Best Elliot Djmal Podcasts (2025)

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"Small Business Financing: Avoiding Predatory Loans & Finding the Best Capital Options" 7:53

4M ago7:53

7:53

In this episode, we sit down with Evan, a small business financing expert, to explore how entrepreneurs can access capital without falling into financial traps. We discuss: New financing products every business owner should know about The dangers of predatory Merchant Cash Advance (MCA) companies Shocking tactics used by some lenders to take advant…

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Expanding Horizons: The Why and How of Online Marketplaces for Independent Retailers 5:33

1+ y ago5:33

5:33

In Episode 49 of Material Retail Dumps, we delve into the world of online marketplaces, demystifying their structure and operations. Learn why as an independent retailer, embracing online marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy, and our very own Shop Teaks, can be a game changer for your sales and brand visibility. Whether you're new to online selling or lo…

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Your AI Sidekick: Uncovering the Potential of ChatGPT for Independent Retailers 6:11

1+ y ago6:11

6:11

In the fast-paced retail landscape, staying ahead often means having the right help at your fingertips. Discover how ChatGPT can become an indispensable assistant to independent store owners, handling a myriad of tasks with ease and precision. In this episode, we delve into the top 5 reasons why adopting ChatGPT is a smart move for independent reta…

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Unlocking Shopify's Hidden Power: A Guide to Metafields 6:05

1+ y ago6:05

6:05

🎙 Episode 47: Unlocking Shopify's Hidden Power: A Guide to Metafields Welcome to another enlightening episode of Material Retail Dumps! Today, we're unraveling the mystery of Shopify metafields—what they are, why you should care, and how to implement them to elevate your eCommerce store. 💡 In This Episode, You'll Learn: What metafields are and thei…

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Episode 46: Increase Your Shopify Sales with These 5 Channels 6:23

1+ y ago6:23

6:23

Welcome to Episode 46 of Material Retail Dumps! This week, we're tackling a topic that's crucial for all Shopify store owners—how to diversify your sales channels for maximum impact. If you've ever wondered how to get the most out of Google, Facebook, Instagram, the Shop App, Shopify Inbox, and Pinterest, then this episode is for you! 💡 What You'll…

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SEO For Independent Retailers 7:02

1+ y ago7:02

7:02

What is SEO? - A quick rundown of what SEO means and why it's crucial for your online and offline business. SEO for Brick-and-Mortar Businesses - Discover easy-to-implement SEO strategies tailored for businesses like yours. From local SEO to content creation, we've got you covered. Time Investment Expectations - Learn what kind of time commitment y…

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The Best Funding Option For Independent Retailers 5:01

1+ y ago5:01

5:01

In this episode we have a special guest from the lending industry who discusses the best type of loan for an independent retailer. NO Merchant cash advances here!By Elliot Djmal

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Funding Options For Retailers 4:58

1+ y ago4:58

4:58

In this episode, we are going to talk about a few funding options. Lines of Credits, merchant cash advances, and more. Take a listen to learn a bit about the funding world and save yourself a ton of pain next time you need capital.By Elliot Djmal

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Collecting and Using Customer Data 5:30

2y ago5:30

5:30

In this episode we talk about the importance of collecting customer data, why you should collect customer data, and what to do with it. We also discuss the best ways to collect customer data.By Material Retail Team

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Using Data to Bring Customers Back In Store! With a Special Guest 11:12

2y ago11:12

11:12

Welcome to Episode 41 of Material Retail Dumps, the podcast that explores the world of retail and provides insights on how to navigate the ever-changing landscape. In this episode, we have a special guest, Isabelle Groper, from Klaviyo, a leading platform in customer data and marketing automation. Join us as we dive deep into the fascinating topic …

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5 Ways To Use Chat GPT In Your Retail or Ecommerce Business 6:37

2y ago6:37

6:37

🚀 "Unlock the Power of AI in Retail & Ecommerce! 🚀 In this video, we delve into the innovative world of AI, exploring 5 key ways you can integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into your retail and ecommerce business for maximum impact. Subject Lines & Email/Web Banner Copy: Discover how ChatGPT can create compelling subject lines and ad copies that catch the a…

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A Quick Strategy To Use Social Media To Get Customers In Store 5:43

2y ago5:43

5:43

This is another episode in our series about bringing customers back into the store! We discuss a simple social media contest that you can use that really works to bring customers back into the store!By Elliot Djmal

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Bring Customers In Store: Parties 5:48

2y ago5:48

5:48

In this episode, we talk about parties and how you can use them to bring customers in-store. It doesn't have to be extravagant. Listen and learn how to get a real ROI from in-store events.By Elliot Djmal

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Websites Domains. YOU MUST LISTEN TO THIS. 5:45

2y ago5:45

5:45

Please please please listen to this episode. It's not fun and cool but this basic knowledge can save you a ton of headaches in the future. Learn about website domains and how to keep yours safe.By Elliot Djmal

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Loyalty Programs - Why You Need One! 5:24

2y ago5:24

5:24

In this episode we talk about loyalty programs and how to set them up. If you have one already take a listen to hear some ideas for making it more effective. If you don't have a loyalty program yet, listen and get one!By Elliot Djmal

