How early-stage startups can close the traction gap
The traction gap is the period between a startup's initial product release and the product's ability to generate market traction. Learn how to close this gap successfully and go to market faster.
Customer acquisition and retention: 7 ways to find, delight, and keep your customers
Sustaining your business requires you to find and be found by your customers, offer them stellar support, and deliver great value for money. Learn seven best practices to boost business growth.
Product positioning for early-stage startups: 7 key questions to ask
Learn how early-stage startups can craft a compelling product positioning strategy to stand out in their consumers’ minds.
6 crucial marketing tips for startups to implement right now
Get valuable advice on how early-stage startups can nail their marketing and build better products.
What is a buyer persona and how do you build one?
An accurate buyer persona stops you from wasting thousands of dollars on ads that don’t convert.
Expanding customer revenue: 5 key levers to drive business growth
Startup growth is a function of many hidden levers working independently and in tandem. Toggle these 5 key levers to drive your startup’s growth.
A guide to SEO for startup founders and marketers
Learn all about the benefits of SEO and how to get started with SEO to boost your search engine visibility and sales.
How to hire a marketing agency for your startup
Learn how startups can hire a marketing agency to help them launch and scale their brand.
The founder’s growth guide to content marketing
15 min read. Content marketing is a key growth strategy for startups and investing early can have a big long-term payoff. In this article, we cover what content marketing is, how to design a content marketing strategy based on your marketing funnel, and the best channels and formats to focus on.
Anatomy of a marketing team: who does what?
13 min. Full-scale marketing teams are a bit like a sports team or a fuse ball table. The people on them have a big range of talents and responsibilities and if you haven’t worked on or directly with a marketing team, it can be tough to understand the roles.
How to build switching costs into your product
13 min read. Getting married in Vegas is a lot like trying out new software. Getting started with a new spouse or tool for the first time is relatively easy, but leaving one for another can take months. The reason boils down to two words: “switching costs.”
The importance of creating a compelling brand story for your startup
9 min read. Before your startup gets traction or a sales pipeline, it lives in a vacuum. Potential customers don't know who you are, and they don't care to know unless you can display your value to them. That's where crafting a great brand story comes in.
The best tools for your marketing tech stack (plus pricing)
14 min read. There are 8,000 marketing tools and counting. In this post, we break down the key areas of martech, how they can help you grow, and how much they cost.
7 steps to include in your go-to-market strategy
13 min read. A product launch is a big milestone for any startup. Read on for how to gain more traffic, increase conversions, and ensure predictable revenue.