This is a presentation I did for the inaugural StartEd EdTech Accelerator class. It's an updated version of my previous one to Techstars, and covers three main areas of building a growth engine for startups: 1) marketing fundamentals (target audience exploration, messaging, moments + places), 2) testing + data (growth hypotheses, marketing funnel, data strategy) and 3) marketing channels (paid ads, message automation, lead gen, referral program). For each section, I provide relevant frameworks, bring them to life with examples and recommend my favorite tools and platforms.
13. MAP OUT YOUR MARKETING + SALES FUNNEL
B2C
Acquisition
Onboarding
Engagement
Retention
Revenue
Referral
B2B
1 New
2 Contacted
3 Phone Call
4 MQL
5 SQL
6 Opportunity
7 Nurture
Mobile
Web/Mobile Web > App Store > Install > Open > Signup
14. SETUP YOUR DATA + TRACKING STRATEGY
CRM
Data Layer
Business Intelligence
Data Warehouse
Attribution
15. PART 3: MARKETING CHANNELS
Paid Ads
Message Automation
Lead Gen + List Building
Cold Outreach
Referral Program
Other Channels
16. PAID ADS
Principles
Own your data
Don’t trust platforms
CTR = vanity metric
One tracking source
Dashboards
Campaign
Daily
Creative
17. MESSAGE AUTOMATION
Process
Use marketing funnel as base
Think of actions / non-actions
Keep it simple
Ship one email at a time
A/B test from the start
Analyze + optimize
Elements
Message flow
User action
Condition
Timing
Move to flow
18. LEAD GEN + LIST BUILDING
Process
Source company list
Merge databases
Sanitize data
Find people / roles
Generate emails
Enrich data
Data
Company
Contact / Role
Email
Supporting Data
19. COLD OUTREACH
Process
Break down audience mindset
Focus on subject lines first
Personalize as much as possible
Use tactics like “Re:” in subject
Set up 3-5 step direct sell drip
Shift to content marketing
Move back to direct sell