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Dave Gerhardt

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Dave Gerhardt

@davegerhardt

Founder: @exitfivemedia. Before: CMO in tech. Dad and stuff.

America

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Joined October 2009

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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Apr 17
hit 4 years of working on Exit Five (@exitfivemedia) this week. We will reach 12M marketers through our content this year. Two big in-peson events with NPS scores above 80. An amazing team of 7 teammates that I wish I saw more. Thousands of members and people in our
B2B Marketing Newsletter — Exit Five by Dave Gerhardt
From exitfive.com
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Jan 29, 2024
Behind every successful entrepreneur is a spouse with healthcare coverage from their employer.
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Jul 16, 2023
It was tough to beat this combination.
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Apr 2, 2018
Slack messages. Text messages. Instagram. Twitter. Meetings. Phone calls. Zoom meetings. Emails. That’s how most of the day is filled. But nothing is as satisfying as deep work — writing something, recording something, creating something.
Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Apr 2, 2023
The new CMO or VP Marketing comes in… They want to spend the first 30 days: - Meeting the team - Spending time with the team - Meeting the rest of leadership - Spending time with the leadership team - “Listening” - Talking to customers - “Lots of Gong calls…” - Getting a
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Jan 24, 2023
What’s the opposite of imposter syndrome. When you see some very successful people up close and realize - hey, they are kind of making this whole thing up too …
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Mar 16, 2023
When you have an idea and you need to start writing do you go to: - Apple Notes - Google Docs What's your move.
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Jun 29, 2023
I have 150,470 followers on LinkedIn. I wrote a post this morning and it has reached 362 people and 8 likes. Apparently they changed their algorithm … and are doing more for creators? This is why you build an audience you own through email and other channels.
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Dec 5, 2023
How I built a million dollar business in three weeks 👇 - I didn’t - It has taken YEARS - I hate content like this
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Jan 26, 2024
Hello: I did not receive a reply from my first 6 emails. Sounds like "growing your business" is not a priority right now. Am I understanding that right? Just let me know so I can close out your file.
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Feb 7, 2023
I hate process. Notions. Asanas. Templates. Briefs to fill out. Kickoff calls. Status updates. I know this makes me difficult to work with. But it's the truth! Just putting this out there so someone can dig this tweet up if I ever take another CMO job (I won't)
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Feb 19, 2018
The 10 books that have had the biggest impact on my career in marketing 💰
Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Mar 6, 2024
Why brand matters in B2B. This one simple little graphic says it all. Brand will help you win deals. Brand gets you out of the feature wars. Brand means you're not battling over a 4.6 vs. 4.7 rating on G2. Brands means the sales team isnt grasping at straws to
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Dave Gerhardt
@davegerhardt
Jul 26, 2023
I’m close to deleting all of my social accounts, shutting everything down and spending the rest of my life buying self storage and car washes.
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