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Startup Marketing is
Dangerous Business
Startup Career Day 2015
About Growth Hackers and Pirates
@rubenhamilius
Startup Marketing
Startup Marketing
Startup Marketing
Traction
Growth
Adoption
Growth Hacking
GROWTH HACKING?
Thank you @Dilbert_daily
Thank you @Dilbert_daily
GROWTH HACKING
“ A marketing technique developed by technology startups which use
CREATIVITY, ANALYTICAL THINKING & SOCIAL METRICS
to sell products and gain exposure
Using techniques such as SEO, WEBSITE ANALYTICS, CONTENT MARKETING & A/B TESTING,
growth hackers focus on LOW-COST & INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVES to traditional marketing
”
GROWTH FIRST, BUDGETS SECOND
Traditional Marketing
360 Marketing
Lean Marketing
Experimental Marketing
Data Driven Marketing
In God we trust.
All others show me the Data.
Funnel
AARRR Metrics
800
1,000
600
50
Activation rate = 33%
Retention rate = 80%
Monetization rate = 75%
Referral rate = 13%
30,000
AARRR Metrics
30,000
800
1,000
600
50
Activation rate = 33%
Retention rate = 80%
Monetization rate = 75%
Referral rate = 13%
Startup Marketing
DEFINING OBJECTIVES
e.g. Get people to... (visit my site)
DEFINING OBJECTIVES
e.g. Get people to... (visit my site)
Startup Marketing
I want to do things that have LOW COST
And HIGH TRAFFIC
And HIGH CONVERSION
Startup Marketing
Your target audience is different
Your business model is different
Your market is different
Your product is different
Channels change constantly
Thank you @bbalfour
There are no
SILVER BULLETS
Startup Marketing
I never guess. It is a shocking habit.
Destructive to the logical faculty.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
then how?
Brainstorm
Prioritize
Develop
Hypotheses
Test &
Analyse
Systemize/
Playbook
DEFINED OBJECTIVES
Startup Marketing
Execution
is the only
Strategy
the customer sees
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YOU
Analytics
CreativeSocial Photoshop Copywriting Analytics
YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU
Startup Marketing
Startup Marketing
Startup Marketing
1. Creative. l’ll come up with my own ideas.
2. Independent. I’ll build my own plan.
3. Self learner. I’ll find out how to do that.
4. Analytical mind. I love data.
5. Need for speed. Test - Measure - Learn - Repeat
The Startup Marketeer
Be the best at
getting better
Thank you @bbalfour
Your next steps
Read The Definitive Guide to Growth Hacking if you’re a dummy.
Traction from Gabriel Weinberg and Zero to One from Peter Thiel
The Innovators Solution by Clayton M. Christensen
Subscribe to Neil Patel at Quicksprout
to Sean Ellis at Growthhackers.com
to Brian Balfour at coelevate
to Hiten Sah at SaaS Weekly
to Alex Turnbull at Groove
to Sam at thehustle.co
Youtube any tool you want to learn
Google everything else
Call RUBEN if all hope is lost.
Questions?
Not ones you can google ;)

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