223 - Customer Research Is Useless Without Action (Emily Steele and Mari Tippman, Hummingbirds)

Emily Steele is Co-Founder and CEO at Hummingbirds. Mari Tippman is Head of Sales at Hummingbirds. Hummingbirds helps brands drive awareness and sales with hyper-local content creators. The platform connects brands with “hummingbirds” who are trusted friends and neighbors with buying power and local influence.
Hummingbirds recently raised Seed funding ($10M total!).
Emily has been on the show before, check out Ep. 198 Impressions vs. Engagement: Why Partnering With Smaller Creators Can Actually Be More Effective.
Here’s what we cover:
Your recent funding round - what did it take to get there;
How do you incorporate customer research at Hummingbirds and what have been the results;
How do you incorporate customers in your marketing;
Why is customer research important
What are your challenges with customer research;
Emily shared that they have a podcast and what they use it for.
Emily on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/emilysteele12
Mari on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/maritippmann
Hummingbirds: www.hummingbirds.com
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Anna on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov
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