YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2013

The rest is just digital noise. Marketers should see this as great news, because if someone chooses to continue subscribing to your alerts, you’re doing something right and the chance of making sales increases exponentially. Fortunately, there are innovations taking place in email management to help consumers get better at email.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2013

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. Myspace, for example, launched in 2003 and boomed for five years without a revenue model. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2017

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. MySpace, for example, launched in 2003 and boomed for five years without a revenue model. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits. Marty Zwilling.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Never missing an opportunity for a good war story, I’d like to revisit one high-profile transaction, the $650 million acquisition of MySpace by Fox Interactive Media in 2005, on which I spent many sleepless nights along with the rest of the deal team. Part of the deal was bringing in a new CEO, Richard Rosenblatt.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. ” And second, so that the rest of us who are not going to be artists can appreciate how hard it is, and learn how to look at art and how to look at sculpture and how to appreciate good writing.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

My Experience Back in 2002/2003 I spent hours writing a sales letter and emailing it to 15 local design firms, offering my services as an outsourced development staff (I coded in PHP,NET and Java at the time). Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. And that’s the position you want to be in. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 28, 2013

The rest is just digital noise. Marketers should see this as great news, because if someone chooses to continue subscribing to your alerts, you’re doing something right and the chance of making sales increases exponentially. Fortunately, there are innovations taking place in email management to help consumers get better at email.

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dashes.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

I can explain why, but if you saw what Brad Feld or Alexander Muse or Fred Wilson or Joel Spolsky or (my favorite take) Andrew Warner write about why they dont sign NDA s, you can skip the rest of this post. But moreover, thats just not how things work. Ideas are cheap. Execution is hard. kevinshay. | May 8, 2010 12:06 PM. � Howard Aiken.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

When I decided to start my business in 2003 it was not a decision that I took lightly. This resulted in their largest sale at the time (they more than tripled investment in my services with one transaction and their program is now sold out with a wait list). Do what you do best and outsource the rest. Your values equal value.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The chance to be the ‘Amazon of Africa’ and to dominate e-commerce in Nigeria, and the rest of Africa, is one that entrepreneurs, and increasingly investors, are taking seriously indeed. A clue to the biggest of all these opportunities is the lack of a postal service in the country.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 20, 2011

Jim Connolly Jim Connolly specializes in helping small businesses to make massively more sales and boost their profits, through common sense marketing. I Hate Selling, So Now How Do I Convert Leads 1 Many business owners attract sales leads, but feel uncomfortable converting those leads into paying clients. 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. Since 2003, my thoughts have often manifested in a blog post. What are all these tweets supposed to link to? October 15th, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? 7 Matt Watson : DragonDrop.org » on 09.15.10

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

When you want to get more “leads” into the top of your sales funnel, you have the option of not requiring people to register to get the valuable content that your company creates (an ebook or white paper perhaps). With a gate, each person downloading becomes a valuable sales lead. You have a choice. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 20, 2011

Mahan Khalsa Mahan Khalsa is the founder of the Sales Performance Group of FranklinCovey , the creator of the Helping Clients Succeed sales improvement program taught in over 40 countries and 10 different languages. He is currently a founding partner at Ninety Five 5 (Less Nonsense – More Sales). Is that so hard?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

Look for numbers like sales, units, leads, presentations, page views, downloads, and conversion rates. Which brings us to money, the reason why you want a marketing plan: better marketing planning means better marketing management which means more sales and managed, optimized marketing spending. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 20, 2011

Michael Schultz Mike Schultz, author of Rainmaking Conversations , is President of RAIN Group, a sales training , assessment, and performance improvement company, and publisher of RainToday.com. Those that turn their sales fortunes around stop hating it. I wish learning to love sales would be as easy as telling you, “Try it!

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 20, 2011

Wendy Weiss Wendy Weiss, The Queen of Cold Calling™ , is an author, speaker, sales trainer, and sales coach. Read all five posts in today’s series and come back each day this week for five new posts in this great educational series and another chance to win. She is the author of the book, Cold Calling for Women.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 20, 2011

For more insights, download these four free sales tools. Jill Konrath Jill Konrath, author of SNAP Selling & Selling to Big Companies, helps sellers crack into new accounts and win big contracts. I Hate Selling, So Now How Do I Convert Leads 2 Stop selling then – at least the way you think you’re supposed to.

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BeyondVC

JULY 7, 2010

We bought that company in 2003 and invested some more capital. It was a painful process as we had to let go of the sales team that had built initial momentum and we had to hunker down and restart. What I saw in Bill and the rest of the team was how to get deals closed and the desire to do what it takes to make things happen.

