Podcast Episodes

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In her many media appearances, Rai Cornell, Marketing Psychology Strategist & Founder of Cornell Content Marketing, gives advice, tools, and strategies for brands looking to leverage psychology-driven marketing to grow their reach and pre-sell buyers.

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Why Manipulative Marketing Is Killing Your Brand

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In this episode of Marketing Rebels: Breaking Business Barriers, Shauna Leigh chats with Rai Cornell about ditching manipulative marketing and exploring how to build genuine connections that fuel authentic growth. Learn the psychology behind buyer behavior, why respect matters, and how to market in a way that feels good — for you and your audience. Tune in for inspiring, actionable strategies to attract loyal customers and make a real impact.
How to Get 90% Pre-Sold Buyers Using Psychology-Driven Marketing with Rai Cornell

How to Get 90% Pre-Sold Buyers Using Psychology-Driven Marketing

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As B2B marketers, we must build genuine relationships with buyers. By understanding their pain points and empathizing with their needs, we can develop solutions that resonate with what motivates and inspires customers, leading to business transformation.
In this episode, Christian Klepp and Rai Cornell unpack how to create more meaningful and effective marketing initiatives and get buyers 90% pre-sold using psychology-driven marketing.
How Do Psychology-Driven Strategies Attract Pre-Sold Buyers and Drive Sustainable Growth with Rai Cornell

How Do Psychology-Driven Strategies Attract Pre-Sold Buyers and Drive Sustainable Growth?

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Tired of throwing money at ads and tactics that don’t deliver sustainable results? Struggling to connect with your ideal buyers and build a loyal following?

In this episode, the Doctor of Digital sits down with Rai Cornell, who will challenge your assumptions about marketing and show you a better way. Rai shares how to create a long-term, demand-gen J-curve with minimal spend and why relying on ads for sustainable growth is a recipe for disaster.

Psychology-Driven Marketing Strategies with Rai Cornell

Psychology-Driven Marketing Strategies

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Tired of marketing that pressures, manipulates, and leaves a bad taste? In this episode of The Agents of Change Digital Marketing Podcast, Rich Brooks sits down with Rai Cornell, who shows how understanding what makes your customers tick can transform your business. Learn how her ELITE Method framework helps you connect authentically with your target customers, ditch the FOMO tactics, and turn buyers into lifelong fans of your brand.
Become a Trusted Content Marketing Ally with Rai Cornell

Become a Trusted Content Marketing Ally

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Marketing that jumps from trend to trend can leave you stretched thin and wondering if any of it truly works. Real results often come from stepping back and focusing on what truly connects with your buyers. You don’t need to do it all; you just need to do the right things consistently.

In this episode, Rai shares her passion for changing the marketing narrative, spotlighting the need for marketers to be allies to their customers, not adversaries.

The Psychology Behind Effective Demand Generation Marketing with Rai Cornell

The Psychology Behind Effective Demand Generation Marketing

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In this episode, Nina Hershberger talks with Rai Cornell about her ELITE Method. Rai emphasizes the need to focus on demand gen — rather than lead gen — to create content that builds trust, empathy, and a genuine desire in potential buyers to engage with the brand.

This episode is for anyone hoping to break free from the “icky” feeling of traditional advertising and instead create marketing that deeply resonates with their target audience.

Unveiling the Power of Content Marketing with Rai Cornell

Unveiling the Power of Content Marketing

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In this episode, Rai Cornell shares the secret to building a productive content marketing strategy. She connects the dots between content marketing and email marketing, illustrating the significance of taking a “snapshot” of website traffic and lead numbers to drive return on investment. We explore the magic of content upgrades and lead magnets and how email marketing can be used to send updates and offers to your target audience.
The Human Factor with Rai Cornell

The Human Factor

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These days, it seems like everyone’s talking about robots. It’s easy to get swept up by trends like Google algorithm changes and AI-generated content. But guest Rai Cornell says those things are secondary to the most important factor in your marketing — the humans

Too often, we think about the system or platform first. We wonder if we should jump into Threads or buy Google ads, but those decisions come after you decide who you are talking to.

