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This podcast is all about how a simple change could lead to 2x increase in average order value and reduced the cost in half. If you like this episode then: Connect with Toby WinchAnd check out my newsletter where I share tactical content to improve your paid marketing: https://www.blog.theperformers.io/
Published 04/30/23
Published 04/30/23
This is the behind-the-scenes story of my mastermind call that I am sharing with you. If you are interested in my mastermind group, DM me on Twitter for more. Timestamps: 1:42 - Dara's story about how she got into paid social marketing 6:08 - Who inspires Dara to look up to? 8:34 - What Dara has changed her mind about Facebook Ads? 13:24 - How do you fight the low ROAS? 14:40 - What if the CTR is above 1% but conversions are still low 17:29 - How do you fight attribution on...
Published 12/16/22
Growth marketing stories will have more paid social marketing guests. Here's our first one: Cody Plofker. This was discussed in our mastermind group; if you want to level up your paid social marketing skills, join our group here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMAeF1jMu7oukDdCYNJfVacxUmTjv85W8IKQNMw09rQx6dqg/viewform?usp=send_form In this episode, we discussed the following: Education on paid socialAd account structureCreative testing processThe new meta guidelinesTikTok vs...
Published 11/19/22
You can also read these lessons here: If you want these lessons in text: https://twitter.com/Aazarshad/status/1414585344058564611 Join my newsletter where I share marketing frameworks I learn and I ask my guests to share it too: https://aazarshad.com/newsletter/ Join the paid social mastermind here: https://forms.gle/a7m2G4bQGueFdLWV6
Published 10/16/22
In this episode, Daphne broke down her process how she increased her company's conversion rate. Below are some timestamps: 00:59 - A bit about Daphne's growth background 03:22 - The heights story of increasing 300% conversion rate 12:03 - How they drilled down 16 to 3 key value props 13:38 - How churned customers helped 15:35 - How founders were a key persona and why they should not have ignored it. 19:22 - 3 key mental models from this story Show notes Daphne's LI...
Published 08/27/22
15 tactics of cold email I am sharing from my last 10 year experience. And here's a good email as an example: https://twitter.com/Aazarshad/status/1555179700087029766
Published 08/19/22
Here are the show notes: The main thread: https://twitter.com/Aazarshad/status/1432689651823742978How to launch on Product Hunt: https://www.swipefiles.com/articles/how-to-launch-on-product-huntQuora Marketing: https://albacross.com/newsroom/organic-quora-marketing/Slack marketing: https://awario.com/blog/slack-for-social-media-marketing-user-acquisition/Newsletter for more: aazarshad.com/newsletter
Published 07/05/22
You can see these lessons here: My Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/Aazarshad/status/1434864249650630659My Newsletter: https://aazarshad.com/newsletter/
Published 06/28/22
Ron Shah was kind enough to share his e-commerce business lessons (not very common). Here's what we've discussed: 1:52 - The beginning of MyObvi: How three friends wanted to build their own brand 8:41 - How they used scarcity and social proof to create FOMO 10:53 - Journey till 200K 13:35 - What changed at $1mn revenue 14:50 - What changed at $10mn revenue 15:49 - What they different from $10-30Mn revenue 17:01 - How do they build a community as an ecommerce company? 18:48 -...
Published 06/11/22
Jon Macdonald shared his CRO stories and mental models to improve your conversion rates. We discussed: 1:00 - Intro 1:20 - How his process is different from other CROs 5:36 - What is continual optimization? 7:54 - Why best practices are for beginners? 15:02 - Scientific method vs silver bullets 20:18 - Why should you stop marketing when someone becomes a lead? 24:06 - How to use email marketing the right way? Key Links Jon MacDonald's website:...
Published 05/08/22
Alex Kracov, the marketer I admire, came to the pod to share his lessons and stories for building a marketing team. Show notes: 1:36 - About Alex and his story of how he got in 4:15 - Keeping pace with a billion-dollar valuation company 5:44 - How do marketers in their career join a unicorn early 8:31 - How Alex was able to build a media company for HR people 12:23 - How to build a community that sticks 15:41 - Becoming a media company is overwhelming, how to do it...
Published 04/12/22
I'm sharing my 7-figure SEO playbook. Here are some topics I covered: Why SEOHow to find the keywords that help you get high intent leads (ROI-Led Keywords)How to write content that ranksHow to get backlinks (without spamming & begging for links)How to convert existing users to leads & customers from your blogHow to distribute your content elegantly on social platforms Key links: Webinar if want to watchTwitter ThreadThe Secret SEO Formula To Get Thousands of Free Leads for...
Published 04/08/22
In this episode, we discussed how to launch product-led content. Discussion timestamps: 2:17: How to think about job switching as a marketer 7:10 - How Amanda drove product-led content with Sparktoro 12:11 - The challenges with product-led content 16:39 - How to think about content when you are creating a category 26:36 - Her hot take on A/B testing Links: Amanda's Twitter AccountSparktoro Marketing 201 Content Course Supported by - Growth Mentor What if you could tap into...
