View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Ellie Mirman was the first marketer hired by the CMO of HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software startup that IPOed in 2014. Below, she shares lessons learned from the earliest days of marketing the company and how this has translated to her second startup role as VP of Marketing at Toast. How did you address that?

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Understanding Research Engine Optimization And Its Impact on SEO with Shama Hyder written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Shama Hyder. 06:56] What is Dark Social? [09:10]

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This isn’t limited to the B2C space. Just take a look at these three channels: Facebook : 171% Increase in Cost per Thousand Impressions, or CPM ( 2017 ). There are other channels, of course, but these numbers give us a hint that, well, marketing isn’t getting any cheaper. First off, what is a go-to-market strategy?

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

When is the right time for a startup to bring on marketing? Are brand and storytelling important before product-market-fit? We asked Hila Shitrit Nissim*, an experienced CMO, to share her perspective on marketing in Israeli startups. In my opinion, the sooner a marketer is brought on board, the better.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

The most successful agencies are beginning to invest more time and money in content marketing to establish expertise in their industry and, more importantly, generate inbound appointments. Using a tool like SparkToro , you can uncover the channels and influencers that your audience is most engaged with.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

The same video content likely works well in other channels. The growth of B2B video marketing. Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat have thus far dominated the market in video ad spend on social media. Nielsen data on a B2C campaign found that native ads are more effective in driving “brand consideration”: ( Image source ).

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In my daily work with ecommerce brands, I see two types of companies: The first type focuses on acquisition and conversion. Overall acquisition costs for both B2C and B2B have gone up by 50% in the past five years. In marketing, cohorts are groups of customers who exhibit similar behaviors during a certain time span (e.g.

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

Discord Channels – Spotify – Fireside (Mark Cuban’s investment) – Facebook(Rooms?) – Open Source (Jam) – Telegram (voice chats 2.0) #audio pic.twitter.com/gVB5h0IcMC — Eze Vidra (@ediggs) April 2, 2021. In this post I summarise the top innovations in the social audio space. Telegram launched Voice Chat 2.0

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 8, 2021

That’s why Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) is such a critical metric. In most cases, it includes: Salaries of sales and marketing teams Advertising spend on acquiring new customers (Search/Display Ads, Social Ads, Sponsorship, etc.) That would mean the 1100 new customers in March are the result of February’s acquisition cost.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Marketing metrics are a competitive advantage. In this article, you’ll learn which metrics to measure to understand and improve marketing performance. In this article, you’ll learn which metrics to measure to understand and improve marketing performance. Table of contents What are digital marketing metrics?

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

Whether you’re interested in selling a website you built from scratch, or want to sell your Amazon-based B2C brand, there are many different baseline factors that go into determining an appropriate website valuation number. Variation of customer acquisition channels. Examples of these include the following: Age of business.

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VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

Yet despite the huge size of the mobile market and the economic opportunity it presents, the process of discovering new apps by consumers has been pretty static in the past decade. As a VC that invests in B2C, I often try to put myself in shoes of a founder looking to grow the audience for their new app to consumers.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Let me start with a few addresses: 1355 Market Street. Acquisitions are happening more and more, while companies like PillPack, Actifio, CarGurus, OnShape, Acquia, Applause, and others continue to march forward. These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

How to Build an Effective Referral Program written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Fortunately for you, today’s tech-filled world provides marketers and business owners with a myriad of tools to track customers’ behaviors and solicit input through various online channels. Encourage Online Reviews.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Even with his excellent health at age 85, has he aged out of relevance to the mass market and therefore high value ad serving? A good example is the marketing technology sector. What is your Customer Acquisition Cost? But, it is likely the major differentiator between a win and a loss whether you are selling B2B or B2C.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I set out to address the environmental hazard of single use plastic bags and all the waste they were (and still are) by introducing a better solution, ECOBAGS®, to the market; a reusable bag made both ethically and sustainably. 8-Provide high-quality personalized marketing. I’ve always had a strong passion for online marketing.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In their own words, it’s: “B2C and B2B marketing that optimizes value to the buyer at any stage of the customer life cycle, dramatically increasing the propensity of that customer to purchase. Think of it as marketing at the right time, in the right place, and with the right offer in the way the buyer wants to interact with you.”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The ROI of Lead Scoring written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. According to the Content Marketing Institute, more than 85% of marketers consider lead generation to be their top priority in 2016 – a telling statistic on the priorities of the modern marketer. What Exactly is Lead Scoring?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In their own words, it’s: “B2C and B2B marketing that optimizes value to the buyer at any stage of the customer life cycle, dramatically increasing the propensity of that customer to purchase. Think of it as marketing at the right time, in the right place, and with the right offer in the way the buyer wants to interact with you.”.

