Ask HN: Marketing for startups?

[thesingularity]

Are there any start-ups that specialize in helping other start-ups with their marketing needs? Maybe a start-up running based on a Marketing as a Service (MaaS) model?

[pushkargaikwad]

I have built a simplified inbound marketing product called inBoundio and had written a post about this too http://www.inboundio.com/blog/51-inbound-marketing-ways-to-m..., this should be able to help you take off.

Feel free to mail me at "pushkar (at) inboundio(dot)com" too, will be more than happy to help you

[ASquare]

Hubspot may be a way to go depending on the stage you are at. There was a good discussion on GrowthHackers on this recently: http://growthhackers.com/questions/ask-gh-is-hubspot-a-good-...

[gk1]

I'm a marketing consultant so maybe I can help point you in the right direction, but... Can you specify what kind of needs you have? "Marketing needs" covers a huge swatch of things. If you're looking for a company that "does it all," then really what you're looking for is a boutique marketing agency.

[thesingularity]

My question was not geared towards a specific business, but I would be interested in online marketing needs. Any suggestions for "boutique marketing agencies" (including yours)?

[gk1]

Sorry, I'm not totally clear on what you're looking for. My specialties are analyzing and optimizing conversion funnels (aka, user acquisition).

There are also startups that solve a specific marketing need. For example, Sverve (http://www.sverve.com) helps you find and work with female bloggers who will promote your content for a fee.

[mareofnight]

http://www.hittail.com/ comes to mind. (It's self-funded, though - slightly different kind of startup.)

https://www.projectwonderful.com/ might also fit that description.

[AznHisoka]

BuzzSumo helps with content marketing by showing you what content resonates the most with audiences for any topic.

[jsonne]

Marketing is a really vague thing to ask for help with. What are you looking to accomplish specifically?