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20Growth: How Transferwise Acquired Their First 5M Customers: The Two Types of Content All Companies Must Create, How to Crush Competition With Performance Marketing, What Growth Hacks Worked and Did Not with Nilan Peiris, CPO @ Wise

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

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The Growth of Wise and Lessons in Marketing

Wise emphasizes the importance of transparency by rejecting additional fees and advocating for straightforward pricing. Their initial customer base grew organically from the TechCrunch launch, followed by word-of-mouth marketing, which proved instrumental in their growth strategy. They ventured into various marketing channels systematically, experiencing varying success levels. Notably, their customer acquisition split was about 30% from paid marketing and 70% from word of mouth. Over time, the effectiveness of their paid campaigns improved, with social media, particularly Facebook and YouTube, playing critical roles in engaging and growing their user base. Facebook advertising effectively targeted potential customers within existing networks, while YouTube became a key platform for delivering valuable content aimed at enhancing user experience and driving further growth. Thus, aligning marketing efforts with customer engagement and community-building fosters an environment for sustainable expansion.

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