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Michael Jordan miseni's avatar

Wow this is incredible you know a lot about k pops origin

Have you been to Korean before

Truth to be told if the strategy used by K-pop idols is implement into GTM it's going to help a lot

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Joshua Zerkel's avatar

Thanks! I am a fan. I have been lucky enough to visit Korea and see a few concerts there!

I agree - adapting and adopting K-pop strategies could be really interesting in the world of GTM.

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charles joshua's avatar

I’ve been trying to explain ‘community-led GTM’ to my exec team for months. Sending them this post today.

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diaz parker's avatar

I’ve been trying to explain ‘community-led GTM’ to my exec team for months. Sending them this post today.

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Phillips evans's avatar

This is why brand-led storytelling matters. You can’t build community around feature checklists.

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chris ford's avatar

Brilliant reframing. It’s not about copying K-pop, it’s about learning the mechanics of belonging. That’s where most brands miss the mark.

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mitchell carter's avatar

This is the most compelling breakdown of community-led growth I’ve seen. The parallels with B2B GTM are so spot on—especially around identity and symbolic swag.

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Benjoe's avatar

Fan-created content is an underrated force. We’ve started featuring customer-created templates—and engagement is way up.

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rivera roberts's avatar

The Duolingo example really clicked for me, personality + UGC = emotional stickiness. Every SaaS company should be thinking like a fandom.

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Gonzales wilson's avatar

This hits hard. We focus so much on lead gen, but forget about creating movements. K-pop didn’t grow through ads—it grew through identity.

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garcia miller's avatar

As a CS leader, I see huge potential in empowering superfans post-sale. Not just NPS scores, but actual rituals and identity.

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Joshua Zerkel's avatar

I totally agree!

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nelson brian's avatar

The K-pop analogy was unexpected but spot on. GTM leaders, especially in B2B, need to widen their lens.

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Joshua Zerkel's avatar

Thanks! By looking outside of the typical, we can get some really innovative ideas - not just copy what other companies similar to ours are doing.

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jackie gideon l's avatar

Love how you broke this down into tangible GTM strategies. It’s easy to admire K-pop from afar—but this actually gives a roadmap.

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Joshua Zerkel's avatar

And I think the roadmap is actually doable!

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Alvin maxwwell gary's avatar

inspiring article

amazingly useful thanks

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Nosvaleurs's avatar

Am really impressed with this write up

It's a different line of sight but it truly cool

I also work as gtm but I've never thought of this

Can't wait for your next insights 👍

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martins Jenkins's avatar

Wow Ive been a huge fan of BTS up till now but I've never thought of this idea, I never knew it having loyal fandom helps a lot

Thanks for the amazing tips Joshua it's really helpful

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Beloved's avatar

Hmmmmmmm 🤔

This is a really cool insights

Do you think this strategy can make have loyal customers with my brand?

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Joshua Zerkel's avatar

Well, every brand is different, so it's hard to say. However, I think there are many strategies that you may be able to use as inspiration for your own community-led growth efforts to create a loyal and engaged customer base.

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Beloved's avatar

Okay thanks 😊

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