View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

For those of us that have been working in the startup and technology space for at least the past 10 years, these addresses mean two things. Second: These addresses are some of the most exciting places to visit in tech because upon arriving, one can instantly see what true scale looks like in action. . — Matching Algorithms.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

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. Rigorously testing the final version of the solution to eliminate technical bugs and glitches. .

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Are there use cases for voice search in B2B? They range from straightforward technical optimizations to complex, long-term efforts to differentiate through a superior consumer experience. Instead, a good chunk of all searches are becoming voice searches on mobile phones and—important for B2B—desktops.”. stars, 9 reviews).

B2B 100

B2B eCommerce Search Non-Compete 100

ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

LinkedIn ads offer the benefits of video content and the granular targeting of a B2B-centric platform. But there are technical and strategic keys to smart deployment. The growth of B2B video marketing. But LinkedIn owns the lucrative B2B audience. LinkedIn video ads: tech specs, targeting, metrics, and cost.

Video 129

Video B2B Technical Review Campaign 129

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

The law of large numbers, platforms that can make your company blow up unexpectedly and the trendy nature of tech markets can be deceiving. I have written about the deceiving nature of early successes before – in particular in the SaaS or B2B world leading to a phenomenon called “shelfware.” Not vanity metrics.

Product 150

Product B2B Warrant Technical Review 150

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

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

It becomes even more interesting in the world of emerging technologies and the IoT. In fact, the small brand is likely to become a rising industry star due to the established trust, convenient delivery times, and various payment options available in the marketplace. These new technologies will become an integral part of most e-shops.

eCommerce 185

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

We'll start with digital at the highest strategic level, which leads us into content marketing, from there it is a quick hop over to the challenge of metrics and silos, followed by a recommendation to optimize for the global maxima, and we end with the last two visuals that cover social investment and social content strategy.

Analytics 156

Analytics Marketing Social Media Technical Review 156

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Marketing metrics are a competitive advantage. You have to track metrics you can act on. In this article, you’ll learn which metrics to measure to understand and improve marketing performance. Table of contents What are digital marketing metrics? KPIs vs. digital marketing metrics 1. – Seth Godin.

Metrics 105

Metrics Analytics Marketing Acquisition 105

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 19, 2025

How to Outrank Big Competitors in Search written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Sam Dunning In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Sam Dunning, founder of Breaking B2B, an SEO firm specializing in SEO for revenuenot vanity metrics.

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Search SEO Technical Review ChatGPT 47

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Unlocking the Power of Data: Transforming Metrics into Actionable Insights written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Janstch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Peter Caputa, CEO of Databox, an innovative player in the realm of marketing analytics.

Metrics 92

Metrics Analytics Forecast Software Review 92

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It’s not just the competition against the incumbents and the large tech platforms that founders has to worry about, but most importantly is the company’s performance and product market fit. How are we doing? This is a question startup founders ask themselves multiple times a week. based on a sample of over 300 SaaS companies.

Retention 109

Retention Conversion Churn Rate B2C 109

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Let’s say your company is in the B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) space. While SEO is a highly technical process – covering quite a wide range of strategies and techniques – there are still some things you can do to make your website a bit more friendly for search engines. With more than 1.5 With more than 1.5

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Sales Technical Review SEO B2B 100

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2018

You’ll find exceptions to this rule, like Snapchat, which was operating at a loss at its IPO, when it experienced high initial trading prices due to its huge popularity and untapped monetization capabilities. Another important metric is churn. Few buyers will get excited about a company currently operating at a loss.

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Valuation Technical Review Exit Strategy Metrics 145

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

You can’t beat category kings, and the only exception for this is through tech disruption. 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. This defines how to connect problem themes to a metric strategy, building a metric-driven action system.

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B2B Marketing Curation PPC 94

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

The Write A Review call to action (the more reviews there are on credit cards, the more valuable the site is for comparison shoppers the more people will come and do business with them). No business, B2C or B2B or here2there, can exist without a robust YouTube strategy. Check the Google Analytics metrics. Good context.

Web 139

Web Analytics Technical Review Affiliate 139

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. using the technology to make a purchase.

eCommerce 150

eCommerce B2B Forecast Demand 150

ConversionXL

JULY 8, 2021

If audience building is a priority, email subscribers should be an important metric. If you’re using content to generate leads for your B2B or SaaS business, it’s critical you measure how well your activities are contributing to the cause. But which of these metrics makes a real impact? Email subscribers from search traffic.

Conversion 156

Conversion CPA Metrics eCommerce 156

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. Technology is changing the way sales is conducted. And as I mentioned, technology is making sales generally more sophisticated. The two aren’t disconnected, though. Cost per lead.

