YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

Using free tools like Google’s Keyword Planner and Google Search Console can help you identify which search queries users are typing in to find your business and where gaps in content exist for your vertical.

Small Business 173

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2021

You might want to be an all-rounder SEO agency or, as we discuss later in this piece, you may want to specialize your verticals. Expertise in a specific industry vertical or process? Grow your SEO business by specializing in your verticals. Build a solid value proposition. Do you have a proprietary tool that you leverage?

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

Silicon Valley 170

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 26, 2020

In the wake of COVID-19, businesses have been affected across almost every vertical. Revamp your email marketing strategy. Have you been putting email marketing off while focusing on other efforts? In fact, 59% of marketers say email is their biggest source of ROI.

Marketing 171

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Reply jordancooper , on November 12, 2009 at 8:08 am Said: Steve, sorry to do this in your comment forum, but I don’t see an email or contact. Brendan McManus said: “Lessons Learned” – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch [link] #startup #advice [.] page I know you are speaking in NYC tonight, and that it’s sold out.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

But make sure it fits who you are. a comment » Yet another brilliant post from Steve Blank, this time about what it takes to found, co-found, or work in a startup at various stages of [.] To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I always had been curious about how Silicon Valley, a place I had lived and worked in, came to be. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

One alternative I have used is to have a PDF of a sanitized version of the slides ready to go as a leave behind or email afterwards so you can keep the really good stuff out. John Reply Terence Lee , on December 7, 2009 at 10:51 am Said: Agreed on not handing over slides. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

You email them. It’s difficult to identify the right channels if all you can point to is top-of-funnel “email generation.”. A disorganized CRM wastes data: Even if you’ve identified the target audience and collected the necessary data, you can’t turn that intelligence into a targeted email campaign or personalized ad messaging.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Head this off at the pass: once a customer makes a purchase, send them a short email asking them about their experience. Email and customer feedback forms. If your revenue model is based on advertising in an email newsletter, you’ll want to compare the number of subscribers. Horizontal vs vertical vs diagonal lines.

Marketing 162

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

She had sent several emails to the resource center asking for help. Progress Report Last week I happened to be sitting in my wife’s office as she was on the phone to my daughter in college. Struggling with one of her classes my daughter had assured us that she was asking for help – and was reporting on her progress (or lack of it).

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

However, as hard as I emphasize this point to aspiring entrepreneurs every year I usually get a call or email from a past student asking me to introduce them to my favorite VC’s. That’s why I make my students spend a lot of time “touching the hot stove&# by talking to customers “outside the building” to test their hypotheses. Now In Print!

Silicon Valley 208

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 31, 2023

” That was the email one of Ethena’s founders sent to me and Melanie Naranjo on 8/21/21, a bit over two years ago. HW: I’m always surprised when someone considering ‘joining a startup’ has put a lot of thought into industry/vertical but not into stage of company. GET ALL MY POSTS VIA EMAIL

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

#14- Brands will prioritize vertical video marketing Photo Credit: Austin Armstrong The number 1 trend for 2023 digital marketing will be brands making vertical video marketing a top priority. Vertical videos let potential customers Know, Like, and Trust brands faster, which can increase their reach.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

Since COVID started the number of spam emails and LinkedIn messages increased (doubled at least). Our research showed that LTV was much higher compared to other verticals we have worked in the past which made the decision to change our approach a no-brainer.

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David Cohen

AUGUST 29, 2013

I’ve posted the following email by permission of the author, who shall remain anonymous as his request. It’s not our first rodeo, as we’d graduated from [name of an unrelated accelerator] but we wanted and needed some support around our vertical. Not all accelerators are created equal. a hint about which accelerator it was]).

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Stacked – A vertical parallel logo design, ideal for cloths tags and where horizontal space is tight. Icon – Perfect for your email gravatar and social media avatar. Parallel – Includes your name, tagline, and icon, perfect for a website header.

Design 173

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ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2014

Email remarketing. Obtain Customer Emails For Direct Communication. According to Monetate , email still provides the best conversion rates when compared to other traffic sources in eCommerce. It’s too bad, because the open & click rates across nearly every vertical are also significantly higher. image source.

eCommerce 112

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Were they vertically integrated ? close email) so I can stay focused. Or if I’m struggling to get into the flow I take an ADD distraction break over on email or Twitter and come back to my brainstorming session 20 minutes later. Underpinning it all I wrote: sales, asset management, analytics & talent management.

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The Next Web

JULY 19, 2013

So I said, ‘great, did you read the email, everything’s fine.’”. We sent you an email confirmation, we’ve sent you a text message confirmation, would you like me to verbally tell you? “We had bookings at midnight, one AM last night and six ‘o’ clock this morning. I had a couple of calls, two people had booked and were in pain.

Cloud 121

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

I suggested going for larger companies and also to pick some verticals where the value proposition really shines through. In that case, the verticals of choice could be manufacturing, wholesale and retail. If you have additional questions, please email me, and I would be very happy to respond.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2017

If you see signs of internal misalignment, such as too many meetings, overload of emails, or lack of engagement at any level, now is the time to take action before customers and employees both sense it and leave you. Improve reporting structure support (vertical alignment). Failed strategies erode your competitive position.

North America 136

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2014

In another study, Granify, a CRO software company, conducted a real time behavior analysis of 20+ million visitors over 5 different verticals and also found that “lower prices” was not as pervasive as we may have believed. But if you notice competitors are lacking testimonials, you may be better off just sending a few emails.

Software Review 117

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

Please contact me with your email address. It still shocks me that marketing people in general don’t want to talk to customers, at all. Reply Jim Wolcott , on April 28, 2010 at 7:30 pm Said: Steve! Great blog, just now found it. I was the Senior Technical Writer for SMac from 1988-1991. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Instead I’ve written some stuff down — take a look and if you have any follow-up maybe we can handle over email. All of these areas require real understanding of core underlying technology, not just pattern matching against a business model applied to a vertical. Climate sustainability.

North Carolina 107

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

However, the mistake Said has made is to go "spray and pray" and build numerous different verticals without really fleshing out the business strategy for any of them. If you have additional questions, please email me, and I would be very happy to respond. PTA Portals. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur 116

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

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Customer 218

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Steve Blank

JULY 16, 2009

To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

Silicon Valley 223

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

Silicon Valley 237

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

Customer Development 245

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print! Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice.

Customer Development 228

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

There are countless strategies to consider employing here, including search engine optimization (SEO), pay per click (PPC) advertising, email marketing, and even traditional advertising are all viable options. . Are you going to grow vertically or horizontally? Memorability. How much growth is reasonable to achieve?

Startup 127

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2014

For starters, they used emails to target users whose first sessions were under 2 minutes, as depicted below: image source. The company also sent the following email to users who logged in fewer than 2 times within the first 10 days: image source. Of the users who went on to complete the process, over 40% stuck around after 30 days.

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