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May 31, 2021 - No Comments!

How Raya Stepped Into the Online Marketing World

Before Raya joined Growth Velocity Academy, she was not familiar with digital marketing at all. Sure she has a Master’s Degree in Marketing from 20 years ago, but things changed just a little bit in those 20 years 😉 Facebook hadn’t even launched then!

As you imagine, that left her with some modern knowledge gaps, and this resulted in her family business not growing as fast as she wanted it to.

She thought that Google and Facebook ads were far too complicated for her. And she knew that she had to find a way to figure it out but she couldn’t understand how it all worked.

As Raya looked for a solution, she stumbled upon Growth Velocity Academy.

Who: Raya

Date Joined: August 2020

Problem to Solve:

Raya felt like there’s no way she could figure out what makes a successful marketing campaign. Working a full-time job, she couldn’t commit a lot of her time to learning.

For this reason, she kept believing that online marketing was too complex for her.

Raya wished that she could pick up the sort of skill that would allow her to work from anywhere in the world. She just didn’t even know where to start.

How She Overcame It:

Raya joined the GVA bootcamp after seeing an ad online. She thought to herself:

‘If they’re this good at marketing, they can surely help me learn.’

And that’s exactly what happened!

Little by little, Raya started to figure out Google and Facebook ads. To be honest, she struggled at first but it didn’t take her long to catch up.

She loved the fact that she could watch the training for the entire year. This fit into her work schedule, allowing her to learn at her own pace.

Raya thought that she’d never be able to execute effective online campaigns on her own. But no longer, seeing as she’s now equipped with all the knowledge needed. She’s actively applying everything she learned and looking forward to the results.

With the right knowledge, you, too, can launch highly profitable campaigns.

Speak soon,

Howard ‘Campaign Executor’ Kingston

P.S. Whenever you are ready, here are 3 ways we can help you become a Digital Marketer:

  1. Follow us on Instagram (@growthvelocityacademy) for daily marketing tips, updates and announcements.
  2. Create the perfect Growth Hacking Strategy by grabbing a free copy of our Marketing Plan Template here
  3. Book in for a Complimentary 1:1 Business Mentor Session here with one of our Marketing Strategists.

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May 26, 2021 - No Comments!

The 3 Ways to Convert Interested Customers

In my last blog, we looked at the three accelerators that lie behind the core marketing skill of Attract.

However, there’s no point in attracting customers if you can’t get them to buy or sign up for your thing. And that brings us to the second core skill – Convert.

Just like with the Attract skill, three accelerators sit behind the Convert skill.

1. The first is Conversion Confidence.

This is exactly what it says on the tin…

How confident are you that somebody will convert after hitting your website?

You can put a percentage number on this based on your own feelings. But the best way to figure this out is to look at your conversion numbers.

How many people buy or sign up compared to the number of people who land on your website?

If it’s a low number, that suggests you need to change how you’re making your offer.

2. That brings me to the second accelerator – Scientific Sales.

Do you have an intentional process for taking somebody from prospect to customer? In other words, how do you help somebody that you attract understand the value of your product so they’re ready to make a purchase?

For an e-commerce company, your website needs to do this job. And for a SaaS provider, you may have a demo that highlights the benefits of your product.

The key is that you’re not relying on the prospect to find their way to buying from you. Instead, you have a set process for them to follow that leads them to a purchase.

3. And our final accelerator is Repeatable Retention.

It’s one thing getting people to come to your website or to buy your product once. And it’s another to have them coming back again and again because they love what you have to offer.

Your goal is to maintain a high retention rate. After all, it’s always less costly to sell to existing customers than it is to find new ones.

So, how do you rate your ‘Convert’ skills? Grade yourself like a Traffic Light: Green means you’ve got it all working. Amber means you could use a little help and Red means you’re struggling.

If you have any Ambers or Reds, you know what you need to work on next when it comes to converting customers.

Speak soon,

Howard ‘Customer Converter’ Kingston

P.S. Whenever you are ready, here are 3 ways we can help you become a Digital Marketer:

  1. Follow us on Instagram (@growthvelocityacademy) for daily marketing tips, updates and announcements.
  2. Create the perfect Growth Hacking Strategy by grabbing a free copy of our Marketing Plan Template here
  3. Book in for a Complimentary 1:1 Business Mentor Session here with one of our Marketing Strategists.

