Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

May 21, 2012. On the B2B SaaS side or enabling services (e.g. Included are some of the large companies above like Google and Microsoft but also active on the B2B/enabling side have been acquirers like Salesforce.com (Radian6, Heroku notably) and Apple (Quattro Wireless, Siri). How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. And Why 20%?

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012. It seems learning to code has become a theme in 2012, and the demand is being met by Code Year and others. I meet people all the time who have no technical background whatsoever, and they want to start an online business, perhaps build a mobile app, or launch a SaaS product. Disrupt NY 2012.

Technical Cofounder 49

Technical Cofounder Cofounder San Antonio Europe 49

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

Maybe you’ll be hunting on a reef with a spear gun for 20lb groupers (B2B sales at a conference)? Copyright © 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Or will you need to staff and finance a whaling ship to be out at sea for months at a time to catch two or three whales (enterprise sales model)?

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ConversionXL

MARCH 28, 2014

If you’re a B2B software company you’ll be happy to know a Forbes study titled “Video in the C-Suite” revealed that 59% of C-Suite executives would prefer to watch video over reading text if both are presented on a page. Why Should We Use An Explainer Video? Quite simply, because they work. image source.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc. Incepted in 2012, Alignable’s platform hit the market in 2014, and since then, we’ve seen hundreds of thousands of business owners in North America join. Brand Ratings and Reviews.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

searchengineland.com

MAY 30, 2012

B2B Search Marketing. Mobile Search. May 30, 2012 at 1:06pm ET by Conrad Saam. SMX Advanced - June 5-6, 2012. SMX Paris - June 7-8 2012. 15-16, 2012. Search, Social and Mobile: What Travel Marketers Must Know - June 26, 2012. Whitepapers: Global Digital Advertising: Q1 2012 Update.

SEO 54

SEO SEM Social Media Search 54

entrepreMusings

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Bulldog Solutions , where I work, is one of the sponsors of this event along with many other well known companies in the B2B marketing space. It really is time to MOBILIZE. Date: Thursday, October 25, 2012. Get a jump on your 2013 marketing planning in this “meeting of the minds” afternoon in Austin, Texas.

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Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

May 16, 2012. Back in 2010 we were observing more and more new B2B startups emulating the product and customer acquisition strategies of existing consumer web companies which my partners & I have long been familiar with. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

February 21, 2012. Just under half our portfolio is B2B in nature, slightly more than half is consumer-facing in some way. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm.

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LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

It was all about tricking the algorithm and I didn’t really break that bad habit until 2012. They warned people for years before 2012. So for example, a B2B national company that sells say like software as opposed to a B2C local company that does I don’t know, basement waterproofing. Brian Dean: Plenty.

SEO 60

SEO Kansas City Kansas Missouri 60

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

That ROI has actually increased since 2015 according to Campaign Monitor, and it’s particularly true for B2B companies. But the time it takes to put together an engaging, mobile-optimized email campaign makes it difficult to pull off for many small businesses. About the Author.

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Email Technical Review Marketing SEO 49

Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

For example, it’s much more prevalent today in 2012 to have been a tactical internet marketer for the past five years whereas in in 2007 is just wasn’t. With real clusters of strength in areas like mobile, marketing, and consumerized B2B SaaS – Boston is entering a golden age of internet entrepreneurs positioned for the future.

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Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

March 8, 2012. The secondary wave of VC-backed IPOs has also come to fruition… both consumer facing (Yelp, Demand Media, Pandora, Carbonite, HomeAway, Angie’s List, et al) and B2B (Jive Software, Brightcove, Imperva, Responsys, etc). 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? And Why 20%?

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened. June 12, 2012. Mobile payments are the trillion dollar industry that everybody’s been waiting for but has never materialized. But nearly everyone has wrongly placed emphasis on the mobile technology part and not on the payments aspect.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The State of Business To Business (B2B) Content Marketing In North America - [link]. The State of Business To Business (B2B) Content Marketing In North America - [link]. The State of Business To Business (B2B) Content Marketing In North America - [link]. Mobile Marketing: 50 Percent of Marketers Have No Idea – [link].

Social Media 109

Social Media Small Business North America Design 109

www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

B2B: Business Media. MediaNext 2012. 07/25/2012. Defining Mobile Opportunities and Strategies. Defining Mobile Opportunities and Strategies. B2B Publishing. Mix of B2B and Consumer Pubilshing. Mobile Content. Featured Jobs. Newest Jobs. Job Seeker Login. Post a Job. Employer Login. Browse Jobs.

Social Media 40

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 30, 2015

Still, many B2B marketers rely on assumptions to inform their content decisions. In fact, Content Marketing Institute found that only 21 percent of B2B marketers say they’re successful at measuring ROI. Resorting to biased, faulty data not only blinds you to what readers really want, but also drains your time and resources.

Metrics 28

Metrics Marketing B2B Analytics 28

Rob Go

DECEMBER 10, 2012

B2B and especially SMB SaaS: We see B2B and especially SMB software to be a large and attractive category. In addition to mobile phones, we are seeing a proliferation of other devices that capture, process, and transmit data and can be accessed in real-time. Think about places like Github , Behance , GrabCAD , and others.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2012 Version – [link]. Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2012 Version – [link]. Almost All B2B Marketers Do Content Marketing, But Only 36 Percent Think It’s Effective [STUDY] – [link]. ” – [link].