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ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

Instead, think of Pinterest as a way to build an audience or an additional distribution channel for your content. It’s a similar pattern to other content marketing plays. Tailwind is an official Pinterest content marketing partner and can provide actionable data on how to improve your Pinterest efforts. How to pin?

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Going B2C was daunting and not in our core DNA,” Kaufer remarked. billion market capitalization as of this writing. . Advertisers are brought to the site and driven mainly through self-service channels, so there is no need for a large sales force or account management team. and EBITDA margins are 47%. Think about that.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Lead generation , customer acquisition, and sales resources are being approached differently. If you are a small to medium-sized business, you may be contemplating how to transform your sales team to maximize the results from lead generation and customer acquisition activities while minimizing sales resources. Personalizing Pitches.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2021

If you want to build a successful business, a strong email marketing strategy is one of the best ways to do it. Over a third of email marketers struggle with acquisition and close to a half say increasing engagement is their number one challenge. via B2B Marketing Alliance ]. However, it’s not without challenges.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. I use another live Google doc to maintain my database of companies I’m marketing to other VCs. 2) Market . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

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Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

In every start-up, finding initial product-market fit is a magical moment. But once you achieve initial product-market fit and are down the Sales Learning Curve , suddenly you are faced with a new challenge: how do I scale up the sales efforts? customer acquisition cost or CAC). I''ll discuss each one below.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

I will also discuss common traps to avoid, available tools in the market and additional resources you could use to strengthen your skills and improve your success rate. You can check the Web Marketing and Measurement Model by Avinash Kaushik (who is an analytics legend): Image Source. Acquisition segments. Acquisition segments.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

Metaverse – it has both B2B and B2C applications. For the market to develop, new talent must come in to the space, and developers, designers, product managers etc, who are looking to enter this space must go through the ‘rabbit hole’ and face the steep learning curve. It owns Oculus, the first mass market VR headset.

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Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Progress in digital marketing and analytics in either scenario becomes painful (the organization / systems / thinking is simply not in the optimal position). In this post I want to arm you with the evolution you should undertake in your companies when it comes to marketing and analytics. Owning audiences, instead of just renting them.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. For example, you can provide a solution to automate marketing, but if the customer doesnt know some key best practices for how to effectively market online, then its unlikely that theyll get a lot of value out of a marketing automation solution. Posted by Philippe Botteri.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 5, 2013

3 Simple Tips to Increase Your Following on Pinterest written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Brian Jensen – Enjoy! Integrate Pinterest With Your Other Social Media Channels.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 8, 2015

Inbound vs. Outbound Marketing written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. It’s guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing, and today’s guest post is from Jolynn Oblak – Enjoy! There are two basic types of marketing – inbound and outbound. What is Outbound Marketing?

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ConversionXL

JUNE 25, 2021

The typical product lifecycle can be broken down into four stages: Introduction: Your product may still be in development and your marketing goals focus on generating awareness and motivating users to sign up and purchase. You’re adding new product features and looking to capture more market share from your competitors.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

If you’ve ever thought about running a PPC campaign for the first time, there’s a good chance you were wondering which PPC channel to use. The PPC targeting options that Facebook has available are different from Google AdWords, LinkedIn, Twitter, and the abundance of other PPC marketing networks you have available. Parental status.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2016

After spending months and maybe years looking for product-market fit, you now proudly got a product and are ready to go to market. You have to invest time and money into building a sales and marketing team to acquire customers beyond early adopters. Then, I’ll share some tips on how to be effective at interacting with customers.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Bo Bennett once said, “Affiliate marketing has made businesses millions and ordinary people millionaires.”. Of course, affiliate marketing has this mysterious aura about it. It’s nothing more than another marketing channel for you to experiment with, analyze, optimize and grow. What Is Affiliate Marketing?

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Mucker Lab

MAY 1, 2013

The list of industries where the marketshare leader still haven’t learned how to use software to accelerate their customer acquisition, improve their customer retention, increase their customer satisfaction, lower their manufacturing cost, shorten their supply chain etc, etc is long and impressive. E-commerce is the canary in the coal mine.

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