[WMD2016] Instagram >> George Lee "Running growth for a 116 million user social network"

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RUNNING GROWTH FOR A 500M+ USER SOCIAL NETWORK

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RUNNING GROWTH FOR A 500M+ USER SOCIAL NETWORK

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GEORGE LEEFORMER HEAD OF GROWTH, INSTAGRAM

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CATHERINEBAILEY&ROBINPETRAVIC

HEATHCERAMICS

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Leaderboard57 OR BUST!

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Leaderboard57 OR BUST!

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RODNEYWHITE ARTIST

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Leaderboard57 OR BUST!

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JOHN CMAXWELL AUTHOR

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"CHANGE IS INEVITABLE.

GROWTH IS OPTIONAL."

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THE LAWS OF GROWTH

INTENTIONALITYAWARENESSCONSISTENCY

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LAW OF INTENTIONALITYGrowth doesn't happen on its own

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INTENTIONALITYDon't grow until you have product market fit or can scale

Have your Head of Growth report to the CEO

Set a goal, but focus on your audience

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INTENTIONALITYDon't grow until you have product market fit or can scale

Have your Head of Growth report to the CEO

Set a goal, but focus on your audience

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USE YOUR PRODUCT...BUT NOT

REALLY

USED YOUR PRODUCT

...AND STOPPED

ARE NEW TO YOUR

PRODUCT

NEVER USED YOURPRODUCT

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LAW OF AWARENESSYou must know yourself to grow yourself

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AWARENESSHave counter metrics

Fix forward

Be quantitative AND qualitative

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TRIVIA TIME!Which country has the lowest number of faces per photo?

Who is the most followed person on Instagram?

Which major country has more Instagram users than Facebook users?

Why are there disproportionately more men than women on Instagram in the Middle East?

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LAW OF CONSISTENCYMotivation gets you going, discipline keeps you growing

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CONSISTENCYThe psychology of roadmap frequency

Roadmaps beget roadmaps

Keep calm and carry on

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