OFF THE RECORD
We are a strategic partner for fast-growing digital brands
We saw an evolvement in digital marketing over the past years, where the word 'growth' was a quick fix for all things new. In the upcoming years, startups and their founders must adapt to shift their businesses toward profitability. With investors, board members, and VC's monitoring unit economics much closer, becoming profitable per customer/order is becoming the new benchmark.
Growing your brand at all costs without a sustainable flywheel is rapidly dying and will soon become a marketing stigma. Product-led growth is a company-wide responsibility and, therefore, should be at the core of the company and be cheered for by C-level management.
The first step in this evolution is separating departments and internal business silos. A brand that wants to be a product-led business needs internal alignment around the metrics and numbers that drive sustainable growth, such as customer lifetime value, engagement, and retention.
In addition, making data-driven decisions based on user behavior is vital to product-led growth companies. Instead, everything a brand does today will become the shared responsibility of all people involved in core product-led roles, from sales & marketing to development. We foresee that 'growth' will soon be stripped down from job titles.
Growth is here to stay, but it will dissolve into digital marketing in the next few years. Because if the word growth needs to be in explicitly, what's the alternative, right?
We help startups scale and expand farther than their product-market-fit ambitions to stay ahead. Because what got you here won't get you there.
founders
Over the past 10+ years, Bas founded multiple businesses that helped Europe's hottest startups grow and coached hundreds of founders.Within the agency he's responsible for our vision, incoming business and company culture.
As employee #1, Dusty joined the bureau on the very first day. Starting as Growth consultant he grew towards partner position over the years.He's responsible for all our client engagements, product & service strategies and gives most of our workshops.
OUR STORY
How we started one of the first growth agencies in Europe, won an award from TechCrunch as one of the ten best growth agencies in the world, and eventually joined ACE, the new breed network.
Dusty joined Off The Record on the very first day as employee number one in the role of a Growth Marketer.
Our values
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We're a distributed team taking full advantage of what the internet has to offer. 💻 🤝 🌴 ⛰️ 🌆 🥳 🏄 🚌 🗺️
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Humbleness > Bragging
We help clients based on our truth and expertise. If things go well, we credit others. If sh*t hits the fan, we take the blame and try harder.
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People > Profit
We aren't only in business for our good or profits. We’re in business to craft meaningful relationships with whoever is in business too.
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Action > Talk
Ideas are cheap, execution is everything. Without some lean & mean experimentation your business is just a bunch of assumptions.
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Value > Revenue
Optimising for revenue is short-sighted. Revenue is a by-product of value. We love being a part of something bigger than ourselves.
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Great > Good
Often small teams see each other as family. We don’t, since family is more important than work. We identify us as a sports team; always improve.
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Passion > Job Description
Growth is in our DNA and we are flexible when it comes to execute stuff that matters. Therefore there's never a dull moment.
MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND OFF THE RECORD
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We partner with ambitious brands, big and small. Our core expertise lies around marketplaces, mobile apps, eCommerce and SaaS.
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We speak fluent data, but we're also very keen to have a chat about your MVP, go-to-market (GTM) strategy or scale ambitions.
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