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May 24, 2021 - No Comments!

How Nesreen Made $1,500 by Spending $20

After 20 years of working in corporate sales, Nesreen decided to start her own business. But she managed to get completely lost.

Four years ago, she started her startup, a ‘barter network’. And she worked with many agencies that all promised to help her business grow. Unfortunately, she failed to see any meaningful results most of the time. None of the agencies took the time to truly understand her brand.

Eventually, Nesreen took matters into her own hands. She decided to learn how digital marketing works so that the business could finally take off.

Who: Nesreen

Date Joined: August 2020

Problem to Solve:

Nesreen worked with five different marketing agencies in the hope that they’d help her succeed. She wanted to develop a strong brand, increase awareness, and maximise conversions.

Sadly, none of this happened with the help of those agencies, at least not to the extent that Nesreen had in mind.

She ended up having to educate the agencies on how they should market her. Without fail, she got disappointing results each time.

Nesreen heard people talk about things like Google Analytics and Facebook Pixels without knowing how it all worked. She’d had enough and decided to change this.

How She Overcame It:

To learn how digital marketing works, Nesreen joined the GVA bootcamp. After all her frustrations in marketing her business, she finally learned what it took.

In very little time, Nesreen managed to land three new clients, with each of them paying $500. The crazy part is that she only spent $20 on advertising!

Imagine the success that she’s going to have when she starts investing more. Armed with all the relevant knowledge, Nesreen is now on the way to bigger and better things.

And you can do the same. By gathering the knowledge you need to grow in the right direction, you can dominate online marketing and make your success skyrocket.

Speak soon,

Howard ‘Conversion Machine’ Kingston

P.S. Whenever you are ready, here are 3 ways we can help you become a Digital Marketer:

  1. Follow us on Instagram (@growthvelocityacademy) for daily marketing tips, updates and announcements.
  2. Create the perfect Growth Hacking Strategy by grabbing a free copy of our Marketing Plan Template here
  3. Book in for a Complimentary 1:1 Business Mentor Session here with one of our Marketing Strategists.

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May 19, 2021 - No Comments!

The 3 Secrets to Attracting Customers

In my last blog, I introduced the three core skills that a world-class marketer must master:

  1. Attract
  2. Convert
  3. Accelerate

Each of these core skills has three key accelerators. These are the three things that you’ve got to do to master the skill.

Now, let’s dig deeper into the Attract skill.

1. The first thing you need to do for this is to Build Authority.

To create a powerful brand, you need to get people to know, like, and trust you.

Why?

People, particularly on the internet, will not buy from you if they don’t trust you. If they don’t believe what you’re putting out there, they’re not going to part with their cash and say yes to your offer.

2. The second accelerator is Unleash Organic.

This is all about your organic marketing. In other words, it’s the unpaid marketing that you use to attract customers.

Content marketing falls into this category, as does search engine optimisation.

These are things that you can do without spending a penny. However, that doesn’t mean they don’t come with a cost.

If you’re not spending money, you need to spend time.

And that’s something you always need to understand, whether you’re a marketer or you’re speaking to a business partner. There’s no such thing as “free” marketing. If it doesn’t cost any money, that means it’s going to cost some time.

You have to prepare to spend that time to build up this accelerator.

Of course, the reverse of this is also true. If you’re not spending time, you’re probably spending money.

  1. That brings me to the third accelerator – Paid Precision.

This is all about utilising paid marketing efficiently and it all comes down to generating a return on ad spend.

If you can do that, you can go into any business with the confidence that you can create ad campaigns for them. Whether that business is your own or somebody else’s, you can make a profit with ads.

Build Authority, Unleash Organic, and Paid Precision.

If you get those three things right, you’ll attract more customers than you ever thought possible!

Speak soon,

Howard ‘Customer Attractor’ Kingston

P.S. Whenever you are ready, here are 3 ways we can help you become a Digital Marketer:

  1. Follow us on Instagram (@growthvelocityacademy) for daily marketing tips, updates and announcements.
  2. Create the perfect Growth Hacking Strategy by grabbing a free copy of our Marketing Plan Template here
  3. Book in for a Complimentary 1:1 Business Mentor Session here with one of our Marketing Strategists.

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May 17, 2021 - No Comments!

