VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Gartner predicted in 2024 that traditional search engine volume could drop 25% by 2026 due to users favoring AI chatbots and virtual agents. Digiday reported conversations with media executives, with one publisher seeing a more than 50% decline in its search referral traffic since AI Overviews rolled out last year.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 13, 2024

The Power of Verified Reviews: Why Agencies Thrive with Clutch written by John Jantsch 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 Katie Hollar, the marketing lead at Clutch , a leading global marketplace for business service providers.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

New enterprise resource planning software (ERPs) – new startups that build software that helps businesses run. AI to build enterprise software – In the future, every enterprise could have their own custom ERP, CRM or HRIS that is continually updating itself as the company itself is changing.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Talk to any B2B marketer about attribution and they’ll either roll their eyes or rant about how it’s important but hard to get right—long lead cycles, multiple contacts from a single organization, etc. The critical touchpoints in B2B are the transition stages in the customer journey: First Touch. Position Based.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

In contrast, it left several e-trends: augmented reality, zero coding, the marketplace boom, and product subscriptions are just a few of them. So let’s reveal the e-commerce trends of 2022 and predict the trends for 2023, or, as we may say, crack the Da Vinci code. People love reviews, and everyone reads them before making a purchase.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

5 Ways to Improve Local Search Results for Business This content from: Duct Tape Marketing. ” Increasingly, when folks turn to a search engine, they aren’t looking for something around the world, they’re looking for something around the block. “This article originally appeared on the OPEN App Center.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2014

Change the description to make it relate to that page’s content, because this is often what Google displays in its search result description. Adding a sitemap.xml file to your root directory allows the major search engines to easily index your site by pointing crawlers to all the pages. Cross-browser checks. Analytics tracking.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2016

If you need a tech solution that will assist with multiple human resources tasks — including payroll and benefits, recruiting, hiring, reviewing employee performance, training, and monitoring time and attendance — then you probably need a specific HR software such as a PEO, or professional employment organization.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2015

Pioneered by co-founders of HubSpot Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, inbound marketing is a leading Business-to-Business (B2B) digital marketing strategy. They should create remarkable content which provides great utility, attract links from other websites, and rank well on search engines. Google Searches and Social Media.

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B, while most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

And after talking about this subject at length, I found myself again evangelizing it last week at the Business of Software conference. And these days with how easy it is to build an application, your code isn’t worth much, either. Ideas (and in many cases the code itself) are not worth as much as we think.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The demand for the best taxi dispatch software for business in increasing each day. of products through advanced search easily, which can avoid going to a crowded place and standing there for a long queue. It can be anything from B2B, B2C, C2C. It is easy to customize so that you can begin in within five days. E-wallet app.

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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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ConversionXL

APRIL 1, 2019

Say you work at a SaaS company selling AI software. 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. I’m a new user to their product, but they don’t assume I have prior knowledge about their software. Image source).

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 17, 2023

How To Scale Your B2B Marketing Strategy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Louis Gudema In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Louis Gudema. Louis is a fractional CMO for B2B companies, and mentors startups at MIT. Like this show? And I, that's really my expertise.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2024

Our conversation covers the ever-evolving landscape of SEO and how businesses of all sizes can adapt to the new era of consumer search behavior. Key Takeaways In this episode you’ll learn: The Impact of AI on Search Engines: Discover how artificial intelligence is reshaping search engines and consumer search behavior.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2017

In fact, the Harvard Business Review surveyed 1,800 professionals nationwide and found that a sales team with a member who shares a client’s ethnicity is 152% likelier than another team member to understand that client. That is why it is critical to search beyond your usual network. Groupthink is the kryptonite of success.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

According to Google, the number of mobile search queries overtook desktop queries in 2015. At the same time, your search engine rankings will be affected too. Optimise Your Website For The Search Engines. This is where Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) comes into place. Provide A Mobile Responsive Experience.

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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. Tactics like influencer marketing, organizing business events, publishing press releases, and search engine optimization (SEO) must be implemented.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.”

