View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Around the same time we were doing those webinars, we launched our first ebook, and that did much better in terms of conversions — click-through-rate on emails, conversions on landing pages, and so on. EM: My rule of thumb is to look at the length of the sales cycle. Some startups have really long sales cycles.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 20, 2019

As with other ABM platforms, the key components of ABM software are hidden from view: You can’t compare the machine learning algorithms based on a demo or marketing materials. For example, based on intent data, who should be shown a “Schedule a Demo” ad or receive direct mail? As Watt contends , ABM focuses on macro-conversions (i.e.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

One – Conversion Rates. Look at your conversion rates to see what’s working for your business in the post-Covid world: For your business as a whole. Which channels give the highest conversion rates for meetings/demos – both online and/or in-person? Measure the number of: Demos. Three – Sales cycle.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Real conversations with good people. Don’t sleep on assisted conversions: these are any pages that are visited on the path to a website conversion. It has high close rates and shorter sales cycles, and some of the usual metrics are lagging indicators (demos attended, proposals sent, and average deal size).

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 22, 2018

We can prove that social media and SEO drive traffic and top-line conversions, but we still struggle to show the bottom-line impact of marketing. Conversions (e.g. After she gets a series of lead nurturing emails and sales/marketing communications, she signs up for a demo and converts into a paying customer. site visits).

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

So because they didn't know the industry, they just didn't have that ability to come into the conversation with something innovative. We thought there has to be a way to really elevate the conversation within our industry. The guys are like, well, maybe my sister will take this conversation. And it was very just vanilla.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Customers that converted in the last year that originally reached out for a demo. Customers that converted in the last year that had a sales cycle of less than x weeks. In sequential testing , you simply change things on your site and note how your conversion rate changes over time. Acquisition Efficiency.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

However, for the trials that they did receive they were successful at converting them to closed deals at the expected conversion rate. So we know from this that the problem is not the quality of those sales people. They may tell you that the number of visitors was on target, but the conversion rate fell below the previous levels.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

ABM must target the entire buying committee, not just one or two individuals who may never be involved in sales conversations. Account-based marketing flips the traditional marketing and sales funnel upside down. They haven’t completed a form, joined a webinar, or requested a demo. But you first have to engage them. ?Think

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Twitter and Facebook can generate traffic, but when it comes to getting an immediate action, like a sales conversation, I’d rather hang out where business is being done, not where news articles and cat videos are consumed. Who cares: we want the shortest path to a conversation, not necessarily traffic to your site. Click rates.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 8, 2015

One of the testing strategies is experimenting with the path people take towards their final conversion/purchase. How User Flow Affects Conversions. A major factor affecting your conversions is user flow. It’s also called user journey or conversion path. Split-path testing is one way of optimizing your conversion path.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 5, 2023

20:15] How do you tie conversion rate optimization to your ad spend? [21:49] You know, is there a place for what people might refer to as brand advertising or you know, long sale cycle trust building type of advertising as opposed to, you know, how do I get today's dollars? How did they take it after using GA3 for so long?

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

A big downside of the high-touch sales model is that the CAC is out of control, and the sales cycles are extremely long. As you can see in the graph below, high-touch sales is a leading indicator of CAC. A high-touch sales process can balloon customer acquisition costs. Perfect for hyper-niche solutions.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

That’d be a guaranteed 90+ percent conversion (there are always skeptics that won’t believe a good offer when they see one). There is no simple formula to figure out the optimal sales cycle (you can hire a bunch of McKinsey consultants, if you like), you have to base it on observations and testing. Free trial.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

2,320 sign-ups; 39% of attendees were net new accounts; 34 sales-qualified opportunities; 5 new customers immediately converted with LTV of over $100k each (normally a 9 to 12 month sales cycle). iRidium invited top tier accounts to product demos. Results of iRidium’s ABM efforts. how long they spent on the site). “We

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 15, 2019

Maybe it’s getting a prospect to hop on a demo call with someone from your sales team. Part of getting the timing right is understanding your sales cycle and your customers. The same is true for your follow up campaigns. Maybe it’s getting an existing customer to join your referral program.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2016

My post focuses mostly on conversion. If you’ve never heard of the sales funnel before, here is a good overview of what we mean by that. The most important part is to start tracking “conversion” from one stage to another as soon as possible, because it will tell you what’s working and what can be improved.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

This means you have to generate awareness and demand yourself, before you get that sale. Companies like Essio Shower or TYME both sell products that people don’t know are available, so a great deal of education around their product needs to happen before a conversion can be expected. Track Sales Wisely. Seasonal and Events.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Conversely, “latent behaviors”—like early-stage content and blog posts—earn much lower scores. Late Stage —These are qualified leads that would either pass to sales or start receiving content like pricing, demos, and discount offers. Lead Conversion Selling ellen gomes sales' Buying Stage.

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ConversionXL

MAY 20, 2016

Similar to the Snappa example, another great way to increase your trial-to-customer conversion rates is to send targeted emails based on how often your subscribers use your product. Prior to segmenting their email list, Groove was experiencing low trial-to-customer conversion rates. Based On What Content Your Subscribers Download.

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