YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2014

It’s often said that social media is much harder to crack for B2B businesses than it is for consumer-based ones. In many cases, it’s true – but increasingly social media platforms have become the choice for B2B marketers, and budgets have also correspondingly grown to take advantage of this space.

Social Media 189

Social Media B2B Media Social Network 189

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Most active venture capital investors of 2013 in the US by stage – pic.twitter.com/cfCFXWmpbH. 12 Examples of Brilliant B2B Logos (and What Made Them So Great) - crowdspring.co/1fQJCJO. How does the Collaborative Economy Weed out the Jerks? | by Jeremiah Owyang - crowdspring.co/1dCpve7. 1girpFe.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

Slack is looking to build the B2B version of Clubhouse (Slack Virtual Hallways). Founded in 2013 and originally from Seoul, Korea, Spoon claims to have over 20 million downloads and raised a total of $60M, most recently $40M series B in Dec 2019. Riffr calls itself a social micro podcasting app. Spoon – audio live streaming.

Audio 139

Audio Software Review Open Source Social Network 139

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The world is already very well connected, but we’re set to become even more global than before come 2013.

Global 164

Global B2B PR Customer 164

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

Zoom is a B2B company Pinterest and Lyft are obviously B2C companies. We first saw this with Twitter in 2013 when they went public and many (both retail & institutional investors) believed that company might be the “next Facebook”. The post Why Do Consumer IPOs and B2B IPOs Get Treated Differently?

IPO 180

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 180

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network as of mid-2013. As of March 2013, one billion, (B!), One more thing to ponder… One hundred hours of video is uploaded into YouTube every single minute, as of May 2013. If you are a B2B company, checkout Cisco's social efforts.

Analytics 151

Analytics Marketing Audience Channel 151

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2019

B2B marketing has some crossover with B2C marketing, but when it comes to traffic generation, the tactics for those companies that target other businesses are significantly different. From improving brand awareness to making more sales, the right traffic generation can transform the future of a B2B brand. Ignore SEO.

B2B 138

B2B B2C Social Media SEO 138

ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2014

According to Experian’s 2013 Email Marketing benchmark report , personalized emails generate on average 6x more revenue than non-personalized email. Don’t take this lightly. Yet surprisingly, 70% of brands do not personalize. image source. image source. million users in 2 years.

eCommerce 112

eCommerce Sales Marketing Software Review 112

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The eight startups – covering the gamut of B2B, C2C, B2C and even B2B2C – are: AskAbt , from India, have a platform to manage real-time crowdsourced queries. The teams currently have temporary names, as their businesses are very likely to evolve over the course of the program as mentors help guide their thinking.

Singapore 157

Singapore Malaysia New Zealand Vietnam 157

Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 3, 2015

He possesses 20 years of experience in branding and marketing with expertise across B2B and B2C industries, including retail, food and beverages, and financial services. He possesses 20 years of experience in branding and marketing with expertise across B2B and B2C industries, including retail, food and beverages, and financial services.

Iceland 60

Iceland CPA Europe B2C 60

Agile VC

MAY 7, 2014

The initial business, Alibaba.com, was a B2B marketplace to enable global buyers of manufactured goods to connect with Chinese wholesalers and suppliers of such goods. At the time B2B marketplaces were huge in the US… during the late ’90s bubble companies like VerticalNet and others were valued in the tens of billions.

China 187

China B2B Flash IPO 187

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Recommendations from family and friends are the most trusted source of information , and B2B companies that use them experience higher than average conversion rates. When Slack opened its private beta in 2013, it did so with 8,000 people ready to try it. 3 growth hacking examples from brands that achieved early success. ConvertKit.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

This is particularly true for complex verticals such as B2B SaaS products, where product marketing’s ability to pinpoint users with the most need and educate them on product features and benefits proves useful. Post-launch, product marketers focus on improving sales enablement and work to drive demand and adoption of the product.

Marketing 110

Marketing Product Audience Equity 110

ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2014

The 2013 Super Bowl commercials commanded an average of 3.5 Something to consider with video testimonials (if you’re in B2B) is the customer’s position within their company. Consider the amount of money spent on Super Bowl advertisements. million dollars for a mere 30 seconds of airtime.