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2021

For example, person #1 is searching for “the best social media software for automation.” In digital marketing, this will most likely be through search engines and social media. Over 90% of all global traffic comes from Google, and its ownership of search is holding steady. That puts them in the awareness stage.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

79% of consumers trust an online review as much as they would a recommendation from a friend. And 94% of shoppers state that just one bad review has convinced them not to buy from a company. You can’t avoid negative reviews, opinions, and comments altogether. Notice that the reviews are about Rand, not about SparkToro.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2020

You still need to: Create quality content on relevant topics that users search for; Make sure search engines can access it; Establish your site as an authority. Enterprise sites are typically bigger, which adds emphasis on technical accessibility, but the basics remain: Can search engines efficiently access your content?

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 16, 2018

Plenty of sales fall through due to issues beyond the salesperson’s control, and those issues are often a result of the company’s product or service. Smart search. AI-enabled searches cut through the mire of unqualified leads to pick out the individuals and companies best matched to the seller’s product or service.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

For example, Palo Alto Software focuses primarily on helping small businesses realize their dreams of starting a business. Many people reading this guide will already have an idea of what that is – perhaps a tutoring agency, or a restaurant, or a software company. Week 1 – Get the ball rolling. Are they doing well?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Not just relevance in the sense of improving Quality Score or Ad Rank, but improving the relevance of your search marketing keywords and ads to your potential customers. This ad is helping the website by providing a contact phone (especially good for mobile searches), and sitelinks. Get Focused on Location.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 25, 2021

Once you have a few ideas jotted down, perform a thorough search to see if anyone is offering a product that does exactly what you wished for at that moment. This information helps us fine-tune our software and add new features along the way. Essentially, this means searching Google for possible keywords for your product or service.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

When I wrote a review of Four Steps on this blog in November, 2008, I did my best to be candid and warn of a few shortcomings: And Steve is the first to admit that its a "turgid" read, without a great deal of narrative flow. Four Steps primarily centers its stories and case studies on B2B hardware and software startups.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Being active on social media sites will not only increase brand awareness, it’ll also boost your company’s rank on search engines, and prove that you’re a business that is in sync with the times. Also offer discount coupon codes to twitter members. Point your readers to each blog site that reviews your product.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

We have fought valiant battles, paid expensive consultants, purchased a crazy amount of software, and achieved an implementation high that is quickly, followed by a " gosh darn it where is my return on investment from all this?" There are few things more complicated in analytics (all analytics, big data and huge data!) " low.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2016

Whether it’s free samples, discount codes or cashback – consumers love getting something for nothing. Outsourcing your search engine optimization needs will help drive traffic to your eCommerce store. Say somebody searches for ‘DIY tools’ or ‘women’s fashion’. Incentives. Thus, helping sales figures skyrocket!

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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). Run a bunch of search queries with the intent of looking for the company's products and services. Search Plus Your World results.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In most cases, it includes: Salaries of sales and marketing teams Advertising spend on acquiring new customers (Search/Display Ads, Social Ads, Sponsorship, etc.) Cost of software/hardware used in sales and marketing Agency, PR, or any third-party costs involved in sales and marketing.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2014

of businesses are actively seeking & collecting customer reviews on an ongoing basis. According to an article in Econsultancy , when a site has customer reviews, 63% of visitors are more likely to make a purchase & reviews produce an average of 18% uplift in sales. million customer reviews. image source.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2025

By shifting the way we think about tools like ChatGPT and agent-based workflows, Keith challenges small businesses to stop treating AI like search and start viewing it as a team of collaborators. Many still treat AI like a search engine instead of leveraging its full potential for automation and productivity. even haven't had to do.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 21, 2022

2:07] Let’s talk about the local versus national differences in marketing — are there any significant differences let’s say for a plumber versus say a software company when it comes to digital marketing? [3:57] 12:27] How do we get those reviews from customers that seem to be happy? [15:16] Like this show?

Small Business 98

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 30, 2022

2:07] Let’s talk about the local versus national differences in marketing — are there any significant differences let’s say for a plumber versus say a software company when it comes to digital marketing? [3:57] 12:27] How do we get those reviews from customers that seem to be happy? [15:16] Like this show?

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