Dave Gerhardt, CMO of Privy
Dave represents one of the most exciting practitioners in the marketing industry today. Working in several of Bostons best known companies since 2009 including Constant Contact and HubSpot, although, Dave came into view with his work at Drift. For TMM, during these times whenever anyone asked who was killing it in the marketing world, we would always revert to the work being done by Drift at the time.
Since December 2019, Dave has been the CMO of Privy, a company focusing on helping e-commerce brands increase their growth through conversion and email marketing tools. In his spare time, he also is a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, and maintains his Patreon following – the A-List, which you can be part of too.
There are two things weβve really come to admire about Dave. The first is that he is a dedicated family man . But perhaps the thing that has most impressed me about Dave is his willingness to share. He could probably sneeze on Linkedin and get 1000 likes on the platform these days, but we know we have personally gained a lot from Daveβs work.
Dave Gerhardt’s talks with The Marketing Meetup:
When was the last time you asked your customers how they feel?
When we started talking to our clients, in what ultimately became a rebrand (not all conversations lead to a rebrand, fear not) we found that there was a disconnect betweenβ¦
Punk Rock Marketing
Iβm not a marketer, neither am I a punk, but coming from a lifetime of working in the broadcast and print media I do understand audiences and I know how much people appreciate content that makes them think, makes them smile and makes them pay attention. Isnβt that the...
Why The Marketing Meetup is going to Newcastle and Manchester?
The Marketing Meetup is an community by marketers, for marketers. We’re brining our events up to Newcastle and Manchester and wanted to explain why.
What file formats should your designer be providing your logo in?
Here is a straightforward guide to vector and raster images and the file types you need to get your logo delivered in from your designer.
How to Exhibit Successfully: Driving Expo Success
Exhibitions are expensive. But you can exhibit successfully by building a marketing campaign around your booth to capture leads and justify your investment. Our story begins with a common problem for new startups. Mixam had never done any marketing. Our booklet...
Lessons from 30 years in PR: Do’s and Don’ts
What does 30 years of working in PR teach you? Well, quite a lot actually! In this quick Do’s and Don’ts, we share Bron Eames’ lessons.
Google Ads on small budgets: the talk notes
Google Ads are a massive part of the marketing mix for many, but also a complete mystery for loads more. In this funny talk we demystify Google Ads.
Content marketing for small teams: The Fundamental Checklist
This is a guest blog post from Helen Brooks of Further, following her talk at The Marketing Meetup: Norwich.Β This blog post is designed to compliment the talk, providing you the opportunity to quickly glance at all the info you need to check if your content is hitting...
The Marketers Guide to Printing
In this blog post, Adam Smith provides the ultimate guide to printing for marketers everywhere.
Top 5 marketing priorities for 2019 – Mira Nair
This post was originally published on Mira's LinkedIn here. Another New Year ritual is upon us as marketers. Predictions of top 2019 marketing trends now abound. They may seem bewildering in their diversity. It's like that proverb about blind people feeling different...
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| 19 Mar | 09:00 - 17:00 GMT | lots of wonderful speakers from the TMM community π | The Marketing Meetup Conference 2026 | London | Sign up here |
| 2 Dec | 14:00 - 15:00 GMT | Phil Barden, MD of DECODE marketing | How the brain understands ‘value for money’ (and what marketers can do about it) | Online | Sign up here |
| 2 Dec | 15:00 - 16:00 GMT | Hugo Timm, Senior Creative Director at Frontify, hosting Ana Andjelic, brand-builder and creative strategist, and Barr Balamuth, Brand strategist and founder at Parallel Play | Rebranding Redefined: Culture is the new brand currency | Online | Sign up here |
| 2 Dec | 16:00 - 17:00 GMT | Kara Gillette, Managing Director at Nextiny Marketing and Jean Merlain, Product Marketing Manager at Wistia | Build a health tech stack that proves impact | Online | Sign up here |
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| 3 Dec | 09:00 - 17:00 GMT | Eman Ismail, Founder of Eman Copy Co, Email Marketing Strategist & Copywriter | Hive | Ask The Expert: Email Marketing | Online | Sign up here |
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| 4 Dec | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT | Team Wistia: Billy Woodward, Chris Lavigne, and Chris Savage | AI Video Creation Office Hours: Part III | Online | Sign up here |
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