Leveling Up with Eric Siu

Eric Siu
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Nov 11, 2017 • 28min

GE Ep 151 [2016]: How Data-Driven Marketing Can Provide Real-Time Insights 130x Faster

Hi everyone, today on the show we have Nadim Hossain, CEO of BrightFunnel, which paints a complete picture of marketing’s impact on sales with the leading attribution and forecasting solution for B2B marketers. Today we’ll be talking about how a data driven guy like Nadim saw the need for an analytics product to supply B2B businesses with attribution data, and then found a way to fill that need; why measuring the worth of meeting someone (through a webinar, trade show, etc.) is so valuable; and how businesses can save a ton of time by knowing precisely which efforts are bringing in revenue and therefore where they should focus their energy and resources. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu  
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Nov 5, 2017 • 23min

GE Ep 149 [2016]: How HighSpark Co-founder Eugene Cheng Got 1M Views On Just One SlideShare Presentation

Hi everyone! Today we have Eugene Cheng, co-founder and creative lead of HighSpark which used to be SlideComet, a strategic presentation consultancy serving Fortune 500 companies like Panasonic, Dentsu and Nike. Eugene relishes in building compelling visual content for his agencies and channels, and he is a self confessed presentation obsessive. He is also a keynote author in the top 1% on SlideShare. Today we'll be talking about how Eugene wound up getting over 100,000 views and 20 leads on his first SlideShare presentation and turned that into the company that he runs today, the reason he's got 3 million total views on his SlideShare channels (and 3 reasons why everyone's not this successful), and how to create a great presentation without being a design expert. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu
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Nov 4, 2017 • 24min

GE Ep 148 [2016]: Edwin Choi Reveals Mobovida's $10M/Year Customer Acquisition Recipe

Hi everyone, on today's show we have my friend Edwin Choi, VP of Marketing at Mobovida, a progressive vertically integrated online retailer of mobile accessories. In today’s episode we’ll be talking about how Edwin and his team make use of the data they've been gathering to develop products that really speak to their core audience, like their top selling product, the “Mobovida Wallet Case.” We also chat about Mobovida's 62% YoY growth rate, their two favorite marketing channels, and how their annual revenue manages to hit $10M in such a competitive space. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu
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Oct 29, 2017 • 25min

GE Ep 146 [2016]: How Truebill Launched on Product Hunt (1k+ Upvotes) And Netted 2,500 New Users

Hello everybody, today we have Yahya Mokhtarzada, co-founder of Truebill, a software service that helps us find, track, and cancel our paid subscriptions. In today’s interview, we’ll be talking about how Truebill got 10,000 signups without paying customer acquisition costs, why subscription commerce is replacing traditional commerce, and how Yahya saw a pain point in managing the-ever increasing amount of subscription services that people have and developed a product to fix that pain point. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu
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Oct 28, 2017 • 38min

GE Ep 145 [2016]: Drift CEO David Cancel (Formerly @ Compete, HubSpot) Explains Why Free Products Are The Best Acquisition Method

Hi everyone, today's interview is with David Cancel, the CEO of Drift, which is a tool that provides the easiest way to grow your customers with live chat right on your site. David is a 5x founder and has helped grow such companies as Performable, Ghostery, Lookery, and Compete. He is also the co-host of the Seeking Wisdom podcast. In today's interview, we'll be talking about how David has been able to start five companies, including Drift, how his obsession helps businesses communicate better with their customers, and why the default that he takes is that he's wrong about everything. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu
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Oct 22, 2017 • 31min

GE Ep 143 [2016]: David Nevogt Shares the Strategies He Used to Grow Hubstaff’s Revenue to $72,000 Per Month

Hello everyone, today's guest is Dave Nevogt, co-founder of Hubstaff, a timekeeping SaaS that tracks time, progress, and projects for freelancers and virtual staff. Today we'll be talking about how Dave got his start with an e-commerce golf business, how his personal needs and pain points translated into the creation of Hubstaff, and how hard it is keeping track of a virtual team and what everyone is working on. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu
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Oct 15, 2017 • 29min

GE Ep 142 [2016]: The Secret Behind The Rideshare Guy’s Content Strategy That Gets Him 500K Page Views Per Month

Hello everyone, today we have Harry Campbell, creator of The Rideshare Guy blog, an authoritative resource drawn from his own experience to help other drivers. In today’s interview we’ll be talking about how Harry helps rideshare drivers with everything from getting started, to insurance and taxes, to maximizing profits, as well as how he earns $10,000 per month on driver referrals alone and the secret behind his content strategy that brings in $20,000 a month. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu
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Oct 14, 2017 • 39min

GE Ep 141 [2016]: How Bobby Edwards Sold $20M in Squatty Potties In Just One Year (And Changed How We All Poop)

Hi everyone, today we have Bobby Edwards, CEO of Squatty Potty, the toilet stool that helps you poop better. In today’s interview we’ll be talking about how they sold about $1M in Squatty Potties in the first year (and have grown about 200% a year), how a pooping unicorn video that got 30M shares in 5 days took the company to the next level, and how they converted people into Squatty Potty believers—and customers—on organic web traffic alone. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed  Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu
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Oct 13, 2017 • 36min

GE Ep 140 [2016]: How Lloyed Lobo Got—and Kept—10,000 Users in Speakeasy’s Pre-Launch

Hi everyone, today we have Lloyed Lobo, head of growth at Speakeasy, a tool that provides superior conference calling, screen sharing, and collaboration to close more business, faster, as well as the co-founder of Traction Conference. In today's interview we'll be talking about how Lloyed Lobo got—and kept—10,000 users in Speakeasy’s beta launch, why the conference calling business is inherently viral, and how startups in particular need to focus on one channel first rather than going after 6 or 7 at once. Click here for show notes and transcript. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed  Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu
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Oct 8, 2017 • 32min

GE Ep 139 [2016]: How Content Marketing Institute Founder Joe Pulizzi Got 165,000 E-mail Subscribers with 10x Content

Hey everyone! Today’s interview is with Joe Pulizzi, founder of Content Marketing Institute whose mission is to advance the practice of content marketing through online education, print, and in-person events. Joe is one of the leaders behind the entire content marketing movement and the author of Content Inc. In today’s interview, we talk about why web traffic is a meaningless metric, the biggest mistake that startups make when it comes to content marketing, and how to deliver value to your audience that has nothing to do with your product or service. Click here for show notes. Leave some feedback: What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on Twitter or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, leave a short review here. Subscribe to Growth Everywhere on iTunes. Get the non-iTunes RSS feed  Connect with Eric Siu: Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @ericosiu

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