ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Acquisition segments. Acquisition segments. It is about focusing your marketing efforts on a few select companies that could represent huge revenue streams. The post Personalization: How to Build a Revenue Boosting Program from Scratch appeared first on CXL. Contextual segments. Behavioral segments. Historical segments.

Programming 97

Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Click-Through Rate Definition The Conversion Rate Formula: How to Calculate Conversion Rate Bounce Rate: Everything You Want to Know and More How To Calculate and Increase Customer Lifetime Value PPC Click-Through-Rate: What it Means and How to Use It (and Improve It) How to Track and Improve Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Effectiveness.

Metrics 105

Metrics Analytics Marketing Acquisition 105

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Freemium and free-trial signups have one thing in common: Neither generates revenue. If freemium still seems like a barrier to acquisition, you’ve got plenty of money in the bank, and you’re crossing your fingers for a buyout by Google or Facebook, a fully free product may make the most sense. Free-trial models. Hybrid models.

Customer 119

Customer Conversion Acquisition B2B 119

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Regardless of if you are a B2B or B2C or A2Z company, regardless of if you are big or small, regardless of how great you think you are, I believe you can benefit from taking one step at a time when it comes to ensuring that data analysis drives business value. Focus on optimizing your Cost per Acquisition (CPA).

Analytics 165

Analytics Marketing Channel Metrics 165

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

This will improve customer lifetime value (CLTV), making customer acquisition costs (CAC) healthier. Research from Optimove shows that young, fast companies derive 30% of revenues from existing customers. As those companies become more established, that increases to around 90% of revenues. Focus on value. Keep it consistent.

B2B 129

B2B Email Sales Acquisition 129

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In my daily work with ecommerce brands, I see two types of companies: The first type focuses on acquisition and conversion. Overall acquisition costs for both B2C and B2B have gone up by 50% in the past five years. The second relies on retention. The second type is winning. Cohort metrics can help drive more repeat customers.

Retention 126

Retention Analytics Campaign eCommerce 126

ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

The strategy, according to Google, improves ad recall (and, undoubtedly, YouTube revenues). Nielsen data on a B2C campaign found that native ads are more effective in driving “brand consideration”: ( Image source ). Compared to the B2C world, B2B attribution faces two challenges: Sales often take place offline. Image source ).

Video 129

Video B2B Technical Review Campaign 129

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The team at Google has done a great job of having the end-to-end view there across Acquisition, Behavior and Outcomes. Transactions, Revenue and Ecommerce Conversion Rate. It does not matter if you are a B2B or B2C or A2K, you will always see this. Mobile Marketing 2015: Rethink Customer Acquisition, Intent Targeting.

Analytics 143

Analytics Metrics Mobile DC 143

ConversionXL

APRIL 28, 2021

But when we took a closer look, we discovered that, even if we scaled our email campaigns, the users who received our emails represented a measly 1% of our overall revenue. Gamification isn’t the domain of B2C or gaming sites alone. Both were above industry benchmarks, which was something we were really proud of.

Email 151

Email Product Marketing Cofounder 151

Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

You engage the marketing team and you do a lot of acquisition and people are coming. If you work in B2C or e-commerce, you optimize that Add to Cart flow like crazy because that is your revenue. Before you scale the acquisition like crazy, really figure out how to activate new users, how to convert them.

Product 78

Product CTO Hire Startup Fractional CTO 78

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The CEO shared the revenue target for the year at X, and the revenue target for next year at 3X. One of the board members asked a simple question: “Why is revenue our North Star KPI? One of the board members asked a simple question: “Why is revenue our North Star KPI?”

Metrics 179

Metrics Revenue B2C Portfolio 179

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Last week, I wrote about Akamai , a company with strong network effects that successfully transitioned from a single product to build a platform that garners over a billion dollars in revenue and is now a core part of the Internet’s fabric. Going B2C was daunting and not in our core DNA,” Kaufer remarked. Big Data meets travel…in 2000.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

ConversionXL

JUNE 25, 2021

We’ll also share when to transition to the growth stage in the product lifecycle so you can drive conversions and revenue off your momentum. Your goal here is to sustain revenue and your position in the market. Decline: New user sign-ups and revenue begins to decrease. X demos booked in introduction, X revenue in growth).

Product 96

Product Social Media Audience Software Review 96

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Brand consistency can increase revenue by 33% , as it connotes familiarity and builds trust. On Twitter , it’s laid back to suit the B2C, creative audience segment. Next, check that all social media profiles are consistent. Are logos identical, branding the same, and descriptions and URLs present and correct?

Social Media 142

Social Media Media Developer Marketing 142

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Over a third of email marketers struggle with acquisition and close to a half say increasing engagement is their number one challenge. Email generates as much as $42 for every dollar spent , and is a top-three marketing channel for 87% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers. total revenue / total spend).

Email 136

Email Customer Marketing Software Review 136

VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Israeli B2C – Let’s start with the high level picture. Much has changed since then.

Israel 148

Israel B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

And, these trends don’t just apply to businesses selling directly to consumers (B2C). B2B ecommerce sales , (businesses selling directly to other businesses) generate three times as much revenue as B2C, at $7.7 trillion in sales, compared to B2C’s $2.3 trillion in 2021, up from $1.3 trillion in 2014. That’s great!

SEO 80

SEO eCommerce Software Review Analytics 80

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

More importantly, it’s become an acquisition channel for the agencies they partnered with, allowing them to stand on the shoulders of a well-known brand. The discussion also allowed us to see the most upvoted comments from members giving advice advocated by the broader community. Build personal connections with podcasting.

