VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

I’ve recently come across several of such lists and I thought it could be useful to aggregate them and share them here. Electric Vehicles – Lower battery costs powering adoption mean EV sales could reach 74 million in 2030. Robotaxis – Robotaxi platforms could create $28 trillion in enterprise value in 2030.

Artificial Inteligence 176

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

ConversionXL

APRIL 1, 2019

It can also come up in face-to-face meetings—sales pitches, conferences talks, account reviews, etc. For marketers in B2B sales, the challenge increases. The choreography of a B2B sale—in which the average buying decision involves more than five people —may require copy or collateral that serves multiple audiences.

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Marketing Software Review Audience 133

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

B2B buyers aren’t all-rational, and they will often follow and recommend tools they’ve heard of even if they’ve never used them. A marketing strategy should include a go-to-market plan that is sales-led and product assisted. He explained how lead generation uses a short term, sales-focused strategy. Daniel Layfield.

B2B 94

B2B Marketing Curation PPC 94

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 12, 2024

written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Jonathan Gandolf, the founder and CEO of The Juice, a B2B content platform aimed at solving marketers’ biggest pain points in distribution, reach, and audience engagement.

Marketing 90

Marketing B2B Distribution Audience 90

ConversionXL

JULY 10, 2019

That simplifies content creation and link building compared to, say, trying to promote niche B2B software. You might assume that most people would link directly to the original research, but this shows that, for the purpose of earning links, aggregating research from multiple sources may be just as effective as doing your own.

Marketing 125

Marketing Acquisition Software Review Aggregator 125

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Remember: All data in aggregate is crap, segment or suck. B2B / Enterprise Sales: Salesforce. I absolutely hate how not data driven most B2B selling is. Mobile is massively undervalued by most B2B companies (including SF), hence the acquisition emphasis there. And, we can do so much for them! A quick best practice.

Metrics 143

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 143

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” Why Do Consumer IPOs and B2B IPOs Get Treated Differently? Mapping the Retail Apocalypse “The first thing that might be striking to some is what types of retailers actually have the most sales. ” (Melody Koh). Industry Trends.

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Certain experts have described the situation as a Keynesian supply shock, a negative event that triggers aggregate supply shortages with bigger impacts than the prior reduction in labor supply. Ultimately, optimizing deal management strengthens your supply chains and even makes your sales team more effective. Data-Driven Insights.

B2B 153

B2B Cost Management Forecast 153

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Advances in machine learning, specifically natural language processing, have made generating these baseline, aggregate datasets possible, at scale, with high accuracy. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. is an AI bot which helps companies refine their sales pitch to VCs. Pitchbot.vc

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more. NetBooks – Marketing, sales, inventory and financial control in one place. Free CRM – This is a Web-based customer relationship management software that allows for sales force automation.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Eloqua is bringing this revolution to the B2B marketers by providing on-demand applications and best-practice expertise for B2B marketers to execute, automate and measure effective marketing programs that drive revenue. sales and marketing. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. anecdotes. (13).

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Europe 48

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

Email campaign ideas, content improvement, behavior targeting, testing product prices , hiring a supposedly awesome consultant, using offline calls to action, measuring impact of television on the web, opening a twitter account of a B2B business, doing… Anything you can think of I can do it. Usually for free. Usually at least a test.

Analytics 119

Analytics Web Metrics Channel 119

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

There is a lot any business — B2C, B2B, A2Z — can learn from Songza. "Let's just get people on the phone and our sales reps will convert!" by creating a great experience, reassuring me with clear pricing, and they won't even have to pay a bounty to their aggregators!

Web 165

Web Design Marketing Security 165

Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

How do you come up with compelling analytics KPIs if there isn't a simple relationship between online activity and profit, for example when you sell online content via a traditional offline annual subscription sales process?? If you have a lot of them, aggregate them up. Fruition Internet Marketing. Josh Thomas. Hello Josh.

Analytics 132

Analytics Marketing Campaign Metrics 132

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. Many VC funds rely on general-purpose CRM and sales funnel solutions like Copper , Pipedrive, Salesforce , Streak , and ZenDesk.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

MAY 21, 2014

” So since we’ve used the terms marketing and sales in the first sentence, I think it’s helpful to actually maybe get a baseline on really how I define each of those, because I think it’s probably, to some degree, there’s some confusion about what each of those terms mean in some circles. How do I close a lead?”

Marketing 72

Marketing Social Media Sales Media 72

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. 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. Posted by Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Occam's Razor

MAY 20, 2013

As is common in these types of educational companies, aggregators rule the roost. The above image only illustrates three segments and their conversions – search, referrals, and aggregators – purely for the sake for simplicity. The answer is simple: Aggregators. They do everything. Which fire should we add more fuel to?

Analytics 140

Analytics Aggregator Channel B2B 140

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

We also know that content performs for your business when you pair it with marketing automation software; you can use content to build up email subscriptions, understand your audience’s interests, and nurture the leads in your sales funnel. The Uberflip platform starts with aggregating all the content you create and curate.

Marketing 162

Marketing Curation B2C Audience 162

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This very simple setup can help answer the age-old question of, ‘does my blog content help drive more sales and revenue?'” If the answer is no and you’re a B2B SaaS company, that might be a problem. Smart optimizers don’t waste time with crappy aggregate data. ” (via Analytics Talk).

