VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Whether you are a B2B SaaS company or a B2C mobile app, knowing how your business stacks up against industry averages can help you make informed decisions and drive growth. For example, in B2B SaaS conversion, OpenView Partners 2022 benchmark report found that the average conversion rate for B2B SaaS businesses was 7.3%

Retention 109

Retention Conversion Churn Rate B2C 109

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Shattering The Mold: Unleashing the Creator Economy in B2B Marketing written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Christie Horsman In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Christie Horsman, who brings a decade of expertise in both B2B and B2C marketing within the SaaS arena.

B2B 92

B2B Marketing B2C Community 92

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.

B2B 48

B2B Conversion B2C Sales Cycle 48

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.

eCommerce 150

eCommerce B2B Forecast Demand 150

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

Four Steps primarily centers its stories and case studies on B2B hardware and software startups. This new volume also tackles examples from the Internet and wireless startups of today, both B2B and B2C. Four Steps primarily centers its stories and case studies on B2B hardware and software startups.

Customer Development 166

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 166

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 8, 2021

That’s why Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) is such a critical metric. LTV/CAC – Understanding the golden metric. Often touted as the north star for businesses, LTV/CAC is the single most important metric to gauge business health. Note that B2C organizations tend to have higher churn than B2B businesses.

Acquisition 135

Acquisition Churn Rate Cost Customer 135

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

More metrics need to be identified such as product testing, market validation, and/or customer validation in order to show that a market opportunity exists. Our business model back then was very complex, and it included a B2C as well as a B2B business model, that wasn’t being implemented yet. It was all hypothetical.

Programming 124

Programming Chile B2B B2C 124

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

These metrics don’t mean you should advertise on desktop rather than mobile. If you’re certain of one fact – that your mobile conversion rate is subpar – you can test solutions against that metric. He has 25+ years of international B2B and B2C marketing experience. Which Device and Why. By comparison, only 6.6%

Sales 127

Sales San Francisco Software Review B2C 127

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models. I'm working quite a bit with startups who are leveraging social media, but I'm finding it hard to predict success and metrics. After BITSource was successfully acquired, I moved to L.A. How did you do that?

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Business to Consumer (B2C) – It is the most common type of business model. Business to Business (B2B) – Also referred to as Enterprise to Enterprise, it is typically utilized to transport documents, equipment, reports, and raw materials from one place to another. Various business models in an on-demand courier delivery app.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

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.

Demand 101

Demand Revenue SQL B2B 101

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

In 2023, personalization will remain a critical aspect of e-commerce trends, whether you are B2B or B2C. During this time, it is important to track all performance metrics, including conversion rates and profits, as only the key performance indicators will be able to tell you whether implementing the trend was a good or bad idea.

eCommerce 185

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

A Discussion with Jon Bischke of Entelo: On Successfully Switching from B2C to B2B (SaaS) | saastr – crowdspring.co/1tKArlK. Benchmarking Hubspot’s S-1: How 7 Key SaaS Metrics Stack Up – crowdspring.co/1qlwWRG. Why Responsive Web Design Helps People Buy Your Product | Inc – crowdspring.co/1psW8QW.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2021

According to Statista , Facebook is strong for both B2B and B2C marketers, LinkedIn is better suited to B2B marketing, and Instagram is best for B2C marketers. You can do this by tracking metrics and user behavior. Customer behavior isn’t always predictable, but performance metrics are a reliable true north.

Customer 140

Customer Marketing Social Media CPA 140

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2019

Trend lines aren’t impressive if they track metrics that appear distant from business goals. That’s true even among B2B customers who are supposedly more rational than their B2C counterparts. Similarly, for B2B sellers, most consideration takes place away from your site, in meeting rooms with decision-makers you’ll never meet.

Marketing 124

Marketing Sales Cycle Retention Differentiation 124

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

No business, B2C or B2B or here2there, can exist without a robust YouTube strategy. While at Compete I can also dig into a whole bunch of metrics like Visits, PageViews, udience segmentation, and so much more. Here I particularly like to look at a metric I call "share of search." Good context. Great question.

Web 139

Web Analytics Technical Review Affiliate 139

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As a co-founder of TACK and author of B2B Influencer Marketing: Work With Creators to Generate Authentic and Effective Marketing , Bennett reveals the transformative power of authentic creator partnerships in today’s competitive business landscape. He's also the author of a book we're going to talk about today.

B2B 73

B2B Marketing B2C Social Media 73

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2022

” No one questions the importance of revenue, but asking the question enabled us to start thinking on what would be the right metric. Did you know that companies like Airbnb, Spotify and Netflix purposely avoid setting revenue as their North Star Metric? Why is revenue not a good ‘North Star’ Metric?

