VC Cafe

JUNE 7, 2010

The partnerships enabled reach to over 100 million mobile users, but the local advertisers were not technology-inclined which made sales cycles longer and more complicated. According to Ariel, Pudding Media’s CEO, the company was ahead of its time. It is always a bit sad to report of a startup closing.

Media 95

Media Malaysia Thailand Asia 95

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

very low margin, longer sales cycle, few very big exits, hard to differentiate. SMB SaaS: Shorter sales cycle than enterprise, less speculative than consumer. Capital intensive, long sales cycle. Adtech: Less speculative, good teams are easier to identify, monetizeable, many acquisitions.

Sales Cycle 67

Sales Cycle eCommerce Flash Early Stage 67

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 23, 2013

Small businesses don’t need a flash-in-the-pan big-budget marketing campaign with short term results. They need an ongoing and steady stream of incoming leads to fill the sales funnel and create predictable revenue over the long term. 2. A consistent and predictable stream of leads and referrals.

Marketing 78

Marketing Small Business Sales Cycle Social Media 78

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

We got a great reference, so the sales cycle was extremely short, maybe one call and one email. Before I started working for myself,” says Noble, “I understood bits about the financial and tax side of running a business, but flashing forward two years, I know so much more than I did previously.”. Financial acumen.

SEO 110

SEO Hiring PPC Leadership 110

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

We got a great reference, so the sales cycle was extremely short, maybe one call and one email. Before I started working for myself,” says Noble, “I understood bits about the financial and tax side of running a business, but flashing forward two years, I know so much more than I did previously.”. Financial acumen.

SEO 49

SEO Hiring PPC Leadership 49

ConversionXL

APRIL 12, 2017

FrontPage, Flash, etc. Bill Leake: Optimizing for the “Considered Purchase”: What Changes if You’re B2B or Expensive / Long Sales Cycle B2C? Longer decision cycle. You don’t have a website. Your site sucks donkey balls. Content or structure are a disaster. Sites are huge, layers and layers of content. Image Credit.

San Antonio 86

San Antonio Metrics B2B Analytics 86