#291 - Meghana Dhar - Social, Creators, & Future of Digital Commerce

#291 - Meghana Dhar - Social, Creators, & Future of Digital Commerce

Author: Ramon Berrios, Blaine Bolus September 21, 2023 Duration: 48:00
Meghana Dhar is a tech advisor and investor passionate about creators, brands, social media, and commerce. With a background in big tech, she worked at Ebay where she discovered her love for e-commerce, marketplaces, and direct-to-consumer (DTC) business models. Meghana's strategic expertise led her to become an advisor to the CEO during the spin-off of PayPal. She later served as the head of shopping partnerships at Instagram, witnessing its growth from inception. Recently, she held the position of global head of partnerships at Snap, accumulating valuable experiences in social commerce.

Hosted by Ramon Berrios and Blaine Bolus, DTC POD: How The Best Brands Are Built digs into the operational and creative realities of building a direct-to-consumer business from the ground up. This isn't just theory; it's a practical dialogue drawn from conversations with the people actually doing the work. Each episode features founders who have navigated the early chaos, marketers dissecting winning campaigns, platform experts, content creators, and leaders from growth agencies. They get into the specifics-how a brand's identity truly takes shape, the mechanics behind a converting website, the evolving strategies for paid social and email, and how to interpret shifting consumer behaviors. The focus is on the actionable insights and the often-unseen decisions that separate a good brand from a standout one. For anyone running, growing, or thinking about launching an eCommerce venture, this podcast serves as a constantly updated playbook. You'll hear the candid stories behind the brands, the mistakes made and lessons learned, all centered on the core question of what makes a modern DTC company not just function, but flourish. Tune in for a direct line to the strategies and stories shaping the future of direct-to-consumer.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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