Social Media 101

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

2012 was runner-up with just 10.96%, indicating rapid growth in the industry in recent years. B2B Affiliate Programs Look a Little Different. Still, they are active in the B2B space as well (20.55%). Mobile App. 56.47% identify as male and 40.65% identify as female. 35.71% of affiliates have a 4-year degree (BA, BS).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

In fact, 54% of users said they may actually leave a website and go to another rather than complete an individual registration form, according to a 2012 survey conducted by Blue Research. MailChimp, the B2B subscriber email management service, recorded a 66% drop in failed logins after introducing social login.

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Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 3, 2012

We like to believe that all there is to digital marketing is to do some search engine optimization, send out an email blast every once in a while, get our agency to create a flash-heavy "brand experience" website, or slap together a mobile app in the corporate-approved shade of eggshell white. Check out any B2B, B2Q, M2Z brand.

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Framework Marketing Search Mobile 147

ConversionXL

MARCH 10, 2017

Amelia Showalter of Pantheon Analytics , who led digital analytics for Obama’s 2012 campaign, agrees… Amelia Showalter , Pantheon Analytics: “Eventually the novelty wore off, and we had to go back and retest.” (via Here’s an example from the 2012 Obama campaign… Image Source. via Bloomberg).

Email 93

Email Campaign Audience Mobile 93

Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

March 30, 2012. That’s why even if Dropbox didn’t add a single new user this year, their 2012 revenue would still double from existing users increasing their premium storage needs (truly phenomenal). 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. And Why 20%?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2014

Be Able to Mobilize Quickly. Another important component is the ability to mobilize your team quickly. A few other examples of successful and timely campaigns featured a look into the life of Steve Jobs shortly following his death, and we did one on the business of running for president around the 2012 presidential elections.

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Viral Europe America Social Media 162

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

But unfortunately there’s no magic formula… not getting X million users if you’re a consumer facing startup, or Y customers if you’re B2B SaaS startup, or Z revenue, or whatever. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

May 10, 2012. As the number of systems and sensors connected to the internet continues to proliferate, we strongly believe this will create opportunities for both B2B and consumer-facing startups to help build this infrastructure, enable applications on top of it, and derive insight from the data they generate. seed round today.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Formerly known as Adobe SiteCatalyst, the tool has pretty much everything you could want, including real-time analytics, mobile app analytics, funnel tracking, and Predictive Intelligence. For cross device testing, you can emulate a range of mobile environments across Android, Windows and iOS. It’s not cheap.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Conversion 48

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. Popular categories include web developers, mobile developers, designers, writers, and accountants. In the 12 months ended June 30, 2018, the Upwork platform enabled $1.56

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Founders Alon Maor from Cisco and Dan Sahar from Crescendo Networks, plan to reduce the overall load of online for landline networks, mobile carriers, content providers, and consumers. Qwilt is an “infrastructure” company, B2B. They plan to go for the mobile carriers as well.

Video 92

Video Stealth California 92

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Surely you are curious why the lovely hipster gentleman in a t-shirt was necessary to communicate with B2B bosses. Second, between 2012 and 2013. You are comparing 2012 and 2013, add a row of data at the top that shows your computation of the size of the opportunity for 2014. A delightful mess. The reason is quite simple.

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Stock Conversion Matching Audience 60

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. which makes a mobile app that rewards shoppers for creating a personal shopping mall and following their favorite stores. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Business Services (B2B). Copyright ©2012 Dow Jones & Company , Inc. See a sample reprint in PDF format.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

ConversionXL

MARCH 26, 2014

What I find most useful about this report is the ability for B2B companies to gain insights with regards to their leads or prospects (could be applied to lead scoring within a CRM). uninet|online|jazztel|easynet| clearwire|iinet|t-mobile| iunet|broadband|provider|. Did they use a laptop, a tablet or a mobile? 5: Flow Reports.

Analytics 131

Analytics Conversion Metrics Europe 131

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2012

Leading digital marketers from around the Asia Pacific and beyond gathered yesterday at ad:tech Singapore 2012 to share and discuss the continuing growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising. He also examined the trends and developments that are likely to occur in the next 2-3 years.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 28, 2020

We have a web app that lets you do it, mobile apps for iPhone and Android, works in Gmail and Outlook, works in Salesforce, Outreach and a bunch of other platforms. In helping people understand this back in like 2012, 2014, and even today, one of the lines that we draw is a line between marketing through video and relationships through video.

Video 39

Video Technical Review Software Review Colorado 39

marketingland.com

JULY 11, 2012

Jul 11, 2012 at 9:19am ET by Chris Studabaker. Further, with a media query we’re likely focusing on a single breakpoint around 480-500px, which results in two layout states — large/desktop screen (1024+px wide) and small/mobile screen (480-px wide). Social Media |. Search Marketing |. Display Advertising |. Analytics |.

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Email Mobile SEO Search 49

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

October 3, 2012 by Cezary Pietrzak. Generally speaking, a name is more valuable to a B2C (marketing-driven) company than a B2B (sales-driven) counterpart, so allocate your efforts accordingly. October 3, 2012 14:52:37. October 3, 2012 15:28:03. October 3, 2012 20:30:29. October 4, 2012 04:53:23. Like Tweet.

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