Venture Chronicles

AUGUST 30, 2012

Ray Wang wrote a summary of CRM Evolution that I found particularly interesting, and one point in particular resonated with me because it aligns to something I have been talking about at Get Satisfaction for a while now… B2B and B2C distinctions are dead. B2C and B2B is dead. It doesn’t make sense.

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B2C B2B Technical Review Software Review 36

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Conversion optimization is a little different if you’re in B2B. Some of the same underlying principles apply, but because of the inherent differences in buying decisions and sales cycles, pulling B2C optimization practices straight from the book might be a bad idea. It’s called Optimizing for B2B.

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B2B Conversion B2C Sales Cycle 48

ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2019

Most B2B leads don’t become customers. Additionally, most B2B marketers aren’t nurturing lead-magnet downloaders properly. I downloaded 25+ B2B lead magnets and discovered an array of shortcomings: Sending one or no follow-up emails, even when I opted-in to learn more. But Salesforce revealed that less than 0.5% Or at all.

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B2B Technical Review Email Sales 131

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Are there use cases for voice search in B2B? Notably, Dean continued, “the growth in voice isn’t coming 100% from smart speakers like Google Home, which aren’t super relevant for B2B companies anyway. Instead, a good chunk of all searches are becoming voice searches on mobile phones and—important for B2B—desktops.”.

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B2B eCommerce Search Technical Review 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2020

What comes into your mind when you hear B2B marketing strategies ? You have to employ both traditional and digital B2B marketing tactics to stay ahead in today’s competitive marketplace. You have to employ both traditional and digital B2B marketing tactics to stay ahead in today’s competitive marketplace.

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B2B Marketing Social Media B2C 165

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

When it comes to e-commerce sites, most people think only of B2C relationships, but all of the same principles and advantages apply equally to the B2B sector where goods are involved. Like all ecommerce sites, B2B companies need a simple yet reliable B2B ecommerce platform to make it as easy as possible for their customers to order.

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B2B eCommerce B2C Database 156

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The B2B (business-to-business) industry can be challenging. It is unlike the B2C (business-to-consumer) industry many of us interact with on a daily basis – be it through grocery shopping or buying a gift for a friend – and there are several unique distinctions between the two industries. Here are three tips: 1.

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B2B B2C Entrepreneur Cofounder 219

View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

We’ve been remarkably consistent on this dimension as well: five of the recent 13 investments were B2C, five were B2B, and three you could categorize as B2B2C. A few themes which have emerged from our 13 most recent investments: CONSUMER (B2C). BUSINESS-FOCUSED (B2B). Network Effect B2B. Physical-World Ecommerce.

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Seed Stage B2C Technical Review Disintermediation 272

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2019

This post applies Jakob Nielson’s 10 Usability Heuristics to B2B websites that focus on lead generation (as well as “high consideration” B2C sites that lack any transactional functionality). B2B websites often have to explain a lot to get buyers to convert. That’s an important distinction. Jakob Nielsen.

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B2B Design Matching Search 73

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.

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B2B B2C Social Media SEO 138

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc. The post How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style appeared first on NextView Ventures. Thank you for reading our insights and our story.

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Social Media B2B North America Media 185

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2019

As true as that may be, the country’s focus on B2C applications and less-than-fastidious data collection practices could be its Achilles’ heel. is the B2B company Nuro , which develops autonomous vehicles focused on last-mile delivery for local commerce. That’s not to say China hasn’t dabbled in B2B AI applications.

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China America Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 135

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

Zoom is a B2B company Pinterest and Lyft are obviously B2C companies. That not only bodes well for strong companies seeking to go public, regardless of whether they’re B2B or B2C. The post Why Do Consumer IPOs and B2B IPOs Get Treated Differently? 2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups.

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IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 180

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I’m excited for the talent that will spin out of those companies to create the next generation of B2C stars coming out of Israel. Sorry for the humbrag, but I’m proud to see Minute Media , our Remagine Ventures portfolio company (and our only later stage investment) on this prestigious list.

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Software Review B2C Open Source 109

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.

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B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 17, 2019

His colleagues look to him as a leader with extensive knowledge in B2B and B2C. With over a decade of management experience, Kevin is a strategic thinker with a proactive, creative and collaborative approach. Kevin Hobbs answered our questions about himself, the company, and what we can expect for the future of blockchain.

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Technical Review B2C Security B2B 147

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2022

3:59] Who needs to be thinking about community — B2B brands or B2C brands? [5:58] 10:42] What are the benefits of a B2B company growing a community? [12:41] B2B is actually one of the most popular areas of people starting community right now. Are B2B communities B2C? What's a tip for using this area.

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Community B2B B2C Technical Review 91

ConversionXL

MARCH 4, 2016

We often talk about online conversion optimization without mentioning that many businesses, especially B2B, rely on offline sales to produce revenue. Look at some typical B2B marketing KPIs: Number of leads generated. This may work in B2C scenarios where the transaction volumes are large and ARPUs are relatively small.

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B2B Sales Technical Review Software Review 48

ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

LinkedIn ads offer the benefits of video content and the granular targeting of a B2B-centric platform. The growth of B2B video marketing. But LinkedIn owns the lucrative B2B audience. As AJ Wilcox notes in his course on LinkedIn ads , 72% of the Fortune 1000 are B2B companies. digital ad spend went to video.

