Craft Your Marketing To-Do List Like a Growth Hacker

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Instructor: Shelley Steigerwald It’s easy to get lost in the marketing weeds. Social media, email, webinars, blogs, website updates, infographics, referral campaigns, events, contests, PPC, PR, SEO … What should you do first? How should you spend your limited limited resources for maximum impact? This class will help you prioritze, allocate your budget, and write your marketing plan like a growth hacker. It will be particularly helpful for entrepreneurs and startuppers who haven't done this before, but seasoned marketers will also learn some handy shortcuts and tricks to the trade. What You'll Learn How to hack your Customer Lifecycle to find the best marketing channles for your company. How to prioritize your marketing to-do list like a growth hacker. How to measure, optimize, and win during each phase of your Customer Lifecycle.

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Growth Hacker

CRAFT YOUR MARKETING TO-DO LIST LIKE A

SHELLEY STEIGERWALD @shels te iger

WHAT IS GROWTH HACKING?

WHAT IS GROWTH HACKING?

It’s just MARKETING!! – Angry people on Twitter

It’s what everyone in a startup does. – Entrepreneurs

It’s “taking responsibility for growth with an entrepreneurial drive” – Sean Ellis, startup-marketing.com

It’s “when growth is one of your marketing objectives and someone is solely assigned to that objective.” – Muhammad Saleem, MarketingLand.com

CREATIVITY TECHNIQUE

Immerse yourself in the problem, and entertain all

solutions.

Understand the context, use the tools, and assess

results.

1.  Business Life Cycle

BUS INESS/PRODUCT L I F E CYCLE CUSTOM

ERS  

TIME  

BUS INESS/PRODUCT L I F E CYCLE CUSTOM

ERS  

TIME  

BUS INESS/PRODUCT L I F E CYCLE

IDEA   GO-­‐TO-­‐MARKET   MATURITY   RENEWAL  GROWTH  

CUSTOM

ERS  

TIME  

2. Customer Life Cycle

THE FUNNEL

TWO WORLDS COLL IDE

HOW THE

Business SEES IT

HOW THE

Customer SEES IT

It’s  my  sales  funnel!  

It’s  my  decision!  

FORRESTER ’ S SOLUT ION

CUSTOMER L I F E CYCLE , MOD I F I ED

DISCOVER EXPLORE BUY ENGAGE

CUSTOMER L I F E CYCLE , MOD I F I ED

DISCOVER EXPLORE BUY ENGAGE

CUSTOMER L I F E CYCLE , MOD I F I ED

DISCOVER EXPLORE BUY ENGAGE

TRUST

EXAMPLES

Active Search keywords Ask for a referral Participate in online discussion Passive See media coverage Attend events Experiencing the problem

DISCOVER EXPLORE BUY ENGAGE

EXAMPLES

DISCOVER EXPLORE BUY ENGAGE

Website content Validation from network Sales pitches Read Yelp reviews

EXAMPLES

DISCOVER EXPLORE BUY ENGAGE

30-day free trial Select package Email confirmation with receipt Create an account or checkout as a guest

CUSTOMER L I F E CYCLE , MOD I F I ED

DISCOVER EXPLORE BUY ENGAGE

TRUST

LEVERAGE POINTS

3. Leverage Points

FINAL TIPS

•  Measure with discipline

•  Growth vs. Scalable growth

•  Black-hat vs. white-hat tactics

•  Collaborate

RECAP

•  Growth hacking is a piece of Marketing •  Study the craft

–  Business Life Cycle –  Customer Life Cycle

•  Look for leverage points •  Structure time to be creative •  Test, measure, analyze

RECAP

•  Growth hacking is a piece of Marketing •  Study the craft

–  Business Life Cycle –  Customer Life Cycle

•  Look for leverage points •  Structure time to be creative •  Test, measure, analyze

…and now you’re a Growth Hacker!

LEVERAGE POINTS

Q&A

KEEP IN TOUCH !

shelley@marketingintandem.com @shelsteiger