Content Marketing: Using the Soft and Hard Power of Marketing to Grow your SaaS Business with Greg Elfrink #163

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Gregory Elfrink has been the Director of Marketing at Empire Flippers since 2016. He joined originally as a Content Manager. Now, as the Director of Marketing, he manages everything from the content to the marketing automation, to vision and goal setting, all the way down to the implementation.

His big goal is to make Empire Flippers more mainstream as an M&A brand, and to help investors see the power of digital assets, while helping sellers have life changing exits. Gregory was born in Anchorage, Alaska where he worked in the oil fields and now travels the globe networking and speaking.

In this episode we cover:

• 00:00 - ShoutOUT Customer Messaging via SMS, Email, WhatsApp & Messenger
• 00:50 - Intro
• 02:45 - Current Trend in The SaaS Sales Market
• 05:22 - SaaS Business Valuation
• 08:07 - Marketing ROI Results in Empire Flippers Site
• 10:51 - Back Link Strategy for SaaS Founders
• 13:13 - Leveraging Content & Reaching Customers As a Starting SaaS
• 16:04 - The Soft & Hard Power of Marketing
• 20:15 - Measuring The Soft & Hard Power of a SaaS
• 23:40 - SaaS Evaluation Process Before Selling It
• 26:09 - Reasons Why People Give Up Selling Their SaaS
• 28:39 - Top Common Reasons To Sell a SaaS Business
• 31:56 - Greg's Past Ventures & Background
• 35:14 - Instrumental Resources For Greg's Success
• 37:12 - What Does Success Mean to Greg Today
• 38:26 - Greg's Favorite Hobbies To Get Into a Flow State
• 39:29 - Get in Touch With Greg

Get in Touch With Greg:

Greg's LinkedIn

Greg's Email

Mentions:

Surfer

The Opportunity Podcast

Books:

The Believing Brain

Plot And Structure

The Richest Man in Babylon

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