ve ever felt like you don’t have time for marketing, this episode is for you.

In this episode, Victoria explores what can really happen when you stop waiting for big blocks of time and start using just 10 focused minutes instead.

She shares why small, consistent actions often outperform grand plans, and how a short window of intentional marketing can quickly build momentum, visibility and results.

Because sometimes, the difference between stuck and moving forward… is just 10 minutes.

Find out more about Leads Club, that is mentioned in this episode, on our website (allstarmarketingclub.com), or email info@allstarmarketingclub.com for more info.

Grab free templates, checklists and guides at allstarmarketingclub.com/resources - everything you need to market smarter, not harder.

About Victoria: Marketing Coach & Trainer Victoria Vickery serves up marketing advice with fewer buzzwords, more belly laughs, and stories you’ll never un-hear... because memorable marketing starts with memorable lessons.

For More Tales, Tips & Tangents: @victoriav1ckery

If you’ve ever bought something and thought, “How have I lived without this?”, this episode is for you.

In this episode, Victoria shares a very unexpected marketing lesson sparked by a shopping trip and a pair of fluffy pink wristbands that completely changed her morning and evening routine.

What started as confusion in a checkout queue turned into a powerful realisation about how people tolerate small daily frustrations… simply because no one has shown them there’s an easier way.

From there, she explores what this has to do with your business, your messaging, and why some of your best clients might be walking straight past the solution you offer.

If you want your marketing to feel less pushy and more obvious, in the best possible way, this episode will change how you think about problems, clarity and demand and the 'to do' list to get visible, and get your best type of clients taking action.

Sometimes the sale isn’t about being louder.

It’s about helping someone finally say, “Ohhh… now I get it. And I want it."

Grab free templates, checklists and guides at allstarmarketingclub.com/resources - everything you need to market smarter, not harder.

About Victoria: Marketing Coach & Trainer Victoria Vickery serves up marketing advice with fewer buzzwords, more belly laughs, and stories you’ll never un-hear... because memorable marketing starts with memorable lessons.

For More Tales, Tips & Tangents: @victoriav1ckery

If LinkedIn feels harder work than it did even a few weeks ago, you are not imagining it.

In this episode, Victoria uses a very real comparison from home life to explore what happens when you only use a fraction of what a platform can actually do.

As LinkedIn goes through one of its biggest shifts yet, she breaks down why doing what used to work is no longer enough, what has fundamentally changed behind the scenes, and why understanding those changes matters far more than posting more, chasing trends or trying to keep up with everyone else.

Learn how to use LinkedIn in 2026 here

Grab free templates, checklists and guides at allstarmarketingclub.com/resources - everything you need to market smarter, not harder.

About Victoria: Marketing Coach & Trainer Victoria Vickery serves up marketing advice with fewer buzzwords, more belly laughs, and stories you’ll never un-hear... because memorable marketing starts with memorable lessons.

For More Tales, Tips & Tangents: @victoriav1ckery

Are you still stuck in trial and error when it comes to your marketing?

In this episode, Victoria shares a personal medical story that sparked a powerful insight into why so many businesses end up just "ruling things out" rather than building marketing that really works.

She explores:

• Why results alone are a poor diagnostic tool
• How to spot early signals of momentum
• What it really takes to move from guesswork to a revenue-ready marketing system.

Diagnosing your marketing is key.

That way you can build a successful lead generation system.

Grab free templates, checklists and guides at allstarmarketingclub.com/resources - everything you need to market smarter, not harder.

About Victoria: Marketing Coach & Trainer Victoria Vickery serves up marketing advice with fewer buzzwords, more belly laughs, and stories you’ll never un-hear... because memorable marketing starts with memorable lessons.

For More Tales, Tips & Tangents: @victoriav1ckery

If you’ve ever wondered why some launches seem to completely take off for others, but yours feel chaotic, exhausting or quietly disappointing, this episode is for you.

Whether you want to relaunch an offering, have something to promote, or just want to make you campaigns get better results...

Join Victoria as she explores what really sits underneath success, and why the difference is rarely the offer, the audience or the marketing itself.

Victoria is joined by Laura Phillips, founder of ProperPlan and Launch Strategist whose work has supported launches generating over £25 million in sales across a wide range of businesses.

With years of hands-on experience behind the scenes, Laura brings a sharp, practical perspective on what most people misunderstand about launching... and why things often unravel long before anything goes live.

Find out how launches actually work, where momentum is quietly lost, and what needs to be in place for effort to translate into results.

If you want launches that feel clearer, calmer and far more effective (without doing more... maybe even less!) this conversation will change how you think about them.

Because successful launches aren’t louder.

They’re just built better.

Connect with Laura here

Grab free templates, checklists and guides at allstarmarketingclub.com/resources - everything you need to market smarter, not harder.

