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Building a sellable business doesn’t have to take years. Drew Kraemer received his first acquisition offer nine months after he started Marketplace Strategy.
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Drew Kraemer founded Marketplace Strategy in 2016 and decided that they were going to be good at exactly one thing: helping businesses develop and implement marketing strategies for their Amazon e-commerce stores.
As a brand new company, it might sound risky for Kraemer to focus so specifically. His approach meant turning down perfectly good work in other areas from customers who wanted to hire him. But when Kraemer received his first offer from an interested buyer after only nine months, he knew he’d made the right decision.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What’s the one thing your company is really good at? For Kraemer and Marketplace Strategy, it was Amazon e-commerce marketing plans. This kind of Monopoly Control is explored in Module 6 of The Value Builder System™. Start for free right now by getting your Value Builder Score.
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Drew Kraemer is the CEO and co-founder of Marketplace Strategy, a digital marketing agency focused on Amazon.com and other online marketplaces; providing strategy consulting, optimization services, advertising management, and creative solutions. Marketplace Strategy partners with mid-sized to Fortune 50 brands to maximize brand presence and increase sales on the world’s largest online marketplaces. Clients include; Nestle, Smuckers, Shark|Ninja, Purell, Snapple, and Genie.