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Digital Security Tips 5:27

2y ago5:27

5:27

This is the second episode of a two-part series where we discuss security tips! This part focuses on digital security tips. These basic tips will prevent you from potentially losing a ton of time and money!By Elliot Djmal

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In store Security Tips! 5:57

2y ago5:57

5:57

In this episode, we cover some basic in-store security tips designed to prevent losses related to theft and more. As a business owner, security needs to always be at the forefront of your thinking. Listen now.By Elliot Djmal

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How & When To Promote Employees 6:23

2y ago6:23

6:23

This is the third and final episode in a three-part series designed to help you find, retain, and promote employees. Keeping your employees moving up the ladder will help you keep them engaged and also help you focus on more important tasks while delegating! Listen & LearnBy Elliot Djmal

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How to Retain Employees 7:01

2y ago7:01

7:01

This is the second episode in a three-part series designed to help you hire, retain, and promote employees. Hiring is hard, training is hard, but retaining is easy! Listening to this episode will save you a ton of time and money as you move forward in your businessBy Elliot Djmal

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How to Find Employees 6:28

2y ago6:28

6:28

This is the first episode in a three-part series designed to help you find, retain, and promote employees. Employees are the life blood of every business so you'll want to pay attention.By Elliot Djmal

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SMS Marketing Strategies 6:41

2y ago6:41

6:41

In this episode, we talk about 3 different SMS marketing strategies and the best ways to implement them. SMS marketing can be a high ROI marketing channel as long as you do it right. Listen now to learn how.By Elliot Djmal

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Using Good Photography On Your Website 5:49

2y ago5:49

5:49

In this episode we talk about why it's important to use good images for your website and easy ways to get that done We'll also talk about things not to do which is sometimes just as important as having great photos.By Elliot Djmal

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Don't Get Taken Advantage of by Vendors 6:55

2y ago6:55

6:55

This is the third and final episode of the series about not getting screwed over and keeping more money in your own pockets. This episode speaks about vendors and how you can protect yourself from getting taken advantage of.By Elliot Djmal

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Don't Get Taken Advantage Of By Employees 7:55

2y ago7:55

7:55

This is the second in a three-part series about not getting taken advantage of and stolen from. This episode talks about employees and ensuring we keep as much of our money in the business as possible.By Elliot Djmal

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Don't Get Taken Advantage of By Customers 7:34

2y ago7:34

7:34

This is the first episode of a 3 part series designed to help you get taken advantage of less. There are many ways to make more money in business, one easy way is to lose less money by customers stealing from you and taking advantage of your policies. Listen to this episode to hear a few ideas on how to prevent customers from taking advantage of yo…

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Running Paid Ads: Google Performance Max 6:06

2y ago6:06

6:06

In this episode, we talk about paid ads and the Google Performance Max program. We'll quickly dive into setting it up and starting to get sales from this program. It's a great first step into paid media.By Elliot Djmal

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Doing right for your business 9:02

2y ago9:02

9:02

This episode talks about how doing right for your employees, customers, and yourself will end up making you a more successful business owner. Listen to hear some ideas.By Elliot Djmal

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A little hack to stop paying credit card interest 6:27

2y ago6:27

6:27

In this episode, we talk about a fun way to game the system and save money on credit card interest. You should not need to pay the bank unnecessary interest so tune in to learn more!By Elliot Djmal

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Using your website to benefit your Brick and Mortar 5:45

2+ y ago5:45

5:45

This is the second episode in a two-part series about omnichannel retail. This episode offers a few ways to use your website to bring customers into your physical store. Afterall, we just want shoppers shopping with us. In store? online? who cares.By Elliot Djmal

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Using your store to benefit your website 5:52

2+ y ago5:52

5:52

In this episode, we talk about using your physical retail store to benefit your website. Listen to this episode to learn how to grow from 0 to 50,000 in online sales without adding any expenses.By Elliot Djmal

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3 Levels of Social Media for a positive ROI 6:50

2+ y ago6:50

6:50

This episode focuses on Social Media and ways to use it to generate more views which gets you more customers, but importantly, we need a positive ROI!By Elliot Djmal

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Build deep customer connections with custom texts. 6:49

2+ y ago6:49

6:49

In this episode, we look live at an example of a great way to reach out to customers and come back into your store. After all, getting customers through the door is a huge battle. If we get good at that, life gets much easier.By Elliot Djmal

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Transitioning away from the Holiday season. 6:06

2+ y ago6:06

6:06

This episode focuses on actions you should take as we move out of the holiday season and into the winter months. We focus specifically on trying to sell in the slowest months of the season!By Elliot Djmal

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Making Lemonade. Part 2 5:04

2+ y ago5:04

5:04

This is the second episode in a two-part series on turning problems into opportunities. Tune in to hear about how an independent retailers turned a supply chain crisis into his largest sales month ever. When life gives you lemons, you better make lemonade.By Elliot Djmal

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Making lemonade. Part 1 5:09

