I hope in part 1 of this series we got your mind reeling of the real mechanics and nuisances to marketplace dynamics. Now, we'd like to fill in the color to provide a full picture to marketing marketplaces.
Strategy
4 Key Principles to Marketing Two-sided Marketplaces (#1 Will Surprise You)
After my experience of 1) failing to grow a marketplace (Emntr) and 2) successfully helping to grow a marketplace (Rover), I enter Assurance with a strong foundation marketing for marketplaces. I'd like to share the same wisdom here.
How to Optimize Your Company Name With Google AdWords And $100
Every human has their own "lens" that's been beveled through their past, so if you think you know your audience, you're lying to yourself. So why not consider include your customer in the naming of your startup? Google AdWords, at your service.
The Short and Sweet of Cohort Analysis
Question: what analytics tool is the perfect combination of quick, proves return on investment, and digs past vanity metrics? The cohort analysis. Learn the power of this deceptively simple tactic for your startup.
The Yin and Yang of Marketing: A/B Test Your Way to Success
Always be closing? More like always be testing!
Contrary to deep learning and AI enthusiasts, split testing is a Texas toast and butter marketing tool, an essential part of growth marketing.
Don't believe me? Here are 3 reasons to butter you up.