
The Biggest Marketing Mistake 99% Of Companies Make (#153)
09/05/23 • 32 min
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The cost of marketing has gone up 108% in 10 years. What does this mean for your customer acquisition cost?
Kipp and Kieran dive into Why B2B creators are going to be critical for your customer acquisition. Learn how the cost of marketing is going to cripple many businesses (and how to rise above it), why comparison to your competitors will kill your business, what all good marketers hold themselves accountable to, and why businesses die because people won't have hard conversations.
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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.
The cost of marketing has gone up 108% in 10 years. What does this mean for your customer acquisition cost?
Kipp and Kieran dive into Why B2B creators are going to be critical for your customer acquisition. Learn how the cost of marketing is going to cripple many businesses (and how to rise above it), why comparison to your competitors will kill your business, what all good marketers hold themselves accountable to, and why businesses die because people won't have hard conversations.
Sign up or log in to Connect.com and join the Marketing Against the Grain community on the Community Discovery page.
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- Patrick Campbell tweet https://twitter.com/Patticus/status/1695072305645318349
We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGtXqPiNV8YC0GMUzY-EUFg
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Thank you for tuning into Marketing Against The Grain!
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Host Links:
Kipp Bodnar, https://twitter.com/kippbodnar
Kieran Flanagan, https://twitter.com/searchbrat
‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.
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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.
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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.
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