B2B 48

B2B Sales Technical Review Software Review 48

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Say no to SaaS vanity metrics - crowdspring.co/NzqJ53. Interesting behind-the-scenes post (some tech info) about how the Secret app is designed to work – crowdspring.co/1fUt41V. Court Rules Yelp Reviewer Guilty of Defamation: Review At Your Own Risk? - crowdspring.co/NeImqH. ClickZ - crowdspring.co/NeI4Qt.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

While you technically could use this strategy for your marketing campaigns, it’s not encouraged. . Using automation does allow you to create campaigns that don’t require manual intervention at every touchpoint, but you still need to revisit and review the success of your campaigns. Oracle Eloqua. Here’s what it will cost: .

Marketing 179

Marketing SMS Campaign Channel 179

ConversionXL

JANUARY 4, 2016

Yes, there’s a lot of insight to be gained from web analytics for eCommerce sites , you can also learn a lot about B2B lead generation if you’re using analytics correctly. More on this as we get deeper into measurable web analytics for B2B marketing sites. Measuring the Performance of Informational Sites. Absolutely.

Lead Generation 48

Lead Generation B2B Analytics eCommerce 48

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

A Discussion with Jon Bischke of Entelo: On Successfully Switching from B2C to B2B (SaaS) | saastr – crowdspring.co/1tKArlK. How to Market Test a New Idea | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1vSai6S. You suck at technical interviews – crowdspring.co/1pEfybN. 1pEiCVj. | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1pJheAB.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

You should review your existing strategy, if you have one, to ensure that the goals you already have are clear and can be measured accurately. Make sure you’ll be able to use metrics to see how well you’re doing. Ensure everything is up to date and running efficiently, and that your team know how to use everything in your tech stack.

Sales 113

Sales Argentina Technical Review B2B 113

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

While reading a book called “ No Forms, No Cold Calls & No Spam ” by Latané Conant, I came to the realization that many vendors try to position ABM as a $40,000 technology stack problem. Technology has both enabled us and added needless complexity to the process. Dave says it best (who ran ABM at Marketo & Bizible).

IP 98

IP Marketing Technical Review Software Review 98

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2018

Work hard to define meaningful product metrics – enabler of team success. Renee Thompson – How to Win at B2B Optimization. The team from @northwoods watching #b2b optimization at #CXLLive presentation by @rsdthompson #relevanttopic #DigitalMarketing pic.twitter.com/edr237aHNf. What makes B2B different?

Retention 106

Retention Artificial Inteligence Channel Email 106

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

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.

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Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

For example, on other platforms your audience could be 18 yr old technology lovers. If you are a B2B company, checkout Cisco's social efforts. You are welcome to add reviews about those products from right there. For display ads, standard web analytics metrics apply: Click-through rate, % Assists (this is glorious!),

Analytics 151

Analytics Marketing Audience Channel 151

Occam's Razor

JUNE 11, 2014

From B2C to B2B. Empower customer reviews that are actually helpful. Personalization is hard from a technology perspective. I pick the one Katie's rocking… Read her brief review (I can dive in and read more reviews and checkout other women – Asian like me – who rented the dress).

Design 151

Design Software Review Technical Review Mobile 151

ConversionXL

MARCH 5, 2019

Review the laws for where you plan to send cold emails. Your audience of qualified computer scientists may respond positively to technical terms; a conversational tone with that same audience may undermine credibility. Review and Optimize. Ultimately, the only metric that matters is the positive reply rate. CAN-SPAM Act.

Email 130

Email Campaign Reputation San Diego 130

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Studies show only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy right now. It’s a platform that empowers non-designers to make visually impressive designs without any training or technical expertise. Early on, Canva teamed up with tech influencer Guy Kawasaki to advocate their mission as “Chief Evangelist.” What are your biggest challenges?

Audience 122

Audience Technical Review Social Media Campaign 122

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

It is not a technical book, though it will make you technically dangerous. 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. A good thing.

Analytics 71

Analytics Web Technical Review Metrics 71

Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

If you’re a tech/digital startup, angel investment and venture capital funding may be perfect. Call your customers a week or more before their invoice is due and ask them if they’re satisfied or if they anticipate any problems paying. For B2B companies: Branding Business. If you’re a hobbyist, take a look at Patreon.

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Elevator Pitch Software Review SBA Angel Investor 166

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 16, 2020

To (almost) force your users to really think about what they like/dislike/don’t understand about the content/design/offer they’re reviewing, ask them to write down their response after providing verbal feedback. Let’s take a look at an example scenario: You’re trying to find users to review your B2B payroll solution.

Technical Review 92

Technical Review Software Review B2B Design 92