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Parry Malm

About Parry Malm

Parry Malm is CEO at Phrasee.

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10 things I learned raising £1m VC for my martech startup

Last week, my business, Phrasee, announced a £1m seed investment. Awesome! Champagne all round! But, getting there wasn’t easy. 

See, I’ve never run a fast-growing martech business before. Luckily, I’m a quick learner – and here’s 10 things I’ve learned about startup fundraising since launching 18 months ago. 

What’s the best Black Friday subject line ever according to 3,892 emails?

This week, your inbox is probably filled with Black Friday emails. And they’re all pretty much the same. “20% off now!” or “Don’t miss out!” or “Buy this TV or else I’ll club this baby seal!”

And since every retailer seems to follow the same approach, everyone else follows suit.

You don’t want to be that one brand that misses out on one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

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Björn Borg underwear: why I think they’re the Masters of Marketing

We asked a few friends of the blog to nominate their favourite brands in the Brand of the Year category at Econsultancy and Marketing Week’s new Masters of Marketing awards. Here is Parry Malm with his nomination…

Econsultancy asked me which brand I thought was truly a Master of Marketing.

After much thought, and I’m sorry Kanye, Ima let you finish, the prize goes to Björn Borg, the purveyor of colourful socks and underwear. Here’s why…