WSS #0044: Designer Aaron Wood On Building A Social Media Empire With Posters, Propaganda And Popularity

This is Episode 44 of The Web.Search.Social Marketing Podcast, a podcast for small businesses, whether you’re a solopreneur working from your kitchen table or managing a team of 50. 

Today we talk to Aaron Wood, a graphic designer most recognized online for his social media and pop culture propaganda posters. We’re big Aaron fans if you can judge by the number of his posters that line our office walls. Aaron’s story is unusual but the lessons we learned can be applied to any business. They include things like “be nice” and “make friends”.

Enjoy our conversation and if you love his artwork as much as we do, enter our giveaway to win one of his propaganda posters. Winners will be chosen on Friday December 12^th so hurry and enter now!

In This Episode We Talk About

• The importance of recognizing opportunity even when it comes from unexpected places in unexpected ways
• How word of mouth can propel your business in ways that no marketing tactic can match
• Why you need to engage people, build meaningful relationships and more about taking a genuine approach to marketing

Links & Resources

• Aaron’s portfoilio on Behance
• Some of our favorite work:
  • Video game propaganda 
  • Illustrations
• Aaron’s Etsy shop
• Listen to Aaron on the Geek League of America podcast
• Yes, You CAN Turn Your Passion Into Profit: A Chat With Digital Artist And Entrepreneur Aaron Wood, an interview with Aaron on Web.Search.Social
• Aaron’s favorite posters
  • Apple War Bonds
  • Twitter propaganda
• Find Aaron on Google Plus

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