About Victoria: Marketing Coach & Trainer Victoria Vickery serves up marketing advice with fewer buzzwords, more belly laughs, and stories you’ll never un-hear... because memorable marketing starts with memorable lessons.

For More Tales, Tips & Tangents: @victoriav1ckery

If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable with sales, or wondered why some sales conversations feel deeply human while others feel completely off-key, this episode is for you. Join Victoria as she reflects on a memorable early house-buying experience that perfectly illustrates what happens when sales forgets the person at the centre of the decision.

Victoria is joined by Marcus Elwell, author of The Heart of the Sale and sales coach to some of the UK’s leading six- and seven-figure entrepreneurs.

With decades of experience helping business owners sell with confidence, integrity and impact, Marcus brings a refreshing, values-led perspective on what truly drives trust and long-term success, and reflects on recovery from his brain tumour, and what that has meant to his outlook.

Together, they explore the real heart of sales, and why understanding people matters far more than scripts, stereotypes or pressure tactics.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why assumptions about your buyer instantly erode trust
• How poor listening damages both sales conversations and brand reputation
• The difference between selling at someone and truly understanding them
• Why empathy, curiosity and alignment sit at the core of effective marketing
• How the best sales experiences make people feel seen, safe and respected
• Why ethical, human-centred sales consistently outperform pushy tactics

If you want your sales and marketing to feel authentic, confident and effective, without compromising your values, this episode will fundamentally shift how you approach conversion.

Because the strongest sales don’t come from persuasion.
They come from connection.

Check out Marcus's book, "The Heart of The Sale" here.

Get Marcus's Sales Scorecard here

Grab free templates, checklists and guides at allstarmarketingclub.com/resources - everything you need to market smarter, not harder.

About Victoria: Marketing Coach & Trainer Victoria Vickery serves up marketing advice with fewer buzzwords, more belly laughs, and stories you’ll never un-hear... because memorable marketing starts with memorable lessons.

For More Tales, Tips & Tangents: @victoriav1ckery

If you’ve ever struggled to articulate why your product, programme or service truly matters to your ideal customer, this episode is for you.

Victoria unpacks the psychology of why people buy, through nostalgia-driven concert tickets, emotional anticipation, and effortless decision-making.

Just like those instant purchases you make without hesitation, great marketing must answer the one question your buyer is always asking:

Why should I?

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why motivation (not information) is the key driver behind buying decisions
• The 5-part WHY framework that makes your offer meaningful: Result, Relevance, Risk, Reason, and Resonance
• Why buyers must emotionally “pre-experience” the outcome before they commit
• How clarity reduces friction and speeds up decisions
• Why urgency only works when supported by meaning, not pressure
• How to move beyond features and processes to the deeper emotional reason people buy

You’ll walk away knowing exactly what creates certainty, desire and decisive action in your audience, and why so many businesses miss it.

If your marketing currently explains what you do but not why it matters, this episode will change everything.

Because when your audience can answer the why..... they buy.

Grab free templates, checklists and guides at allstarmarketingclub.com/resources - everything you need to market smarter, not harder.

About Victoria: Marketing Coach & Trainer Victoria Vickery serves up marketing advice with fewer buzzwords, more belly laughs, and stories you’ll never un-hear... because memorable marketing starts with memorable lessons.

For More Tales, Tips & Tangents: @victoriav1ckery

If you started your business for freedom but somehow ended up with 100 bosses, this episode is for you.

In this first guest interview, Victoria sits down with “Canadian Freedom Queen” and host of the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast, Sam Laliberte, to explore what it really takes to design a business that supports your life, not swallows it whole.

Together they unpack the gap between the dream of flexibility and the reality of exhaustion, and how to rebuild your business model so that time, energy and income work in your favour.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• The early warning signs that you’ve built yourself a job instead of a business
• How to define what freedom actually means to you using values, triggers and “how do I feel?” checks
• Why specialising and simplifying your offers can increase your income and reduce your hours
• How to set boundaries, spot red-flag clients and confidently let go of the work that drains you
• The power of knowing your “enough number” so you can stop chasing more and start living more
• Why personal branding is such a powerful growth lever, and simple ways to start if you hate being “visible”
• A practical 10-minute audit you can use to review your clients, offers and role in the business for 2026

If you’re tired of being permanently busy, feeling guilty for wanting more space, or quietly resenting your own calendar, this conversation will help you rethink what’s possible and start building a business that truly funds your version of freedom.

Connect with Sam Laliberte:
• Instagram: @sam.laliberte
• Freedom Lifestyle website and podcast: whatsyourfree.com

Grab free templates, checklists and guides at allstarmarketingclub.com/resources - everything you need to market smarter, not harder.

About Victoria: Marketing Coach & Trainer Victoria Vickery serves up marketing advice with fewer buzzwords, more belly laughs, and stories you’ll never un-hear... because memorable marketing starts with memorable lessons.

For More Tales, Tips & Tangents: @victoriav1ckery