Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

His latest book, “ Flip the Funnel: How to use existing customers to gain new ones ,” presents a powerful hypothesis that retention can become the new acquisition through the strategic incorporation and elevation of customer service, customer experience and customer initiated word-of-mouth, content creation and incentive-based referrals.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

The conversations usually go down the same path, ending with a you’re how old? I started a career in real estate in 2008 (when the market was crashing). At the same time it seemed that whenever I would have a conversation with a friend, family member, colleague, manager, executive–you name it!–about

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2022

22:24] Retention and recruitment have become really hot right now for a lot of organizations – what role can community play? [24:13] Not quite that far back, uh, but let's start at about 2008, which was probably the date that Facebook really became a business tool or started the journey becoming a business tools. So let's go.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Products can find sources of validation with impressive stats along a number of dimensions, such as high engagement, viral coefficient, or long-term retention. Whats the right set of materials, conversations, etc. Some products have relatively obvious monetization mechanisms, and the real risks are in customer adoption.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Does reducing form fields always increase conversions? Michael Aagaard of Unbounce is well-known for his advocacy of conducting conversion research instead of relying on best practices. 14% drop in conversion. Evidently, the easier and simpler it is to complete your form, the more conversions you’re likely to get.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In brief, a cap acts to place a limit on the conversion price of a convertible note such that investors are guaranteed a minimum number of shares for their bridge loans if the startup does a priced equity round at a high pre-money valuation – “high” meaning above the cap, which is often a heavily negotiated term. of MySpace, Inc.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

So I generally feel right at home in these conversations. And anytime you strike a deal for digital distribution of any content, insist that your creators be given real-time access to the big-picture metrics: not just downloads, but engagement, retention and replay.

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Up and Running

APRIL 6, 2016

In fact, during the height of the 2008 recession, the U.S. Wraps and packs used to combat cellulite and reduce water retention. Customers are less likely to relax and unwind if they can easily hear someone else’s conversation or the sound of people walking up and down a hallway. Hair-removal services can include: Electrolysis.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Why You Should Write. Why You Should Write.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 22, 2009

Some startups fail because the founders cant have this conversation - they either blow up when they try, or they fail to change because they are afraid of conflict. Our challenge is in the customer retention, and we're in the process of doing segment pivot to validate our hypothesis that the other market segment has longer retention.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2013

Jeffrey Zeldman (@zeldman) May 5, 2008. Information architecture works hand in hand with usability and conversions. If your information architecture is good, but your usability sucks, your visitors will be able to find what they are looking for, but will struggle to complete the purchase flow – resulting in poor conversions.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2019

Jenny Blake: I was there for five and a half years, and halfway into my time there … During that five years, the company grew from 6,000 to 36,000 employees, and one major issue became retention. Even just the visibility of what roles are open, and how do I grow into them, and how do I have those conversations with my manager.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Engagement loops: beyond viral Theres a great and growing corpus of writing about viral loops, the step-by-step optimizations you can use to encourage maximum growth of online products by having customers invite each other to join. Have you struggled with engagement and retention?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 24, 2009

At IMVU , we would routinely find retention effects that would stem from registration changes and have impact days or weeks later. Each of those levers -- conversion rate, action/user, msgs/action, etc. -- are important when thinking about how and why users engage with your product. This is why the registration is so important.

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www.rocketwatcher.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

conversion prospects/targets – This shows how many targets took action or showed interest enough to become prospects. conversion leads/prospects - This can be an indicator of the quality of your marketing materials in terms of how well it is prompting the right types of prospects to take action. . April Amrita Reply 13.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2017

A common misconception about conversion optimization is that your work ends when the user converts. It’s not easy feat, but this article is designed to arm you with the knowledge and tools to start optimizing beyond the initial purchase conversion, and hopefully, to rack up some repeat purchases and referrals in the process.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2017

A common misconception about conversion optimization is that your work ends when the user converts. It’s not easy feat, but this article is designed to arm you with the knowledge and tools to start optimizing beyond the initial purchase conversion, and hopefully, to rack up some repeat purchases and referrals in the process.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Ted Serbinski: Angel investor Ted Serbinski sold his startup MothersClick to Lifetime in 2008 and joined the cable network as CTO of the ParentsClick Network. Passion was certainly a recurring topic of conversation amongst the investors we interviewed. View More » Jobs Director of Marketing and Retention a.

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www.rocketwatcher.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I had 2 conversations with startup founders this week that are trying to decide on a name for their company and I felt their pain. customer retention. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. But name your startup John Smith and Associates and you’ve got yourself a problem.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Conversely, plenty of folks who write code in more “acceptable” languages/platforms are lazy bastards who have no concept of the underlying complexities of their chosen tools. Working for or started something in 2008 that may or may not make it. March 26, 2011 at 9:18 pm. Only like minds want to work for someone like that.

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