The Multi-Channel Myth That's Killing Your #Growth Here's what nobody tells you… – Stefan Repin

I help identify a reliable route to market with b2b clients | Account-Based Marketing expert | B2B Demand Generation for Regulated Markets

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April 17, 2025

The Multi-Channel Myth That's Killing Your #Growth Here's what nobody tells you about marketing channels, even more if you read Andrew Chen's recent article about #channels not working: The "one channel wonder" is dead. It never really existed. Let me explain: 1. Companies we celebrate for "winning" with one channel actually had multiple supporting channels 2. Even Dropbox's famous referral program needed content, paid, and PR to truly scale 3. The real driver was their product solving a genuine need - the channels amplified that 4. Companies that bet everything on a #single #channel almost always plateau The truth about sustainable growth? It's an orchestra, not a solo performance. You need: - A strong primary channel that fits your market - 2-3 supporting channels that amplify your message - Clear attribution to know what's actually working - Flexibility to adapt when channels saturate The companies winning right now aren't searching for silver bullets. They're building systems where multiple channels work together: - Content drives awareness - Community builds trust - Sales converts interest - Product delivers value - Support retains customers Each piece matters. Each piece compounds. Don't chase the myth of the perfect channel. Build a #growth #engine that can evolve. What's your t#ake - are you still searching for that one perfect channel, or building a sustainable system? Let me know in the comments.

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Hassan N. Khan, MBA

Founder | LinkedIn Genie

4 months ago

Stefan, Growth isn't about finding the magic button. It's more like cooking a great stew—each ingredient (channel) adds depth, and it’s the mix that makes it delicious

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Hire a full-time CMO?! Hire an agency?! Try doing marketing myself?! Can I do it right? I need to decide. This is the dialogue inside the heads of many CEOs and founders who never hired a marketer. I have met many of those. The whole issue and confusion come because most decision-makers don't know how to control, hire or keep accountable a marketer. That is why they go with the safest choice. That is very often why the first marketing hire is a freelancer. It is natural that you want to try someone or experiment before you hire a full-time marketer or Chief marketing officer. Test the ground. Experiment. Do a pilot. Mitigate risks. As a freelancer, your role is to educate them about marketing, or they will never understand marketing. Who should be the first marketing hire? Freelancer Full-time marketer or CMO Fractional Chief of Marketing Agency

December 4, 2021

I have a marketing degree📝 and here are Things that were never mentioned in my marketing classes at the university: UTM parameters Demand Generation What da hell is organic traffic or SEO WTF a webinar is What's an SDR, MRR, ARR, or churn How to generate website traffic Things I was taught in marketing classes in the uni: 🌋The 4 P's 🧱Making a presentation in PowerPoint with 100 slides *funny thing, I was the only one making presentations with Prezi, and my teachers hated me coz' of that. How about you? What did not they teach you in school? #marketing #university #digitalmarketing

October 15, 2020

🕴️How Salesflare grew to 2000+ users in the ultra-competitive CRM market🍗 I could summarize the post in a few words: The secret to growth is ….. in building a great product! BUT I don’t want to leave you hanging in there, here are some nuggets: 🍗Nugget 1# Building a great product for your customers makes marketing the product a lot more genuine and allows you to play the “longer game” as Salesflare co-founder & CEO, Jeroen Corthout, puts it. 🍗🍗Nugget 2# Find products for your customers and not vice versa In fact, every month, Salesflare adds 2 new “loveable features” to grow their product and Salesflare has managed to add depth without adding unnecessary complexity. 🍗🍗🍗Nugget 3# Build habits and create processes out of them by delivering value: 2 loveable features per month 1 onboarding improvement 1 high-value article that brings search traffic 2 valuable contributions outside of their own audience (to podcasts, events, webinars, articles, …) Kudos to Stefanos F. Bournias for writing the article. Did you like it? For more nuggets, read the full article, link in comments. #sales #crm #product

Most of us in the B2B industry are used to thinking of content in the form of blog posts, ebooks, and case studies rather than videos 🤔 Yet, there is a huge untapped potential, especially for SaaS products. Why? You can make a complex product easier to understand. 🎥 😩 The challenge: People have short attention spans, and we feel overwhelmed in creating content that's engaging, short, entertaining, and professional all at once. 💡 The answer? Be clear on your objectives! Make video a part of your marketing funnel, employing strategies like product demos, tutorials, or explainer videos. Reuse this content to educate your potential customers at every step of your marketing funnel. And ultimately, remember it's all about storytelling! ☝ Now there is a fine line between being salesy and authentic. Don't think of YouTube as a platform to sell but rather as a platform to connect and build a community. So, show the people who make the magic happen - introduce your team and humanize your brand 💫 The cherry on top? YouTube's immense data potential. Leveraging YouTube's AI and analytics tools, you can understand your audience better and refine your position, messaging, content, and targeting. 📊🔍 If your brand already has a YouTube channel, drop it the comments, and let's support each other. 🤝🔗 #b2bmarketing #youtubemarketing #youtube #content #marketing #b2b #storytelling #video #branding

Expensive software vs. skill and creativity in #b2bmarketing - who will win? A few months ago, I talked to the CEO of one company looking to go beyond the "lead gen approach." They are selling machine learning solutions, and their market is the world itself. It felt like something I had heard many many times, before. The point of this discussion was to find out what the executive thinks about a demand generation program. I was astonished to hear: "We never did Account-Based Marketing or Demand Generation because it is costly!" How much you think it is, I asked: " First, you need to buy software like Terminus (4500 USD/month, more than what I charge), then you need to add Zoominfo to the info (another 2000 USD/month), and then you have to spend money on creating content." He could not be more wrong. I don't need software that costs more than my monthly salary, nor do we need Zoominfo data. The data is helpful, but imagine how many people they already sell that data to?! You will be competing with your ads to capture the attention of x number of companies. Meanwhile, there is plenty of other fish in the sea they know nothing about! He took some time to think about it, and we are discussing a pilot with him but How many people think the same? 100, 1000, a million?

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