Analytics 70

Analytics eCommerce Software Review Technical Review 70

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

We do a lot of B2B and also have an "Early Stage Branding" practice for technology startups. Oh, and I forget to mention in my introduction about B2B. I need to get you into both the Southern California Tech Central and the B2B Marketing Zone. Clients use our templates for things like sales sheets.

Early Stage 150

Early Stage Southern California Los Angeles Marketing 150

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

By the end, 99 percent of the B2B marketplaces had cratered and only B2C eBay was left standing and thriving. The prevailing consensus at the time was that B2B marketplaces were too hard (e.g. Start with aggregating scarce and in-demand inventory. Investment stopped, and entrepreneurs focused on other categories.

B2C 136

B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2016

As Avinash Kaushik famously wrote, “All data in aggregate is crap.” This very simple setup can help answer the age-old question of, ‘does my blog content help drive more sales and revenue?'” If the answer is no and you’re a B2B SaaS company, that might be a problem. ” [Tweet It!]. Tweet It!].

Analytics 48

Analytics eCommerce Software Review Technical Review 48

Scalable Startup

JANUARY 12, 2015

Online review management systems are an established part of the web for both consumer and B2B. For B2B, online reviews and testimonials and becoming a requirement in healthcare, automotive, government and other industries. No matter the segment, reviews directly impact sales, market position and business health.

Management 20

Management Los Angeles Angel Investor B2B 20

VC Cafe

APRIL 21, 2022

Last May, Snap released their new AR-enabled version of Spectacles and called them “the new Spectacles” The product isn’t available for sale like in previous version, but rather was given out for free to about 200 creators in 30 countries who filled an online form. trillion times in aggregate ( source ). Snap Spectacles.

Mobile 198

Mobile Global Aggregator Bootstrapping 198

Ben's Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

(This is one of the reasons why many of the first B2B GenAI use cases were for marketing!) And unlike sales, marketing is not dependent on painstakingly building a person-to-person relationship with the customer (although maybe this will become easier in a world of AI-powered sales development representatives).

Software 84

Software Sales Marketing Vertical 84

Transformify

MARCH 9, 2017

B2B Content curation and B2B content aggregation are very powerful, and if used properly, can tremendously boost the outreach and secure new leads. A number of industry leaders are relying on B2B content curation to drive traffic to their web pages, educate their users and generate new leads.

Curation 40

Curation B2B Aggregator Lead Generation 40

Venture Chronicles

APRIL 20, 2014

A successful organization that fed impressive growth, reaching growth and revenue records year over year, the marketing organization relied on a proven B2B outbound marketing model that precisely measured lead capture rates. Marketing Uncategorized B2B inbound marketing Ping Identity'

B2B 45

B2B Marketing SEM Bandwidth 45

VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

CDI Systems ’ NetIS is the first electronic publishing platform that integrates Digital Rights Management, Web Content Management, information retrieval, SEO and e-commerce tools into a single, seamless platform for the secure delivery and sale of digital content (textual, images, rich media etc’).

Media 145

Media Israel Social Network Flash 145

Up and Running

JUNE 22, 2021

And this is an especially effective tactic for B2B firms because it helps them avoid the need to turn to a B2B collection agency to handle overdue invoices, which often adds additional complexity to the process. In that scenario, a B2B firm would save on their own labor as well as on the cost of the collections process.

B2B 102

B2B Campaign Analytics Operations 102

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 30, 2017

Corporate success is often hampered by conflicting goals—marketing wants more leads while sales want better leads. This may sound simple enough, but the process of analyzing marketing data can be a daunting task for those who don’t have a grasp on the data collection, maintenance, and aggregation processes. Sound familiar?

Marketing 70

Marketing B2B Database Campaign 70

ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2016

In test 2 you change the Recommendation engine algorithm, such that you primarily show sale articles here. It is possible, for example, to test the placement of the recommendations at 50% traffic, while the other 50% is used for the sale articles in the recommendations. These so-called outliers can distort results. Why is that?

Distribution 48

Distribution Conversion Non-Compete Revenue 48

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Established location-based services to enable the CSP offer B2B and B2C services based on mobile positioning, tracking & locating, turn-by-turn navigation and mobile local search. Logia offers Mobile Operators a range of solution for their Apps Stores starting from Content Aggregation, Billing aggregation to full white labeled Apps Store.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

ConversionXL

MAY 13, 2020

After a few hours playing around with SQL , I was already able to deliver insights I never could have with aggregated Google Analytics reports. What’s the difference between raw and aggregated data in Google Analytics? Google Analytics, in the free version, provides only aggregated data. Do more and more people use Feature X?

Analytics 85

Analytics Aggregator SQL Cloud 85

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Right now, the only company who’s really innovating is Dwolla, which is starting from the payment layer by aggregating funding sources and will eventually try to position itself as a platform (starting by offering real time cash transfers for free to banks). The product seemingly never evolved to what it could have been. Enough said.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2013

eBay aggregated buyers and sellers of stuff, mostly stuff in the attic and garage, and took a fee on the sale. Social Networks Will Become Marketplaces How to Choose the Right Business Model for Your Start-up The 5 Small Business Marketing Pillars 5 Habits Practiced by Market Leaders Consider eBay as a Small Business Sales Channel.

Channel 76

Channel Small Business Distribution B2C 76

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

The secondary wave of VC-backed IPOs has also come to fruition… both consumer facing (Yelp, Demand Media, Pandora, Carbonite, HomeAway, Angie’s List, et al) and B2B (Jive Software, Brightcove, Imperva, Responsys, etc). The pipeline of companies in registration has continued to grow. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100