Eric Ritter

The SEO Sommelier®

The Search Bar

Balance in Every Glass: Expertise from A Fractional CFO

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Has your marketing gone bitter or sour? Sit back and enjoy top-shelf strategies from the Search Bar, where we’re serving up insights for your digital marketing to work successfully. I am your host, Eric Ritter, SEO Sommelier and Founder/CEO of Digital Neighbor, a friendly neighborhood marketing and lead generation company based in Tampa, Florida.

For today’s episode, we are joined by Michelle Delker, founder and CEO of The William Stanley CFO Group, to discuss how she has become a trusted advisor by her clients to help them run financially healthy businesses.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How a fractional CEO supports businesses
  • The most common things Michelle sees in each business she works with
  • How accounting and financial planning can work together to help a business move forward
  • Why continuing education is so important to providing value to your clients
  • Why you need the right talent on your team
  • What businesses can do right now to be financially sustainable
  • How data drives business decisions

Show Notes

Connect with Michelle Delker on LinkedIn at this link.

Connect with Eric Ritter on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn at this link.⁠⁠⁠

Learn more about Eric’s company, ⁠⁠⁠Digital Neighbor,⁠⁠⁠ a leading SEO and digital marketing agency.

We hope you will follow along for future episodes!

Bar None: Mixing the Perfect Cocktail of Goals and Achievement

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Has your marketing gone bitter or sour? Sit back and enjoy top-shelf strategies from the Search Bar, where we’re serving up insights for your digital marketing to work successfully. I am your host, Eric Ritter, SEO Sommelier and CEO of Digital Neighbor, a friendly neighborhood digital marketing and SEO company based in Tampa, Florida.

For today’s episode we are joined by Derek Carrillo, attorney with a focused practice on real estate and telecommunications at Premier Law. Thank you for joining us!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • The importance of having an attorney for due diligence
  • The different ways to invest in real estate
  • Why having a passion for your career is so important
  • How a trusted network is vital to your business and has a positive impact on your community
  • What you can do to grow your skills professionally
  • Why everyone should work in a customer service role
  • How to get started in real estate investments
  • The best way to support your local community

Show Notes

The Corner Club

Facebook

Premier Law LinkedIn

Connect with Derek Carrillo on LinkedIn at this link.

Connect with Eric Ritter on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn at this link.⁠⁠⁠

Learn more about Eric’s company, ⁠⁠⁠Digital Neighbor,⁠⁠⁠ a leading SEO and digital marketing agency.

We hope you will follow along for future episodes!

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Happy Hour: Gamblers Bay Distillery

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Welcome to the Search Bar Podcast’s Happy Hour — where we grab a seat at the bar with local wineries, distilleries, and other purveyors of good times to learn about the business and marketing sides of some of the most fun enterprises in South Florida. I’m your host, Eric Ritter, SEO Sommelier and CEO of Digital Neighbor — a friendly neighborhood digital marketing and SEO company based in Tampa.

This Happy Hour, Kerri and Mark Paun, owners of Gamblers Bay Distillery in Tampa, are joining us to talk about their business, their marketing, and the spirited story behind their success. Thank you for joining us, Kerri & Mark!

In this episode, you’ll learn

  • The story behind “proofing” alcohol
  • How the hobby of distilling turned into a business
  • How Mark and Kerri work together to make their distillery successful
  • How sourcing local products sets Gamblers Bay Distillery apart
  • The important details to elevate your brand
  • Why you need to show people how to use your products
  • How to get involved in your local community
  • The growth process in opening up the warehouse
  • How to level up your branding

San Fransisco World Spirits Competition

Instagram

Gamblers Bay Distillery

Connect with Eric Ritter on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn at this link.⁠⁠⁠

Learn more about Eric’s company, ⁠⁠⁠Digital Neighbor,⁠⁠⁠ a leading SEO and digital marketing agency.

We hope you will follow along for future episodes!

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A Franchise Owner’s Vintage Marketing Tale

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Has your marketing gone bitter or sour? Sit back and enjoy top-shelf strategies from the Search Bar, where we’re serving up insights for your digital marketing to work successfully. I am your host, Eric Ritter, SEO Sommelier and CEO of Digital Neighbor, a friendly neighborhood marketing and SEO company based in Tampa, Florida.

For today’s episode, we are joined by Matt Boden, Owner of Fresh Coat Painters of Tampa, to discuss successful marketing tools as a franchise owner.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How to bring your experience from one industry to another
  • The best way to set your business apart from competitors
  • Why you need to build a team culture
  • How to find the right franchise for you

Sherwin Williams

Fresh Coat Painters

Connect with Matt Boden on LinkedIn at this link.

Connect with Eric Ritter on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn at this link.⁠⁠⁠

Learn more about Eric’s company, ⁠⁠⁠Digital Neighbor,⁠⁠⁠ a leading SEO and digital marketing agency.

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Sipping for a Cause: Raising a Glass to Non-Profit Awareness

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Sip, sit back, and enjoy this episode of the Search Bar. Host Eric Ritter discusses a great cause with Tami and Jaime Kent, the duo behind the NOMORE Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on these four strategic initiatives: NOMORE Slavery, NOMORE Poverty, NOMORE Orphans, & NOMORE Hopeless.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why stories are so important in marketing
  • The power of a clear call to action
  • How businesses and nonprofits are very similar
  • Why small steps forward make a big impact
  • How to drive traffic to your website
  • What brands and companies can do to get involved in important causes

Show Notes

The NOMORE Foundation

Connect with Jaime Kent on LinkedIn at this link.

Connect with Tami Kent on LinkedIn at this link.

Connect with Eric Ritter on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn at this link.⁠⁠⁠

Learn more about Eric’s company, ⁠⁠⁠Digital Neighbor,⁠⁠⁠ a leading SEO and digital marketing agency.

We hope you will follow along for future episodes!

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Raising Capital: A Vintage Blend for Startup Success

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Sip, sit back, and enjoy this episode of the Search Bar. Host Eric Ritter discusses raising capital and building wealth as an entrepreneur with Julio Gerena, Area Sales Manager with Fifth Third Bank in the mortgage division.

At the Search Bar, we’re serving up insights for your digital marketing to taste and work successfully.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • What you need to have in order when starting a business
  • Where you can find funds for your business
  • How to build your business credit and why you need to
  • What Fifth Third bank is doing to support Tampa
  • The best way to find your ideal clients
  • How sales, marketing, and branding all work together

Show Links

Dun & Bradstreet

Developing The Leader Within You

What Would the Rockafellers Do

Connect with Julio Gerena on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn at this link.⁠⁠⁠

Connect with Eric Ritter on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn at this link.⁠⁠⁠

Learn more about Eric’s company, ⁠⁠⁠Digital Neighbor,⁠⁠⁠ a leading SEO and digital marketing agency.

We hope you will follow along for future episodes!

Subscribe below to The Search Bar Podcast and never miss a new episode!