Although mobile growth has been massive, one of the biggest challenges for marketers has been finding promising, new paid ad channels outside of Facebook and Google. Startup or tech giant, here are 10 channels to consider adding to your paid ad repertoire.
I didn't believe it when I saw it, but the numbers don't lie. Mobile has been on a meteoric rise the past decade. I dug up the most valuable mobile stats to convince any naysayers otherwise. Here here!
Do you know have a 1 in 11 million chance of being attacked by a shark, but 1 in 175 million chance of winning Powerball? Yet plenty of people still play Powerball. There are startling statistics about life that get little fan fare because businesses have been able to shape the narrative in their favor. What's to credit for this? Brand marketing.
If you Google'd your name right now, what comes up? Dozens of other people who share your name? A photographer in NYC slanging his services? A rancher in Omaha promoting single-sourced sirloin steaks? Weird…Where do you fall? Learn 3 low cost hacks to make sure your brand is top of mind for when someone Google's you.
Think podcasts aren't big? Better do a double take. The average consumer listens to 5 podcasts per week while the podcast audience has swelled to nearly 1/6th of the US population.
When you think about growth marketing, what comes to mind? Do you think of a divisive marketer tinkering at a click-bait native ad that'll mislead you to a "buy now" page? Well think again.
Lore: a story or fact passed between generations yet rarely questioned of its truth anymore. What lores do you believe? Whether you're just starting your a company or a serial founder, you'll find value in these 5 deceptively simple "startup lores" most fall for.
The next time a marketer pushes the concept of using saturated marketing channels like social and search ads, pause and consider these average CTRs (click through rates).
"Marketing is a tax you pay for not building a phenomenal product." I'm not going to tell you what you want to hear, but rather what you should hear: marketing accelerates growth, it doesn't cause it.
"How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy to be remarkable?" All founders need to learn to be marketers. No need to hire one at your lean startup with these 6 best-in-class marketing tools (that happen to be free).