Finding Go-to-Market and Business Model Fit, Setting the Right Marketing Goals, and Marketers as Investors with Emily Kramer

Are you looking for some valuable insights on marketing and community building?In this episode, Emily Kramer, the co-founder of MKT1 Capital, discusses various topics, including prepping for a podcast as a guest, the challenges of hiring marketers for startups, and the importance of setting impactful marketing goals.Emily is a fund manager and marketer. Currently, she’s co-founder of MKT1 Capital, an early-stage B2B fund, and also writes MKT1 Newsletter, and teaches Marketing Leadership courses. With her background in marketing, Emily shares insights on marketing strategies for startups. She also discussed her experience in marketing and community building, sharing tips on setting goals and testing new strategies. She stressed the need for a targeted approach to marketing and the importance of understanding the audience's behavior and pain points.The conversation also discusses the importance of understanding the audience, market, and product and setting impact-focused goals rather than quantity-focused goals.TopicsMarketing evolutionMarketing in early-stage startups Early Marketing Career Building Marketing TeamsImportance of Marketing for Startups Hiring Sales vs. MarketingMarketing as an Accelerant Understanding Your Audience Marketing Advantages Targeting the Right AudienceSetting Marketing Goals, Long-Term Project Goals, Foundational Goals, and Project Goals for Marketing Importance of Quality in MarketingTrusting Your GutShow LinksCheck out MKT1 Capital & CommunityConnect with Emily Kramer on LinkedIn and TwitterConnect with David Khim on LinkedIn and TwitterConnect with Omniscient Digital on LinkedIn or TwitterPast guests on The Long Game podcast include: Morgan Brown (Shopify), Ryan Law (Animalz), Dan Shure (Evolving SEO), Kaleigh Moore (freelancer), Eric Siu (Clickflow), Peep Laja (CXL), Chelsea Castle (Chili Piper), Tracey Wallace (Klaviyo), Tim Soulo (Ahrefs), Ryan McReady (Reforge), and many more.Some interviews you might enjoy and learn from:Actionable Tips and Secrets to SEO Strategy with Dan Shure (Evolving SEO)Building Competitive Marketing Content with Sam Chapman (Aprimo)How to Build the Right Data Workflow with Blake Burch (Shipyard)Data-Driven Thought Leadership with Alicia Johnston (Sprout Social)Purpose-Driven Leadership & Building a Content Team with Ty Magnin (UiPath)Also, check out our Kitchen Side series where we take you behind the scenes to see how the sausage is made at our agency:Blue Ocean vs Red Ocean SEOShould You Hire Writers or Subject Matter Experts?How Do Growth and Content Overlap?Connect with Omniscient Digital on social:Twitter: @beomniscientLinkedin: Be OmniscientListen to more episodes of The Long Game podcast here: https://beomniscient.com/podcast/