11 TACTICS
for early growth & acquisition
Georgiana Laudi
VP Marketing, Unbounce
@ggiiaa
FounderFuel - Fall 2015 Cohort
Manual outreach
to first customers
1.
Your chance
to build advocates
use your smallness
to your advantage
http://customer.io/blog/welcome-email-templates.html
Partner distributions
2.
It’s not what you know
a special offer on your

product/service that you
distribute through partners
Unique
to them
huzzah
a discount
bonused acct
a trial
an extended trial
a free consult
relevant content
What to offer?
Where to start?
Offer

+

Landing Page
+

Partner to distribute it
(+ a way to return the favour)
Always lead with
what’s in it for them
Double loop
referral programs
3.
Provide monetary value
for your users to
refer your product
“SHOE It Forward”
tons more at http://www.referralsaasquatch.com/39-best-referral-program-examples-2014/
HARO
4.
Help A Reporter Out
helpareporterout.com
It’s Free
Social prospecting &
Influencer outreach
5.
Social prospecting
Save this
search
Social prospecting
Don’t be spammy!
Influencer outreach
do what you gotta do
to get them to
use your product
Don’t be spammy!#@!
Comment marketing
6.
Build your rep
nice example of
comment marketing:
Valuable
insight
Relevant
link
find your audience

+
pinpoint opportunities

+
add tons of value
=
win friends/influence people
Where to start?
Badge program
7.
Build awareness
super simple example:
What’s in
it for you
What’s in
it for us
Vetting
Badges for:
achievements unlocked
certifications
verified providers
partnerships
integrations
authorized resellers
Big content
8.
Build authority
(and a list)
Make it so good,
someone would pay for it
Ebook

Whitepaper
Ecourse
Webinar
Toolkit
Infographic
Free standalone tools
9.
top of funnel
Graders

ROI Calculators
Checklists
Templates
FAQ
10.
Have an answer
for everything
Look for the long tail
Look for inspiration
Easy to
scan
Persistant

Topic Nav
• Always incl. search bar
• Lots of visuals
• Video tutorials
• Contextual links
• Suggested further reading
• Allow comments
Product integrations
11.
be a team player
11 TACTICS
for early growth & acquisition
FounderFuel - Fall 2015 Cohort
Georgiana Laudi
VP Marketing, Unbounce
@ggiiaa

11 Tactics for Early Growth & Acquisition - FounderFuel, Fall 2015 Cohort