Up and Running

AUGUST 25, 2021

Instead of panicking and pushing out a ton of promotions, you may want to start thinking of ways to penetrate a new market. 5 steps to expand your business into a new market. In my experience, one of the best ways to enter a new market is to identify a pain point that’s personally affecting you or your business.

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B2B Audience Software Review B2C 118

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Learn how to identify what your customers want from your brand, how to build momentum with content, and then explore some brands that excel at brand marketing. For most of 2021, CXL didn’t have a marketing team. By demonstrating proven marketing expertise, we can provide a consistent, valuable experience for our audience.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 2, 2020

When it comes to content marketing, all the branding and differentiation (and money) is in the latter. Email marketing is important, huh? The first two are more familiar to B2B marketers; the last one often applies to B2C. Distilling marketing content, then distilling it again. Never knew. Exceptions abound.).

Analytics 161

Analytics Acquisition Channel B2C 161

www.clickz.com

JANUARY 7, 2013

); //. Marketing News & Expert Advice. Strategies Data-Driven Marketing Marketing Automation Marketing to Latinos Conference Call Local Retail Sports & Entertainment Politics & Advocacy Automotive CPG Financial Services Healthcare & Pharma Agency Spotlight. SEO Paid Search Search Marketing.

Social Media 86

Social Media Media B2C New York 86

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Lean Methodology consists of three tools designed for entrepreneurs building new ventures: The Business Model Canvas – to write down all the hypotheses about a new business; Customer Development – a process for testing those hypotheses outside the building; Agile Engineering – to rapidly build minimal viable products to test product/market fit.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Q1 2020 marks Reset ’s two year anniversary, from when we had our first conversation about how we could help distributed teams find affordable space to meet and work. She takes the lead on all things brand, creative, hiring, and marketing, while I lead sales, business development, and operations.

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B2C Austin B2B Cofounder 62

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Most technical entrepreneurs cringe when they finally realize that marketing is still king, despite the power of technology, and they are up against competitors who have a hundred times their spending power. The cost of entry to market on these is low, and marketing leverage has very little to do with the size of your budget.

Marketing 253

Marketing Startup Non-Compete B2C 253

Up and Running

OCTOBER 2, 2012

When considering how to position a product in the market place or developing the ideal go-to-market strategy, a small business owner needs to examine a number of market factors. Like most B2C product categories these days, your product may compete in a very crowded environment. Go-to-Market Strategy.

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Offshore Social Media B2C United States 89

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

It’s also a marketing strategy used by Amazon on every product page with its “Frequently bought together” section. Create a framework or marketing playbook that outlines the required cross-selling content and offers for different segments at different points in the customer journey. Kajabi isn’t talking at them—it involves them.

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B2B Email Sales Acquisition 129

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Still, the queries that continue to shift from text to voice are not distributed evenly across all topics. Stuart Shaw, Head of Search and Strategy at Zazzle Media , relayed the outcome of a recent market analysis for one of his clients: Amazon enjoyed twice the market share compared to any other competitor.

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B2B eCommerce Search Non-Compete 100

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

.” Rahul Vohra, founder of Superhuman Getting your first 1,000 users is an important early milestone for any B2C startup. What are the most effective strategies for early B2C growth? In my previous post, I covered how to get to product market fit (PMF) , and how to avoid fake PMF. But how do you get there?

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B2C Viral Social Media Community 88

Austin Startup

APRIL 17, 2017

Thrillbox Thrillbox is an immersive media analytics platform that provides distribution tools for content generators, advertising agencies, vendors, and networks. Marketing basics are needed as well so you can research our target audience and understand them to deliver content that drives email signups and crowdfunding backers.

Semantic 48

Semantic Social Media Database Artificial Inteligence 48

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

by Hana Abaza, Director of Marketing at Uberflip. Today’s marketers know that content works. We also know that content performs for your business when you pair it with marketing automation software; you can use content to build up email subscriptions, understand your audience’s interests, and nurture the leads in your sales funnel.

Marketing 162

Marketing Curation B2C Audience 162

YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2017

Similarly, there are bases that you need to cover before you actually launch your startup in the market amidst steady competition. Understand the USPs they are banking on and how you plan to beat them once you’re in the market. Social media does wonders if you have an eye for content distribution and engagement.

Marketing 133

Marketing Social Media B2C B2B 133

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Even with his excellent health at age 85, has he aged out of relevance to the mass market and therefore high value ad serving? A good example is the marketing technology sector. But, it is likely the major differentiator between a win and a loss whether you are selling B2B or B2C. He has over 1.2M What would you do in his shoes?

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Technical Review Software Review Nevada Silicon Valley 48

VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

Yet despite the huge size of the mobile market and the economic opportunity it presents, the process of discovering new apps by consumers has been pretty static in the past decade. As a VC that invests in B2C, I often try to put myself in shoes of a founder looking to grow the audience for their new app to consumers.

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Mobile Social Media Distribution PR 190

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

In every start-up, finding initial product-market fit is a magical moment. But once you achieve initial product-market fit and are down the Sales Learning Curve , suddenly you are faced with a new challenge: how do I scale up the sales efforts? I''ve been thinking a lot lately about scaling sales. . I''ll discuss each one below.

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Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

The Startup Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

We decided to set up a joint venture to go after the global “Audio for Business” market, and Soundtrack was born. Ola: The music industry is in the middle of complete digitization where the whole value chain, including production, distribution and consumption, are all transforming into the streaming model simultaneously.

