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Put Marketing at the Core of Your Growth Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Companies that make the decision to put marketing at the core of their growth strategy outperform the competition, according to McKinsey research. Specifically, both B2C and B2B companies who view branding and advertising as a top two growth strategy are twice as likely to see revenue growth of 5% or more than those that don’t (67% to 33%).

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Motosumo scores $6M to spin up a challenge to Peloton

TechCrunch

The new funding will go on doubling its network of spin class instructors across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, expanding its tech team and upping its marketing. “We’ve recently made the move to our B2C offering (Motosumo),” CEO Kresten Juel Jensen tells TechCrunch. The Peloton effect.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Singapore’s fintech buzz, SaaS slump, amplified marketing strategies

TechCrunch

How to execute an amplified marketing strategy. But quality will always beat quantity when it comes to content marketing; Googlebot may be hungry for new links, but potential customers demand expertise and insights. How to execute an amplified marketing strategy. But by market close, shares had fallen 21% to $8.75.

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BuuPass raises $1.3M to scale mobility sector digitization in Africa

TechCrunch

The company, which was founded in Kenya seven years ago, plans to first scale in Kenya and Uganda, before exploring other markets backed by a $1.3 The company, which was founded in Kenya seven years ago, plans to first scale in Kenya and Uganda, before exploring other markets backed by a $1.3

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Suma Wealth helps Latinos build credit through gaming, in-culture content

TechCrunch

Users can pick an avatar, chat or turn on their camera and get coaching in “a non-threatening way.”. The app is free to download, and there are some freemium features with a subscription tier for the coaching. There is also a financial gym where Acevedo said users can “sweat out their debt” by speaking with a debt expert.

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Psykhe secures seed funding to match consumer personalities to fashion products

TechCrunch

In an overcrowded market of online fashion brands, consumers are spoilt for choice on what site to visit. As a B2C aggregator, it pools inventory from leading retailers. They are generally forced to visit each brand one by one, manually filtering down to what they like. So what does it do? Its competitors include The Yes and Lyst.

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Psykhe secures seed funding to match consumer personalities to fashion products

TechCrunch

In an overcrowded market of online fashion brands, consumers are spoilt for choice on what site to visit. As a B2C aggregator, it pools inventory from leading retailers. They are generally forced to visit each brand one by one, manually filtering down to what they like. So what does it do? Its competitors include The Yes and Lyst.

Fashion 155