Software Review 126

Software Review Stock Video Advertising 126

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 30, 2013

MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute recently released a report on 2013 Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends for North America. It’s a fascinating report with insights into the challenges faced by B2B marketers and how they are leveraging content marketing to promote their businesses.

North America 100

North America B2B America Marketing 100

Spencer Fry

MAY 2, 2014

It’s something that we began working on in July 2013, only to release it ten months later on April 30th, 2014. We started in July 2013 with the intention of getting something testable in the hands of a few customers by September and releasing it to everyone else by Thanksgiving. OMG is the best way to describe how I feel right now.

Bootstrapping 57

Bootstrapping Revenue Product Development Forecast 57

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. VIPKid , which was founded in 2013 by Cindy Mi , is a truly amazing story. Four years later, in May of 2003, they launched Taobao Marketplace, Alibaba’s answer to eBay.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

Zoom is a B2B company Pinterest and Lyft are obviously B2C companies. We first saw this with Twitter in 2013 when they went public and many (both retail & institutional investors) believed that company might be the “next Facebook”. The post Why Do Consumer IPOs and B2B IPOs Get Treated Differently?

IPO 100

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 100

searchengineland.com

MAY 30, 2012

B2B Search Marketing. SMX Toronto - April 2013. 9-10, 2013. SMX London - May 2013. SMX Sydney - May 2013. PRO Guides. Search Week Newsletter. Search Month Newsletter. News & Features. SearchCap Daily Newsletter. All Columns. All Things SEO. Enterprise SEM. Enterprise SEO. In House Search Marketing. Paid Search.

SEO 54

SEO SEM Social Media Search 54

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

A tax services center could focus on “ prepare 2013 taxes” now, but in September might focus on 3 rd quarter filing services for freelancers. 24/7 online retailers could apply this same tactic for Campaigns that focus around getting people to contact the business for special deals, or b2b Campaigns that connect visitors to inside sales.

PPC 111

PPC Widget Campaign Technical Review 111

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

If this were a math class, I’d just say the proof is evident but if you want some data on Twitter’s 2013 YTD revenue here you go. There haven’t been any consumer internet companies with premium service business model to go public in 2013 here. Growth IPOs Are Back. A couple things factor into this.

IPO 194

IPO Aggregator B2B Internet 194

The Startup Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

Soundtrack Your Brand , founded in 2013 as a joint effort with Spotify, offers businesses world-class tech to provide a valuable all-in-one solution for streaming music in commercial settings, importantly that is properly licensed and ensures correct royalty flow to artists. Ola Sars, Founder and CEO of Soundtrack Your Brand.

Founder 158

Founder B2C B2B Audio 158

Brandanew

JULY 27, 2015

B2B marketers are employing 12-14 formats of content on an average. The top 3 most requested content formats by B2B buyers include: whitepapers (78%), case studies (73%) and webinars (67%). 95% B2B businesses preferred using shorted content formats for engaging their audience. source ) ( tweet it ). source ) ( tweet it ).

B2B 100

B2B Marketing Social Media Video 100

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Facebook goes public in 2012 and Twitter in 2013. Roughly 18-24 months ago, people started to revisit the question of unit economics… what is the underlying profitability of a B2C transaction or a B2B SaaS contract once all the appropriate costs are factored in. 2017-2018: Rediscovery of Unit Economics.

IPO 202

IPO Early Stage Cofounder B2C 202

Rob Go

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The megatrend that Mike Maples and others have discussed is fairly similar to where I think we sit today at the cusp of 2013. B2B and especially SMB SaaS: We see B2B and especially SMB software to be a large and attractive category. Beware the series A crunch. Quantified self. Big data is… BIG. Parting Thoughts.

B2B 62

B2B Internet Vertical Early Stage 62

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

There’s very useful insight, especially for B2B (business-to-business) marketers in a recently published 2014 Content Marketing Institute/MarketingProfs B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks Study. The study surveyed 1,217 marketers around the world in July and August 2013. But is content marketing effective?

