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Syed Irfan Ajmal
SEO-PR  ·  GEO  ·  Content Marketing
The SIA Wire
Est. 2004  ·  Global  ·  Friday, May 29, 2026
Open for projects, Q3 2026
The SIA Business Podcast  ·  29 episodes  ·  3 seasons  ·  since 2018

The SIABusiness Podcast.

Hosted by Syed Irfan Ajmal  · Filed from Peshawar & remote

Since 2018, a show about the practical end of digital marketing: digital PR, SEO, content, agency operations, and the awkward economics of remote work. Three seasons, twenty-nine episodes, most of them with guests, all of them under an hour.

The roster has included Liam Martin (Time Doctor), Peter Gould, Ron Carucci, Jason Forrest, Ash Ali, Melanie Martin, and a handful of operators less famous but more useful. The solo episodes are tactical: HARO, link building, the difference between digital PR and SEO, the seven productivity tools that survived ten years on my desk.

On pause through 2024–25 while DMR.agency grew. Returning in late 2026 with a fourth season focused on EMOS, earned media at scale, and conversations with the in-house teams running both.

29
episodes shipped
03
seasons (2018–2020)
12+
expert guests
$2.3M
biggest case study covered
§ 01Featured episode · Most-played
Vol. XV · № 01
Most-played
S01E08

Melanie Martin on a $2.3 Million ROI PR Campaign

Guest · Melanie MartinRun time · 52 min

The single most-listened episode of the show. Melanie walks through a public relations campaign that returned $2.3M in measurable ROI — and what most companies still get wrong about earned media.

Listen to the episode
§ 02Notable guests · From the desk
Vol. XV · № 02

Six conversations
worth your hour.

A small selection from the guest roster. Authors, operators, publicists, and one or two whose names you would not have heard but whose ideas have aged better than most.

S01E02Guest

Liam Martin

Co-founder, Time Doctor

On: Productivity & remote management

S01E01Guest

Peter Gould

Founder, Adventures

On: Branding for purpose-driven companies

S02E03Guest

Ron Carucci

Author · Forbes contributor

On: Power, leadership, persuasion

S02E10Guest

Jason Forrest

CEO, Forrest Performance

On: Unleashing your inner sales warrior

S02E09Guest

Ash Ali & Hasan Kubba

Co-authors, The Unfair Advantage

On: Finding your unfair advantage

S01E08Guest

Melanie Martin

Publicist

On: $2.3M ROI PR campaign

§ 03All episodes · Chronological index
Vol. XV · № 03

Season 3

2020  ·  9 episodes
Reverse chronological
  1. S03E09
    FeaturedDiscussing HARO Outreach, SEO Agency Business, and Backlinks Management with Greg Heilers
    Greg Heilers
  2. S03E08
    #SEObacklinks Tutorial — Type 3 Backlinks
    Solo
  3. S03E07
    #SEObacklinks Tutorial — Type 2 Backlinks
    Solo
  4. S03E06
    #SEObacklinks Tutorial — Type 1 Backlinks
    Solo
  5. S03E05
    SEO Outreach Project Management Made Easy
    Solo
  6. S03E04
    HARO Outreach vs Conventional Outreach for Quality Backlinks
    Solo
  7. S03E03
    Faisal Khan on Remote Team Management, Inbound Leads, Working Smarter
    Faisal Khan
  8. S03E02
    Remote Work Productivity: Our Top 7 Tools
    Solo
  9. S03E01
    Fighting the Corona Recession: Our 7-Pronged Business Plan
    Solo

Season 2

2019  ·  10 episodes
Reverse chronological
  1. S02E10
    Unleashing Your Inner Sales Warrior With Jason Forrest
    Jason Forrest
  2. S02E09
    Finding Your Unfair Advantage With Ash Ali & Hasan Kubba
    Ash Ali & Hasan Kubba
  3. S02E08
    Automated Outreach: Why I (Kind of) Changed My Mind
    Solo
  4. S02E07
    Standing Out in the Crowd With This Simple Hack I'd Used in Denmark
    Solo
  5. S02E06
    Collab Link Building
    Solo
  6. S02E05
    Digital PR Vs SEO: Key Similarities and Differences
    Solo
  7. S02E04
    Leveraging Newsjacking for Content Promotion
    Solo
  8. S02E03
    Ron Carucci on Power, Leadership, and Persuasion
    Ron Carucci
  9. S02E02
    Top 3 Mistakes of My ~6 Year Speaking Career
    Solo
  10. S02E01
    Recap of Season 1 + Introduction of Season 2
    Solo

Season 1

2018  ·  10 episodes
Reverse chronological
  1. S01E10
    How Negating Conventional Wisdom Led Me to Massive Success
    Solo
  2. S01E09
    My Productivity Hacks of 2018
    Solo
  3. S01E08
    FeaturedMelanie Martin on a $2.3 Million ROI PR Campaign
    Melanie Martin
  4. S01E07
    Unique Twist to HARO Outreach for IMPROVED Backlinks
    Solo
  5. S01E06
    Publicity & Backlinks Using HARO
    Solo
  6. S01E05
    SEO Myths
    Solo
  7. S01E04
    Elvin Zhang on Startups
    Elvin Zhang
  8. S01E03
    Lisa Zahran on Copywriting
    Lisa Zahran
  9. S01E02
    Liam Martin on Productivity & Remote Management
    Liam Martin
  10. S01E01
    Peter Gould on Branding
    Peter Gould
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Vol. XV · № 04

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