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Don't quote us on this: brand, marketing and the BS in between

Don't quote us on this: brand, marketing and the BS in between

By: Rowena Wilding & Nic Mooney
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Welcome to Don't Quote us on This - the podcast about brand, marketing and the BS in between.

Nic Mooney (Strategic Brand Identity Expert) and Rowena Wilding (Marketing Strategist and Coach) come together to give you a look inside their brains - the honest, unfiltered version.

This is not another "5 tips to go viral" show.

This is the stuff we usually only say to each other on WhatsApp voice notes and over coffee. The real conversations about what actually works, what absolutely doesn't, and all the gloriously awkward bits no one puts in the case studies.

Nic brings the deep brand foundations: visual identity, positioning, the story your business tells before you’ve even opened your mouth. Rowena brings the marketing ecosystem: offers, content, funnels and the very practical question of "how does this actually make you money?" Together, you get the full picture - from first impression to repeat customer.

Every episode, we pull apart a different corner of the brand and marketing universe:

  • why your brand isn’t landing the way you think it is
  • how to build a category of one instead of being "the cheaper version of..."
  • the difference between look-at-me branding and actually-gets-booked branding
  • how to create content that sounds like you and sells like crazy
  • events, funnels, launches, trends and the nonsense in between

You’ll get frameworks, hot takes, and painfully practical advice you can actually use without needing a 40-page funnel map or a full creative department to implement it.

Expect strong opinions (backed by years of experience), straight-talking strategy with zero BS, real stories from real businesses - the wins, the flops and the "we probably shouldn’t have done that but we learned a lot" moments, and a healthy dose of side-eye at marketing myths, hustle culture and industry jargon

If you’re a business owner, marketer, founder or leadership-type human who:

  • is tired of cookie-cutter advice
  • wants your brand to actually feel like you
  • cares about values, not vanity metrics
  • and secretly wishes someone would just tell you what matters and what’s a total waste of budget...

…pull up a chair. You’re our kind of people.

Don’t Quote us on This is here to help you think sharper, market braver and build brands that are rooted in who you are, not who the algorithm told you to be this week.

Hit follow, plug us in on your next dog walk, commute or late-night planning session, and let’s talk about the good, the bad and the brilliantly bullshit bits of brand and marketing.

2026 Rowena Wilding & Nic Mooney
Economics Marketing Marketing & Sales
Episodes
  • Not as easy as it looks: WTF is my brand “not working”?
    Mar 4 2026

    This one’s for anyone who’s ever said:

    “I invested in my branding… so why isn’t my business exploding?”

    In Episode 4, Ro and Nic unpack one of the most common frustrations in small business: expecting a rebrand to magically fix your sales.

    Spoiler alert: your brand is not your marketing strategy.

    Yes, great branding can spike attention.
    Yes, it can elevate perception.
    Yes, it can make you more memorable.

    But without a plan behind it, it’s just a very pretty asset sitting there waiting to be used.

    In this episode we get into:

    • Why branding can’t do the heavy lifting alone
    • The “I’ve built it, where are you?” trap
    • Why visibility is only step one of the journey
    • The real reason your brand might feel like it’s “not working”
    • And why looking like everyone else is the fastest way to be forgotten

    We also talk about the Canva effect, diluted branding, and what happens when you drift away from the rules that were designed to protect your potency.

    And in what might be our spiciest moment to date, we call out the epidemic of borrowed identities.
    The beige boho clones. The editorial Instagram twins.
    The “inspired by” brands that look and sound… identical.

    If your brand could be handed to someone else who does what you do… it’s not yours.

    You can follow Ro on Instagram and LinkedIn
    And Nic on Instagram and LinkedIn

    And remember… don’t quote us on this.

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    32 mins
  • The Gap: WTF is the difference between brand and marketing?
    Feb 4 2026

    If you’ve ever wondered what the actual difference is between branding and marketing and why they’re so often confused, this episode is for you.

    In Episode 2, Ro and Nic pull apart one of the most common (and costly) misunderstandings in business: assuming branding is marketing, or that marketing magically works without strategy.

    As always, this is a bs-free conversation about what branding really does, what marketing is actually for, and why “just posting on social media” is not a strategy. Expect strong opinions, a few spicy takes, and a lot of clarity.

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    33 mins
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