ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. Customer turnover was reduced by one third which translated into approximately $20 million recovered in annual revenue. image source.

Retention 112

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. Customer turnover was reduced by one third which translated into approximately $20 million recovered in annual revenue. image source.

Retention 105

Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. Customer turnover was reduced by one third which translated into approximately $20 million recovered in annual revenue. image source.

Retention 98

Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The fact that SaaS valuations are being more affected by the downturn than the Nasdaq can be surprising given the supposed resiliency of the SaaS model (recurring revenues) but it translates the public investors belief that SMB software spend is going to be hit very hard by this recession. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare?

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Portfolio 48

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. In its most recent quarter, the company processed the exchange of $923 million of sales, which equates to a $3.6B Poshmark was founded by Manish Chandra in 2011. annual GMV.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 27, 2019

Klaviyo is a platform that helps growth-focused eCommerce brands drive more sales with super-targeted, highly relevant email, Facebook and Instagram marketing. Matt Cooper: Yeah, yeah, so the company was founded back in 2011. Transcript. John Jantsch: This episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Klaviyo.

Community 59

Community South Africa Software Global 59

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

With each hand, a small percentage of the pot is scraped off by the dealer, which in essence becomes the “revenue” for the casino. While casinos use the term “rake,” a plethora of interesting word choices exist which all describe the same thing – keeping a little bit of the revenue for the company that is running the service.

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Last week, I wrote about Akamai , a company with strong network effects that successfully transitioned from a single product to build a platform that garners over a billion dollars in revenue and is now a core part of the Internet’s fabric. Expedia grew to account for roughly one third of the company’s revenues. Think about that.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2014

This equates to a loss of revenue, which requires more and more signups from new customers just to replace what you are organically losing every month. I have seen this happen at a few startups I’ve worked with by expanding revenue from the current product, plus up-sell and cross-sell opportunities , but that will be a future post.

Retention 106

Retention Churn Rate Metrics Software Review 106

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta. YouAppi (2011)- YouAppi creates adtech to streamline mobile user acquisition.

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

What makes this especially tricky is that not all the rules of typography actually increase sales. Similarly, in Web Copy That Sells , Maria Veloso reports that implementing a drop cap on 11 major paragraphs for one website contributed to a 251% increase in sales. Maintain a vertical grid with a 135–150% line height.

Web 48

Web Design Vertical Technical Review 48

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Since coming to Australia in 2004 my passion for creativity was further boosted and was well alive while still doing my business degree and working in corporate world until 2011. In 2011 I discovered the world of blogging and started to share my creative works with the world, accidentally starting my part time creative business online.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

All of this combines to make vertical niches the best option, by far, for someone bootstrapping a company. #3: 4: Basing Your Business on One-time Sales. This is one of the more recent lessons I’ve learned: one-time sales suck. Starting from zero revenue every 30 days is no way to grow a business.

Bootstrapping 75

Bootstrapping Revenue Vertical Advertising 75

ConversionXL

MARCH 22, 2013

For the first time since 2001, PC sales were lower that they were the previous year. Tablet sales are expected to top laptop PC sales for the first time in 2013. Webundies.com announced 2012 mobile commerce sales of $168,000, accounting for 5.4% of total sales. Revenue increased by 101.25%.

Mobile 115

Mobile Conversion Design Dividend 115

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 12, 2017

And it’s very difficult to measure that and prove that pre-sale but you can prove it post-sale with good key performance indicators in place that you’re measuring that you can prove it.

SEO 31

SEO Technical Review Database Search 31

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

in June 2011 for $400 million. Googles most recent and expensive acquisition to date occurred August 15, 2011 with its purchase of Motorola Mobility. in June 2011 for $400 million. Googles most recent and expensive acquisition to date occurred August 15, 2011 with its purchase of Motorola Mobility. Slide.com.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104