How to Build your Startup Marketing

Hayut Yogev
CEO
Marketing has clear rules to follow
The 5 Tools of Startup Marketing
1. Market Mapping
3 steps for mapping the market
1. Learning the product and company
2. Defining the relevant fields

3. Monitoring the market
The Challenge

Innovative Technology
Market Mapping
1.

Say goodbye to subjective points of view.

2.

Don’t ask customers if they’ll use the product or what they need

3.

Don’t adopt the same plan as the startup next door

4.

Understand what you really have to offer

5.

Monitor customer behavior

6.

Find the opportunities

7.

Identify the barriers
2. Laying the Market Strategy Foundations
What is a Market Strategy?
A process that can allow an organization
to concentrate its limited resources on the greatest
opportunities to increase sales and achieve
a sustainable competitive advantage
(Wikipedia)
A “Market Strategy” arms startups with the applicable tools
and valuable knowledge they need to become market leaders.
The 4 Core Dilemmas*

*Source: Gaia Model
The 4 Core Dilemmas

1
*source: Gaia Model

What do we do?

The Product
The 4 Core Dilemmas

2
*source: Gaia Model

What Market Category
should we play in?
The 4 Core Dilemmas

3
*source: Gaia Model

Who are our
Main and secondary

Customers?
Roger’s Adoption Curve
The 4 Core Dilemmas

4
*source: Gaia Model

What is our

Value Proposition?
The 4 Core Dilemmas
What do we do?

What market

The Product

Category are
we playing in?

Who are our
Main and secondary

Customers?

What is our

Value Proposition?

*source: Gaia Model
3. Plan, Prepare and Consolidate
your startup’s marketing communications
“By failing to prepare, you are
preparing to fail.”
― Benjamin Franklin
Building the Marketing Activities plan
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Marketing activities

Adobe
MAX
Social

Webinars

Designers

PR

Gift
card
1st week

Marketing
Monthly
activities plan

Finalize product doc.
New intro ppt for Operators
New intro ppt for partners
New intro ppt forMedia
Update one pager

Marketing Material /
Website

Lead generation

Social networks

Annual market show kickoff

Find 2 potential content preparation
partners in Europe

Minimun 15 tweets per month:
1) Articles
2) Exhibitions
3) Features
4) Every PR
5) Check out the news

New product PR

PR

Blog

Competative analysis

3rd week

Partners:Two-pager
New website design
Marketing Requirements Document

Customer Case study
Posts, a case study from PR
Goals:
Company one post per month
PR - one posts and one case studies
per month

- Find Giveaway
- Show brochure
- Consider potential partners for a
mutual event at the show

Desgin and arrangments of Stand
Generation of meetings with Customers
of both type, partners & Agents
Activation of agents for meeting
generation
Activation of PR for meeting generation
with Journalists & Analysts
Giveaways

Map Prospective Operators in 1 target
markets in Europe.
Lead Research in UK
Find 7 app developers for Operators
Buy leads name list.

Share a blog post on LinkedIn and
start a discussion
Effectivness questionable
Start retweeting

Share a blog post on LinkedIn
Utilize Linked In for lead research
Comment on 3 OTT related
tweets/discussions

Looking for more ideas for releases
towards the show
discuss timing in light of newsletter, TBD with PR
PR to contact 3 market leaders from
list every month

Operator's case study (PR)
Company Post
Guest post

4th week

Partners: New post
Whitepaper - capabilities
Gather Journalists kit materials

Towards Annual conference
1) inviting customers and partners
2) inviting Analysts and journalists
Contents:
2* Blog stories
1* Partner release

Newsletter:
1) One PR
2) One blog post

Newsletter

Exhibitions

2nd week

Update on website
Presentores Meeting
Show invitations
Show Business cards' design

Contact 2 Operators in 2 target markets
in Europe
Find and contact 2 content providers

Share a blog post on LinkedIn
Start Discussions:
1)
2)

TBD with PR

Content preparation (?)
Company Post
Case study
Guest Post

Company post - Companion devices
guest post

Research websites
Resrach WP

Compare offerings - differentiating factor
4. Ready, Go! Marketing Implementation
Implementing the Marketing plan
1. Execute the plan as scheduled
2. Make sure everything works as planed
3. Get involved! talk with your sales. Talk with
your Collaborations. Talk with your target
customers.
4. Measure the results.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QFa3Kkl1tk
Tvinci winning “Best TV Everywhere
/Multi-Screen Service”
at the CSI Awards 2013 at IBC
5. Always keep one step ahead…
Always keep one step ahead

1.
2.
3.
4.

