ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Done right, demand generation can supercharge growth. Demand generation tactics address two of the biggest marketing challenges: raising brand awareness and generating leads. Without awareness and leads, you’re missing out on opportunities to close sales and grow your business. That’s why you need a demand generation strategy.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

They adopt, measure, and manage key product performance metrics. A CTO is in the business of scale, for whatever an organization has as its core metrics. They shorten the sales cycle, mitigate risks, and provide assurance in the context of technical due diligence. There are two types of CTO’s: Up-and-Out, and Down-and-In.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

This shift in focus results in more efficient use of your marketing budget, shorter sales cycles, and a better customer experience. With only 25 salespeople, it also required moving away from “spray-and-pray” demand generation to a more focused ABM. A look at ABM in action: How Snowflake achieved 300% growth in 15 months.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

Sorry, but ABM is not B2B, nor is it right for all markets, business models, or companies (just like every company should not be running freemium aka PLG for acquisition.) That’s a high level view, now let’s walk through an example scenario for each: Most B2B sales cycles are account-based and not end-user-based.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

2,320 sign-ups; 39% of attendees were net new accounts; 34 sales-qualified opportunities; 5 new customers immediately converted with LTV of over $100k each (normally a 9 to 12 month sales cycle). This approach works for both new account acquisition and account expansion. Results of iRidium’s ABM efforts. The result?

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Talk to any B2B marketer about attribution and they’ll either roll their eyes or rant about how it’s important but hard to get right—long lead cycles, multiple contacts from a single organization, etc. As a group, we’ve gotten a firmer grasp on top-of-the-funnel metrics. Some might stare blankly and ask what you mean.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In our experience, 99% of B2B SaaS products should limit the trial to 14 days, max […] “If you have salespeople, it’ll shorten your sales cycle. Shortening your sales cycle from, let’s say, six weeks to three weeks will reduce your CAC (customer acquisition cost) significantly. Use value-based pricing.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Great list!

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