Scot Keith is the founder and CEO of One Twenty Three West (123W), an advertising agency in Vancouver. They moved from the garage to an industrial laundromat and now they work in a b-grade building with plywood floors - all to keep the talent high and the overhead low.
In this episode, Cole and Scot discuss:
- how to start an agency
- the power of creativity
- positioning an agency with low overhead and high
- caliber talent
- how to manage well but keep autonomy
You can catch up with Scot on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scot-keith-9560125/
You can learn more about One Twenty Three West here:
About the Backcountry Marketing Podcast
As a marketer in the outdoor industry, the odds are stacked against you. Does this sound familiar? “You’re part of a small, talented, yet overworked team with a limited budget facing hundreds of ways to grow your brand and stand out in a sea of sameness. Some days you feel like quitting and getting a corporate job that pays more but then you realize, I get to work in an industry that some people only dream of working in. Sure the challenges are real, but this is better than a cubicle right?”
If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. Consider this podcast your guidebook to navigating the ever-changing world of marketing. This podcast is produced by Port Side Productions, a video production company that works with outdoor + athletic brands to help them stand out, launch products, build brand equity, and grow their business. Why would a video production company start a marketing podcast? Because we believe that great marketing is great storytelling. Stories come in all shapes and sizes and at the end of the day marketing is all about communication. People talking to people. People tell stories. People are emotionally driven individuals. Our job is to help bridge the gap between your brand and your people.
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We believe great marketing is great storytelling. But great storytelling doesn’t just happen—it’s the result of strategy, intention and creativity. That’s why we started our podcast, to share insights on how to craft comprehensive stories that resonate and drive results .
As a marketer in the outdoor industry, the odds are stacked against you. Does this sound familiar?
“You’re part of a small, talented, yet overworked team with a limited budget facing hundreds of ways to grow your brand and stand out in a sea of sameness. Some days you feel like quitting and getting a corporate job that pays more but then you realize, I get to work in an industry that some people only dream of working in. Sure the challenges are real, but this is better than a cubicle right?” If this sounds like you, you’re not alone.
Consider this podcast your guidebook to navigating the ever-changing world of marketing. This podcast is produced by Port Side Productions, a video production company that works with outdoor + athletic brands to help them stand out, launch products, build brand equity, and grow their business.
Storytellers by day, podcasters by night. While our day job keeps us busy creating films, we started this podcast because it's these types of deep, fundamental questions that keep us up at night.
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