Growth Hacker Marketing : a Primer On The Future Of Pr, Marketing, And Advertising (Apenguin Special From Portfolio)

Dropbox, Facebook, AirBnb, Twitter. A new generation of multibillion dollar brands built without spending a dime on “traditional marketing.” No press releases, no PR firms, and no billboards in Times Square. It wasn’t luck that took them from tiny start-ups to millions of users and massive valuations. They have a new strategy, called Growth Hacking. And it __works__. In this e-special, bestselling author Ryan Holiday shows how the marketing game has changed forever. He explains the growth hacker mindset and provides a new set of rules—critical information whether you’re an aspiring marketer, an entrepreneur, or a Fortune 500 executive. "Growth hackers are the new VPs of marketing, and this book tells you how to make the transformation." **—Andrew Chen, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, essayist and advisor** "This book is a wake up call for every marketing exec in the business. And a tutorial for engineers, IT, founders and designers. Read it." **—Porter Gale, Former VP of Marketing at Virgin America and author of __Your Network is Your Net Worth__** “Holiday is part Machiavelli, part Ogilvy, and all results...this whiz kid is the secret weapon you’ve never heard of.” **—Tim Ferriss, #1 bestselling author of __The 4-Hour Workweek, investor in Twitter, Uber and TaskRabbit__** "Ryan captures the power of the growth hacker mindset and makes it accessible to marketers at companies of all types and sizes. If you don't see a boost in results after reading this book, something is wrong with your product.” **—Sean Ellis, former growth hacker at Dropbox, and founder of Qualaroo** "Finally, a crystallization and explanation of growth hacking in easy to understand terms—and better yet, real strategies and tactics for application." **—Alex Korchinski, Director of Growth, Soma** "Ryan's book will help every lean entrepreneur trying to grow their business and master the art of marketing and growth." **—Patrick Vlaskovits, author of __The Lean Entrepreneur__** Dropbox, Facebook, AirBnb, Twitter. A new generation of multibillion dollar brands built without spending a dime on “traditional marketing.” No press releases, no PR firms, and no billboards in Times Square. It wasn’t luck that took them from tiny start-ups to millions of users and massive valuations. They have a new strategy, called Growth Hacking. And it works . In this e-special, bestselling author Ryan Holiday shows how the marketing game has changed forever. He explains the growth hacker mindset and provides a new set of rules—critical information whether you’re an aspiring marketer, an entrepreneur, or a Fortune 500 executive. "Growth hackers are the new VPs of marketing, and this book tells you how to make the transformation." —Andrew Chen, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, essayist and advisor "This book is a wake up call for every marketing exec in the business. And a tutorial for engineers, IT, founders and designers. Read it." —Porter Gale, Former VP of Marketing at Virgin America and author of Your Network is Your Net Worth “Holiday is part Machiavelli, part Ogilvy, and all results...this whiz kid is the secret weapon you’ve never heard of.” —Tim Ferriss, #1 bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, investor in Twitter, Uber and TaskRabbit "Ryan captures the power of the growth hacker mindset and makes it accessible to marketers at companies of all types and sizes. If you don't see a boost in results after reading this book, something is wrong with your product.” —Sean Ellis, former growth hacker at Dropbox, and founder of Qualaroo "Finally, a crystallization and explanation of growth hacking in easy to understand terms—and better yet, real strategies and tactics for application." —Alex Korchinski, Director of Growth, Soma "Ryan's book will help every lean entrepreneur trying to grow their business and master the art of marketing and growth." —Patrick Vlaskovits, author of The Lean Entrepreneur
A primer on the future of PR, marketing and advertising — now revised and updated with new case studies "Forget everything you thought you knew about marketing and read this book. And then make everyone you work with read it, too." —Jason Harris, CEO of Mekanism Megabrands like Dropbox, Instagram, Snapchat, and Airbnb were barely a blip on the radar years ago, but now they're worth billions—with hardly a dime spent on traditional marketing. No press releases, no TV commercials, no billboards. Instead, they relied on growth hacking to reach users and build their businesses. Growth hackers have thrown out the old playbook and replaced it with tools that are testable, trackable, and scalable. They believe that products and businesses should be modified repeatedly until they’re primed to generate explosive reactions. Bestselling author Ryan Holiday, the acclaimed marketing guru for many successful brands, authors, and musicians, explains the new rules in a book that has become a marketing classic in Silicon Valley and around the world. This new edition is updated with cutting-edge case studies of startups, brands, and small businesses. Growth Hacker Marketing is the go-to playbook for any company or entrepreneur looking to build and grow. A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing and Advertising A new generation of megabrands like Facebook, Dropbox, Airbnb, and Twitter haven't spent a dime on traditional marketing. No press releases, no TV commercials, no billboards. Instead, they rely on a new strategy?growth hacking?to reach many more people despite modest marketing budgets. Growth hackers have thrown out the old playbook and replaced it with tools that are testable, trackable, and scalable. They believe that products and businesses should be modified repeatedly until they're primed to generate explosive reactions. Bestselling author Ryan Holiday, the acclaimed marketing guru for American Apparel and many bestselling authors and multiplatinum musicians, explains the new rules and provides valuable examples and case studies for aspiring growth hackers. Whether you work for a tiny start-up or a Fortune 500 giant, if you're responsible for building awareness and buzz for a product or service, this is your road map Gmail, Facebook, AirBnb, Evernote. A new generation of multibillion dollar brands have been built without spending a dime on traditional marketing techniques. No press releases, no PR firm, and no billboards in Times Square. It wasn't luck that took them from tiny start-ups to massive success. They have a new strategy, called Growth Hacking. And it works . In this e-special, bestselling author Ryan Holiday shows how the marketing game has changed forever. He explains the growth hacker mindset and provides a new set of rules—critical information whether you're an aspiring marketer, an entrepreneur, or a Fortune 500 senior executive. "This book is a wake up call for every marketing exec in the business. And a tutorial for engineers, IT, founders and designers. Read it." — Porter Gale, Former VP of Marketing at Virgin America and author of Your Network is Your Net Worth "Finally, a... "A new generation of megabrands like Facebook, Dropbox, AirBnb, and Twitter haven't spent a dime on traditional marketing. No press releases, no TV commercials, no billboards. Instead they rely on a new strategy-growth hacking-to reach many more people despite modest marketing budgets. According to bestselling author Ryan Holiday, growth hackers have thrown out the old playbook and replaced it with tools that are testable, trackable, and scalable. They believe that products and businesses should be modified repeatedly until they're primed to generate explosive reactions. Holiday offers rules and examples for aspiring growth hackers, whether they work for tiny startups or Fortune 500 giants"-- Provided by publisher