I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Appetite+ in Sept 2023
Interview
During interviews, they were lovely. At a later stage, they asked me to create a 12-month plan for their GTM strategy - basically free labour. I asked if they were reimburse me for this/pay for my time/IP and they said no so I politely backed out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Assignment Brief:
Our company, XYZ Inc., is an urban experience marketplace. The platform connects tourists with unique and authentic experiences in urban destinations. The goal is to establish the marketplace as the go-to platform for booking memorable city experiences. We are expanding to Manchester, and we would like you to prepare a launch marketing strategy and plan that will help us maximise awareness and acquire customers to start using the platform.
Please prepare a slide deck that outlines your recommended marketing strategy and tactical plan for the 3 months pre-launch and the first 3 months post-launch. Feel free to make informed assumptions where you may lack company or product details. Areas to cover:
Target audience definitions and analysis
Value proposition and messaging recommendations
Growth strategy guidelines
Proposed channels and tactical executions across paid, owned, earned media
Content strategy and sample assets like ads, emails, landing pages
Budget and ROI projections
Measurement KPIs
You have full creative freedom in structuring your response and presenting your recommendations. Please prepare a 10-page slide deck to outline your launch marketing strategy and plan.