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Guide to direct-to-consumer brand growth

ProfitWell

2 direct-to-consumer brands experiencing explosive growth. Though Away, the travel company, was intended to be a luggage company, the co-founders Steph Korey and Jen Rubio knew that they needed to be unique to penetrate the already saturated industry. How fast are direct-to-consumer brands growing overall?

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Instagram Customer Care 101 for Small Businesses

Buffer Resources

Neither the client nor the agency thought keeping track of brand mentions or using Instagram Direct was necessary. However, using Instagram for small business growth is not just about taking your followers behind the scenes and posting eye-catching visuals to grab their attention; it's also about providing good customer service.

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I Don't Do Paid Ads: Here's What I've Invested in Instead to Grow My Business to $270K+ in Revenue

Buffer Resources

I invested in assets that would make me look professional When I was first getting started, I analyzed how professional public speakers had set up their brands and invested in similar assets, including creating a sleek website and having a professional photoshoot so I would have ample brand imagery to work with.

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Making Trade-Offs In Marketing with Meagen Eisenberg (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I was fortunate enough two years ago to be part of a case study that Stanford GSB did on MongoDB with my current partner here at TripActions, Carlos Delatorre is the CRO here and was the CRO with me at MongoDB. We are a business travel management and a new model for corporate T&E. We know where future travelers are coming.

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AMA at SaaStr Annual 2022 with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason Lemkin – Part 1 (Pod 607 + Video)

SaaStr

They have service and all this, but the second cloud for them was sales. And then with your finance person or yourself or your outsourced person, you build a C-90 plan, which is one, we’re 90% sure, even if sales slow, we’re going to hit this plan. Even this year, one of the big vendors for us quit three weeks ago.

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SaaStr Classic: Jyoti Bansal of Harness.io and AppDynamics; Dev Ittycheria of MongoDB (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

And then Greylock approached me about being a partner that ended up being a really fun experience. Do you have to still find the right product market fit, you have to build a good product, you have to service the customers, you have to compete in the market. And actually Jyoti and I met before the Greylock experience.

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Niche Influencers: Here is How You Can Reach Out To Them For Collaboration

The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

Out of them, 92% of marketers said that influencer marketing was effective to promote their brands. Not only can it boost your brand’s visibility and sales but it can also humanize your brand. First, you need to find the right influencers for your brand. However, not all of them may be suitable to partner with.