Published 04/01/22
In this episode, we'll find out how Growth Mentor was able to grow a marketplace, which is usually hard. We discussed: 1:38 - How did he come up with the idea? 3:39 - Why a marketplace, not a product? 3:57 - What's Growth Mentor's mission? 6:09 - Why do so many folks offer their time for free? 12:43 - How Foti found supply side 14:14 - Successful and unsuccessful growth initiatives 17:10 - How to launch programmatic SEO? 20:45 - How doing things that don't scale...
Published 03/26/22
Hey there! This is my story about growing Twitter organic socials. Very tactical and mental models based. Please reach out on Twitter if you have any questions regarding this. Key Links How To Take Over The World Podcast (Give it a listen)Follow Ben (his tweets are REALLY good) Supported by - Growth Mentor What if you could tap into the experience of 340+ startup and marketing mentors? Have 1-on-1 conversations about growth, marketing, and everything in between with the world's...
Published 03/14/22
In this episode, we discussed how Benjamin Wilson grew How to Take Over The World podcast from 18K to 100K downloads per episode. Timestamps: 1:42 - Intro 4:38 - How did he grow the podcast initially 6:47 - The growth story 12:18 - How did he make his passion project so good? 14:40 - Storytelling mental models 19:14 - How to edit (pick the right moments?) 23:49 - More mental models on scriptwriting 28:11 - What did you learn from these greats? Key Links How To Take...
Published 03/07/22
This is a mini-cast where we'll try to answer questions of folks in my audience from Growth Mentors. Casey Hill recommends podcasting. Casey's podcast course Sample podcast pitch Listen to what he says. If people want more in-depth lessons on growth tactics they can opt into Casey's newsletter: https://growthcorner.ck.page/ Supported by - Growth Mentor What if you could tap into the experience of 340+ startup and marketing mentors? Have 1-on-1 conversations about growth,...
Published 02/22/22
This is a mini-cast where we'll try to answer the questions of folks in my audience. Aditya Gaur asked this question. Hope this helps him and some of you too. Please reach out to these mentors if you want to dive more: Mentor Soundbite # 1 Nikki Elbaz: Website: nikkielbaz.com Newsletter: nikkielbaz.com/subscribe LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nikki-elbaz Twitter: twitter.com/nikkielbaz Product (ecomm focus): nikkielbaz.com/email-playbooks Mentor Soundbite # 2 - Parikshit...
Published 02/18/22
Ash Read grew his side hustle from zero to 100,000 visitors. I wanted to cover this story for side hustlers but you'll learn about SEO & content marketing. Specially, how to beat the big brands with high domain authority. We discussed: 2:15 - Mental models for marketers from baseball 5:55 - Story behind LivingCozy 15:57 - How to outrank big brands 20:26 - What about boring listicles? 23:45 - The layering mental model (done is better than perfect) 29:23 - How to beat buffer...
Published 02/13/22
In this episode, we introduced "growth debates" as a new segment. Marketers have struggled to choose either of them for growth. We wanted to give the full picture. 2:37 - Intros 5:09 - Why Vanessa loves thought leadership more than SEO 9:24 - Lusha's story about brand revamping and thought leadership 14:00 - George's client SEO story on ranking for growth 21:01 - Pros and cons of SEO 24:00 - Pros and cons of thought leadership 28:00 - Backlinks seem to be a useless process in...
Published 01/30/22
In this episode, I chatted with Nelson Gilliat - the is the author of “The Death of the SDR: And the Birth of Buyer Centric Revenue” We discussed: 1:51 - Nelson's background in B2B Sales & Marketing 3:30 - What are Predictable Revenue and the problems with it 6:05 - What about the outbound approach to reaching out to the right customer at the right time? 13:15 - How to approach Account-Based Marketing? __ Links: “The Death of the SDR: And the Birth of Buyer Centric...
Published 01/23/22
In this episode, I asked Katelyn Bourgoin to share in-depth details regarding consumer psychology and triggers. Here's what we've discussed: 1:44: Kate's startup experience and mistakes she wants you to avoid 11:07: Should copywriting be based on Jobs-To-Be-Done or benefit-led or outcome-led? 15:05 - Which 4 questions do you need to figure out buyer psychology & triggers? 21:31 - How I applied her 4 questions and my results 33:30 - How to ask questions that lead to...
Published 01/10/22
In this episode, I cover my story of how I grew Synthesis with Facebook Ads. Important, I would not have been able to do without Badal's help. This podcast is interesting because we cover A-Z of Facebook Ads which I feel like many people charge $2000-$3000 for it. Some questions we also covered:  How do you approach a Facebook campaign at the early stages?How many campaigns, ad sets, and creatives based Tofu, Mofu, and Bofu? What kind of ad objectives I should run on this?What are...
Published 01/03/22
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Published 01/01/22