{"id":2633,"date":"2021-07-14T10:04:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T10:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/?p=2633"},"modified":"2021-07-14T10:04:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T10:04:05","slug":"four-things-not-to-do-when-hiring-marketers-for-an-early-stage-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/four-things-not-to-do-when-hiring-marketers-for-an-early-stage-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"Four things NOT to do when hiring marketers for an early-stage startup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recruiting marketing specialists has always been challenging for early-stage companies. How can a founder, especially one without a business background, ensure that a newly hired marketer will achieve business targets? <\/p>\n<p>Will a performance marketer waste lots of the budget on inefficient social media channels? What is the probability that a content manager will post something detrimental to a company\u2019s reputation, causing a PR nightmare? Does a company need a glorious CMO from a large corporation, or can it get help from external consultants?<\/p>\n<p>To reduce the level of uncertainty, I believe founders need to have a clear sense of their marketing strategy first, then define what kind of a marketing team they need \u2014 and only after that should they start to hire.<\/p>\n<p>Read More &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/hiring-mistake-marketers-early-stage-startup\">https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/hiring-mistake-marketers-early-stage-startup<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recruiting marketing specialists has always been challenging for early-stage companies. How can a founder, especially one without a business background, ensure that a newly hired marketer will achieve business targets? Will a performance marketer waste lots of the budget on inefficient social media channels? 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