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On this episode I invited Frankie Scerbo (co-founder and CMO at Elude) to join me to talk about the cool travel startup he's helping to grow, their 2022 marketing plan, creative ideas, some challenges, and favorite places to travel.

Prior to Elude, Frankie was West Coast Regional Director for EON, a hardware accessory company for the gaming tech industry.

Elude was founded in 2019, has 21 people and is based out of CA. They've raised Seed funding ($7.1M total). Elude is the app that helps you wander more and wonder less. You might be wondering “where could we go for $600?” and the app helps you answer that question with a personalized trip list based on your travel preferences and goals.

Here's what we hit on:

Where did the idea for the startup come from;

10K+ followers on Instagram and 25K+ downloads in the app store within your first 2 weeks of launching – how’d you do that;

What did your social media look and feel like;

2022 Marketing Plan - where are you putting your dollars (HINT: downloads and revenue comes much easier from Instagram and email and WOM - events);

Our influencer strategy and what content they're sharing;

Top marketing challenges;

Creative marketing ideas ("The Boring Campaign);

Favorite places to travel;

Goals that Frankie wants to accomplish this year;

Frankie asked me a question to round out the conversation.

You can reach Frankie on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/frankie-scerbo-bba2ba81/

Find out more about Elude: https://elude.co/

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