Empowering Marketers with Growth Design | Dan Foster

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Growth Design Podcast

Emmanuel Omole and Ini Abiodun

31 episodes

4 days ago

Explore growth design with insights from industry-leading designers. Gain actionable best practices and tools to fuel your design journey.

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Explore growth design with insights from industry-leading designers. Gain actionable best practices and tools to fuel your design journey.

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Empowering Marketers with Growth Design | Dan Foster | Drop 2 Ep.04

Growth Design Podcast

59 minutes 24 seconds

12 months ago

Empowering Marketers with Growth Design | Dan Foster | Drop 2 Ep.04

Dan Foster, co-founder of MakeBuild, a London-based Webflow specialist agency, joins us for a fascinating conversation. Dan shares his journey from teaching UX design to building high-performing marketing websites, revealing the power of no-code tools, the importance of user-centric design, and the MakeBuild approach to growth design for a special niche, marketers. Discover how their HOP framework (Hunt, Order, Prove) helps marketing teams identify, prioritise, and validate growth ideas, and learn how MakeBuild empowers clients to manage their websites while providing strategic support. Dan also shares insights from his Webflow conference talk, "20 Tactics to Optimize Growth on Your Marketing Site," and offers advice for designers interested in specialising in marketing-focused growth design. Dan introduces the Flow Growth Library as a valuable resource and advocates for the power of no-code tools to democratise design. Key Topics Discussed - Navigating Growth Design and Marketing - Why Webflow is the Future of Design - Empowering Clients with Webflow - Understanding Client Needs in Marketing - Challenges in the Marketing Landscape Key Takeaways - Growth design blends design and marketing - Data-driven design is essential - Specialization and visibility are key to success - Continuous learning and open communication Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Ground Rules 01:20 Exploring Growth Design and Marketing 03:26 The Story Behind MakeBuild 07:20 Why Webflow? The Tool of Choice 10:14 Client Engagement with Webflow 13:13 Types of Clients and Industries 16:37 Challenges Faced by Marketers 21:41 The Dangers of Copycat Approaches 24:43 Low Code Tools and Growth Design 27:07 Standing Out in a Saturated Market 31:45 The Importance of Processes in Agencies 32:37 Introducing Flow Growth Library 34:23 Inspiration and Growth Practices 39:05 User-Centered Design in Marketing Workshops 41:49 Data-Driven Decisions in Growth Design 45:20 The Shift from Product to Marketing Focus 50:38 Visual Development and No-Code Tools 55:57 Advice for Aspiring Growth Designers

Guest: Dan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danfoster29/ MakeBuild: https://www.makebuild.studio/ Flow Growth Library: https://www.makebuild.studio/flow-growth Webflow Conference Talk: https://webflow.com/webflowconf/session/20-tactics-to-boost-your-websites-growth-presented-by-makebuild-london Host: IniOluwa - https://www.linkedin.com/in/inioluwa-abiodun/ Production by ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/damilola-ilesanmi-720baa1b0/ ⁠⁠ For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email hello@growthdesigncast.com