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Founder B2C B2B Audio 158

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

The challenge is that my time and money budget for “influencing”–content creation and marketing– is minimal. Also, since I’m not trying to be a full-time marketer, I can’t use some of the standard celebrity techniques. We market to four populations: High-potential founders. Tech stack. I host on Hostforweb **.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2015

Image via Flickr by socialautomotive Most technical entrepreneurs cringe when they finally realize that marketing is still king, despite the power of technology, and they are up against competitors who have a hundred times their spending power. The first step is to create the perfect online marketing message.

Marketing 120

Marketing Non-Compete B2C B2B 120

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. I use another live Google doc to maintain my database of companies I’m marketing to other VCs. 2) Market . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

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. You use ERP software to control various processes, from managing the supply chain, inventory planning, distribution, pricing, accounting, and finance.

B2B 156

B2B eCommerce B2C Database 156

Brandanew

APRIL 15, 2016

This is a guest post by Olga Rabo from Berlin, Germany and Olga shares her tips on Content Marketing for E-Commerce players. P.S. Don’t forget to sign in and register for our Content Marketing for Beginners eCourse. Content Marketing For E-Commerce: A Stepwise Guide For Beginners. It’s OPEN! Over to Olga!

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Marketing B2C Social Media Germany 100

Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In today’s B2B and B2C web markets, barrier to entry boils down to one thing: demand-side benefits of scale. The background: the web has leveled the playing field The tech industry has always had relatively low barriers to entry – as rapid and perpetual innovation cycles “self-correct” entrenched market power. Barriers to entry!

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IP B2C Demand Startup 156

Up and Running

APRIL 29, 2013

Ask any marketer to explain his trade and he will say that it is all about placing the right product in the right place, at the right price and at the right time. The right approach would be to arrive at a marketing mix that will help you consistently win new sales while sustaining customer lifetime value over a long period of time.

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Albuquerque Marketing B2C Campaign 96

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

By the end, 99 percent of the B2B marketplaces had cratered and only B2C eBay was left standing and thriving. it’s really a software business, not liquidity driven) and that B2C marketplaces could not be built under the giant momentum of eBay’s “ network effect. Investment stopped, and entrepreneurs focused on other categories.

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B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

David Teten

JANUARY 3, 2013

The Shirt was named Oprah’s “Must Have Fashion Item” of 2011, and is distributed through Bloomingdale’s, boutiques, and www.the-shirt.com. - Smallknot is a TechStars NYC 2012 community crowdfunding platform for small businesses.

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Angel Investor SMS B2C New York 114

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

niche: a specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service. Choosing the right market for a startup is paramount. Venture Capital investors look for ‘Big markets’, ideally multi billion Dollars in size and growing. How small should a market be to be considered a good niche?

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Venture Capital B2C B2B Distribution 142

ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

Instead, think of Pinterest as a way to build an audience or an additional distribution channel for your content. It’s a similar pattern to other content marketing plays. Because they generate most of their revenue from ads with Mediavine , their main objective is article views; Pinterest helps distribute their content.

Marketing 114

Marketing Viral Campaign Search 114

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

After starting two companies of his own, he now heads the NYCDOE’s Markets initiative, which works on fostering smart demand for innovative solutions to the most urgent problems in New York’s public schools. Steven came to the NYCDOE via NASA, where he built the U.S. government’s first public website. million kids, and 135,000 employees.

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Lean Startup Ratchet New York City 162

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2013

You either took your stuff on the road and sold it door to door or you showed up somewhere near the center of town and rented a stall in the market or bazaar. Today sellers can find viable marketplace distribution in places like Amazon, Buy.com, Newegg, Ariba as well as eBay. photo credit: Bert Kaufmann via photopin cc.

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Channel Small Business Distribution B2C 76

Mucker Lab

MAY 1, 2013

In fact they tend to be B2B rather than B2C companies – while the popular bet these days in B2B for many is in “enterprise software” – maybe the better bet is in betting on these software native challengers. Hundreds of billions of dollars later, Amazon is one of the most valuable companies in the world.

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Software Silicon Valley Los Angeles Columbus 107

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Is it market understanding, is it experience, is it a particular set of personality traits? Now, if that’s the case – unless there’s some specific thing – it’s usually still a matter of, “Hey, look if there’s a good go-to-market strategy, if there’s a good something, then that works.”. And also think about it in terms of go-to market.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 17, 2021

Is it market understanding, is it experience, is it a particular set of personality traits? Now, if that’s the case – unless there’s some specific thing – it’s usually still a matter of, “Hey, look if there’s a good go-to-market strategy, if there’s a good something, then that works.”. And also think about it in terms of go-to market.

Cofounder 69

Cofounder Differentiation Search Advertising 69

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. Always happy to connect with pre-seed founders and provide VC friendly feedback.

B2B 97

B2B Burn Rate Generative AI Retention 97

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 28, 2017

5 Powerful Use Cases for Social Advocacy & How You Can Get Started written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In today’s social scenario, there is probably no better way to influence your target market than by establishing social advocates. IronSource incentivized their content distribution and got staff involved.

Social Network 71

Social Network Distribution Curation Social Media 71

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2009

. – Eric Ries In April of 2009 my partner and I had an idea for a web app, a B2C platform that we are selling as SaaS [software-as-a-service]. Now armed, with 4 "screenshots" and a story, we approached our target market, some of which was through warm introductions, and some, very literally, was through simple cold-calling.

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San Francisco Customer Wiki Lean 144