80 episodes

Growth Hacking is BS. There’s no quick way of making tons of money in the short term. Instead, we should focus on growth stories and growth flywheels. I believe you have to wait it out and do consistently smaller experiments, and initiatives to grow business as a growth marketer. This show is for growth marketers.


This is a show about growth marketing stories, where we explore how growth marketers and their case studies explore deeply what’s really moving their business needle and to get inspired.


Every week we’ll focus on one inspiring story that will tickle your creative neurons to find inspiration for your own work. 


This is Growth Marketing Stories.

Growth Marketing Stories Aazar Ali Shad

    • Business
    • 4.5 • 8 Ratings

Growth Hacking is BS. There’s no quick way of making tons of money in the short term. Instead, we should focus on growth stories and growth flywheels. I believe you have to wait it out and do consistently smaller experiments, and initiatives to grow business as a growth marketer. This show is for growth marketers.


This is a show about growth marketing stories, where we explore how growth marketers and their case studies explore deeply what’s really moving their business needle and to get inspired.


Every week we’ll focus on one inspiring story that will tickle your creative neurons to find inspiration for your own work. 


This is Growth Marketing Stories.

    The Power of an Irresistible Offer: How One Company Cut Cost per Acquisition in Half

    The Power of an Irresistible Offer: How One Company Cut Cost per Acquisition in Half

    This podcast is all about how a simple change could lead to 2x increase in average order value and reduced the cost in half.


    If you like this episode then:


    Connect with Toby WinchAnd check out my newsletter where I share tactical content to improve your paid marketing: https://www.blog.theperformers.io/

    • 19 min
    What's Working in Paid Social in 2022 & Beyond by Dara Denny

    What's Working in Paid Social in 2022 & Beyond by Dara Denny

    This is the behind-the-scenes story of my mastermind call that I am sharing with you.


    If you are interested in my mastermind group, DM me on Twitter for more.


    Timestamps:


    1:42 - Dara's story about how she got into paid social marketing


    6:08 - Who inspires Dara to look up to?


    8:34 - What Dara has changed her mind about Facebook Ads?


    13:24 - How do you fight the low ROAS?


    14:40 - What if the CTR is above 1% but conversions are still low


    17:29 - How do you fight attribution on Apple store post IOS14?


    19:33 - Key scaling lessons


    22:33 - UGC vs IGC content


    27:48 - Is retargeting still relevant in 2022 and beyond?


    30:52 - What are your Black Friday lessons


    Links


    Dara is pretty active on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DenneyDara


    And her YouTube channel is worth following: https://www.youtube.com/@DaraDenney


    Join our Paid Social Mastermind here if you are interested: https://forms.gle/LyW9VHiecQ3qB1TS6

    • 33 min
    How an 8-Figure D2C Brand Runs Paid Social Marketing

    How an 8-Figure D2C Brand Runs Paid Social Marketing

    Growth marketing stories will have more paid social marketing guests. Here's our first one: Cody Plofker.


    This was discussed in our mastermind group; if you want to level up your paid social marketing skills, join our group here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMAeF1jMu7oukDdCYNJfVacxUmTjv85W8IKQNMw09rQx6dqg/viewform?usp=send_form


    In this episode, we discussed the following:


    Education on paid socialAd account structureCreative testing processThe new meta guidelinesTikTok vs Meta ads





    Links:


    Check out Cody's content and profile to learn more:


    TwitterDown to Chat PodcastCody's newsletter

    • 46 min
    10 Marketing Lessons I wish I knew Sooner

    10 Marketing Lessons I wish I knew Sooner

    You can also read these lessons here:


    If you want these lessons in text: https://twitter.com/Aazarshad/status/1414585344058564611


    Join my newsletter where I share marketing frameworks I learn and I ask my guests to share it too: https://aazarshad.com/newsletter/


    Join the paid social mastermind here: https://forms.gle/a7m2G4bQGueFdLWV6

    • 12 min
    How Message-Market Fit Lifted 300% Conversion Rate for Heights

    How Message-Market Fit Lifted 300% Conversion Rate for Heights

    In this episode, Daphne broke down her process how she increased her company's conversion rate.


    Below are some timestamps:


    00:59 - A bit about Daphne's growth background


    03:22 - The heights story of increasing 300% conversion rate


    12:03 - How they drilled down 16 to 3 key value props


    13:38 - How churned customers helped


    15:35 - How founders were a key persona and why they should not have ignored it.


    19:22 - 3 key mental models from this story


    Leave your feedback here: https://galas.fm/episode/1c037a73-33ac-59e1-a6e1-232baa825a21


    Show notes


    Daphne's LI profile300% increase articleMy LI and Twitter if you wanna connect.

    • 23 min
    15 Cold Emails Tactics To Get What You Want

    15 Cold Emails Tactics To Get What You Want

    15 tactics of cold email I am sharing from my last 10 year experience.


    And here's a good email as an example: https://twitter.com/Aazarshad/status/1555179700087029766

    • 10 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

Anuj Adhiya ,

Tactical and actionable

Aazar gets straight to the heart of what matters. All conversations are around understanding what's worked for someone and what lessons we can take away from that. Give it a listen.

acapland ,

Awesome listen for growth folks

Aazar goes deep with growth marketers to explore how they gained mastery in their craft and highlight how listeners can apply simillar principles at their businesses. This is a great listen for anyone who works in / around growth roles.

Corey Haines ,

Must-listen for every growth marketer!

Love the format and the stories that Aazar pulls out. It’s a breathe of fresh air compared to the rest of the raw interview podcasts.

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