✨ Overview
Simon Squibb, a seasoned entrepreneur and marketer, condenses 30 years of marketing experience into a single, value-packed video. He has built a global personal brand and a $3M company (HelpBnk.com) within 2 years, and now shares 9 essential marketing strategies for free.
💪 Hustle Marketing
Low-cost, high-effort strategies that build visibility fast.
- Distributed 400,000 stickers of "HelpBnk".
- Jet-washed logos on dirty sidewalks.
- Dressed as Stormtroopers to crash Batman filming—landed on front-page news.
Tip: Wear your brand, print it, drive it—make yourself visible.
👥 Community Marketing
Build 1,000 True Fans, starting with just 10 trusted people.
Empower early adopters as founders or beta ambassadors and let them spread the word.
Caution: Vet your early community carefully—bad actors can harm your brand.
Subject Matters, make people bond with your solution
🌐 Social Marketing
Understand the social context: act like you're in a pub, not a podium. Build relationships and bring value.
Key to virality: Make people laugh, think, or feel connected.
Have Persistance !! and Patience
💰 Profitable Marketing
Turn marketing into revenue:
- YouTube content that earns ad revenue.
- Sell value-based products like branded umbrellas.
- Content marketing is a business model.
Example: Simon's agency was bought by PwC due to its profitable strategy.
Become a TV Star - Always think how to earn more money.
Dirver: use antoher brands to pay you
🤝 Partner Marketing
Everyone in your life has to suport your business (Family & Friends)
Collaborate with others—competition can become your best marketing ally.
Types of partnerships:
- Podcast guesting
- Brand collaborations
- Influencer cross-promotion
Offer value to a bigger brand (e.g., free lessons for their audience).
- They need you?
- Know the people of the company
- Deal Structure
Belive that is possible, have persistance
Get Involved - BE A PLAYER
📣 PR Marketing
More than newspaper coverage.
Make friend with a journalist
Create stunts or stories worth talking about (e.g., the Batman stunt).
Be memorable and leverage media attention to build credibility.
Do something good in the world , so you can get invited to the news
💵 Paid Marketing
Simon’s least favorite, but still important.
Avoid lazy methods like boosting—use sophisticated ad strategies.
Combine with data and content to maximize ROI.
📊 Data Marketing
Understand backend metrics, SEO, and search behavior.
Example: Bought an HR-related URL for a client to rank better in Google.
Leverage data for smarter positioning and visibility.
Understand your Client
🧠 Brand Marketing (The Glue)
Integrates all other strategies.
Your brand is your identity and should influence every decision.
Build a good Personal Brand
- Brand perception dictates customer trust, reach, and retention.
- Consistency, values, and emotion are key.
🔁 Bonus Strategies & Nuggets
- Referral Marketing: Encouraged through brand love and product utility.
- Give before you take: Build goodwill and let reciprocity grow.
- Persistence & Creativity: Are more valuable than budget in many cases.
📌 Key Quotes
- "Sell the sizzle, not the steak."
- "If you can’t hustle, marketing won’t save you."
- "You don’t need millions to market—you need imagination."
- "Brand is everything. It brings all other marketing together."