Do you ever wish you could start a company, but have no idea where you'd start to get customers? Well this is the guide for you. A step-by-step process to build an entire digital ad system, in less than 4 hours. Oh, and with no copy writer. No graphic design. And no developer.
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.
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.
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.
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.