E171 – Why Understanding Your Brand is the Best Growth Strategy w/ Benjamin Shapiro

E171 – Why Understanding Your Brand is the Best Growth Strategy w/ Benjamin Shapiro

With Benjamin Shapiro

Benjamin Shapiro is a brand development & marketing strategy consultant. He left a successful career in business development at eBay to become an entrepreneur that has run a bootstrapped startup, multiple marketing teams at early-stage VC-backed companies, and an independent consulting & content business.

Benjamin specializes in helping growth-stage companies understand how to identify the overlap between corporate identity and customer needs to build an effective marketing strategy. He is also the producer & host of the top-rated MarTech Podcast.

During our interview we discuss:

– Ben shared why he decided to leave corporate America and start up his own business.

– He shares the 1 thing he wishes he knew before he quit his job to become an entrepreneur.

– We talk about one of the biggest mistakes new entrepreneurs make when launching their business. PLUS 2 strategies on how to avoid it.

– Ben shares the #1 strategy he uses to get new clients for his marketing consulting business.

– Why he started his MarTech podcast and the impact it has had on his business.

– Ben shares his thoughts and strategy behind truly understanding your brand to help ensure success.

– He shares an important exercise to make sure all of the leadership and stakeholders are on the same page.

– Why its critical important to ask and understand what your prospective customers want, need as well as where they spend their time.

– The third and final piece is to create a strategy to go to market.

– Should you outsource channel expertise like Facebook advertising, Google ads?

– Ben shares his favorite growth tool/software.

– He shares one of his favorite books.

Ben’s websites:

www.benjshap.com

www.martechpod.com

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E171 – Why Understanding Your Brand is the Best Growth Strategy w/ Benjamin Shapiro

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