GRoWTH HACKiNGis a marketing technique developed by technology startups which uses creativity,
analytical thinking, and social metrics to sell products and gain exposure.
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1. Acquisition: users come to site from various channels2. Activation: users enjoy 1st visit: "happy” experience3. Retention: users come back, visit site multiple times4. Referral: users like product enough to refer others5. Revenue: users conduct some monetization behavior
SEM
SEO
PR
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Marketing Channels:
• largest-volume (#)
• lowest-cost ($)
• best-performing (%)
Aquisition
Acquisition Methods
SEO / SEM
Blogs
Social Media & Social Networks
Domains
AcquisitionWhere are users coming from?
SEM
SEO
PR
www.website.com
Targeted PageProduct Features
DO lots of Landing page & AB testingMake a lots of Dumb Guessess & interate FAST
Activation Criteria:
• 10-30+ seconds
• 2-3+ page views
• 3-5+ clicks
• 1 key feature usage
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Aquisition
Key Metrics to Track
Pages per visit
Time on site
Conversions
ActivationWhat do users do on their first visit?
SEM
SEO
PR
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Targeted PageProduct Features
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Automated emails:
• lifecycle emails @ +3, +7, +30d
• status / “best of” weekly / monthly
• “something happened” emails
BUT:
• make it easy to unsubscribe
Tip on emails:
• > 80% or more on SUBJECT LINE
• < 20% or less on BODY TEXT
Aquisition
Key Metrics to Track
Source
Quantity
Conversions
Visitor Loyalty
Session Length
RetentionHow do users come back? How often?
SEM
SEO
PR
www.website.com
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Aquisition
Targeted PageProduct Features
Referral
Focus on driving referrals*after* users have a“happy” experience;avg score >= 8 out of 10
Referral Methods
Send to Friend: Email / IM
Social Media
Widgets / Embeds
Affiliates
ReferralHow do users refer others?
SEM
SEO
PR
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Aquisition
Targeted PageProduct Features
Referral
Biz Dev
Ads, Lead Gen, Subscriptions, ECommerce
This is the part *you* still have to figure out…
Revenue Tips
• Don’t Rely on AdSense (only)
• Start Free => 2% “Freemium”• Subscription / Recurring transactions
• Qualify your customers -> Lead generation (arbitrage)
• Sell something! (physical or virtual)
RevenueHow do you make money?
Additional References:
• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Robert Cialdini (book)
• The Mating Mind Geoffrey Miller (book)
• Putting the Fun in Functional Amy Jo Kim (etech 2006 preso)
• Futuristic Play Andrew Chen (blog)
• Don’t Make Me Think Steve Krug (book)
• Designing for the Social Web Joshua Porter (book, website)
• Startup Lessons Learned Eric Ries (blog)
• Customer Development Methodology Steve Blank (presentation, blog)
• Startup-Marketing.com Sean Ellis (blog)
• Understanding Comics Scott McCloud (book)
Links and Resources