Metrics 179

Metrics Revenue B2C Portfolio 179

Brandanew

OCTOBER 13, 2015

> 66% B2B and 60% B2C “best in class” content marketers had a documented Content Marketing Strategy according to the Content Marketing Institute. Some of the quantitative metrics that companies use to measure their Content Marketing success include: a) Traffic. Write down your Content Marketing Strategy. >

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing SEO B2B 100

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Chapter 3 The Awesome World of Clickstream Analysis: Metrics. The second half shows exactly how to pick the best metrics for your org and, my absolute favorite (Page 64), how to diagnose the root cause of a metrics performance. No metrics, data pukes, guidance on creating every more reports. A good thing. Non-Ecommerce.

Analytics 71

Analytics Web Technical Review Metrics 71

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Even identifying as a demand-gen marketer or branding or B2B or B2C leaves a lot of decisions still on the table to actually execute. If I had a business where there’s a six-month sales cycle instead, I’d need to wait longer and look for affects on some metrics that would provide an early indication of success or failure.

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 10, 2020

The key factors that boost several metrics via visual merchandising are as follows: Engagement and time-on-site. However, smaller brands can also deliver such an exquisite experience directly to customers, B2B, B2C, and even to non-fashion brands. Store navigation and ease. Order inventory. Conversions.

Startup 78

Startup eCommerce B2C Metrics 78

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Basic metrics like deals completed and revenue generated don’t measure customer acquisition success. Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are generally stronger B2C plays, while LinkedIn is better suited to B2B. Outlier converts may spend money but are unlikely to become brand advocates or repeat customers. Of Instagram’s 1.5

Acquisition 129

Acquisition eCommerce Customer Churn Rate 129

VC Cafe

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s not a surprise, given that entrepreneurs are obsessed with data and metrics, but in the conservative VC market of 2024, it feels even more important for founders to know what ‘good’ looks like and what investors expect.

B2B 97

B2B Burn Rate Generative AI Retention 97

ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Quantitative research with digital analytics tools like Google Analytics , Mixpanel, Amplitude or RJ Metrics will inform you about where your users are coming from, what they are doing during their sessions and where they are dropping off from your conversion funnel or when they churn. Image Source. Which campaigns specifically?

Programming 97

Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2021

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. via B2B Marketing Alliance ]. But that alone is too general, so it’s important to get specific by setting clear metric objectives. total revenue / total spend).

Email 136

Email Customer Marketing Software Review 136

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 10, 2011

We have IT-minded people engaging in massive data puking (one report with 30 metrics anyone?) I want to propose a framework you can use to measure success using metrics that matter for one simple reason: They actually measure if you are participating in the channel in an optimal fashion. That is why I love this metric.

Social Media 166

Social Media Metrics Conversion Media 166

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

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. Others data Extraprise metrics' This concept, according to Extraprise , is seen as real time revenue optimization.

Metrics 133

Metrics B2C B2B Channel 133

YFS Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2019

Whether you run a B2B or B2C small business, these four metrics will shed light on the strength of your marketing efforts.

Metrics 99

Metrics B2C B2B Marketing 99

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. To that point, a well-run telesales operation will be super metrics-driven. I''ll discuss each one below. 1) Enterprise Sales. Scaling is Hard.

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

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.

SEO 80

SEO eCommerce Software Review Analytics 80

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.

Israel 148

Israel B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148

Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

[link] I believe that SaaS startups we’ve invested in (either as advisors or investors, or both), such as AlertMedia, Clarify, Edgecase, eRelevance, Fashion Metric, NewComLink, OneSpot, Onor, OrderGroove, Pivot Freight, RealMassive, and ShelfBucks, have natural network effects, some inherently stronger in their industries than others.

Networking 48

Networking Fractional CTO CTO Hire B2C 48

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

We attempted to use Waterfall and market ourselves as B2C. We changed our model to B2B and adopted Agile around 2002. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. May 14, 2009 5:23 AM David said.

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Software Review Continuous Deployment 60

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. The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Austin Startup

MAY 12, 2020

If you want to be a growth hacker, you need to focus on one part of your strategy or just one core metric you want to see. This data collection and analysis is important for both B2B and B2C, though they will certainly look very different. Growth hacking, on the other hand, is not a marketing strategy. Why such a small focus?

B2B 96

B2B Marketing B2C Startup 96

OnlyOnce

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Follow up with an all-hands meeting to explain what happened, why you made the choices you did—preferably with metrics to back up your decisions—what’s next for the company, and whether people who weren’t laid off are at risk in the future. (Be In situations like this, it’s also a good idea to share metrics.

Salary 62

Salary Vesting Employee B2C 62