Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Find partners and channels which are complementary, and not directly competitive. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money. Get exposure for your expertise.

Marketing 235

Marketing SEM Startup Viral 235

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Cost of Acquisition (CAC): The total cost of acquiring a user through a given channel. If you are measuring these two correctly, you can make simple rules/decisions based on your results: If the CAC is over twice the LTV don’t even bother—this channel is likely not going to work. Google AdWords or SEM (expensive).

Revenue 60

Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

Gust

MARCH 9, 2014

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Find partners and channels which are complementary, and not directly competitive. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money. Get exposure for your expertise.

Marketing 146

Marketing SEM Viral Social Media 146

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

I agree with my friend Lon Safko, and his classic book “ The Social Media Bible ,” which asserts your team can be successful at social without the cost of an expensive expert or agency, by following these five basic steps: Start with the dominant players. Top social networks are Facebook (1.2 billion users).

Social Media 120

Social Media Media SEM Startup 120

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 1, 2013

We’ll look at relevant metrics to help you assess whether a specific marketing channel could work for you, and also highlight additional resources to help you get a better understanding of that channel. To learn more about SEO and PPC marketing, read 10 Practical Small Business SEO and SEM Marketing Tips. Online Marketing.

Small Business 107

Small Business Marketing Affiliate PPC 107

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2011

A website is the hub of a small business’s marketing efforts through other channels (print, SEO, SEM, email, direct, mobile, etc.). But a blog or an active presence on a popular social network does present a great opportunity to provide your opinions about key issues relevant to your business and to build thought leadership.

Small Business 93

Small Business SEM SEO Social Network 93

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2011

A website is the hub of a small business’s marketing efforts through other channels (print, SEO, SEM, email, direct, mobile, etc.). But a blog or an active presence on a popular social network does present a great opportunity to provide your opinions about key issues relevant to your business and to build thought leadership.

Small Business 84

Small Business SEM SEO Social Network 84

Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

This helps significantly when you’re targeting your audience and evaluating the effectiveness of your LinkedIn channel as a whole. Buffer is simpler, scan-able and makes publishing content on 6+ social media channels faster. My favorite analytics tool for social media is Moz Pro. Are you reaching the right audience?

Analytics 100

Analytics Social Media Marketing Media 100

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The App Store is a channel for customer acquisition. As the channel gets more and more crowded, just launching an app in the store is getting worse and worse as a strategy for each new entrant. On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral. The observation sounds strange.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Lean Retention SEM 68

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Far more common is a need to acquire customers through a series of steps like SEO, SEM, PR, Social Marketing, direct sales, channel sales, etc. Extensive use of software to automate all processes such as SEO, SEM, social networking, lead scoring, lead nurturing, CRM, etc.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

There’s a lot going out there in the many channels small business owners and marketers find themselves, and it’s very helpful to use tools that help you keep track of marketing related metrics. If you can get very good at these two KPIs, you’ll always know what you can spend of marketing and labor. Content.

Metrics 28

Metrics Small Business Analytics SEM 28

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Again, its critical to focus your marketing launch on those publications, venues, and channels that your potential partners are paying attention to. Dont chicken out and do a closed beta; get real customers in through real renewable channels. Start with a five-dollar-a-day SEM campaign. Instead, do your product launch first.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

OnlyOnce

APRIL 27, 2010

.   With apologies to Monty Python, and on the heels of last week’s fracas about social networking having more users than email, once again I say, email is Not Dead Yet!   Three articles of late are pretty interesting and point out that the trends in online channel usage are far murkier than meets the eye.

Social Network 48

Social Network SEM B2C Social Media 48

OnlyOnce

APRIL 27, 2010

.   With apologies to Monty Python, and on the heels of last week’s fracas about social networking having more users than email, once again I say, email is Not Dead Yet!   Three articles of late are pretty interesting and point out that the trends in online channel usage are far murkier than meets the eye.

Social Network 48

Social Network SEM B2C Social Media 48

OnlyOnce

APRIL 27, 2010

.   With apologies to Monty Python, and on the heels of last week’s fracas about social networking having more users than email, once again I say, email is Not Dead Yet!   Three articles of late are pretty interesting and point out that the trends in online channel usage are far murkier than meets the eye.

Social Network 48

Social Network SEM B2C Social Media 48

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

I know, monster list posts are so last year, but I wanted to put together a resource that could be a bit of a guide as you navigate all of the various platforms, networks, and channels available today. Online Advertising– This includes the use of pay-per-click platforms, social networks, display ads and retargeting.

Lead Generation 28

Lead Generation Social Media Public Relations Channel 28