A research firm recently estimated the global beauty products market to be worth $532 billion. That’s big. Really big. (For some perspective, the global digital marketing software market is estimated at $35 billion.) And here’s the thing: revenue growth in the beauty industry shows no signs of slowing down. The pie keeps getting bigger and […]
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Joe Chernov is CMO at Robin, and before that served in the same role at InsightSquared, and was VP of Content at HubSpot and Eloqua. He’s often referred to as one of the most influential content marketers in B2B, and on this episode of the Swipe File, DG and Joe talk about micromanaging versus empowerment, […]
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Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from our book This Won’t Scale. You can get your own copy of This Won’t Scale here. George writes most of our emails, but he’s not the only writer on the team. The way we write is an important part of our brand. That’s why every member of the […]
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If you’ve been listening to Seeking Wisdom lately, you know we’re gearing up to launch a bunch of brand new shows. Which is why I’m pumped to tell you about our newest – Marketing Swipe File – live here. The Swipe File, which airs every Tuesday is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, […]
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Every year SaaStr Annual brings together more than 10,000 SaaS execs, founders and VCs. And it’s typically one of the conferences I look forward to most. 2019 did not disappoint. While out in California, we met up with marketing thought leaders like Andy Raskin and Dan Rogers, Leela Srinivasan and Anthony Kennada, CMOs at […]
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After all of the years I’ve spent working at tech companies, and all of the hours I’ve spent interviewing and talking to industry experts, and all of the books I’ve read, there’s only one thing I know absolutely for sure about marketing: It’s always changing. Some 2,500 years after the Greek philosopher Heraclitus first observed […]
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A few weeks ago I launched my first ever direct mail campaign. Armed with nothing but sheer determination and a dream, we ventured into the uncharted waters of direct mail, hoping to make one last run at some of our most coveted accounts before year’s end. This is our story. It all started with an […]
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Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post. Interested in contributing content to the Drift blog? Email Gail Axelrod at gaxelrod@drift.com. 59% of customers prefer to do an extensive amount of research before talking to a salesperson when buying a software product, according to a Forrester report from 2015. Does that mean sales is an unnecessary […]
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For the past ~3-4 months, nearly every video I post on LinkedIn has been getting over 100,000 views within the first 7 days – and I know nothing about making videos (other than using my iPhone) and I have not spent a dollar on promotion. Beyond what I can measure from the actual video views, […]
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1 year ago I did a weird thing… I spent two months going from CEO to SDR. I was CEO of Siftrock at the time and wanted to learn about outbound sales development. So I made myself “interim SDR” for two months and immersed myself into the world of prospecting. My favorite channel: Cold email. […]
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Editor’s Note: The following transcript is from Casey Neistat’s HYPERGROWTH 2018 presentation. It has been edited and condensed for clarity. Ready for HYPERGROWTH 2019? You can preorder tickets here. In his talk at HYPERGROWTH, Casey touched on the following: The transformation that’s taken place in marketing and media over the last decade. Particularly, in order […]
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On this #Marketing edition of Seeking Wisdom, DG syncs up with legendary marketing operator, Steve Johnson. Together they discuss his time at Constant Contact, Hootsuite, Vidyard and more. You can get the #Marketing podcast on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. Or listen to the full audio version below 👇 Like this episode? Be sure […]
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