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B2B marketing has a new hype: account-based marketing (ABM).

Guiding you to the end of the product-market fit rainbow...

I focus on growth marketing for startups. This involves setting solid foundations from which to scale a business – usually a tech business...

Customer journey maps look relatively simple, but they do require expertise and experience to get right. This article will help you research and design a customer journey map better than your...

When are leading indicators vital?

Competitive analysis has gone far beyond the manual qualitative assessments it once was. Luckily, we have smart marketing technology to dig up the golden nuggets of competitor intelligence. The...

SEO vs PPC

“It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.”

Jean Nidetch

As the co-founder of Weight Watchers, Jean Nidetch was pursuing a different kind of “lean and agile” to the modern...

Realistic vs Unrealistic Goals in Business

Goals are essential to measure the return on investment for resources and activities, and to track the progress of a startup’s journey to world domination....

Typical Mistakes When Building Customer Journeys

First and foremost, it’s important to note that the challenges with customer journeys typically boil down to one simple issue: ultimately you’re not...

As a gift to early-stage startups, the gods kindly offer a paradox - it is imperative that you do detailed research, but there is insufficient numerical data on users. How can you test your approach...

Typical Errors When Creating Audience Personas

Once upon a time there were two prospective lifelong customers for your business. One of them was converted into a seasoned contributor to your bottom line, and the other chose to go elsewhere. How...

Marketing Technology to Help With Audience Research

You’ll have a decent grasp of your audience already, no doubt. But when embarking on growth campaigns, audience comes into focus more acutely. This...

Competitive research is critical to any growth strategy. What you benchmark depends on your business and audience, and how you action on the analysis depends on the strengths and weaknesses of the...

7 Misconceptions About Brand-building

I’ve worked with big brands and small brands at the most critical stages of their development. This experience has highlighted a number of mistakes and...

Digital Marketing Channels For B2B Startups: The Ultimate List

“Should I invest in SEO or PPC?” It’s a question that I get asked regularly, and to say it opens a can of worms is an understatement. In...