Welcome to another episode of Supra Insider. This time, Marc and Ben sat down with Allison Braley, partner and head of marketing at Bain Capital Ventures. This episode delves into common marketing and communications mistakes made by founders, the importance of an authentic online presence, and how to build effective partnerships between product leaders and marketers. We also touched on Allison’s transition from an operational marketing leader role to supporting founders as a VC and why this new role plays to her strengths. This episode is essential for founders looking to enhance their marketing strategies and get more leverage out of their marketing leaders.
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In this episode, we covered the following topics:
What founders get wrong when it comes to marketing
The benefits of continuously workshopping your company’s narrative
The value of establishing an authentic online voice as a founder
Allison’s learnings from creating consistent and engaging content
Pitfalls of ghostwriting and why it can be detrimental
Setting up effective partnerships between product and marketing
Allison’s transition to supporting founders as a marketing partner at BCV
And more!
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