ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Business to Business (B2B) – Also referred to as Enterprise to Enterprise, it is typically utilized to transport documents, equipment, reports, and raw materials from one place to another. Particularly, monitor core metrics like average time taken for delivering a courier, daily active users, and monthly active users.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

As with most platforms, there are metrics that matter, and vanity metrics. With YouTube, for organic, average view duration (AVD) and click-through rate (CTR) should be prioritized over YouTube search optimization, descriptions, tags, and other vanity metrics. Both metrics represent high engagement.

Analytics 134

Analytics Metrics Channel Video 134

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

How to create a growth hacking strategy using the pirate metrics model. Growth hacking in marketing incorporates the five stages of the customer lifecycle into the “ AARRR Framework ,” otherwise known as the “Pirate Metrics model.”. Don’t cast your net too far and wide. What motivates them to solve their problems? Activation.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

David Teten

DECEMBER 16, 2015

I review a lot of board decks with a beautifully hand-crafted page with metrics for the company. Good metrics are comparable across industries; comparative ; readily understandable; and help drive decisions. Comparative means that you can compare a metric across time periods, groups of users, or competitors. Net Income (Loss).

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Balance Sheet .Net 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

In the classic book, “ Driving Demand: Transforming B2B Marketing to Meet the Needs of the Modern Buyer ,” top marketing consultant Carlos Hidalgo updates the old guidelines on how to set up demand generation processes, keep them current, and measure results. Lead-stage content performance. Nurturing stage email performance.

NPV 436

NPV Net Present Value Conversion Ratio Marketing 436

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

Because every tool uses its own sweet metrics definitions, cookie rules, session start and end rules and so much more. If you don't kill 25% of your metrics each year, you are doing something wrong. Why do you think introducing a completely different set of numbers is going to make your life easier? Usually for free.

Analytics 119

Analytics Web Metrics Channel 119

ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2018

Understand growth accounting – new, resurrected vs churned = net growth (can also look at this at feature level, not only product). Work hard to define meaningful product metrics – enabler of team success. Renee Thompson – How to Win at B2B Optimization. What makes B2B different? Start with retention.

Retention 106

Retention Artificial Inteligence Channel Email 106

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Forrester Research estimates that the average B2B CMO invests over 24% of their marketing budget in live events. Aside from event website conversion rates, other metrics worth tracking include, but are not limited to: Email open rates. It used to be that tracking metrics for in-person events was as limited as tracking snail mail.

Campaign 77

Campaign Marketing Social Media Software Review 77

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

million FCC net neutrality comments, things people around the world identify as their biggest threat , water consumption of a burger patty vs. daily cooking , the religious gap on spanking children , or a simple graph that rises profound questions about where we donate vs. diseases that kill us. Be it looking at 1.1

Analytics 145

Analytics Sierra Leone Channel Conversion 145

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 24, 2011

Not net profit, just value. Consuming the content at VS All Access improves my perception of the Victoria's Secret brand and perhaps even makes me a Net Promoter (something so precious to the company). Surely not using horrible metrics like Page Views, right? We can compute profit et al later.]. Not through data pukes.

Analytics 123

Analytics Conversion Affiliate Web 123

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 23, 2013

Taking “rate of cancellations” minus “rate of upgrades” is called “net churn.” ” Getting to zero net-churn is a big step in getting profitable; the most successful SaaS companies have negative net churn. Few B2B companies can truly claim “viral growth” characteristics.

Business Model 335

Business Model .Net Revenue IPO 335

Up and Running

JULY 15, 2015

50% of B2B companies find it difficult to attribute marketing activity directly to revenue results. Others track Net Revenue (less Cost of Goods sold) or work off Net Income (less expenses). If so, what have you learned from tracking your marketing metrics? Do you feel the same way? Acquisition Cost of a New Customer.

