The Pixl Marketing Show
The Pixl Marketing Show is the podcast for real estate media pros who are ready to stop winging it and start growing a real business.
Hosted by Pete Stagl — founder of PixlCRM and creator of the Pixl Marketing Method — each episode breaks down proven strategies to help you attract better clients, retain them longer, and scale with systems that work.
You’ll hear real-world case studies, solo episodes packed with tactical advice, and interviews with business owners applying the framework to grow smarter and faster.
Whether you’re a solo shooter or building a full team, this show will give you the tools, mindset, and marketing game plan to grow on purpose — not by accident.
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Grab your free copy at pixlmarketingmethodbook.com.
Episodes
37 episodes
E37 - Stop Offering Free Shoots: The Client Acquisition System That Actually Scales
Most real estate media businesses rely on inconsistent, reactive marketing—waiting for listings, chasing referrals, or offering free shoots that don’t convert.In this episode, Pete breaks down a more predictable system for acquiring clie...
E36 - Stop Trying to Call Everyone: Build a Scalable Client Touch System Instead
Many real estate media business owners know they should “stay in touch” with clients—but without a system, it quickly turns into random check-ins, forgotten relationships, and inconsistent bookings.In this episode, Pete walks through a r...
E35 - Beyond Real Estate Photography: How to Build New Revenue Streams with PropTech and Reality Capture
Most real estate media businesses hit a ceiling.You max out your agent base. You standardize your services. You hire shooters. And then growth slows down.In this episode, Pete sits down with Tom Sparks — founder of Sparks Media Gr...
E34 - The Reactivation Rocket: How to Win Back 18% of Your Past Clients in 6 Weeks
Most real estate media businesses don’t have a lead problem. They have a follow-up problem.If you’ve ever looked up and realized a once-great client quietly moved on to another photographer, this episode fixes that — with a simple, autom...
E33 - How to Systemize Reviews and Turn Every Shoot Into Social Proof
Most real estate media businesses rely on hope when it comes to reviews.They hope clients leave them. They hope negative experiences don’t turn into lost accounts. They hope referrals keep coming.In this episode, Pete breaks down ...
E32 - Efficient Client Acquisition: The Omni Outreach Method Explained
Mastering Omni Outreach with AI in PixlCRMIn this episode of the Pixl Marketing Show, host Pete explores advanced techniques for real estate media professionals to improve their marketing strategies using PixlCRM. Pete intro...
E31 - Irresistible Offers: The 4-Offer System That Turns Cold Prospects into Loyal Clients
Most real estate media businesses struggle with marketing not because they lack skill — but because their offers fall flat.In this episode, Pete breaks down the exact 4-offer framework taught inside the Pixl Marketing Method and explains...
E30 - Stop Marketing to “Everyone”: Build a Brand Playbook That Actually Attracts Clients
Most real estate media businesses struggle with marketing for one simple reason: they’re trying to talk to everyone.In this episode, Pete walks through the Brand Playbook framework inside PixlCRM and explains why getting hyper...
E29 - Slow Season, Smart Moves: What to Work on Now to Win the Busy Season
January and February are slower for most real estate media businesses—and that’s not a problem if you use the time correctly.In this episode of The Pixl Marketing Show, Pete Stagl, founder of PixlCRM and...
E28 - Plan Your Life Backwards: The Goal-Setting Exercise That Actually Works
As the year wraps up and you start thinking about what’s next, most people jump straight into setting goals — without ever getting clear on where they actually want to end up.In this episode of The Pixl Marketing Show, Pete walk...
E27 - From Alaska to Multi-Market: How Dave Davis Built a Scalable Real Estate Media Business
In this episode of The Pixl Marketing Show, Pete sits down with Dave Davis of DMD Real Estate Photography to break down what it really takes to build and scale a real estate media business across multiple markets.
E26 - Know Your Numbers: Bookkeepers vs Accountants vs CPAs (And What Real Estate Media Owners Actually Need)
Most real estate media business owners think their numbers are handled… until tax time hits or cash flow gets tight.In this episode of The Pixl Marketing Show, Pete sits down with his wife, Deaubry Stagl...
E25 - The Hidden Marketing Goldmine Every Real Estate Photographer Should Be Using
In this episode, Pete breaks down one of the most powerful — yet massively underused — marketing tools available to every real estate media business owner: the
E24 - Why Every Real Estate Media Business Needs a CRM (and Why Your Booking Platform Isn’t Enough)
Most real estate media business owners rely heavily on their booking and delivery platforms… but those platforms only handle the middle of the client journey. What about everything that happens before the shoot — and everythin...
E23 - How to Turn Holiday Parties and Networking Events into a Lead-Generating Machine (Without Being an Extrovert)
It’s PMRE week, and that means real estate photographers from all over are gathering, networking, and connecting face-to-face. But here’s the thing—most people walk away from events like these without any real business results.
E22 - He Stopped Shooting… and His Business Exploded to $350K | Austin Sauer's Story
In this episode, I sit down with Austin Sauer, owner of a growing real estate media company out of Kentucky.Austin’s story is one a lot of photographers will relate to — starting out solo, doing everything himself, and figuring it...
E21 - He Built a 2,200-Shoot Business That Runs Without Him — Jordan Ashley's Story
In this inspiring episode of The Pixl Marketing Show, Pete sits down with Jordan — one of PixlCRM’s very first users — to unpack the incredible journey from being a one-man band to running a thriving real estate media business that now...
E20: Stop Chasing Shiny Objects — The Real Way to Double Your Real Estate Media Business
In this solo episode, Pete gets real about one of the biggest traps real estate media business owners fall into — chasing the next “magic bullet.”After walking dozens of coaching students through the Pixl Marketing Method
E19 - From Overwhelmed Solo Shooter to Scalable Business: Marshall’s Leap into Leadership
In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Marshall, a real estate media business owner who made the difficult shift from doing everything himself to building a real team and stepping out of the field. His journey is one that so many of us can r...
E18 - The Four Offer Types Every Real Estate Media Business Needs to Grow
Most real estate media business owners are making one big mistake when it comes to offers — they confuse a “free shoot” with a real marketing strategy. In this episode, Pete Stagl breaks down the four essential offer types that fuel cons...
E17 - Staying Connected at Scale: Wayne Helm on Systems, Hot Sheets, and PixlCRM
When Wayne Helm launched Black Clover Media, he knew success would come from more than great photos. With decades in sales and marketing, Wayne leaned on systems, automation, and client communication to build a business that keeps...
E16 - Staying Top of Mind & Driving Referrals in Real Estate Media
This is Part 2 of my interview on Shooting the Sht* with Rachael Ann and Neal Young — and if you thought Part 1 was good, this one gets even better.In this episode, we dig into the practical strategies real estate med...
E15 - From Photographer to System Builder: How the Pixl Marketing Method Was Born (Part 1)
In this special two-part series, I’m sharing my recent interview with Rachael Ann and Neal Young on their podcast Shooting the Sht*.In Part 1, we dive into the backstory of how I built, scaled, and eventually sold my ...
E14: The Omni Outreach Method – How to Consistently Generate Warm Leads Without Free Shoots
Are you tired of sending endless Instagram DMs, offering free shoots, and still not seeing consistent bookings? In this episode of The Pixl Marketing Show, Pete Stagl reveals why those old strategies don’t work anymore—and what to do i...
E13 - The Pixl Marketing Method: Building Systems for Scalable Growth
This is Part Two of my interview with Jonathan Corbett on his podcast, Real Estate Photography Unlocked.In Part One, you heard the story of how I got into real estate photography, grew a team, and sold my business. No...