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"Many startups might be in the dark about the full potential of channel programs, often overlooking them as a pivotal growth lever." This powerful reminder from our VP of Global Distribution, Timothy Brunn, underlines the untapped potential within strategic channel partnerships. Discover how finding the right connections and demystifying channel strategies can set your company apart from the competition. It’s time to transform the unknown into a cornerstone of your go-to-market strategy. Read this helpful guide to channel partnerships here: https://lnkd.in/g8RcWAzh #StartupSuccess #ChannelStrategy #BusinessGrowth

Startup Guide: Positioning & Messaging Guide: "Story-led positioning and messaging for B2B". Your step-by-step guide to narrative that sells! Picture this: Most startups reach their first growth peak and then fumble. It's a harsh reality, but less than 1% of startups navigate the gap from Seed to Series C. And it's not because they've built a poor product, but rather because they've missed the mark in articulating their product's value. Imagine running a marathon with thousands of equally strong competitors. If you're all sporting the same gear and using the same strategies, how will you ever break away from the pack? The secret sauce behind successful B2B startups? It's not their product features. It's their mastery in spinning tales. It's a proven fact - stories make information 22x more memorable. Sure, you might have heard this all before. But how does one actually go about weaving these captivating tales? That's where this guide earns its stripes. It's the fruit of collaboration with numerous B2B founders, encapsulating the best practices in crafting a compelling narrative, perfect positioning, and resonant messaging. Take this journey right, and you'll unlock three powerful rewards: - Craft an inspiring strategic narrative that will strike a chord with your buyers, investors, and team. - Define your product's essence, the problems it tackles, and why it trumps all competition. - Develop captivating messaging that will transform your audiences into potential leads and sales. Ready to dive in? Get the Guide here... https://lnkd.in/e9eMV-5d

Go to market, and most critical, “time to Market” driving the revenue creation model, the do or die factor for startups

As an early stage founder, you need to understand that a larger marketing budget will not bring you the success you think it will 🤔 Rather, you will probably burn a bunch of money and have little to show for it. I have been there, and it hurts. So, what can you do to acquire an early adopting group of customers? 👉 You go old school. You find your customers via 'unscalable' ways. If you're running a B2B business you will not want (nor need) to acquire 1000 customers via the methods suggested below. But depending on your average contract value, could you acquire 5, 10 or 50 by manual, unscalable methods? You bet you can. Do you need a marketing and/or sales team to do it? Nope! As long as you have a clear understanding of who your ideal customer profile is and the value your product/service has for that customer, then you can absolutely start with point 1 below - Go to your users, offline. Because chances are, you already know them. 🚀 Thanks for sharing the infographic Sam Marchant! #founderledsales #startups

Story-led positioning and messaging for B2B. Your step-by-step guide to narrative that sells!

For tech startups, transitioning from founder-led to scaling go-to-market teams is monumental. Stakes are high, expectations are even higher, and new people are continually being added to the mix. We've been along for this ride before, and here's what we learned: https://hubs.li/Q02vP8M50 #B2BMarketing #TechMarketing #SaaSMarketing

Market Expansion Steals Your Startup’s Superpower The challenges of new market entry are familiar. Brand recognition goes to zero. Customer knowledge needs to be rebuilt. GTM instincts that led to growth back home can instead lead you astray. Most critically, doors to buyers, partners, and capital that flew open to you before will not budge now. This is especially painful for a fast-moving, high growth company because new markets often take at least 12 to 18 months to build up similar momentum. Conceptually, everyone understands the timeline but, in reality, tension and stress can build up even in the face of progress. Why does it take so long? Although interconnected, it is not necessarily an issue of product or sales motion. Many companies achieve the table stakes requirements of product and GTM excellence but still face a long journey. The root cause - the lost superpower - is credibility. Building credibility with the new market’s customers, partners, and industry community members is a function of product and sales excellence enhanced by consistency and trustworthiness. Honestly and reliably providing unmistakable value is what forms your credibility and it typically faces non-negotiable time constraints. It seems like startups have superpowers in their home markets because the company, product, and key executives have had the time to become known quantities. That aura grants access to deals, talent, and bold business development opportunities that collectively act as a moat turning your startup into a best-in-class venture. When you are expanding in a new market it is not enough to just make a revenue plan and a feedback pipeline of customer needs. You need to find the right hires, partnerships, and branding to access the same level of opportunities that you can back home. When executed well, your startup can rapidly gain the right credibility and accelerate your speed of expansion. A key to success in a new market is restoring your startup’s superpowers by building credibility as quickly as possible.

B2B marketers, want to find out how you can use your socials to attract success through talent acquisition, earned press and easier funding rounds? 🤩 Here's how: https://bit.ly/3U7BFcx #B2BMarketing #startups #B2BSocialMedia Forbes

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Had a chat with Mac Reddin 🦕 this morning. El Rey de Dinos 👑🦕 at Commsor 🦕. He mentioned that it was his first time encountering a Nearbound-first agency like Bond Agency I won’t bore you with clichés about how it's the future and why you must believe in it blindly. But when I observe the B2B SaaS landscape, it’s clear that things have changed dramatically and will continue to evolve. Why? Startups are proliferating. Today, the cost of building a startup is incredibly low. I could literally create a Facebook-like product within a month and run it with just 1 or 2 people. Many are already doing this—developing outstanding products and achieving millionaire status with teams of just 2 or 3 people. So, the question becomes... How do you connect ALL these startups with each other? How can they grow without relying solely on SDRs and massive paid ad budgets? The answer lies in partners and people whom their users genuinely trust. You need to aim for at least 50% partner-source revenue. Period #nearbound #partnerships #ecosytems The Nearbound Club Bond Agency