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Why Some Startups Win

Steve Blank

To do that we will create end-user demand and drive it into the sales channel, educate the channel and customers about why our products are superior, and help Engineering understand customer needs and desires. Drive that demand into our sales channels. Educate our sales channel(s). That was it. It didn’t take more.

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SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent.

Steve Blank

Five Easy Pieces – The Marketing Mission After a few months of talking to customers , talking to our channel and working with sales we defined the marketing Mission (our job) was to: Help Sales deliver $25 million in sales with a 45% gross margin. Two paragraphs, Five bullets. It didn’t take more.

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Create a “Content Playground” that’s Fun for Buyers (and Lucrative for You)

ConversionXL

Please fill out this form to download our white paper so that you understand the value of solving this problem.”. Awareness would then grow as they perused our landing pages, read our blog posts, and filled out a form to download an in-depth white paper. Are you optimizing for reach, engagement, or CTR?

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How to Create a Marketing Playbook for Consistent Campaigns

ConversionXL

A marketing playbook helps you achieve brand consistency across channels and campaigns. A marketing playbook is a reference guide that outlines how a business will manage its marketing on a particular channel or campaign. What’s inside will differ depending on the channel or marketing campaign. Content channels.

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How to Create a Marketing Funnel by Responding to Customer Behavior

ConversionXL

However, with every new technology, channel, and distraction served up by the internet, that journey becomes less linear, and the traditional funnel becomes less relevant. Social media, on the other hand, are browsing channels. They take it a step further by using real images, names, and links to build credibility. Image source.

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[Review] Optimize

YoungUpstarts

In developing a content plan, it is useful to consider which stage a customer is at, namely: Awareness? Things to consider here include targeting customers at a specific point of their life cycle, identifying current content gaps, coming up with an editorial calendar and publishing schedule, and promoting the content on different channels.

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8 Tips for Writing White Papers (Hint: Don’t Call It a White Paper)

Duct Tape Marketing

Ever seen a “white paper” on the web… and figured those are only for the big guys? A white paper is a 6- to 8-page marketing document that helps a prospective customer understand an issue or solve a problem. Wondering what you could possible say in a white paper? Think again. Don’t do it!