Articles by Julian Shapiro
Resource: Growth ChannelsFor startups, the most effective customer acquisition channels depend on factors like product margins, audience targeting options, and demographic fit. Paid channels like Facebook and Google Ads work best for high margin products or those with high referral rates. Unpaid channels like content marketing, SEO and word-of-mouth require more effort but are less volatile. The author recommends prioritizing "persistence channels" that provide compounding returns over "hit-or-miss" channels that rely on going viral. Overall, startups should test multiple channels while focusing on those that best match their product and audience.
- In-depth LinkedIn organic marketing guide
Julian's playbook covers: 1. Contribute meaningfully to LinkedIn's content pool. 2. Acquire LinkedIn followers from posting that good content. 3. Build trust with those followers. 4. Get their email addresses. 5. Email them to get off-platform conversion.
- Facebook Ads Guide
Julian's Facebook Ads guides covers: • Targeting • Lookalikes • Ad Set Settings • Newsfeed Ads • Metrics • Retargeting