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Marketing Concepts
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ST-017

Marketing Triggers

Strategy
the concept

The events and pain points that cause your target customers to start looking for a product or service like yours. Mapping triggers tells you when to show up and what to say.

When to use

When building targeting, content, search, outbound and nurture plans; whenever timing matters more than reach.

Applies To
Search
Paid
Email
Owned
In Action (the tape)

Moving into a new home (movers, insurance, furniture); a new marketing director hired (agencies); a failed audit or data breach (security); a funding round (software and hiring); a leaky roof after a storm (contractors).

the ref's call
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One of the highest-leverage plays for services and B2B. The right message at the trigger beats a better message at the wrong time. Pairs with Category Entry Points.