2+ y ago5:09

5:09

In this episode, we will talk about how you make the best of a bad situation. Whether the problem is big or small, the ability to turn a problem into an opportunity is important. Listen to this story about a boutique who did just this during Covid in early 2020.By Elliot Djmal

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Inventory and how you should be thinking about it. 4:14

2+ y ago4:14

4:14

In this episode, we talk about inventory, specifically older inventory, and what you should do with it. Become a better buyer and merchandiser by listening to this quick episode.By Elliot Djmal

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Credit card processing rates. Listen and Save. 7:46

2+ y ago7:46

7:46

In this episode, we talk about credit card processing and how you can save money on your in-store processing rates. Credit card processing fees impact all businesses, you'll want to listen to this episode.By Elliot Djmal

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Digital Marketing 101: A quick Q&A with an expert strategist. 8:35

2+ y ago8:35

8:35

Hear from Avery a Material Retail employee and marketing strategist. Avery works with over 75 retailers to strategize and execute their marketing plans. We ask her four questions.By Elliot Djmal

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Recession or not. Be prepared! 4:49

2+ y ago4:49

4:49

Let's assume that we are going to go into a deep recession, as a retailer you need to be prepared. Let's discuss 5 ways to prepare for one, if you do these 5 things you'll be better off regardless.By Elliot Djmal

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Material Retail Dumps. What and why! 3:49

2+ y ago3:49

3:49

Material Retail Dumps is a short-form podcast with brief but valuable content for independent retailers selling clothing, home goods, stationary and more. As business owners we don't have time for a 30-minute lesson with a ton of banter, that's why we created our podcast. We get straight to the meat of the topic and aim to give you actionable infor…

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Email Marketing and FAKE open rates. 4:47

2+ y ago4:47

4:47

This episode talks about email marketing and we spend a little time going into open rates and why you should second guess them. Is the data being displayed to you real? Find out now.By Elliot Djmal

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Employees #3: Key tips for training and onboarding a new hire. 5:46

2+ y ago5:46

5:46

Hiring and finding the right people is hard but sadly that's just the beginning. Once you have the employee ready to work, you now need to train and onboard them into your shop. Doing this right can be hard, but it doesn't have to be. Listen to this podcast for a few tips on making life easier when training employees…

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Employees #2: Robin from y&i talks about motivating employees with pay, bonuses and commission. 9:22

2+ y ago9:22

9:22

In this episode, we hear from Robin at y&i clothing. Robin owns 3 locations in Texas and California and spends a ton of time thinking through employee compensation, bonuses, and commissions. Listen to this episode for some real tips on how to use different strategies to motivate store managers and employees.…

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Employees #1! Rachael from Wystle explains her unique way of attracting talent. 8:41

2+ y ago8:41

8:41

This is the first episode in a series of episodes focused on hiring, managing, and retaining employees. In this episode we hear from a boutique owner in Oklahoma who has a very unique way of treating staff. They are not just retail employees, they are #WystleDolls. Listen to learn more about how and why you should think about doing something like t…

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How to get more local customers with little to no budget. 5:48

2+ y ago5:48

5:48

This episode focuses on how business owners can attract more eyeballs online and turn those views into in-store traffic. We'll have a special guest named Justin who will walk us through some tactical strategies to achieve that.By Elliot Djmal

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Building a strong brand that will stand out in your community. 7:50

2+ y ago7:50

7:50

https://hbr.org/2019/01/what-does-your-corporate-brand-stand-for In this episode, we have an extraordinary guest and branding expert named Taylor "Bubba" Gramkow. We spend 7 minutes picking Bubba's brain learning a few powerful ways to have a stronger brand image and how to shine a light on that brand. A strong unique brand is a big factor in getti…

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Retail Margins: Dialing for Dollars. Retail markdown money. 5:33

2+ y ago5:33

5:33

Dialing for Dollars. Retail markdown money. Welcome to Material Retail Dumps episode 4. My name is Elliot and I’m very excited to be the host today. This is the third and final episode in our gross margin series. In this episode, we will talk about how you can improve cash flow and gross margins using markdown money. If you haven’t listened to the …

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Retail Margins: Why a two-fer offer for your staple items can improve sales and gross profit dollars. 4:58

2+ y ago4:58

4:58

This is the second in a series of episodes designed to help independent retailers improve cash flow and gross profits by managing inventory more efficiently. Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business, for independent retailers cash flow management can be the make or break. Geared towards Fashion retailers, this series can be applied to many brick-…

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Retail Margins: Why marking down your ‘dogs’ will be a big win for gross profits and cash flow 6:25

2+ y ago6:25

6:25

This is the first in a series of educational articles designed to help independent retailers improve cash flow by managing inventory more efficiently. During hard economic times when customers are more likely to buy gas than clothing, it’s extremely important to manage cash. Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business, for independent retailers cash…

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First Party Data - Why it will define en era of business success. 5:12

3y ago5:12

5:12

There is a shift in the way consumers are responding to marketing happening right now. If you are a business owner or plan to be one, listen to this guide on First-Party Data to find out what it is, how to collect it, and what to do with it. This guide is written through the eyes of a retail business, but you can apply these concepts to any busines…

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