it ain't about the money honey - startup marketing at no cost
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This presentation was given at NASSCOM product enclave 2014TRANSCRIPT
It ain’t about the money honey
Birla - http://bkbirla.in/
Founder AdalBdal, Chief Music Officer @ Bhoole Bisre Geet, CTO @AskLaila, Advisor TroubkeMakers, SEO Maverick, Free Startup
Mentor, PJ Artist, Foodie, Poet
● Oh yeah, I was waiting to be robbed● Marketing has to be idea driven, not
budget
So what’s your budget
Corporate vs Startup Marketing
Money Time, Energy, Imagination, Information
Budget, then spend Sample, analyze, than budget
Established processes Psychology+Intuition
Army Terrorist
Monologue Dialogue
Attention Trust
● Marketing is not advertising● You can’t do all your marketing
yourself● Respect your audience● I need an ad agency● Oh, so you are a Madrasi● Marketing is 90% psychology
MOM - More On Marketing
● Guys are lazy and women multitask● Created a laziness contest for guys
and multi tasking contest for women● Both were seeded and then went
viral● Spammed mailboxes of ● Overall budget - 15K each● Overall reach - 5K
Case Study 1 - The Lazy and Multitasker
● Organized kite festivals and soccer games
● Telling people what they can do with time saved and embed the brand
● Budget - 20k
Case Study 2 - The kites and soccer
● Freecharge made a Social profile Neha Singh
● Neha won them initial customers● Neha also helped them figure out
that mistrust is what they have to fight
Case Study 3 - Curious case of Ms Neha Singh
● Women cook food at home● Customers eat free
Case Study 4 - Potluck Republic Day
● Make various teams in your company grow plants
● Share stories of growth on your social media accounts
● Get community involved
Idea 1 - Plant growing
● When was the last time you received a real letter
● Use your handwriting and ask kids to sketch stuff
● Use our postal department
Idea 2 - Write letters
● How to build characters● Use bitstrips to engage audience
Idea 3 - Comic Strip
● Transform software components into personalities
● Make them talk to each other● Build content around the fights
Idea 4 - Software fighting
● Hold placards on arrivals● And smile
Idea 5 - Go to Airport
Thanks