ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Social media isn’t a perfect source of market research: It’s not a representative sample and, for small businesses, it’s simply too small of a sample. Further, consumers crave communication with brands on social media: 95% of adults between the ages of 18 and 34 are likely to follow a brand through social media channels.

Social Media 129

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ConversionXL

MARCH 18, 2019

In a world of fake news and fake reviews—only 37% of B2B buyers trust vendors—genuine customer success stories are precious assets. Yet, a 2018 B2B content marketing report found that case studies, while frequently created, aren’t always persuasive: ( Image source ). This is a missed opportunity. So what’s going wrong?

B2B 134

B2B Non-disclosure Agreement Technical Review Naming 134

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Today HuffPo is one of the most well-read and well respected online media outlets but when she started it in 2005 she had lots critics who dismissed her unpaid bloggers and editorial content. But by the end of 2018, I had a warehouse full of vodka. Turned out moving it from print to digital got me only 20% of the way to a systemic fix.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Bootstrapping B2B 78

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Online B2B marketplaces are websites where buyers and sellers meet to trade. There is no social media or marketing content that you have to create. B2B Marketplaces in Asia. B2B Platforms in the United States. you can still use B2B marketplaces to take a shortcut. B2B Websites in Europe.

B2B 125

B2B Saudi Arabia Global United Kingdom 125

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Should you be buying key words from search engines, building fabulous web content, blasting out e-mail campaigns, or putting all your efforts into viral videos or social media? For young consumers today, it may be Instagram or Snapchat, while B2B offerings should take a hard look at LinkedIn and other business forums.

Marketing 240

Marketing Viral Channel Metrics 240

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2018, after two short years and $3 million raised in startup funds, recruitment AI company Ansaro shut down due to bad market fit. Bellroy has built a consistent identity across social media that evokes feelings of adventure, durability, and uniqueness. As it turned out, their AI interview notetaker didn’t address a huge pain point.

Marketing 110

Marketing Product Audience Equity 110

Up and Running

AUGUST 14, 2018

As a result, 93 percent of business-to-business (B2B) marketers use content marketing. Content marketing has been effective for B2B marketers as well. Andrew Namminga of Andesign understands the shift in media consumption and will play right into it this year by focusing on producing more video content.

Marketing 71

Marketing Entrepreneur B2B Video 71

Transformify

JULY 4, 2018

Each job post is automatically indexed by 50+ job boards worldwide and shared via the social media channels to attract the right candidates actively looking for a job. v) B2B Freelance Marketplace. (vi) No secure payment functionality is offered at present ( 2018). Loaded with: (i) Job board/ Job Marketplace. (ii) Job Alerts.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Software Review Database Algorithm 40

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré , a B2B SaaS consultant, lamented that. Andrew Macarthy wrote about social media use during the Mahabis launch. Before their launch in 2018, Woodhead faced a challenge. The SaaS test balloons helped gauge the potential traction on social media and other channels. His solution? What won upvotes?

Product 110

Product Campaign Acquisition Social Media 110

Up and Running

JUNE 4, 2019

trillion reached in 2018. Late deliveries result in B2B penalties from larger retailers. People want to share their experiences— whether on social media , or with their peers—which means your business reputation can take an exponential hit. By 2021, global B2C ecommerce sales are expected to surpass $4.5

Software Review 75

Software Review Technical Review eCommerce B2C 75

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In 2018, 15 percent of Americans reported that they had interacted with a company’s chatbot — an automated, web-based conversation platform — in the prior 12 months. Unfortunately, most of the media hype surrounding the issue has focused on cases like Microsoft’s chatbot fiasco — that is to say, it has amounted to retroactive handwringing.

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San Diego Algorithm B2C Artificial Inteligence 200

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2018

After speaking with many tech startups last month at the Consumer Electronics Show, the common theme among them was a desire to achieve explosive growth in 2018. From smart cities and driverless cars to artificial intelligence, big data, CRM and SaaS, 2018 is ripe for technology companies to achieve record revenue and profits.

Sales 113

Sales Artificial Inteligence Retention Startup 113

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 4, 2018

We regularly share our favorite posts on entrepreneurship, small business, marketing, logo design , web design , startups, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! — crowdspring (@crowdspring) April 25, 2018. — crowdspring (@crowdspring) May 1, 2018.

Small Business 56

Small Business Design Entrepreneur Marketing 56

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2018

According to the Content Marketing Institute , 70% of the surveyed B2B marketers say they are creating more content this year than they did back in 2016. BuzzSumo accesses social media shares to and determines if a post is well-liked. BuzzSumo : Need to keep tabs on the most popular content?

Mobile 48

Mobile Design Technical Review RSS 48

ConversionXL

MARCH 25, 2020

A B2B website that educates potential buyers isn’t a personal “weblog.” In October 2018, older posts began to decline in rankings. Beginning in October 2018, organic traffic to the CXL blog began to decline: At a glance, the reasons were difficult to suss out. To be honest, it never did. It doesn’t age the same way.

Analytics 68

Analytics Metrics Technical Review Search 68

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Businesses in 2018 have already anticipated the trend and have adopted this emerging tech for gaining a grip on their audience base. With more and more businesses realizing videos for marketing and brand education, 73% of B2B organizations say they have received a positive ROI after using video marketing.