Marketing 60

Marketing Social Media Campaign Acquisition 60

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

If you’re selling B2B, you know it’s a wide and competitive market. Sorry, but ABM is not B2B, nor is it right for all markets, business models, or companies (just like every company should not be running freemium aka PLG for acquisition.) They won’t magically show up at your doorstep and sign a $100K cheque.

IP 98

IP Marketing Technical Review Software Review 98

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Chapter 3 The Awesome World of Clickstream Analysis: Metrics. The second half shows exactly how to pick the best metrics for your org and, my absolute favorite (Page 64), how to diagnose the root cause of a metrics performance. No metrics, data pukes, guidance on creating every more reports. A good thing. Non-Ecommerce.

Analytics 71

Analytics Web Technical Review Metrics 71

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 6, 2010

No longer can tools or "analysts" just puke 15 metrics on a report and hope to survive. Young adults who are looking to buy net books. It is that important (especially if you are a non-ecommerce b2b government peaceful protest photo sharing website). Got a creative use of statistics in your web metrics practice?

Analytics 99

Analytics Web Campaign PPC 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

In the classic book, “ Driving Demand: Transforming B2B Marketing to Meet the Needs of the Modern Buyer ,” top marketing consultant Carlos Hidalgo updates the old guidelines on how to set up demand generation processes, keep them current, and measure results. Lead-stage content performance. Nurturing stage email performance.

Demand 144

Demand Metrics NPV Net Present Value 144

VC Cafe

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s not a surprise, given that entrepreneurs are obsessed with data and metrics, but in the conservative VC market of 2024, it feels even more important for founders to know what ‘good’ looks like and what investors expect.

B2B 97

B2B Burn Rate Generative AI Retention 97

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Effectively measuring and understanding your CAC and CLTV metrics are key to future success. Bessemer SaaS Law #1: Your key monthly business metrics are: CMRR (Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue), Churn, and Cash flow - “Bookings” is for suckers. Brian, Paglo www.paglo.com. Great list! Great list! Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In a new book, “ Driving Demand: Transforming B2B Marketing to Meet the Needs of the Modern Buyer ,” top marketing consultant Carlos Hidalgo updates the old guidelines on how to set up demand generation processes, keep them current, and measure results. Lead-stage content performance. Nurturing stage email performance.

Metrics 120

Metrics NPV Net Present Value Conversion Ratio 120

Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

9 that are B2B. In either case, it’s a decent enough quantitative metric and an interesting data point at this stage in the portfolio’s progress. Net net, I think things have gotten much better for entrepreneurs, which is a good thing for us overall. We have 9 investments that are consumer. OUR INDUSTRY.

New Hampshire 50

New Hampshire Croatia Omaha Institutional Investors 50

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Lean Case provides standard business models & metrics, so you can apply a standard approach to business planning, modeling, and profitability tracking.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

And most marketers are responsible for net promoter score and customer satisfaction in many ways. So if your frontline team doesn't have what they need, it shows itself in those experience metrics on the customer side. We looked at net promoter scores, CSAT scores, attrition rates, right? A bad customer experience.

Employee 91

Employee Technical Review Advisory Board Sales 91

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Individuals don’t make B2B buying decisions; groups do. ABM takes you from fishing with nets to fishing with a spear. Does your company clearly understand current CAC , LTV, CAC payback period, and other core growth metrics? ABM doesn’t stop at lead generation or new opportunities.

Customer 98

Customer Marketing Channel Acquisition 98

OnlyOnce

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Follow up with an all-hands meeting to explain what happened, why you made the choices you did—preferably with metrics to back up your decisions—what’s next for the company, and whether people who weren’t laid off are at risk in the future. (Be If you can offer a safety net or bridge, do so. Follow layoffs with an all-hands meeting.

Salary 62

Salary Vesting Employee B2C 62

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 20, 2010

End of a minor web analytics lesson on going beyond obvious metrics and never, ever, never forgetting context. Of course look at our favorite metric bounce rate by keyword (that tells you if you can get people to give you one solitary click , the most primitive measure of SEO success). Here are a few things that are different with b2b.

