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5 Keys to Ensuring Credibility, Trust, and Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

As a long-time business executive and adviser to entrepreneurs, I see a definitive shift away from customer trust in traditional business messages, and the executives who deliver them. In addition, I see consumers taking more control, using the technology to converse with each other, and assert their position through reviews and forums.

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Conversion, retention and churn benchmarks

VC Cafe

Understanding the benchmarks on conversion, retention, and churn for your business is therefore critical. Let’s get the definitions straight: Conversion : The percentage of potential customers who complete a desired action, such as signing up for a trial, making a purchase, or subscribing to a service.

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Pricing determines your business

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

This is often B2C because the value is in quantity of customers, and there’s 100x more consumers than businesses. $1/mo most shared hosting companies), but they only make interesting money at large scale (by definition, because it takes over 8000 customers to make only $1m/yr in revenue), which takes a long time to grow.

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How to Create a Demand Funnel (for 44X Revenue)

ConversionXL

It wasn’t quite a flip from B2C to B2B, but it was close. With that in mind, it’s critical to understand the recommended funnel stage definitions and handoff criteria between stages before you set up your marketing automation platform (e.g., Your definitions and measurements don’t have to change, and you can begin implementation.

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A Quick Primer on B2B Conversion Optimization

ConversionXL

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. When would you ever try to produce less sales in B2C eCommerce?

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Digital Marketing And Analytics: Two Ladders For Magnificent Success

Occam's Razor

Definitely do not start Tweeting or embarrassing your brand on Facebook (we'll do that in a bit). Less than two percent of people on your website will complete the macro-outcome (conversion). Definitely not in step one. Second , create the world's greatest mobile experience. Don't do paid search. It seems crazy.

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Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

When you are presenting to a VC there are two conversations going on – the one you are presenting and the one that investors are thinking as they are listening to your presentation. (If By definition, an entrepreneur in their 20′s only gets 5 or 6 “5 year decisions&# in their career. Progress is the same.