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BeyondVC

JULY 7, 2010

We bought that company in 2003 and invested some more capital. It was a painful process as we had to let go of the sales team that had built initial momentum and we had to hunker down and restart. What I saw in Bill and the rest of the team was how to get deals closed and the desire to do what it takes to make things happen.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Word of mouth, referrals and buzz on social networks can increase awareness, build trust and influence sales. Social Media & Networking – 90% of marketers say that social media is important for their business according to the 2011 Social Media Marketing Report. Note: There have been some updates since I published th.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

Usually, referrals begin already much closer to the sales point, but not always. Sometimes they come in at the top, as well. Regardless, the key is, at the very moment you “meet’ them, communicate value; no, not in your products or services, but as a person. It’s as simple as that. And, best not to make it any more difficult.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

You’ll find it’s much easier to promote this kind of high-quality free content, particularly with social media, than it is to try to jump right to the sale of your product or service. It will build trust and rapport, so that down the line you can fully explain all the benefits of what you do. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2020

The first shows were created in late 2003, and the term itself was coined in 2004 by combining “iPod” with “broadcasting.”. The rest is history. Podcasting can drive traffic to a website, which, in turn, can generate leads or sales. If you don’t have a thoughtful strategy and process, it’s easy to waste time and effort.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

How much of our sales are we willing to put into our Marketing? Here are some great questions to get your Marketing Strategy rolling: What is the purpose of our business? Why do people love buying from us? If we could get them to buy more, what would we want them to buy and how much more money should they spend? 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

But what would happen if, instead of ending with the sales conversation; the new customer, you began with the customer purchase? You are addicted to acquisition as you cast out that wide net, which just happens to be full of holes. And you’re not alone. It’s good business sense. It’s common sense. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Fund raising (as is much of life) is a sale – pure and simple. As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. .

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Jeff Hilimire

MAY 19, 2010

In 2003 we moved into a large(r) office on Zonolite Road. It’s no secret though, or at least it won’t be after this post, that somewhere between the sale and the end of 2009 I was lost. In too many closed door meetings and in some kind of private club that doesn’t have access to the rest of the company.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 23, 2019

On-page FAQs do have a place—when they’re used to answer actual questions, not as a sales tool (e.g. This is different from the rest. While there’s a strong case against left-vertical menus , two studies (2003 and 2004) claim it’s better. Q: “Should I buy it?” ” A: “Of course you should!”).

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Even today, more than 20 years later , many businesses and consumers consider Word and the rest of Office absolutely essential to being able to use their Mac for business and personal use. Even worse, DVD sales were starting to lag, and a Hollywood backlash further muddied the situation.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

This is a representation of 2003 – 2013. But hoarding money means it doesn’t trickle down and assist the rest of society in any way. Failure plagues those who believe in the traditional business plan; the long-term planning model; the belief that sales and marketing numbers are facts. It scares them to try.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 7, 2019

Michael Port: So, let’s back it up a little bit because as you know, the closing techniques that someone uses in say, a sales conversation are often not the things that made the sale or lost the sale. The sale is usually made much earlier on in the relationship. Michael Port: So, that’s a big idea.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2013

On-page FAQs do have a place though – when they’re used to answer actual questions, and not as a sales tool (“Should I buy it?” This is different from the rest. While there’s a strong case against the left vertical menus , two studies (2003 and 2004) actually claim it’s better.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster was at its height, strongly battling MySpace after raising its premium round from Benchmark and Kleiner in the fall of 2003. Friendster raised a big round in 2003; MySpace started gaining traction. Then, spend the rest of the pitch backing up those claims and increasing investors’ confidence in your investment thesis.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

According to a study examining the effect of color on sales, 92.6% This means that horizontal is the most restful and stable line position. They are more casual and playful than vertical or horizontal lines because they resist being pigeonholed in either resting position. Smooth lines are clean, calming and restful.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

The biggest deal I’ve ever done was a sale of a $100,000 website. It was 2003 or right about then, and I was walking across the Green Street Mall in Brisbane, thinking that I was no longer interested in Magic the Gathering as a card game. There’s a few sites you can go to and monitor that have a constant stream of websites for sale.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

If you keep these 7 things in mind, you well be well on your way to a good blog and ideally, plenty of leads or sales. What are your most common sales objections? How do the sales representatives answer questions? To a certain extent, blogging works in a similar fashion to real-life sales.

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