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 we’ve 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 Dave’s work.
Dave Gerhardt’s talks with The Marketing Meetup:
How to get ghosted less – Stephen Kenwright
It happens during a boom. It happens twice as often during a bust (and it hurts more). When we get ghosted, we feel like the victim. We blame the client. But, often, we can do something about it. You’ve spent hours creating a proposal, only for your prospective client...
What is the future of marketing? Interview with Mark Barry, MD of Hubspot EMEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YcIxFhatrM&t=2s A few years ago we added webinars to the way we help folks learn about marketing things - and it's been just wonderful.That showed us a lesson in trying to do new things in service of the wider goal of helping...
If fear is the “granddaddy of emotions” in B2B, what are those words doing on your homepage?
In her recent interview on The Knowledge Project podcast, positioning expert April Dunford named fear as the “granddaddy of emotions” in B2B. Her interview made me think about what B2B can learn from consumer psychology, more commonly applied to B2C. And because I’m a...
Case study: How Mr Beast positioned Feastables against Hershey’s
Jimmy Donaldson (Mr Beast - the world's largest YouTuber) is playing an age-old marketing principle - "picking your enemy" - and taking it to the next level. It's fascinating to see. Here's the story: 🌎 Context - Feastable launches: In January 2022, Jimmy...
Six of The Best Marketing Events in the UK – 2024
For UK-based marketing professionals seeking valuable industry insights, navigating the multitude of events can be overwhelming. To streamline your choices, we've carefully curated a list of six essential marketing events in the UK, each offering unique opportunities...
The Marketing Leadership Masterclass – A Comprehensive Review
I feel the marketing industry is in a good place in terms of knowledge sharing. But if I could identify a common area for improvement - it’s not competence, it’s confidence. I say this because Mark Ritson’s Mini MBA is as close to creating a common language in...
Ten recommended SEO tools from the pros
We recently hosted Azeem Ahmad, Areej AbuAli and Crystal Carter for an amazin' hour of SEO magic. Video below. In the session, they recommended a bunch of tools, so outside of our normal write-up, we thought we'd also do a special post just for the resources they...
The guide to marketing and marketing jobs: Everything I wish I had known when I started
The job market is tough right now, and as marketing is still an industry where anyone can enter without qualifications, there are a bunch of things I’m getting asked regularly about the marketing profession by new entrants into our industry. There is a bunch...
Six marketing principles from the Barbie Movie if your budget doesn’t extend to hiring Margot Robbie
The Barbie marketing team have been doing a BRILLIANT job. Pink billboard ads. Shots of the dream house the team built in Malibu. Behind-the-scenes tours with Margot Robbie and more. The team behind advertising the new Barbie Movie have been doing a BIG job, gathering...
Back to Marketing Basics #1 – Cannes and small business marketing: Simon Akers
Having just got back from Cannes (for those who don’t know, the biggest advertising gathering in the world) with my ears ringing from the sound of ‘trends’ including Generative AI, 1st party Data Strategy Retail media and Sustainability of the supply chain, I left a...
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