Crafting Your EdTech Go-to-Market Strategy: A Conversation with Lawrence Korchnak

Marketing and Education

In this week’s episode of All Things Marketing and Education, Elana got to chat with Lawrence Korchnak, a Founding Partner of BLOQQ, a consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations scale in the education market.

Lawrence guides us through the unique challenges of a go-to-market strategy in the EdTech Industry, including how to plan a go-to-market strategy, including defining success, backward planning, and prioritizing marketing channels. He sheds some light on the seasonality and Budget Cycles in Education and don't’ miss the end of our chat, when Lawrence throws down some really candid pieces of wisdom. we talk about some important intangibles on Building an EdTech Go-to-Market Strategy.

For any EdTech marketers, but especially those who are new to the EdTech industry or the marketing profession, this episode will help set a solid foundation for your next go-to-market campaign.

Questions Covered:

• Why develop a Go-To-Market Strategy and let’s even back up and define what a typical EDTech GTM strategy is and looks like?
• What are some key questions for success in building your startup in a crowded, bureaucratic, and complex marketplace?
• What are some of the things that you turn to to fill your cup?

Here's the full transcript of Lawrence’s podcast episode.

For even more planning resources, check out our EdTech Marketer's Planner.

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