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The Golden Rules of Marketing

1. SPAM your friends

2. Embrace the CRINGE

3. Keep it FRESH


0 - 1 Marketing Hacks | Phase 1

These marketing hacks are for the first launch to get the first 10k users. There are different strategies for 1 -100, 101 - 1l, and 1k - 10k, but these are the hacks that should all be tested. NO ADS.
1
Email, Text, & DM Contact List
2
Reply to TikToks about prom or pageants
3
Discover content that’s already popular w/ prom goers and replicate it
4
Post in Facebook groups where potential users hang out
5
Create a post championing influencers in your audience
6
Monitor & reply to community conversations
7
Add a link to your community profiles & signatures
8
Drive traffic to your profile and product by replying to tweets
9
Answer 100 questions on qoura
10
Engage w/ influential instagram, tiktok, and snapchat users - DM the author and intro your product
11
Connect to 10 relevant new people on linkedin each day
12
create a company page on linkedin
13
post regular status updates & comments on linkedin
14
reply to what are you building threads on reddit
15
#BuildInPublic
16
send social influencers swag in the mail
17
Add a link in your email signature
18
Add “video” to your email/subject
19
send DMs to potential users
20
reach out to unhappy users of your comeptitors
21
share expert advice on
22
list product in startup directories and review sites
23
submit to
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submit to tools for creators
25
leave a comment on 5 blog posts a day
26
identify press conteacts by searching write ups of competitors
27
add an easter egg to the product
28
network at community events
29
speak at high schools
30
create pages for “vs” searches
31
create a relevant niche weekly newsletter
32
sponsor an email newsletter
33
sponsors a meetup or event
34
sponsor or collab w/ a nano influencer
35
create pinterest boards
36
host live shopping - latest trends
37
use polls on social media
38
write a press release
39
offer to be interviewed by small podcasts or blogs
40
create a digital scavenger hunt
41
join or create a discord channel for prom
42
create a meme army
43
post prom and pageant related tutorials on youtube daily
44
post short form video content on tiktok, reels, and shorts
45
take photos of celebrities and put them in prom dresses, post to social media
46
post flyers in libraries and coffee shops near schools
47
hand out flyers at the mall
48
make qr code stickers and post them everywhere
49
use the nikita bier psychological launch trick
50
place watermarks on all of the virtual try on photos
51
buzzfeed style quizzes
52
social media filters
53
Temu style gamification
54
Text Message Marketing
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Growth Marketing | Phase 2

Ads are okay here as long as there is revenue
1
Store window sticker
2
School Newspaper Ad
3
Social Media Contest
4
TikTok & Snapchat Ads
5
Prom ticket giveaways
6
Ultimate Promposal Giveaways
7
Dream Prom Makeover
8
Free Merch Store
9
College Fairs
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