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How By Default Grew

Agency turning attention into interactive experiences.

How did By Default grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

By Default grew by writing a newsletter to connect with customers and build a community of like-minded people facing similar challenges. They also used a quiz to help brands assess their understanding of customers, which generated leads and built confidence in the next steps. The quiz was actively promoted on LinkedIn, which was effective in driving leads and engagement.

Channels

5 channels · grouped by how By Default grows
  • Email marketing

    · 1 mention
    “Writing a newsletter: This has been one of the best ways to connect with customers and build a community of like-minded people facing similar challenges. ... an email list remains one of the most reliable and relevant ways to connect directly with people. Plus, it brings in a bit of revenue — abo...”
    high
  • LinkedIn

    · 1 mention
    “I’ve been actively promoting the quiz on LinkedIn, which has proven effective in driving leads and engagement.”
    high
  • ROI Report

    · 1 mention
    “I reached out to my email list and existing clients, introducing them to the product directly and gathering their feedback.”
    high
  • Guest Podcast

    · 1 mention
    “One of the key initiatives was developing a quick quiz designed to help brands assess how well they understand their customers. This quiz not only generates leads for the service side of the business but also gives brands an idea on how well they know their customers and builds their confidence i...”
    high
  • Community marketing

    · 1 mention
    “Writing a newsletter: This has been one of the best ways to connect with customers and build a community of like-minded people facing similar challenges.”
    high

How 2,669 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — By Default’s highlighted.
  • Referral/Word-of-mouth
    68%
  • Social media
    58%
  • Search/SEO
    57%
  • Email
    47%
  • Community
    33%
  • Content/Inbound
    31%
  • Partnerships
    30%
  • Paid ads
    24%
  • Events
    24%
  • Press/PR
    18%
  • Outbound/Sales
    16%
  • Marketplaces/App stores
    8%
  • Brand Authenticity
    2%
  • Product expansion
    2%