How Babar Kept Thriving During the Crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic landed a hefty punch on business owners. And Babar wasn’t an exception. He owns a business consultancy as well as a side project that he recently started. Understanding the impact of the pandemic, he wanted to protect his ventures.

Babar also knew that there would be new opportunities to explore. However, he didn’t know how to take advantage of them. The main reason for this is that his digital marketing skills were a bit rusty.

With the entire world moving online, Babar knew that he had to find a way to succeed in the digital space.

Who: Babar

Date Joined: August 2020

Problem to Solve:

Babar knew about digital marketing’s plethora of opportunities. The issue is, he couldn’t figure out the right growth tactics for exploring those opportunities.

And for business owners, time IS money. He knew he needed to get ahead of the game….fast.

Knowing this, Babar decided that he needed a refresher course on the latest and greatest practices. It’s how he would be able to weather the COVID storm and continue to grow his business.

How He Overcame It:

After completing the bootcamp, Babar filled all the gaps in his digital marketing knowledge.

He was able to step up his game right away!

It’s because he developed a brand and built a site for his side project. He started doing Facebook and Google ads. On top of that, Babar started running retargeting campaigns, which he found especially effective.

Babar said that the best part of all is that he can now target the right people and get them to join his program. Going forward, his success will only pick up as a result.

You can expect the same if you focus on building a strong online brand. With so many people spending more time than ever online, this is crucial to success. So position yourself well online, and you can expect your business to thrive.

Speak soon,

Howard ‘Brand Builder’ Kingston

P.S. Whenever you are ready, here are 3 ways we can help you become a Digital Marketer:

  1. Follow us on Instagram (@growthvelocityacademy) for daily marketing tips, updates and announcements.
  2. Create the perfect Growth Hacking Strategy by grabbing a free copy of our Marketing Plan Template here
  3. Book in for a Complimentary 1:1 Business Mentor Session here with one of our Marketing Strategists.

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May 12, 2021 - No Comments!

The 3 Core Skills of Marketing

Have you ever felt that the marketing world can be a little overwhelming?

It feels like it’s saturated with ideas, strategies, and techniques. And that you have to spend all of your time learning every skill in the world to be a great marketer.

But that isn’t the case.

Ultimately, becoming a world-class marketer requires you to develop three core skills:

  1. Attract
  2. Convert
  3. Accelerate

These are your foundation from which you can build your marketing empire. Everything else that you do builds from these three skills. So, let’s get clear on them now.

1. Attract

You need to know how to attract customers to your business. That means understanding all of the different channels available today and how you can use them. It also means learning how to use Facebook, Instagram, search engines, and any other channel you can think of to attract people to you.

But here’s the thing…

Attracting people to your website or app isn’t enough.

You could have thousands of people interested in your business and it won’t mean a thing if you don’t master the second core skill...

2. Convert

This is all about getting the people you attract to take action. There’s no use in having people on a website if they’re confused about what they need to do next. The goal here is to help people understand what you do and provide them with a clear next action to take.

Ultimately, this skill is about turning prospects into clients.

And finally, we have…

3. Accelerate

Once you figure out how to Attract and Convert, you will start moving at speed. And it’s here where so many marketers struggle.

Imagine your business is a little train. If you fling that train onto a high-speed track, it’s going to start falling apart - it can’t take the speed because it isn’t built for it.

That’s what happens to a lot of businesses when they’re not ready for rapid growth.

Accelerate is all about making good, data-driven decisions so you build a stronger business. It’s about having the right infrastructure and a good growth engine in place to maintain the business as it scales.

You must master these core skills.

If you don’t, your business will come off the rails.

Speak soon,

Howard ‘Skilled Marketer’ Kingston

P.S. Whenever you are ready, here are 3 ways we can help you become a Digital Marketer:

  1. Follow us on Instagram (@growthvelocityacademy) for daily marketing tips, updates and announcements.
  2. Create the perfect Growth Hacking Strategy by grabbing a free copy of our Marketing Plan Template here
  3. Book in for a Complimentary 1:1 Business Mentor Session here with one of our Marketing Strategists.

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May 10, 2021 - No Comments!

How Nadia Makes $3.5 for Every Dollar She Invests

Nadia has worked as a marketing strategist for more than 15 years. And a lot has changed during that time. The world has changed. She soon realised that her digital marketing skills needed some work.