Scaling Your Business Without Being the Bottleneck

Scaling Your Business Without Being the Bottleneck

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In this episode, Tina Sue sits down with Rai Cornell, who shares her incredible journey from psychology to marketing and how she scaled her business by reducing owner dependency. Rai reveals how business owners can use psychology-driven marketing to attract pre-sold buyers and build sustainable growth. Tune in for actionable insights to help entrepreneurs step out of the daily grind and create systems that allow their businesses to thrive.
The Power of Human-Centric Marketing with Rai Cornell

The Power of Human-Centric Marketing

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In this episode, Rai Cornell shares valuable insights on how to build a successful marketing strategy that resonates with customers and creates long-lasting relationships. Through her unique psychology-based perspective, Rai emphasizes the importance of aligning marketing efforts with a company’s values and delivering authentic messaging that truly connects with the target audience to achieve meaningful and impactful marketing outcomes.
Buyer Psychology Meets AI with Rai Cornell

Buyer Psychology Meets AI

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In this episode of The Innovative Agency Podcast, Sharon Toerek and Rai Cornell explore the fascinating intersection of buyer psychology and AI-driven marketing. Listen in as Rai unpacks the role of human insight in modern marketing, revealing how agencies can seamlessly blend AI technology with traditional, human-led approaches to build trust, create deeper connections, and craft high-impact marketing funnels.
Buyer Psychology Says This Method Is Superior to Paid Ads with Rai Cornell

Buyer Psychology Says This Method Is Superior to Paid Ads

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In this conversation, Jeffro and Rai Cornell discuss the importance of understanding buyer psychology in marketing, particularly in B2B businesses. Rai emphasizes the drawbacks of relying on ads and advocates for a long-term content marketing strategy that builds trust and relationships with potential clients. She also shares insights on measuring success in a psychology-driven approach and the role of human connection in content marketing.
Psychology-Driven Marketing: Building Trust for Long-Term Growth with Rai Cornell

Psychology-Driven Marketing: Building Trust for Long-Term Growth

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In this episode, Rai shares her insights on creating demand generation strategies that move beyond reliance on ads. She explains the importance of developing a full-funnel approach, using psychology to challenge customer assumptions, and fostering trust with organic content. Rai also discusses the role of AI in content marketing, highlighting its limitations and the need for human oversight to ensure quality and emotional resonance.
Rai Cornell on Invest in Yourself Podcast Network

Invest in Yourself Podcast Network

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In this episode of Invest in Yourself: The Digital Entrepreneur Podcast, host Phil Better sits down with Rai Cornell, who shares her journey from leaving the mental health field to building a thriving B2B marketing agency. Blending psychology with ethical marketing, she emphasizes authentic, value-driven strategies over manipulative tactics like ads. Rai’s goal is to humanize marketing, build trust, and inspire the next generation.
Sustainable Demand Creation Strategies with Rai Cornell

Sustainable Demand Creation Strategies

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When marketing a business or a service, many turn to paid ads to create quick demand. While this approach has its place, it’s also important to create more long-term, sustainable demand-gen strategies that enable a business to create credibility, deliver value, and educate its market throughout the buying process.

In this episode, Darren Mitchell and Rai Cornell delve into the psychology of marketing and the intricate art of content creation.

Demand Generation for B2B with Rai Cornell

Demand Generation for B2B

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This episode of Let’s Talk Marketing explores the power of psychology-driven marketing and its impact on demand generation. Host Katya Allison interviews Rai Cornell, CEO and Strategic Marketing Consultant at Cornell Content Marketing, about her approach to B2B marketing, her transition from mental health to marketing, and how her framework, “The ELITE Method,” is revolutionizing how businesses connect with their ideal buyers.
Leveraging Past Professional Experiences