Software 105

Software Bandwidth API Flash 105

VC Cafe

JULY 26, 2020

In 2018, Quibi (back then called NewTV), raised $750 million in seed capital pre-launch (the service went on to raise an additional $1 billion ahead of the product launch in March 2020). If you can afford to make an MVP look and feel great, even at the expense of time to market or cost, why compromise? Cash (alone) isn’t king.

Lean 214

Lean Seed Capital Startup Burn Rate 214

Brandanew

MARCH 24, 2016

If you’re wondering whether your B2B company need to prioritize social media, this is for you. Most B2C businesses have gone totally social , with major consumer brands investing a good amount of their time and money on social media, but is it of any worth for B2B companies? On social media.

Social Media 100

Social Media B2B Media Vertical 100

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

AUGUST 1, 2018

Chicago, IL, August 1, 2018 — The MoshPit Innovation Service is an innovation project discovery service marketed by GFi (Gregg Fraley Innovation). GFi has worked with a diverse set of organizations, including: start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, consumer goods, and B2B manufacturers. Social Media. 3D Printing.

Technology 50

Technology Framework Artificial Inteligence Chicago 50

ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2019

That’s especially true for B2B marketers. Still, about 65% of brands planned to increase their investment in influencer marketing in 2018, which puts the strategy on track to top $10 billion by 2020. Yet, according to another study , only 11% of B2B companies have ongoing influencer marketing programs, compared to 48% of B2C brands.

B2B 110

B2B Marketing Social Media B2C 110

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 18, 2018

Apple has a big cash pile — which Netflix could use — and the industry has been nudging Apple to make a media acquisition for years. SkyBell, a fellow smart video doorbell, looks like it could be the next startup in this trend, thanks to its patent portfolio and strong B2B business.

Merger 70

Merger Acquisition Stock Valuation 70

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

You know, I was writing, it was like 2018, I was writing Marketing Rebellion. And I was at the social media marketing world and was at this, uh, breakfast held by Andy Costadina, one of our mutual friends. And if you can remember that you can find my book, my blog, my podcast, my social media connections.

Community 84

Community Marketing Audience Networking 84

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Mailchimp, a B2B email marketing platform, recorded a 66% drop in failed logins after introducing social login. It seems that B2C companies might benefit far more from social login than B2B, but even that seems to depend on a company’s expectations. Pratik Dholakiya, founder of The 20 Media. Impressive, but since only 3.4%

Social Network 73

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 73

VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

Amazon Corporate Development – Notable acquisitions include Whole Foods ($13.7B), smart doorbell system Ring ($1.2B, 2018) and autonomous mobility technology Zoox ($1.2bn). AWS Marketplace Startup Program – the ‘app store’ for B2B startups who are interested to sell their product to AWS customers.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Incubator 174

Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2019

Media darling Dollar Shave Club built a major business through smart advertising and getting in on the subscription box craze ahead of the game. Instead of providing products, no matter if you’re B2B or B2C ecommerce, you’ve got to provide a value. Cyber Monday 2018 was the largest online sales day in U.S. Be mobile-friendly.

eCommerce 77

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Audience 77

ConversionXL

JANUARY 21, 2019

You start your day with a check-in on social media. Poor customer service : A report by Forrester revealed that 23% of B2B CMOs view improving customer experience as a top-three objective. Research collected by Altitude Software found that over 80% of customers expect a response to emails and social media posts within 24 hours.

Software Review 125

Software Review Social Media Demand Advertising 125

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2022

When it comes to the total value of exits, consumer startups cumulatively exceeded enterprise exit value in the period of 2018-2022. In terms of number of exits, there’s a higher number of Enterprise companies getting acquired or going public. The Consumer VC.

B2C 103

B2C IPO B2B 103

Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2020

After leading my former employer to $55 million in sales from $18 million in sales, my reward was to be laid off but it was just the kick in the pants I needed to start my B2B marketing company, Innovaxis. I started Fictionphile and Boyd Media as a whole, because my first love has always been media and publishing.

Entrepreneur 127

Entrepreneur LLC Los Angeles San Francisco 127

VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. founded in 2018, raised $22M to date) HourOne – generative AI tex-to-video based on human presenters.

B2C 148

B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

If leads-based B2B marketing is fishing with a net, ABM is using a harpoon. iRidium narrowed their audience into five segments: Best customers; Members of the target account buying community; Thought leaders ; Partners; Media and industry publications. And yet, no one can agree on what account-based marketing is. Keep doing what works.

Marketing 105

Marketing Campaign Artificial Inteligence Sales Cycle 105

ConversionXL

JULY 10, 2019

That simplifies content creation and link building compared to, say, trying to promote niche B2B software. A 2018 study found that 74% of marketers who conducted original research saw increased website traffic as a result (though only 49% reported generating backlinks). Has someone published a roundup of top tips for 2018?

Marketing 125

Marketing Acquisition Software Review Aggregator 125

ConversionXL

MAY 8, 2019

Product pages will never rank organically for content-related searches,” explains Aaron Orendorff , a B2B content strategist: When someone goes looking for guidance on terms associated with your product—“how to [blank],” “best [blanks],” “who uses [blank],” etc.—it’s You can build that relationship with content. It lasted just seven episodes.

eCommerce 131

eCommerce Marketing Audience Non-Compete 131

Hearpreneur

MAY 18, 2022

Having worked in B2B sales for years, I had experienced first-hand the need for our solution and was extremely motivated to make it happen. 12- To promote democratic norms using social media. I co-founded koyn because I was worried about the toxic role of social media in furthering biased and untrue information.

Technical Review 141

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Jordan 141