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Marketing Startups Tactics

Your Next Launch Will Fail Without an Amplifier Strategy

Amanda NatividadBy Amanda Natividad
When teams say, “We’ll build first and figure out marketing later,” they’ve already made their launch harder. That’s not a dunk; it’s an observation. Every time we separate “product” from “marketing,” we guarantee that one will limp behind the other. I was reminded of this when Rand said in a recent interview with Jacob Cook (for his students at Harvard…
Marketing Tactics

Content as a Service (CaaS): The Framework That Aligns Marketing with the Business

Amanda NatividadBy Amanda Natividad
Marketing often treats content like a vending machine. Sales needs a case study, so you fill in the template. Check the next row on the spreadsheet, write a blog post about that keyword. Insert a Jira ticket, get a graphic version of that blog post. That’s how you end up “keeping the lights on” with content… that does nothing. Because…
Marketing Tactics

Care to Comment? Why, Yes, I Do: How to Get Quoted in the Press

Amanda NatividadBy Amanda Natividad
It’s always, “How do we get mentioned by ChatGPT?!” and not, “How can we be worth mentioning by ChatGPT?” Fortunately, this blog post is your guide to bridging that gap. Journalism is now the most cited source in AI-generated responses to current event queries, according to a new report by Muck Rack. And well more than half of websites receive…
Marketing Startups Zero Click

The Case for Zero-Click Content in a Zero-Trust Ecosystem

Amanda NatividadBy Amanda Natividad
There’s a reason zero-click content has taken over your feed, your marketing strategy, and increasingly, your job description. It’s not just because it performs better (although yeah, that is part of it). It’s because it’s the only reliable path forward in a digital ecosystem that’s hoarding traffic and eroding trust. Welcome to the Zero-Trust Internet Today’s platforms will crush your…
Content Marketing Marketing Tactics

You’ve Done the Audience Research… Now What?

Amanda NatividadBy Amanda Natividad
Our friend Tommy Walker, founder of The Content Studio, contributed the following, superb, much-needed article; thank you sir! Tommy was the Editor-in-Chief at ConversionXL, the first marketing hire at Shopify Plus, and Global Editor-in-Chief at QuickBooks. As a 20-year career veteran, his methodologies have contributed to 10-figures in revenue, and have become integral to developing category-defining brands. You’ve just wrapped…

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