ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Not for lack of competition, but as the result of a carefully designed ecommerce marketing strategy. This is what drives growth for online stores like ASOS, despite existing in a saturated market. Table of contents What exactly is an ecommerce marketing strategy? Leverage FOMO in social media marketing 3.

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eCommerce Marketing Social Media Retention 129

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn what growth hacking in marketing is and what it’s not. The goal of growth hacking as marketing is rapid growth, using strategies and tactics that leverage (and even exploit) technology, platforms, and behavior to reach an end goal. Why do people think growth hacking in marketing is controversial?

Retention 113

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

With content automation capabilities, businesses can efficiently produce and distribute content aligned with their board-level objectives. Multi-Channel Publishing: Businesses can easily distribute content across various platforms and channels, including websites, social media, email marketing, and mobile applications.

Software Review 151

Software Review Software Small Business Social Media 151

The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2024

Building a sustainable ecommerce business can help attract this growing market segment. Additionally, a centralized distribution model should be considered to reduce the distance products travel from warehouse to customer. Use these metrics to assess your progress and identify areas for improvement.

eCommerce 88

eCommerce Reputation Technical Review Metrics 88

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Most experts agree that the pace of business change is increasing , and all the business owners I know are struggling to keep up, much less surpass the wealth of global competitors now entering the market. Highlight the competitive edge you bring to the market. Use test marketing to identify changes before scale-up.

Marketing 290

Marketing Leadership Differentiation Equity 290

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. ” Fire, Ready, Aim.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Great marketing is required to generate revenue and grow every business, especially new businesses which have no brand recognition nor loyal customer base. I also look for a commensurate portion of the plan describing the specific innovative marketing deliverables, beyond the traditional marketing items.

Marketing 333

Marketing Revenue Matching Viral 333

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

It’s about going beyond traditional metrics and processes, adopting unconventional approaches, and doing things that might seem unscalable to most. They wear multiple hats: investor, marketer, recruiter, and more. The focus on entertainment tech meant that we always cared about content creation, distribution and monetisation.

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Management Technical Review Venture Capital Generative AI 103

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2016

Many entrepreneurs assume that everyone will love their solution as much as they do, so they tune their marketing focus based on their own needs and wants. Expanding your market into these areas requires thinking outside your personal box. Identify your built-in biases and define compensating development and marketing strategies.

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Customer Marketing Social Media Technical Review 120

VC Adventure

MAY 5, 2022

I’m observing that IRR is a metric that is becoming an increasing focus in venture, replacing fund return multiple as the key metric of success. I understand the draw of IRR, and – as a fund draws to a close – there’s no question it’s an important metric. Some of those companies will be successful.

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IRR Metrics Valuation LP 116

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

Marketing automation tools are the backbone of many modern marketing strategies. They allow marketers to save time by automating repetitive tasks and maximizing outreach by sending personalized messages tailored to specific customer profiles. Your marketing automation tools must have tight social media integration.

Social Media 173

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

You work tirelessly to understand your customer, market, and competition so you can differentiate. Voice-of-customer (VoC) research, user research, competitor research, and insights on jobs-to-be-done (JTBD) can inform your marketing strategy. . Key brand tracking metrics. Market share. Have you built perceived value ?

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Fast-forward to today—Apple is the most profitable Smartphone company in the world and in Spain Android commands a market share of more than 90%. Its worldwide market share of Smartphones has dwindled to 5%. Apple owned 0%.

Private Equity 330

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 330

ConversionXL

JULY 2, 2019

Collectively, our analysts were responsible for consulting clients on data analysis and improving our marketing analytics tool. While our company focuses on analytics, our challenge was not unique—many in-house marketing departments and agencies struggle to measure and improve the efficiency of their teams. Prototype the dashboard.

Analytics 121

Analytics Metrics Distribution Algorithm 121

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I recommend a ten-slide pitch to start, reviewed by friends and advisors, to be expanded to a ten-to-twenty-page business plan with opportunity sizing, cost and price details, competitors, marketing and sales strategy, financial projections, and resources required. Prepare your marketing story for customers and investors.

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Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Harvest Technical Review 235

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Legal cannabis generated $16 billion in total economic output in the United States in 2017, and research indicates it will increase 150 percent by 2021, according to a report from cannabis industry analysts Arcview Market Research , in partnership with BDS Analytics. Target market: Who is your ideal buyer? Target market.

Business Plan 154

Business Plan Technical Review Forecast Software Review 154

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 12, 2017

How to Optimize Your Event Marketing Campaigns: Before, During and After Events written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Alon Alroy, CMO of Bizzabo, explains how event marketers can measure and optimize their event marketing campaigns before during and after the event process. Before the Event.

Campaign 74

Campaign Marketing Social Media Software Review 74

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2022

First you need to take consolation from the fact that you are not alone, and more importantly you need to implement an active growth and marketing plan to include the following initiatives: Ramp-up visibility and strategic alliances. Continually add new marketing and distribution partners. Ask every employee to focus on sales.

