--- title: Growth Marketing Insights | Door No. 3 | ines morel description: Stay updated with Door No. 3's blog, featuring industry insights, creative strategies, and thought leadership from our expert team of creatives and marketers. --- Austin Business Journal “Best Places to Work” Winner + "Best CEO Awards" Nominee [![Door No. 3](https://www.dn3austin.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/DoorNo3_November2023/images/DoorNo3-Final-Logo-RGB.jpg?width=1000&height=200&name=DoorNo3-Final-Logo-RGB.jpg "Door No. 3")](https://www.dn3austin.com/) - [About](https://www.dn3austin.com/about) - [Work](https://www.dn3austin.com/work) - [Capabilities](https://www.dn3austin.com/capabilities) - [Digital Media](https://www.dn3austin.com/digitalmedia) - [Contact](https://www.dn3austin.com/contact) ## ines morel 01/9/20 [challenger brands](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/challenger-brands) #### [What’s Your Shhh?](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/whats-your-shhh) My Executive Creative Director, Noah, is a walking Yelp app. He knows every eatery in Austin and can recite the ingredients of any small bite or mocktail within the urban core. He recently recommended I try… [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/whats-your-shhh) 12/2/19 [Challenger Brand](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/challenger-brand) #### [The Empowered Challenger Podcast](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/the-empowered-challenger-podcast-1) NEW RELEASES! From 1-800-GOT-JUNK? to artist Ashley Longshore, dive into the playbooks of challenger brands who are disrupting industries… [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/the-empowered-challenger-podcast-1) 11/8/19 [Challenger Brand](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/challenger-brand) #### [4 Keys to Building Challenger Brand Advocacy](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/4-keys-to-building-challenger-brand-advocacy) The fastest growing brands are the ones migrating culture, changing the vernacular and turning predictability inside out. They’re not leading their respective category in the revenue column (yet) but they are, hands down, the ones… [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/4-keys-to-building-challenger-brand-advocacy) 10/23/19 [targeting](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/targeting) #### [Your Brand Could Use Fewer Friends](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/your-brand-could-use-fewer-friends) We all have friends that aren’t a good fit in our lives. Maybe we have nothing in common with them. Perhaps they’re emotionally draining. Or flaky… [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/your-brand-could-use-fewer-friends) 10/10/19 [statistical significance](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/statistical-significance) #### [Understanding Statistical Significance](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/understanding-statistical-significance) People love data. It’s true. Even if their career has nothing to do with advertising or marketing, they still love the idea of using data to inform decisions. It makes sense, right? [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/understanding-statistical-significance) 09/26/19 [boogeyman](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/boogeyman) #### [Fighting Words: Writing Like a Challenger](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/fighting-words-writing-like-a-challenger) At Door No. 3 we talk a lot about challenger brands and how we can help them compete. Truth is, “challenger” is as much a state of mind as it is a state of being… [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/fighting-words-writing-like-a-challenger) 08/14/19 [Challenger Brand](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/challenger-brand) #### [Challenger Lessons From a Real Ace](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/challenger-lessons-from-a-real-ace) Is Ace Hotel the cheapest chain in the market? No. Do they have a lucrative loyalty program? Nope. Are their amenities second to none? Nuh-uh. Then why in the world do some people love them so much? … [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/challenger-lessons-from-a-real-ace) 08/5/19 [Challenger Brand](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/challenger-brand) #### [Stop Pretending You're Well Positioned](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/stop-pretending-youre-well-positioned) Quick, tell me your company’s brand positioning statement in 12 words or less. If you recited it clearly and without hesitation, stop reading this article and go pour yourself a drink. The rest of you… [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/stop-pretending-youre-well-positioned) 07/18/19 [challenger insights](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/challenger-insights) #### [Making Sense of Attribution](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/making-sense-of-attribution) When you’re a challenger brand being outspent by a category leader, every marketing dollar must be invested wisely. You have to resist the myriad of paid media channels and commit to tactics that will drive the biggest ROI… [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/making-sense-of-attribution) 04/18/18 [The Empowered Challenger](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/the-empowered-challenger) #### [VIDEO INTERVIEW: Michael Portman of Birds Barbershop](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/video-interview-michael-portman-of-birds-barbershop) We sat down with Michael Portman of Birds Barbershop to talk about how the experience of a haircut could transform his business model and disrupt the industry. [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/video-interview-michael-portman-of-birds-barbershop) 02/26/18 [authenticity](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/authenticity) #### [VIDEO INTERVIEW: Cary Prewitt of Guns & Oil Beer](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/cary-prewitt-of-guns-oil-beer) When Cary Prewitt set out to create the first "poundable" craft lager, he knew he'd be disrupting an industry. Find out what he's learned along the way. [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/cary-prewitt-of-guns-oil-beer) 02/13/18 [World Recrod](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/world-recrod) #### [5 Secrets of Empowered Challengers](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/5-secrets-of-empowered-challengers) Learn how Empowered Challengers sidestep adversity and snatch market share from the grips of category leaders. [Read More](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/5-secrets-of-empowered-challengers) 01/14/18 [Challenger Brand](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/tag/challenger-brand) #### [Podcasts for Challenger Brand Marketers](https://www.dn3austin.com/blog/podcasts-for-challenger-brand-marketers) Here's some audio inspiration for CEOs, CMOs, founders, entrepreneurs or anyone at the helm of marketing at an ambitious, rising company. 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