Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Apple under Cook has doubled its revenues to $200 billion while doubling profit and tripling the amount of cash it has in the bank (now a quarter of trillion dollars).

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly.

Hockey Stick 386

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 386

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

And because the price of any commodity or stock is not static and changes every day, you might not understand how to read trends over longer periods. It’s not necessary for you to analyse market research to calculate which direction markets are expected to move.

Institutional Investors 241

Institutional Investors Government Salary Stock 241

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. Of course incumbents cannot be expected to jeopardize their revenue streams or investments in CRM platforms with new concepts that wipe out the need for their current solutions. That was a decade ago. How about today?

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

ConversionXL

JULY 20, 2019

Generating revenue via email marketing requires strategy. Once you perfect your ecommerce email marketing strategy, conversions will soar. There’s really no denying it: Email marketing still plays a vital role in generating eCommerce revenue. Experian took an even closer look, focusing on revenue.

eCommerce 90

eCommerce Email Conversion Marketing 90

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Generating revenue via email marketing requires strategy. There’s really no denying that email marketing still plays a vital role in generating eCommerce revenue. Direct Marketing vs. Transactional: Which Is Best? Direct Marketing / Promotional Emails. Does one work better than the other?

eCommerce 48

eCommerce Email Conversion Marketing 48

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly.

Hockey Stick 278

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 278

Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

Here is a telling statement from an analyst on Apple’s most recent quarter: Apple’s stock price to earnings ratio has dropped to 16.72. If we are in a bubble, that is a bit of an odd commentary for a company that grew revenues 83% year-over-year and grew earnings 93% year-over-year. Ex-cash it’s 13.5. What is next?

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 60

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

Shows me again if the product is in stock. Underneath are two, mostly likely stock, photos of Farmers "Chuck" and "Frank" bearing copy that is almost certainly lawyer-approved – it is bereft of any passion. Don't you love happy customers and big revenues? It says Continue securely. Plus: No videos.

Web 165

Web Design Marketing Security 165

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 28, 2006

Depending on the cost of items you sell on your website each percent point of abandonment could represent tens of thousands to millions of dollars per month in revenue. Do you have it in stock? That should give you some range to think about. Hence my recommendation to have a almost irrational adoration of this metric.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

After negotiations between the two companies, Google acquired video compression company On2 in February 2010 for $133 million in Google stock. After negotiations between the two companies, Google acquired video compression company On2 in February 2010 for $133 million in Google stock. Google integrated dMarc into its AdSense app.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

Occam's Razor

MAY 27, 2015

Our advertising will rain down massive revenues! !" Like you, when I went to MBA school I was told my marketing class that the ultimate nirvana state for a Marketer was to be able to deliver the right message (RM) to the right person (RP) at the right time (RT). These are non-trivial questions to answer. Magnificent.

Analytics 60

Analytics Marketing Mobile Audience 60

ConversionXL

JULY 11, 2016

Three tactics to maximize revenue from a CRO program: Free test software. Report tangibly and make content marketing comparable to direct marketing channels. Create personas and make them using real data (don’t fall into the stock photo trap). Iridion – Optimization Workflow Management for free.

PPC 48

PPC Analytics Video Non-Compete 48

ConversionXL

APRIL 20, 2016

If you’ve got the time, watch his poetic “Modern Man” routine: Comedians like Carlin rail against the softening of language, the vague generalities that (mostly) marketers thrust into public discourse. Basically, jargon is like the cheesy stock photo of the copywriting world. Direct marketers know that the words you use do matter.

B2B 48

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