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Video B2B Technical Review Campaign 129

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2018

It can be anything from B2B, B2C, C2C. It can help you find your desired job, matrimonial, events or even education related stuff. You can find anything you need in one single apps according to your needs. Doctor appointment app.

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Mobile B2C Technical Review Software Review 157

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2018

B2B wholesale businesses have had to rethink and realize that a wholesale e-commerce platform is essential to their business. Your B2B customers are also consumers, and B2C commerce is leading the way with companies like Amazon and Ebay way out in the front. Forrester estimates that B2B e-Commerce will top $1.1

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B2B B2C PPC SEO 153

Rembrandt Communications

MARCH 6, 2015

The post B2C and B2B Content Marketing Tips – Is Your Copy Just Sitting There? You have tons of Web pages, Infographics, videos, company news, articles… the list goes on. That’s great. You win an award for having lots of content. But […]. appeared first on Boost sales with BtoB Content Strategy, SEO and PR here.

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The Next Web

JUNE 8, 2014

B2B companies, often due to the higher barriers to develop a working product, have historically been less popular with early-stage investors – such barriers sometimes involve tough requirements for core IP and deep technology. And more importantly, B2B companies. This story continues at The Next Web.

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B2C B2B IP Technical Review 132

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2019

Magento is a powerful tool that can help you build startups in both B2C and B2B eCommerce. Working from this central hub, you can manage all aspects of your website development and simplify sales for easy growth. Highly customizable, the Magento platform can be used to create a site that meets your distinct specifications.

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eCommerce B2C Startup B2B 113

Our Own Start-up

AUGUST 11, 2022

B2B marketing or Business to business marketing is often more complicated than business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing and requires a different approach. The post B2B Marketing: All You Need To Know first appeared on Our Own Startup.

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B2B B2C Marketing Startup 52

Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Since then, we’ve served 500+ unique customers, worked with 10+ space partners, pivoted our business model from B2C to B2B, signed on advisers, and have raised money from outside investors. Our biggest example of this was our pivot from B2C to B2B.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

An important thing that every B2B business owner needs to understand is that while all marketing follows the same general guidelines, there are significant differences in B2B and B2C approaches. However, some strategies will be more effective for B2B businesses in particular.

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Social Media B2B Media Marketing 113

Austin Startup

MAY 12, 2020

Applying Growth Marketing to Any Organization While we focused in on how growth marketing is a common tactic of tech companies, startups and established companies, the growth marketing mentality is adoptable by all organizations in the B2B sector.

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B2B Marketing B2C Startup 96

Up and Running

JANUARY 18, 2021

That same research highlights the preference extends to B2B and B2C customers, and only 20% of B2B shoppers want to return to in-person sales. We’ve seen it in the marketing and sales for smaller eCommerce companies and even in some B2B circles. There’s a desire to look local and focus smaller.

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eCommerce B2B Forecast Demand 150

ConversionXL

APRIL 28, 2020

It wasn’t quite a flip from B2C to B2B, but it was close. Most B2B enterprise demand funnels, like the ones reviewed earlier, have metrics like Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs), Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs), and deals or opportunities created from those. Lesson 2: Make your funnel airtight.

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Demand Revenue SQL B2B 101

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

” “If you’re a B2C business, go and figure out what channels will get you the leads you need, and at roughly what cost. If you’re a B2B business, go pitch your target audience before you have a product and validate what will make them say yes. My Auto Shop.

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Founder Cofounder New Zealand B2C 101

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 24, 2023

He has a history of success in the B2B SaaS, software, healthcare, fintech, human resources, consulting, and employee benefits technology industries. 04:59] What platforms should B2B focus on? [09:29] So for b2b, you know, what platforms I should say, should generically say they should be focused on? This is John Jantsch.

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Social Media Media B2B B2C 77

Women Entrepreneurs Can

OCTOBER 27, 2021

If you are thinking of starting a new business, or you already run an established one, and you haven’t at least considered the possibility of B2B eCommerce as opposed to simply selling to the general public, then you should at least give it some thought. B2b eCommerce is a growing market. trillion in just two years’ time.

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B2B eCommerce B2C Demand 59

Up and Running

AUGUST 25, 2021

Adding a B2B model to your current B2C strategy can have a surprising impact on your sales. If you’re interested in pursuing this route, you should consider creating a wholesale option for potential B2B buyers. Finally, you may want to expand beyond your core industry by changing how you sell your existing products.

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B2B Audience Software Review B2C 118

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Why Vin decided to pivot the business (read: launch a second startup) and what he learned going from B2C to B2B. Exactly how Vin launched Yipit.com and built his list to the initial 20K and 50K users. Listeners should also check out Vin’s blog for entrepreneurs, ViniciusVacanti.com.

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CTO Hire Framework Cofounder Seed Stage 120

Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

Zoom is a B2B company Pinterest and Lyft are obviously B2C companies. That not only bodes well for strong companies seeking to go public, regardless of whether they’re B2B or B2C. The post Why Do Consumer IPOs and B2B IPOs Get Treated Differently? This post also appears on NextView’s blog.

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IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 100

Up and Running

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In many ways, this applies even more so for businesses that sell to other businesses (B2B). To make sure you get your B2B website off the ground successfully, here are five actionable steps that you should take. What do these two facts mean for your B2B business? As a B2B organization you must understand who your audience is.

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B2B Social Media Mobile Audience 94