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Growth Talks: Growth Marketing Strategies & Insights
Business:Marketing
“Treat packaging like your entire marketing funnel—it’s a billboard, an ad, and a welcome series.”
Shane Pittson, Co-Founder of So and So Venture Studio and former VP of Growth & Marketing (and first employee) at quip, joins Krystina Rubino on Growth Talks to dive into how incremental testing, creative optimization, and customer-centric strategies drove quip’s transformation from a DTC startup to a retail powerhouse.
In this episode, Shane discusses the surprising success of early channels like Pinterest and audio, why “creative is the new targeting,” and how treating packaging like an entire marketing funnel helped bridge the gap between retail customers and brand support. He also shares valuable insights for early-stage founders on prioritizing product-market fit and testing smartly to avoid costly mistakes.
🗝️ Key Takeaways:
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Shane Pittson’s career
01:32 Scaling quip from startup to retail success
05:22 Testing unconventional channels like Pinterest and audio
10:45 The role of post-purchase surveys in growth marketing
15:32 How to navigate offline marketing challenges
20:12 Why packaging design is critical for retail success
25:18 Balancing creative autonomy and external partnerships
30:08 Shane’s advice for early-stage founders
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