Communications Guide
Tips and insights to help early-stage companies drive greater investment, customer engagement, and awareness.
Tell your story_
Only 5% of B2B buyers are in the market to purchase a product at any given moment. Ensuring you stay top of mind for the other 95% means maintaining and cultivating their attention until they are in a position to buy. is critical. You need a message that clearly articulates what makes you unique and the challenges you solve, that will captivate your target audience and be authentic.
The guide covers:
Engage
the media
Journalist-written articles about your company are more powerful than ads for building trust. Also, research shows that media coverage helps when you're raising money or hiring people. So it's important to understand what journalists want and how to work with them
Think
like an editor
With your company narrative and messaging in place, the next step is to articulate your story across your owned channels.
Build
a brand
Building a differentiated and trustworthy brand is vital to remain top-of-mind for the 95% of B2B buyers not currently in the market.
Leverage
social media
It's crucial to meet your audience on the right platforms, maintain consistent branding, prioritise content featuring your people, and test approaches for consistent, algorithm-friendly engagement.
Maximise
event impact
Events are more powerful than ever for fostering direct human connection, but because they represent a significant budget cost, it's crucial to set clear goals, meticulously track spending, and maximize value by repurposing event content before, during, and after the occasion.
Measure
what matters
Track metrics for your social media strategy to be successful, and understand your target audience to produce content that drives consistent engagement.
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Industry insights
Read our essay series on the future of disruptive technologies
Blog: How to use storytelling to make your startup stand out to the media and investors
Investor Insights: Alex Leigh, Investment Director at Future Planet Capital
Investor Insights: Emilia Garito, Founder and Chair, Deep Ocean Capital, in conversation with TFD
Investor Insights: Jimmy Fussing Nielsen, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Heartcore Capital
Investor Insights: Christian Noske, Partner at NGP Capital
Investor Insights: Steve Schmidt, General Partner at Titanium Ventures