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Ask HN: Marketing for startups?

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?
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Re:Ask HN: Marketing for startups? by pushkargaikwad on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @03:25PM (#7431092)
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

Re:Ask HN: Marketing for startups? by ASquare on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @11:24AM (#7429242)
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-...
Re:Ask HN: Marketing for startups? by gk1 on Tuesday March 18, 2014 @09:25PM (#7426286)
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.
Re:Ask HN: Marketing for startups? by thesingularity on Tuesday March 18, 2014 @10:36PM (#7426502)
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)?
Re:Ask HN: Marketing for startups? by gk1 on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @12:04AM (#7426759)
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.

Re:Ask HN: Marketing for startups? by mareofnight on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @04:50AM (#7427393)
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.

Re:Ask HN: Marketing for startups? by AznHisoka on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @11:01AM (#7429034)
BuzzSumo helps with content marketing by showing you what content resonates the most with audiences for any topic.
Re:Ask HN: Marketing for startups? by jsonne on Thursday March 20, 2014 @01:33AM (#7434067)
Marketing is a really vague thing to ask for help with. What are you looking to accomplish specifically?