B2B 100

B2B Marketing Social Media Social Network 100

YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

B2B) Is that sales process implemented in a SALES ORGANIZATION which does not require much founder time? JFDI.Asia application deadline is on 31 July 2013. Do we understand the conversion mechanics of our sales FUNNEL? Can we confirm PRODUCT / MARKET FIT in the form of: i. TRACTION and GROWTH? ii.actual REVENUE?

Asia 207

Asia Singapore Cofounder Incubator 207

ConversionXL

JULY 1, 2014

Research from the CMO Council & Penton Media in Q4 of 2013 found that only half of the companies surveyed felt they had good transactional, behavioral & customer support data. If B2B try to get information about industry and position in the company. Some ideas for customer segments are: Big Spenders. Frequent Buyers.

Customer 76

Customer Design Software Review Lead Generation 76

ConversionXL

MARCH 10, 2017

Alexis Rodrigo of Mirasee explains how a single word can have a major impact on the open rate… Alexis Rodrigo , Mirasee: “In 2013, Adestra released a study of email subject lines from 2.2 The study covered various sectors, including B2B, B2C, nonprofit, retail and e-commerce.

Email 93

Email Campaign Mobile Audience 93

Agile VC

MAY 22, 2014

Key Takeaways: 1) Retail E-Commerce Brings Home the Bacon - While Alibaba’s roots were as a wholesale (B2B) marketplace, retail commerce drives the company both today and in the future. in revenue in 2013 from its retail marketplaces on $248B in GMV. The makeup of the revenue is different too (see #4 below).

China 159

China Revenue Flash Affiliate 159

Austin Startup

MARCH 2, 2019

This lesson was first shared at Lucky7 on June 12, 2013. But I would argue in B2B SaaS (Software as a Service) businesses if you really know the market?—?and I’ll talk about how we did it at the beginning of data.world later on in this lesson. So here we go with the fifteenth lesson from The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

Advisory Board 51

Advisory Board Cofounder Greece Bootstrapping 51

ConversionXL

MARCH 25, 2020

A B2B website that educates potential buyers isn’t a personal “weblog.” Brian Dean introduced the “ Skyscraper Technique ” in 2013 to out-long-form the long-formers. The traditional blog format—regular, sequential publishing of diary-style entries—no longer makes sense for most businesses. To be honest, it never did.

Analytics 68

Analytics Metrics Technical Review Search 68

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2013

In fact, a 2013 survey showed that creating a social media strategy is still a major concern of 83 percent of marketers. But to the detriment of many organizations, strategy is lagging (way) behind.

Social Media 217

Social Media Media Curation Social Network 217

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2016

Founded in 2013, StickerRide has already seen great success as a worldwide car-advertising platform in Europe. For advertisers, StickerRide will mainly target B2B ventures including creative agencies, media buying agencies, and popular brands too. StickerRide is currently being used by over 40,000 drivers and leading brand names.

Advertising 100

Advertising Los Angeles Europe Flash 100

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

As we look into 2014, we thought it was important to reflect on our activities in 2013 and refocus and refine our thinking and messaging as a firm. finally, this theme is also applicable for b2b. There is also a b2b theme as companies like ooomf and emissary.io As they say, the rest is history.

Seed Stage 110

Seed Stage Agile Viral API 110

ConversionXL

MARCH 26, 2014

What I find most useful about this report is the ability for B2B companies to gain insights with regards to their leads or prospects (could be applied to lead scoring within a CRM). Right away, I noticed that Firefox took a big dip in October 2013. For example: The site we’re looking at is in the healthcare industry.

Analytics 131

Analytics Conversion Metrics Europe 131

Up and Running

JANUARY 14, 2019

You read the information provided by the franchisor, and one thing you like about commercial cleaning is that it’s B2B (business-to-business). If you’re leaning toward buying a franchise that’s in B2B, like commercial cleaning or corporate training and coaching, you need to find out what business leaders are discussing.

B2B 82

B2B Distribution Search Matching 82