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Mastering High-Volume, Low-CAC Marketing: Strategies from Gorgias, Vercel, and Hypergrowth

SaaStr

In today’s world, there’s a clear shift in what founders, boards, and investors are all after — scalable, low-CAC (customer-acquisition cost) growth strategies. In this playbook we’ll share: Automated outbound at-scale strategies. Sales-assisted, product-led growth strategies that close Enterprise leads.

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Dear SaaStr: Do I Really Need a Top Brand VC?

SaaStr

If you raise money from top or even top-ish brand VCs at a reasonable valuation, you usually get at least 3 benefits: Top Partners at Top VC Firms are Usually Good for a Second Check if you are doing OK / decent but not great yet. Note this really only holds for seed funds with a strong brand. Social proof overall. It just makes sense.

Branding 280
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7 Tips for Your Next Big B2B Brand Campaign from Front SVP, Global Marketing, Jon Borgese

SaaStr

B2B marketing has a reputation for being more performance-oriented than brand-oriented. But I think that’s unfair — B2B is just as concerned with brand, but generally speaking, lacks the same level of creativity when compared to the B2C world. And more importantly, underneath the humor, there’s a sophisticated strategy at work.

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Practical Thoughts on Branding for Software Startups

Kellblog

What does our brand stand for? What promise does our brand make? These are some of the questions that quickly come up when thinking about branding. In general, I think branding is a potential marketing rathole for startups, particularly early-stage ones. Do want to build a brand? Do want to build a brand?

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A Guide to Customer Retention: Importance, Strategies & Metrics

User Pilot

You will also learn how to build a retention strategy, what metrics to track, and 10 bulletproof retention tactics for SaaS companies. An omnichannel engagement strategy ensures consistency across all customer touchpoints for a seamless brand experience. How to create a customer retention strategy?

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The State of Startup Marketing in 2024 with CMOs of HubSpot and Zapier

SaaStr

Marketing Strategies and Best Practices Successful marketing strategies are not simply replicable tactics but a combination of factors including timing and luck. Founders should support their hires’ strengths rather than undermining them, even if they personally don’t believe in the strategy.

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What Brands Look for When Considering Acquiring Software Companies

FastSpring

As the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at WP Engine , Carl has worked on many acquisitions and partnerships, including brands like Flywheel, Perfect Dashboard, Block Lab, and recently, Delicious Brains. And then we’ll get into a little bit of the strategy discussions we talked about a minute ago.