Priya Sharma

Priya Sharma

Head of Marketing & Growth

Priya Sharma has been obsessed with growth since her early days running performance campaigns at Airbnb. After scaling marketing from Series A to IPO for two SaaS companies, she now channels that experience into practical marketing playbooks for founders. She holds an MS from Northwestern's Medill School and speaks regularly at SaaStr, MozCon, and Inbound.

11
Articles Published
10+ years
Experience
4
Certifications

Credentials & Education

MS in Marketing, Northwestern University (Medill)
Google Analytics & Ads Certified
HubSpot Inbound Marketing Certified
Former Head of Growth at Airbnb

Areas of Expertise

Digital MarketingGrowth MarketingContent StrategyBrand Building

Articles by Priya Sharma

Marketing12 min

Cold Email Outreach: Templates and Sequences That Get Replies

How to write cold email that actually gets opened, read, and replied to — deliverability setup, the 6-part email anatomy, sequence design, and templates that convert.

Marketing11 min

LinkedIn Personal Branding for Founders: A Tactical Playbook

A founder-specific LinkedIn playbook — profile setup, posting cadence, content formats that get reach, and how to convert followers into pipeline.

Marketing12 min

Marketing Attribution: First-Touch, Last-Touch, and Multi-Touch Models

How to set up attribution that actually tells you what's working — first-touch, last-touch, linear, U-shaped, and data-driven models compared, with the right one for your stage.

Freelancing12 min

Finding Clients as a Freelancer: Beyond Job Boards

How to build a freelance client pipeline beyond job boards: warm outreach, referral systems, content, partnerships, and cold email that works.

Freelancing11 min

From Employee to Freelancer: A Practical Transition Guide

A 6-12 month plan for leaving your job to freelance: financial runway, first clients, legal setup, insurance, and what nobody warns you about.

Freelancing10 min

How to Set Freelance Rates That Reflect Your Value

A clear framework for freelance pricing — from calculating your minimum viable rate to implementing value-based pricing, with benchmarks across industries.

Marketing10 min

Brand Positioning: How to Stand Out in a Crowded Market

A brand positioning framework with the statement formula, category design, competitor mapping, and examples from Apple to Liquid Death.

Marketing11 min

Google Ads for Small Budgets: Getting Results With $500/Month

How to structure Google Ads on a $500/month budget — keyword strategies, bid tactics, and quality-score optimizations that stretch every dollar.

Marketing11 min

Word-of-Mouth Marketing: How to Turn Customers Into Advocates

Word of mouth drives 13% of consumer sales and is the primary factor behind 20-50% of purchasing decisions. Here's how to engineer it systematically.

Marketing10 min

How to Write Landing Pages That Convert: Principles and Examples

The anatomy of high-converting landing pages — from headline frameworks and social proof placement to CTA optimization, with real examples and A/B test data.

Marketing9 min

B2B Social Media Strategy: LinkedIn, X, and What Actually Works

How B2B companies generate pipeline from social media — with LinkedIn content formats, thought leadership tactics, and attribution frameworks that prove ROI.

Marketing9 min

Email Marketing: How to Get Your First 1,000 Subscribers

A tactical playbook for growing your email list from zero to 1,000 subscribers — with lead magnets, welcome sequences, and segmentation that actually work.

Marketing13 min

SEO Basics for Entrepreneurs: What Actually Moves the Needle

Cut through SEO noise with a practical breakdown of on-page, off-page, and technical SEO — plus a keyword research workflow you can start today.

Marketing11 min

Content Marketing for Small Businesses: A Practical Guide

Learn which content formats drive real ROI for small businesses, how to build an editorial calendar on a lean budget, and measure what matters.