Audience 127

Audience Non-Compete Distribution Channel 127

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

What seems to be the best way to create customers and revenue may result in a business model that is out of vogue with the investment world and shortchanges you on enterprise valuation. If you bill for your technology services on a percentage of ad spend, you are guaranteed to look like an agency that deserves a revenue multiple of 1–2X.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Nevada Silicon Valley 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Farming is also often overlooked, but can help grow customer accounts and revenues from 30% upwards (if successful). Great list! Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

B2C sales and customer acquisition efforts are a different matter (and one I''ll perhaps address in a future blog), but for B2B, those three models are the most common pattern. customer acquisition cost or CAC). To achieve friction-free revenue (and who doesn''t want friction-free revenue?), 1) Enterprise Sales.

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

Occam's Razor

JULY 22, 2013

If you want to grow your business, you are going to need content/engagement points for the See stage (the widest possible addressable audience) and for the Think stage (fill up your funnel at the very top, convince people early, build relationships, convert higher at a cheaper acquisition cost). It is also rude. That's fine.

Framework 164

Framework Marketing Metrics Audience 164

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

While I can't know all the goals you should set (and the economic value you should use for each goal), let me share with you five goals that every business, B2B or B2C, should set up in their analytics practice (in Google Analytics, IBM Analytics, Adobe Analytics, or whatever it is that you are high on right now). Lameness ensues.

Analytics 60

Analytics eCommerce Metrics Acquisition 60

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

It also has massively delicious implications in your data, acquisition and retention strategies (ignoring the sweet, heavenly, implications on your customers). Extend the above incentive purification and imagine the day-to-day behavior of your Acquisition team if you measure them based on CPH. Revenue Per Human. Or… PPH.

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Acquisition Naming 60

The Startup Magazine

JULY 28, 2024

This ongoing demand can mean smoother sailing for your B2B startup revenue stream—it’s like having a stability ball in the rocky gym of business! So, while you might have fewer clients than a B2C business , each client can potentially contribute a much larger chunk to your bottom line.

B2B 158

B2B B2C Green Business Model 158

Austin Startup

AUGUST 29, 2017

That goes for any industry, location or product; from enterprise SaaS in my home town of Austin, to live music ticket sales in Virginia, to B2C services in Seattle. Instead, you’re likely spending your time thinking about new customer acquisition (increase in volume) or you are thinking about optimizing salary or production costs.

Differentiation 54

Differentiation Virginia .Net B2C 54

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Carefully analyze your customer and revenue data. Are you aware of your cost per acquisition on other channels? According to the benchmark report, most affiliates work in the B2C space (79.45%). For example, if Jim generates $5,000 in revenue this month, you will offer him a $500 spot bonus. Image Source.

Affiliate 48

Affiliate Programming Marketing PPC 48

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

This concept, according to Extraprise , is seen as real time revenue optimization. In their own words, it’s: “B2C and B2B marketing that optimizes value to the buyer at any stage of the customer life cycle, dramatically increasing the propensity of that customer to purchase.

Metrics 133

Metrics B2C B2B Channel 133

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

At NextView we invest across the spectrum of seed stage companies so roughly 1/3rd of the companies we invest in are pre-product, roughly 1/3rd are post-product but pre-revenue, and perhaps 1/3rd have some very early revenue. You’re obviously not showing charts of user growth, number of customers, or revenue.

Seed Stage 149

Seed Stage B2B Seed Capital Revenue 149

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Israel was historically known for semiconductors and cybersecurity but it’s now punching above its weight in consumer (B2C), gaming and commerce. Israeli unicorn landscape 2021 - including recently 'graduated' unicorns that exited via acquisition, SPAC or traditional IPO. Israeli unicorns have evolved in recent years.

Israel 168

Israel Lock-up Period Merger IPO 168

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews. Lighter Capital, a Revenue Based Investing VC, offers a Cost of Capital Calculator. TruthFinder and Intelius provide basic background vetting. Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

Whether you’re interested in selling a website you built from scratch, or want to sell your Amazon-based B2C brand, there are many different baseline factors that go into determining an appropriate website valuation number. You basically take the overall revenue from your business (i.e. Variation of customer acquisition channels.

eCommerce 100

eCommerce Valuation B2C Revenue 100

VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

According to Statista, revenue generated from apps (paid downloads and in-app advertising) will reach $935 billion by 2023, and that doesn’t doesn’t include the many trillions of dollars transacted via apps in the last decade alone (think Amazon, Uber, games, etc). Worldwide mobile app revenues in 2014 to 2023 (in billion U.S.

Mobile 190

Mobile Social Media Distribution PR 190

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

This concept, according to Extraprise , is seen as real time revenue optimization. In their own words, it’s: “B2C and B2B marketing that optimizes value to the buyer at any stage of the customer life cycle, dramatically increasing the propensity of that customer to purchase.

Metrics 100

Metrics B2C B2B Channel 100

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

When used appropriately, it will help your organization increase revenue, cut unnecessary expenditures and deliver better customer experiences by: enabling you to see what content, tactics, and channels are driving qualified leads; ensuring that you are appropriately “segmenting” leads generated based on their sales readiness.

Lead Generation 28

Lead Generation Baltimore Programming Framework 28

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

They can, however, consistently be grouped into three: (1) Business to Business (B2B) startups, (2) Business to Consumer (B2C) startups, and (3) Business to Business to Consumer. As these kinds of startups serve both businesses and consumers, startups can tap into dual revenue streams , propelling them forward at an accelerated pace.

Startup 120

Startup B2C Acquisition Finance 120

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It remains to be seen what the outcomes will be in 2022 as the exit markets are less active and the IPO window is closed, but assuming the merger gets approved, we’ve already seen Activision’s $70 billion acquisition by Microsoft and Twitter’s potential $40 billion takeover by Elon Musk.

B2C 103

B2C Israel IPO B2B 103