Merola sent 50 cold LinkedIn messages daily to launch Move Marketing
Caitlin Merola · She Hit $1M and Tried to Maintain It. Her Soul Would Not Allow It. · Jul 16, 2024 · at 28:22
Caitlin Merola, founder of Move Marketing, explains how she bootstrapped client acquisition in the agency's earliest days.
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“That was lots of LinkedIn, lots of cold, like I'm talking 50 cold messages a day, four months just to make sure people knew I existed.”
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