Startup 335

Startup Social Media Metrics Viral 335

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

On the other hand, the global courier delivery market covering Express delivery and Parcel Pickup and Drop services is all set to surpass a whopping $400 billion by 2024 with a growth rate of 8-10% every year. Launching the Uber for courier delivery app solution officially in the market for accepting parcel bookings. .

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

An article on growth and marketing in the middle of a crisis—the current one or any other—can seem tone deaf. This post surveys what people have done in the past—and what marketing leaders are doing now—to make it through tough times and thrive in the post-crisis era. Tim Stewart, trsdigital. But nothing gets better if we stand still.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Marketing broadly tends to obsess about Paid Media, they have to care about Owned and Earned Media as well – the latter will be the source of 70% – 75% of the incremental conversions! We’ll apply the methodology to Paid Media today – both Brand and Performance Marketing. Level 1 (Yellow): At the minimum, focus on these metrics.

Analytics 78

Analytics Marketing Metrics Channel 78

Board Effect

JUNE 25, 2023

The nonprofit board and leadership can set the tone for the organization by requiring ESG data to be collected and distributed. If you know where your strengths lie and where you need to do more work, you can better control the narrative when you do report ESG metrics. Honesty and transparency go a long way in building trust.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Metrics Government 52

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2018

Often, beneficial changes will have a short-term cost to achieve market growth or competitive advantage. Investors, for example, usually want short-term profit distribution versus re-investing for the future. Contingency plans make sense in every case these days, since technology and market factors are moving fast.

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Metrics Technical Review Operations Distribution 129

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2020

Governments, studios, and marketers already understand this, and how important a role video plays in marketing. With all the resources we have today, pretty much any company can have a great video marketing strategy that will allow them to get more visibility and gain the valuable attention of their core audience.

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Video Churn Rate Marketing Miami 207

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Here are some basic principles from my own experience that will improve your odds and keep you on the right track: Recognize that you are not the market. Marketing is everything these days. On the average, it takes as long to build marketing momentum as it does to build the solution. Start selling it before you build it.

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Business Model Customer Angel Investor Bootstrapping 273

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Now it’s all about how fast you recognize and adapt to market change, new competitors, and new technology. Smart entrepreneurs overtly plan every month to re-sync their vision and objectives with newly-learned market realities. It’s better to listen carefully, test them market, and take baby steps in the beginning.

Social Media 120

Social Media Technical Review Metrics Channel 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Include planned measurements and metrics.

Revenue 263

Revenue Startup Technical Review Business Model 263

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

They don’t know how to analyze a market or competition, so they make it up instead learning how to do it. The implication is that this was unknowable or bad luck, but the truth is, this was a predictable result of not understanding the market. Sometimes that’s airtight product/market it. But don’t get hung up on it.

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Restful Founder Revenue Acquisition 202

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Technological Convergence – The global equity market value associated with disruptive innovation could increase to 60% by 2030. Bitcoin in 2023 – After challenges in 2022, bitcoin’s price surged 155% last year, reaching $827 billion in market cap. trillion by 2030. and generate a post mortem.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

(As I’m a marketer, these focus on a marketing approach.). They can be everywhere—between departments, such as the marketing and sales department, or within departments. For example, in the marketing department, the content and email teams may be siloed. Growth killer #2: Different goals and metrics.

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Metrics Campaign Channel Advertising 132

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Small Business Content Marketing Paradox – [link]. 2013 Super Bowl Marketing and Small Business: More in Common Than You Think! That’s an understatement.

Social Media 106

Social Media Small Business Technical Review Design 106

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 3, 2024

Explore the importance of sustainability and functionality in packaging to stay ahead in the competitive cannabis market. By investing in green packaging initiatives, businesses in the cannabis sector can strengthen their market positioning while contributing positively to the environment.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Social Media Design 40

David Teten

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Instead of budget approvals, monitor key metrics and give managers more flexibility. Or executives fail to take advantage of a great marketing opportunity with a December 31 deadline because they do not have budget. . Without systems in place to manage distributed spending, finance teams will leave money on the table.”.

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Agile Management Forecast Silicon Valley 60

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 8, 2009

A post by Fred Wilson pointed me to Dave McClure's Startup Metrics presentation. Define what you need from a metrics and reporting standpoint. Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp, Sept 2009) View more documents from Dave McClure. You only build what you need to prove that model. Great stuff.

Metrics 225

Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 225

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Include planned measurements and metrics.

Small Business 147

Small Business Revenue Technical Review Business Model 147

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Luckily, I had always been a “hands-on” professional, and I had learned the pragmatics of people leadership, marketing, management tools, and funding. Simply defining yourself as a marketing specialist, designer, or project leader minimizes the stigma of the consultant role. Adopt a project-based revenue model with metrics.

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Silicon Valley Social Media Software Review Leadership 140

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

They also want to see that you’ve assembled a collaborative team, capable of delivering your solution to the market. If you can check these boxes and convince venture capitalists that you’ve achieved product fit in a market with plenty of room for growth, you have a real shot at securing funding. Prepare to prove your worth.

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage Differentiation 140