Leveraging Past Professional Experiences

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Early in life, we’re often encouraged to follow career paths that aren’t truly of our own choosing. By the time we realize that we’re miserable and stuck because of those prescribed career paths, we wonder how we’ll make the leap into something completely different. If you’re wondering what sort of business you should launch and how to leverage your past experience so you’re not starting from scratch, tune in to this episode with Rai Cornell!
How To Boost Your Subscription Sales And LTV With The AIDAR Model with Rai Cornell

How To Boost Your Subscription Sales And LTV With The AIDAR Model

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In this LTVPlus webinar, host GQ Fu chats with Rai Cornell about boosting your subscription sales. You’ll learn the differences between the AIDA and AIDAR models, the benefits of using the AIDAR model for subscription businesses, the relevant content you can create to build a full AIDAR funnel, when and how to apply customer success resources with the AIDAR model, and how to develop your content strategy for the AIDAR model.
How Can Brands Use Content to Break Down Buying Barriers with Rai Cornell

How Can Brands Use Content to Break Down Buying Barriers?

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In this episode of How We Solve, GQ Fu catches up with Rai Cornell to chat about the ins and outs of content marketing and its role in your sales funnel. As a trained psychologist turned marketer, Rai infuses every word with compelling psychological principles to build deep connections between customers and brands, all while leveraging SEO, demand gen, and the most effective digital marketing tactics. Tune in and nail your content strategy.
The Sales Dojo with Rai Cornell

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In this episode of The Sales Dojo, Rai Cornell discusses the psychology of marketing, entrepreneurship, and the overlap between marketing and sales. Rai explains how to stop being a salesperson who uses “icky” traditional sales tactics and instead be a problem-solver for your buyers, generating trust and getting them to come to you. She also shares how her company uses psychology to heal the broken relationships between businesses and buyers.
Buyer Psychology Says This Method Is Superior to Paid Ads with Rai Cornell

The Psychology & Ethics Behind the Marketing Tactics of Marquis Who’s Who

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In this episode, Jeffro and Rai Cornell look at the marketing behind Marquis Who’s Who, exploring the psychological triggers used in their marketing tactics, the ethical implications of manipulative marketing, and the lessons that can be learned for ethical business practices. They highlight the need for transparency and integrity in marketing practices, emphasizing that trust and genuine value should be at the forefront of business interactions.
The Ultimate Guide to Preventing Entrepreneur Burnout & Thriving with Rai Cornell

The Ultimate Guide to Preventing Entrepreneur Burnout & Thriving

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Burnout is a constant threat for entrepreneurs, especially those who feel like they must do everything on their own. In this episode of the Catalytic Leadership Podcast, Rai Cornell shares how shifting her mindset from solo work to delegation saved her from exhaustion and transformed her business. Join us as Rai shares invaluable lessons on leadership, mental health, and building a business that supports—not depletes—your creativity and life.
Making Content Marketing Work for Your Membership with Rai Cornell

Making Content Marketing Work for Your Membership

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In this episode of The Joy of Membership, Joy chats with Rai Cornell about creating content when you’re lean on team. How much do you really need to do? And how do you make the most of your limited resources? Rai provides some very practical advice that listeners find useful and perhaps a bit comforting, especially if they tend to get overwhelmed thinking about all the content they should be producing for members and prospective members.
How Content Can Grow your Box Business with Rai Cornell

How Content Can Grow your Box Business

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Are you a startup subscription brand? For startup businesses, it’s often not possible to outsource your content marketing needs to a marketing agency. So, how can you manage this important marketing work in-house without breaking the bank?

In this episode of Subscription Box Basics, host Julie Ball is joined by Rai Cornell of Cornell Content Marketing to talk about tips to improve your marketing when bootstrapping your business.

How to Have Great Content

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If you’re a business owner and you want marketing to be easier, simpler, and occupy less of your mental energy, check out this episode of the Solopreneur Money Podcast. Host Gabe Nelson sits down with Rai Cornell to learn about harnessing the power of psychology, emotional connection, and relationship building to build long-term relationships with customers. Rai also shares 5 actionable tips for improving your content marketing right away!

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