Opinion

April 15, 2022

Why startups should embrace this old-school marketing tactic

Here's how we took on Microsoft and Google €1.3k — and a billboard.


When it comes to making a splash, startups tend to think only modern marketing tactics like paid social and search advertising will do. However, there’s a unique opportunity for startups and scaleups to embrace one old-school marketing strategy in particular: billboards. 

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