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War Stories: Building Gorilla Companies with Guerrilla Marketing
August Turak built two super successful software companies on an initial investment of a couple thousand dollars and gonzo guerrilla marketing.
Jon Roskill, vice president for Microsoft said, “Turak’s the best guerrilla marketer I’ve ever seen.”
In this new series, War Stories: Building Gorilla Companies with Guerrilla Marketing, Turak shares his secrets and best stories.
By August Turak on July 29, 2010
When I was an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, I was invited to take a graduate course at a professor’s home with students many years my senior. One day the word “anthropomorphic” came up. Ignorant of its meaning, I fashioned [...]
Posted in Career Success, Transformational Organizations, War Stories | Tagged Audacity, Authenticity, Benefits, Career Improvement, Creativity, Humility, Transparency, War Stories
By August Turak on May 15, 2010
I made my bones in guerrilla marketing when I was just 11. I was at summer camp when [...]
Posted in Career Success, Transformational Organizations, War Stories | Tagged Creativity, guerilla marketing, Scamps, Scavangers, Summer camp, War Stories
By August Turak on April 15, 2010
It always helps to have a guru. When it comes to guerrilla marketing, I sat at the feet and very early in my career on the lap of a master: my old man. I grew up [...]
Posted in Career Success, Transformational Organizations, War Stories | Tagged Creativity, Dad, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, Necessity, People Person, Sam Johnson, Stinginess, The System