Be creative
Read. Learn. Follow.
Be aware to new marketing trends
Be innovative
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Thank You
Email: Hayut@gaia-vsm.com
Website: www.gaia-vsm.com

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    How to Buildyour Startup Marketing Hayut Yogev CEO
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    Marketing has clearrules to follow
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    The 5 Toolsof Startup Marketing
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    3 steps formapping the market 1. Learning the product and company 2. Defining the relevant fields 3. Monitoring the market
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    Market Mapping 1. Say goodbyeto subjective points of view. 2. Don’t ask customers if they’ll use the product or what they need 3. Don’t adopt the same plan as the startup next door 4. Understand what you really have to offer 5. Monitor customer behavior 6. Find the opportunities 7. Identify the barriers
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    2. Laying theMarket Strategy Foundations
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    What is aMarket Strategy? A process that can allow an organization to concentrate its limited resources on the greatest opportunities to increase sales and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage (Wikipedia)
  • 15.
    A “Market Strategy”arms startups with the applicable tools and valuable knowledge they need to become market leaders.
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    The 4 CoreDilemmas* *Source: Gaia Model
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    The 4 CoreDilemmas 1 *source: Gaia Model What do we do? The Product
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    The 4 CoreDilemmas 2 *source: Gaia Model What Market Category should we play in?
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    The 4 CoreDilemmas 3 *source: Gaia Model Who are our Main and secondary Customers?
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    The 4 CoreDilemmas 4 *source: Gaia Model What is our Value Proposition?
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    The 4 CoreDilemmas What do we do? What market The Product Category are we playing in? Who are our Main and secondary Customers? What is our Value Proposition? *source: Gaia Model
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    3. Plan, Prepareand Consolidate your startup’s marketing communications
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    “By failing toprepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin
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    Building the MarketingActivities plan       
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    1st week Marketing Monthly activities plan Finalizeproduct doc. New intro ppt for Operators New intro ppt for partners New intro ppt forMedia Update one pager Marketing Material / Website Lead generation Social networks Annual market show kickoff Find 2 potential content preparation partners in Europe Minimun 15 tweets per month: 1) Articles 2) Exhibitions 3) Features 4) Every PR 5) Check out the news New product PR PR Blog Competative analysis 3rd week Partners:Two-pager New website design Marketing Requirements Document Customer Case study Posts, a case study from PR Goals: Company one post per month PR - one posts and one case studies per month - Find Giveaway - Show brochure - Consider potential partners for a mutual event at the show Desgin and arrangments of Stand Generation of meetings with Customers of both type, partners & Agents Activation of agents for meeting generation Activation of PR for meeting generation with Journalists & Analysts Giveaways Map Prospective Operators in 1 target markets in Europe. Lead Research in UK Find 7 app developers for Operators Buy leads name list. Share a blog post on LinkedIn and start a discussion Effectivness questionable Start retweeting Share a blog post on LinkedIn Utilize Linked In for lead research Comment on 3 OTT related tweets/discussions Looking for more ideas for releases towards the show discuss timing in light of newsletter, TBD with PR PR to contact 3 market leaders from list every month Operator's case study (PR) Company Post Guest post 4th week Partners: New post Whitepaper - capabilities Gather Journalists kit materials Towards Annual conference 1) inviting customers and partners 2) inviting Analysts and journalists Contents: 2* Blog stories 1* Partner release Newsletter: 1) One PR 2) One blog post Newsletter Exhibitions 2nd week Update on website Presentores Meeting Show invitations Show Business cards' design Contact 2 Operators in 2 target markets in Europe Find and contact 2 content providers Share a blog post on LinkedIn Start Discussions: 1) 2) TBD with PR Content preparation (?) Company Post Case study Guest Post Company post - Companion devices guest post Research websites Resrach WP Compare offerings - differentiating factor
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    4. Ready, Go!Marketing Implementation
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    Implementing the Marketingplan 1. Execute the plan as scheduled 2. Make sure everything works as planed 3. Get involved! talk with your sales. Talk with your Collaborations. Talk with your target customers. 4. Measure the results.
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    Tvinci winning “BestTV Everywhere /Multi-Screen Service” at the CSI Awards 2013 at IBC
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    5. Always keepone step ahead…
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    Always keep onestep ahead 1. 2. 3. 4. Be creative Read. Learn. Follow. Be aware to new marketing trends Be innovative
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