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Problem SolversHow to Get AI to Recommend YouSearch is changing. Instead of typing a few words into Google, clients are now asking AI tools for hyper-specific recommendations. So how do you make sure they still find you? In this episode, Max DesMarais of Vital Design shares how to position your business so large language models present you as the solution to your client's problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-09-0132 min
Problem SolversHow to Get AI to Recommend YouSearch is changing. Instead of typing a few words into Google, clients are now asking AI tools for hyper-specific recommendations. So how do you make sure they still find you? In this episode, Max DesMarais of Vital Designs shares how to position your business so large language models present you as the solution to your client's problem.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-09-0130 min
The Dead Pixels Society podcastDigital Strategy in the AI Era: Tactics for Photo Retailers with Max DesMaraisHave an idea or tip? Send us a text!The digital marketing landscape has transformed drastically, forcing photo retailers and imaging businesses to rethink their strategies. In this illuminating conversation with Max DesMarais, Director of Strategy at Vital Design, we explore how small photo businesses can effectively compete against industry giants despite limited marketing budgets.DesMarais reveals a significant shift that's reshaping the marketing world: organic search visibility is declining as "pay-to-play is becoming more important than ever." With Google's expanded ad space and AI features consuming the search results page...
2025-07-1731 min
Marketer of the Day with Robert Plank1374: Vital Design: Digital Marketing Secrets That Crush Your Competition with Director of Strategy Max DesMaraisThere’s nothing more frustrating than watching your money disappear into vague marketing campaigns with zero return. You get all the hype, the buzzwords, and the dashboards—but not the customers. For many businesses, it feels like throwing darts in the dark and hoping something sticks. You just want a strategy that actually works, plain and simple. […]
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2025-07-1735 minMarketer of the Day with Robert Plank: Get Daily Insights from the Top Internet Marketers & Entrepreneurs Around the World1374: Vital Design: Digital Marketing Secrets That Crush Your Competition with Director of Strategy Max DesMaraisThere’s nothing more frustrating than watching your money disappear into vague marketing campaigns with zero return. You get all the hype, the buzzwords, and the dashboards—but not the customers. For many businesses, it feels like throwing darts in the dark and hoping something sticks. You just want a strategy that actually works, plain and simple.
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Maxwell DesMarais is the Director of Strategy at Vital Design, where he leads SEO and paid media for clients across industries. He also runs My Outdoor Base Camp, a site with over 120K monthly visitors. Toda...
2025-07-1735 min
Marketer of the Day with Robert Plank1374: Vital Design: Digital Marketing Secrets That Crush Your Competition with Director of Strategy Max DesMarais
2025-07-1133 min
Changing Higher EdEnrollment Marketing Strategy: How to Attract Students and Align ProgramsEnrollment marketing strategy is no longer optional—it's essential for institutions looking to grow in a competitive, high-cost digital environment. In this episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Max DesMarais, Director of Strategy at Vital, about how colleges and universities can use data, content strategy, and full-funnel marketing to improve student recruitment and ensure academic offerings align with demand. Building an Effective Enrollment Marketing Strategy Validate program demand before launch using research, polling, and student behavior data. Use student-friendly program names that match what prospective learners are searching for. Treat marketing as a strategic function, not ju...
2025-03-1837 min
Mastering eCommerce MarketingSecrets Big Brands Don’t Want You to Know with Maxwell DesMaraisOn this episode of Mastering Ecommerce Marketing, Eitan Koter sits down with Maxwell DesMarais, the digital marketing and paid media expert behind Vital Design. Maxwell knows exactly what makes eCommerce brands successful online, and today, he’s sharing some of his best strategies.He breaks down the three things every online store needs to convert more customers, how social proof and video help build trust, and the surprising test that skyrocketed a client’s conversion rates. He also talks about the latest shifts in SEO and paid media, including how Google AI is changing search traffic and what...
2025-02-2130 min
The Digital Agency Show | Helping Agency Owners Transform Their Business Mindset to Increase Prices, Work Less, and Grow ProfitsEpisode 368: Scaling Digital Marketing for Specialized Industries with Max DesMaraisMax DesMarais is a digital marketing expert and leader at Vital Design, a full-service digital marketing and design agency. With a team of 100 employees and over 100 active clients, Max specializes in SEO, content strategy, and paid media. Vital Design has grown into a powerhouse agency, catering to industries like higher education, e-commerce, and manufacturing. Max has built his own website to attract 120,000 monthly visitors and helped dozens of clients achieve exceptional ROI from digital marketing efforts.
2025-01-1628 min
Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All AgesSnap Von TrappToday we have an original story written by Sarah Desmarais with Daniel Hinds. In today's story Snap the Venus Fly Trap has always been a bit of a bully, but he finally learns the value of friendship.Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacityDraw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us i...
2024-10-2821 min
Trails Worth HikingEp. 23: Pemi LoopMax DesMarais of Hiking and Fishing.com joins Jeremy to talk about the Pemigewasset Loop in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Max, a New Hampshire native, has a lot of experience on the Pemi Loop. In this episode, he takes listeners through the many ups and downs of this amazing experience in the wilderness of New England. And before the conversation with Max, Jeremy brings us a good old-fashioned White Mountains ghost story.Max's website: https://hikingandfishing.com/Max's post on the Pemi Loop: https://hikingandfishing.com/pemi-loop/Questions, comments, or suggestions: trailsworthhiking@gmail.com
2022-02-0255 min
Explore FI Canada048: When Your Dreams Get in the Way of FIRE | Max DesmaraisWhat happens when you pursue your dreams, then realize they won't get you to FIRE? Listen in as we discuss this existential dilemma.
2021-02-0555 min
Drette su'l tape78. Épisode #78 avec Maxime Talbot et Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais – 140 minutesMaxime Talbot est bien connu des fans de hockey, lui qui a cimenté sa place dans l’imaginaire collectif en étant le grand héros du match #7 de la conquête de la Coupe Stanley des Penguins de Pittsburgh en 2009 ! Cela dit, Max s’adonne aussi à être une des personnes les plus gentilles, volubiles et authentiques qui existent. Fraîchement retraité, il s’assoit avec David et Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais, fan fini des Penguins, pour revenir sur sa carrière bien remplie qui l’a mené de Hull jusqu’en Russie, en passant par Philadelphie. Les sujets s’enchainent naturellement, alors que Max nous par...
2019-09-302h 21
Drette su’l tape!78. Épisode #78 avec Maxime Talbot et Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais – 140 minutesMaxime Talbot est bien connu des fans de hockey, lui qui a cimenté sa place dans l’imaginaire collectif en étant le grand héros du match #7 de la conquête de la Coupe Stanley des Penguins de Pittsburgh en 2009 ! Cela dit, Max s’adonne aussi à être une des personnes les plus gentilles, volubiles et […]
2019-09-3030 min