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The Zillow Zero
MARKETING WITH NOTHING
CASE STUDY
masterful marketing
On Amy Bohutinsky’s first day as chief
marketing office for Zillow, cofounder Rich
Barton walked into her office and said, "I have a
goal for you; I want Zillow to have a million
visitors a month by month six … and I don’t
want you to spend any money doing it."
the history.
10 bold
ideas.
get scrappy
“We had to dig deep and think 

of new ways to build a brand,"
- Amy
Set high goals
One million visitors
per month!
GOAL
Be creative
Product
is King
"The only way we were going to build a brand

is by having a kick-ass product,"
Data Science
“Using our data science became a pivotal decision;
we had information on every home in America and
there was a lot we could see and tell,”
- Amy
Grassroots
Public Relations
be savvy
and be vocal
Social Media
Content Marketing
"The content helped us show up in Internet searches.
Today we publish 20-30 stories a week on various real
estate and rental topics, such as celebrity real estate
sales, staging tips, and analytical data."
Email Marketing
When Zillow launched only eight months later
the site had a million visitors in the first three
days and 5 million in the first month.
the future.

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