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Growth Hacker Marketing

Book • 2014
In this book, Ryan Holiday explains how the marketing landscape has changed and introduces the concept of growth hacking.

He argues that traditional marketing methods are no longer effective and presents a new approach that emphasizes achieving product-market fit, targeting specific groups, and creating viral growth through scalable and trackable methods.

The book includes case studies from companies like Dropbox, Instagram, and Airbnb, highlighting how these businesses achieved massive growth without traditional marketing.

Holiday stresses the importance of continuous product optimization and user feedback to drive exponential growth.

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Mentioned in 18 episodes

Mentioned by Ryan Holiday in relation to business and profit margins.
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Mentioned by Ryan Holiday as a book exploring the principles of marketing from a growth perspective.
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Mentioned by Ryan Holiday as a book he wrote on growth hacking before his Stoic books.
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Mentioned by Ryan Holiday as a book he wrote, discussing his writing process.
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Mentioned by Ryan Holiday as a book where he discusses online marketing tools for business growth.
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Mentioned by Brett Mckay in relation to Ryan Holiday , who is the author of the book.
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Mentioned by Ryan Holiday as a book he wrote, discussing online business growth strategies.
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Mentioned by Alex Burkett as the book that introduced him to growth hacking in 2014.
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Mentioned by Ryan Holiday in relation to his experience in learning about business growth and marketing.
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Mentioned by Kim Walsh Phillips as one of the books she is planning to read, noting she has read several of his other books.
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Mentioned by Ryan Holiday as his editor at Penguin Random House, who worked with him on multiple books.
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