The issue was ‘too much theory’... Most of the courses she came across only offered theoretical knowledge. While these would get her a certification, it wasn’t what she was looking for.

She wanted practical knowledge that she could apply to her business.

Results beat a piece of paper any day 🙂

After comparing many options, Nadia found Growth Velocity Academy (GVA). And GVA gave her exactly what she needed to take her marketing to the next level.

Who: Nadia

Date Joined: August 2020

Problem to Solve:

Nadia wanted to stay up-to-date with the latest trends in digital marketing. She wanted to figure out the ins and outs of platforms like Facebook, Google, Insta & the rest.

She didn’t want the same thing that many people go for – credentials. All too often, people will take any course for the sake of getting certified. It doesn’t matter if they don’t receive any actionable knowledge at all.

But Nadia was never concerned with certificates. She just wanted to learn how digital platforms actually work. This is so she could implement her knowledge and get tangible results from it.

In addition, her goal was to bring 12 patients to her dental clinic in 30 days. This is why she needed actionable knowledge that she could apply straight away.

How She Overcame It:

Nadia joined the GVA bootcamp, which gave her the knowledge she’d been looking for. She said that the best part about it was that she could start putting things in motion from day one.

In the first 21 days, she brought in 15 new patients, each worth $500. She spent $1,750 on Google Ads and another $250 on Facebook Ads.

That means she spent $2,100 in total and got $7,500 in return. It gave her a massive return on investment (ROI) of $3.50 for every dollar spent, meaning an ROI of over 350%!

As you can imagine, Nadia’s thrilled with the results!

She’s now well on her way to growing her business to outstanding heights.

This goes to show that flashy credentials don’t equal business success. To succeed, you need true learning, not just a certificate.

Nadia realised this and ended up with fantastic results. By following in her footsteps, so can you.

Speak soon,

Howard ‘ROI Maximiser’ Kingston

P.S. Whenever you are ready, here are 3 ways we can help you become a Digital Marketer:

  1. Follow us on Instagram (@growthvelocityacademy) for daily marketing tips, updates and announcements.
  2. Create the perfect Growth Hacking Strategy by grabbing a free copy of our Marketing Plan Template here
  3. Book in for a Complimentary 1:1 Business Mentor Session here with one of our Marketing Strategists.

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May 5, 2021 - No Comments!

What Is a World-Class Marketer?

You’re reading this email for one reason: You want to become a world-class marketer.

You want to be the best at what you do. And that means you’re going to put everything that you have into learning different tactics, strategies, and ideas.

That’s awesome! ????

But before you do any of that, you need to understand what separates world-class marketers from the rest. What makes them so great at what they do?

Three things define a world-class marketer.

1. The first is an obvious one – they make the most money. ????

A great marketer or entrepreneur can grow a business year-on-year. If the marketer works for another business, they’re earning a six-figure salary because they’re so good at what they do. And if the marketer has their own business, it’s thriving and turning a healthy profit. They have the skills and determination, which is why they make more than most.

But there’s more to it than money.

2. The second thing that defines a world-class marketer is that they want to make an impact. ????

It’s not enough for them to just turn up to work, while away the hours, and then go home. A dead-end job isn’t good enough. A great marketer has a message that they want to put out there for people to hear. They want to use their skills to create change in people’s lives.

3. And finally, we have the third thing – freedom. ????️

Nobody becomes a world-class marketer by following the conventional path. Such marketers don’t believe in the idea of going to school, getting good grades, and then magically getting a great job at the end of it.

World-class marketers value their freedom.

They want the freedom to create…

The freedom to express themselves…

And the freedom to take their own path in life, rather than following everybody else’s.

So, are you a world-class marketer?

Maybe you’re not quite there yet.

But now that you know what it takes, you’re in a better position to achieve that status. ????

Speak soon,

Howard ‘Freedom Creator’ Kingston

P.S. Whenever you are ready, here are 3 ways we can help you become a Digital Marketer:

  1. Follow us on Instagram (@growthvelocityacademy) for daily marketing tips, updates and announcements.
  2. Create the perfect Growth Hacking Strategy by grabbing a free copy of our Marketing Plan Template here
  3. Book in for a Complimentary 1:1 Business Mentor Session here with one of our Marketing Strategists.

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