The Growth Leadership Blog

Der Growth Leadership Blog ist eine Publikation, die anwendbares Wissen aus der Welt des Growth Marketing für Marketing-Expertinnen und Manager zugänglich macht

August 4, 2020
100 True Fans
The original concept of "1000 True Fans" was initially conceived in 2008 by the brilliant futurist and founder of Wired Magazine, Kevin Kelly. In this article we explore the notion that we are approaching an age of 100 true fans.
August 4, 2020
Personalisation according to Netflix
If you are a marketer, you have probably either worked with existing personas and "ideal customer profiles", or created them yourself. In this article we have a look at how Netflix uses these personas for customization.
August 3, 2020
From Social Media to Digital Campfires
No doubt about it, social media as we know it is still soaring. But What lies beyond?
August 3, 2020
Profitability vs. Growth
Most of us automatically assume that monetization or profitability is at odds with growth. Is it?
August 3, 2020
Start with the Market: Selling Ice Cream on a busy beach
It seems so obvious, but selling into an existing market with a natural momentum is one of the best things you can do for your company's growth trajectory.
August 3, 2020
Growth Case Study: Making uncommon knowledge common
So there is this guy Rich Barton, whom I've been fascinated with. Most people have never heard of him: Yet he is the founder of Expedia, Glassdoor and Zillow. In three tries he founded three companies worth well over $1B.
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August 11, 2020
How to Gain Confidence in Your Content Strategy
It's content strategy time. A bunch of marketers huddle together in a conference room and brainstorm content topics. Each throws in their prophecies with the iron conviction that they indeed foresee...
August 11, 2020
Paid Communities are On the Rise
We are at a crossroads right now. People are becoming overstimulated by mass social media networks, legacy media companies and the sheer volume of branded content that is out there to consume. What's coming next?
August 11, 2020
(Video) Content Collaborations: Two ideas for more reach and higher quality
In the video below I go into detail about two tactics for content collaborations that I have tried and got good results with.
August 11, 2020
Content Strategy → Document, Don't Create
The content creators who are best at their craft not only deliver incredible value to their follower-base, but they also do so at incredible speed and consistency. How do they do it?
August 11, 2020
The 3 Steps to build a thriving online community
2020 killed large gatherings, and the same trend has been going on online as well. Pitches like "Join 10'000+ members in our exclusive Facebook Group" don't work anymore. So we need a new framework...
August 3, 2020
From Social Media to Digital Campfires
No doubt about it, social media as we know it is still soaring. But What lies beyond?
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August 11, 2020
Show, Don't Tell: How to Market your Marketing Department
If you have worked in marketing, you know this problem: Everyone in your company has an opinion on how to do your job and worst case also thinks that "it can't be that hard". But what if there's another way?
August 11, 2020
The Five Essential Skills of the Modern Marketing Leader
As marketing leaders today we wear a dozen hats and are expected to be scientists (research, analytics, and running experiments), artists (writing, content and design) and managers (stakeholder management, leadership and business
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January 27, 2022
How to make the move from marketing practitioner to marketing leader
The two major mindset shifts necessary to be an effective team leader.
August 11, 2020
The Role of a Leader: Facilitating Decisions
To me, leadership feels like it should be mostly about building teams, building communities, and rallying folks together. You don’t need to be the smartest person in the room, but you need to be the voice that people follow.
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August 11, 2020
Your Customers' Alternatives Are Your Real Competitors
“Who are your competitors?” is the wrong question. "What alternatives does our customer have?", is a better one.
August 11, 2020
Minimum Viable Niche: Defining Your Target Audiences
A comically narrow audience to maximize growth is counter-intuitive for most people. The thinking usually goes, "the more people that try the product, the better the chance for growth." However...
August 11, 2020
Positioning Part 1: Why positioning is Ground Zero for all marketing activities
First part of a series on positioning. Positioning is the act of deliberately defining how you are the best at something that a defined market cares a lot about. If we fail at positioning, we fail at marketing and sales...
August 6, 2020
The 4Cs of the Modern Brand
No matter if you are selling to businesses or directly to consumers, it is the valuable exercise to re-evaluate your branding. Especially with how the buying behavior online has changed over the past year...
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June 3, 2021
Growth Leadership Show #8: Jimmy Daly - How Content Drives Revenue
This is a conversation with Jimmy Daly, the founder and CEO of Superpath, a career hub, and community created specifically for content marketers. Formerly he was VP of growth at the content marketing agency, Animalz.
April 27, 2021
The Growth Leadership Show #6 - David Arnoux: The Essentials Principles For A Successful Marketing Career
This is a conversation with David Arnoux. He is the co-founder and Head of Growth at GrowthTribe, Europe's first Academy focused on growth marketing.
March 24, 2021
The Growth Leadership Show #4 - Ben Harmanus on Building Resilience and Learning to Fail
This is a conversation with Ben Harmanus who is head of brand marketing at HubSpot. He also hosts HubSpot's Digital Helpdesk podcast, and co-authored the best-selling conversion book, Content Design.
March 9, 2021
The Growth Leadership Show #3 - Peep Laja on Playing the Long Game and Practicing Patience
This is a conversation with Peep Laja, who's the founder of conversion rate optimization agency CXL, the marketing university CXL institute, as well as his new ventures Wynter and Adeft.
February 23, 2021
The Growth Leadership Show #2 - Kevin Indig: How to Lead a Team While Staying Productive and Dealing With Conflict
This is a conversation with Kevin Indig, who's the SEO Lead @ Shopify.
February 8, 2021
The Growth Leadership Show #1 - Rand Fishkin, Co-Founder & CEO SparkToro
This is a conversation with Rand Fishkin, the former CEO and Co-Founder of Moz and current CEO of SparkToro.