Analytics 90

Analytics Search SEO Metrics 90

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In B2B businesses, account-based marketing (ABM) is a potent strategy that revolutionizes how brands engage with their audience. By focusing on individual accounts rather than casting a wide net, ABM reshapes the marketing landscape, bolstering personalized interactions and fortifying relationships with prospects.

Customer 146

Customer Marketing Campaign Architecture 146

Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 2, 2015

While lots of folks get themselves needlessly worked up over five years’ worth of financial projections, an incredibly useful metric can be a company’s immediate ability to pay its bills. Profit Margin = Net Income/Sales. For B2B companies, you may be looking at a monthly, or even yearly figure.

Metrics 60

Metrics B2C Equity B2B 60

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

In this blog, we aim to decipher the meaning behind some of the more abstract metrics when it comes to an eCommerce website valuation. but we do cover the rudimentary metrics (along with tips for improving your own site’s value). Business’s net trend for the past few years/months. Variation of customer acquisition channels.

eCommerce 100

eCommerce Valuation B2C Revenue 100

ConversionXL

AUGUST 10, 2021

This article assumes you: Already deeply know your audience and have conducted research to understand what types of posts will resonate with them Have a solid brand messaging strategy in play, so you can emulate relevant, customer-centric content on social Have clearly defined goals tied to measurable metrics (e.g.

Metrics 152

Metrics Audience Curation Algorithm 152

ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2016

Ultimately, persuading customers to buy something that’s going to get returned is short-sighted and a net negative. Regarding these so-called metric KPIs, there is a high uncertainty about the level of purchasing – if a user buys anything at all. Don’t measure too many metrics. Why is that?

Distribution 48

Distribution Conversion Non-Compete Revenue 48

Occam's Razor

APRIL 25, 2011

Making lame metrics the measures of success: Impressions, Click-throughs, Page Views. Use metrics that matter: Loyalty, Recency , Net Profit, Conversation Rate, Message Amplification , Brand Evangelist Index , Customer Lifetime Value and so on and so forth. all stink worse than Amorphophallus Titanum. How can you not love that?

Marketing 127

Marketing Flash Analytics Web 127

Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

What are those metrics? Andrew : If you are a travel company right now, I think you’re seeing very specific metrics dropping. As a result of that, all of those metrics go up. People saying, “This is what’s happening to B2B SaaS or this is what’s happening to this category.”

Founder 36

Founder Conversion Technical Review Cash Position 36

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Surely you are curious why the lovely hipster gentleman in a t-shirt was necessary to communicate with B2B bosses. At this point your head also hurts as you tried to commit to memory all the numbers so that you can compute the difference between each bubble. A delightful mess.

Stock 60

Stock Conversion Matching Audience 60

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

If leads-based B2B marketing is fishing with a net, ABM is using a harpoon. 2,320 sign-ups; 39% of attendees were net new accounts; 34 sales-qualified opportunities; 5 new customers immediately converted with LTV of over $100k each (normally a 9 to 12 month sales cycle). Results of iRidium’s ABM efforts.

Marketing 105

Marketing Campaign Artificial Inteligence Sales Cycle 105

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc. SMBs represent 55% of jobs and 66% of all net new jobs since the 1970s. “Users” is interesting, but the engagement metrics and value of users is where real success comes into play.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

Up and Running

JANUARY 10, 2017

One way that smaller B2B businesses try to compete is by offering great credit terms to their customers. Since many large corporations negotiate and push their credit terms to net-60, 90, and beyond, small businesses have to accept the terms in order to maintain large accounts and clients. The bottom line.

Finance 60

Finance .Net Small Business B2B 60

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The number of Likes can be a vanity metric, but assessing the engagement rate of consumers on social media may suggest the attractiveness of a marketing message or product. Around 97% of B2B and B2C companies use Facebook, which offers four main ways to conduct qualitative research: Polls Contests Call-to-action posts Brand mentions.

Social Media 129

Social Media Media Marketing Campaign 129