Josh Mendelsohn
Josh brings his marketing chops and lifelong passion for jam bands, craft beer, and SMBs to the team at Privy. Having spent time working at SMB and ecommerce leaders like Constant Contact and Salsify, he has a deep understanding of how to help small and medium sized ecommerce businesses be all that they can be. In addition to leading Privy's marketing team, Josh spends too much of his time managing his pug Marvin's instagram account.Recent posts
How the Holidays Set You Up For Success in the New Year
By Josh Mendelsohn on Dec 21, 2017
How to Create Great Welcome Campaigns for Your YouTube Fans
If you’re building a brand and promoting your products online, chances are you’re investing in videos that entertain, inform, and engage your...
[Infographic] Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2017, By the Numbers
With Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend in the books for 2017, it’s time to take a look at what happened and what you can do going forward this...
Six Key Takeaways from our Black Friday Bootcamp Webinar
By Josh Mendelsohn on Nov 15, 2017
Introducing Discount Sync for BigCommerce
If you’re running an online store, you know how impactful offering discounts like percentage off, free shipping, or dollars off can be in...
Announcing Two Big Milestones: $2M in Funding and Now Serving Over 200,000 SMBs
Today, we’re excited to announce several major milestones. As of November, Privy now supports over 200,000 small and medium ecommerce businesses in...
Privy Among the First Marketing Platforms to be Included in the Shopify Plus Technology Partner Program
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Privy Roundup: Features Released in August and September
Since our last product update, we've been busy releasing features and fixing bugs. Here is a roundup of everything new in the Privy platform for...
Boo! Why You Should Run a Halloween Themed Promotion
If you're reading all of the ecommerce blogs there is a good chance you're already starting to think about your end of year holidays. Black...
Why Email is as Important as Ever
We talk with our VP of Marketing, Josh Mendelsohn on the Importance of Email Marketing.
Why is email important?
There are a few factors that...
Introducing Privy Academy: A One Stop Shop for List Growth and On-Site Conversion Education
By Josh Mendelsohn on Sep 04, 2017
Growing a Business with Greg from Jump A Roos
We recently had a chance to talk with Greg Fefferman from Jump A Roos about growing his business, his early success with "Spin to Win”, assessing...
Privy Roundup: Features Released in June and July
In case you missed anything, we've been busy releasing new features in June and July. Here is a roundup of everything new in the Privy platform:
Facebook’s Push for Faster Loading Links: What You Need to Know
You may have read that Facebook recently announced that they will be prioritizing faster loading pages in their rankings. It’s a move towards a...
It's Not Too Late to Run Your Back to School Special
Something weird happened while you were at (or wishing you were at) the pool sipping on an icy beverage. Back to School shopping season arrived...
Grow Your iContact Email Lists with Privy
It’s no secret that one of the top challenges facing us as marketers is how to effectively grow our email lists. We're all spending lots of time...
Buzzwords Exposed: "Lead Magnet"
I hate buzzwords. Admittedly, I have used them way too many times in my past. I mean, I am "inbound marketing" certified after all. I have had...
Honest Talk with Hannah from Honest Beef: Staying True to You While Growing a Business
We talked with Hannah from Honest Beef about building a business through grit, why they don’t offer discounts, and what being an entrepreneur is...
You Can Now Create Your Shopify Discounts from Within Privy
If you’re selling online, you’re no stranger to offering discount codes as a way to welcome and sell new customers or grow your email list....
Four Ways We Use URL Page Targeting at Privy
As a marketer, one of the things I find most useful in the Privy platform is creating popup or flyout campaigns based on the page that someone is...
Creating a Compelling (and Manageable) Offer
One of the most basic sales principles (and like it or not, we’re all in sales) is giving value to get value. What do you want? Someone to sign up...
Top Questions: Why do I need more than an embedded form on my website to grow my list?
We recently conducted a live Q & A session on Facebook about list growth and on-site conversion (see below) and the first question was one we get...
May Release Notes: 6 Great Updates
We're excited to share this month's Privy platform updates - including a whole bunch of improvements to our designer, custom font support, and new...
