growth hacking

noun

A marketing and design philosophy which incorporates aspects of marketing into the design of the product itself.

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Meanings

noungrowth hacking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA marketing and design philosophy which incorporates aspects of marketing into the design of the product itself.

    The rise of growth hacking is largely responsible for it. Sean Ellis, a startup advisor who coined the term, put it like this: "The #1 requirement for effective, sustainable growth hacking is to start with a 'must have' product experience."

    2013 July 8, Ryan Holiday, “The Secret That Defines Marketing Now”, in Fast Company
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