crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2014

The Four Key Trends of the Startup Acquisition Market | by @ttunguz – crowdspring.co/1w8sgz2. A Deep Dive Into Today’s Advertising Landscape crowdspring.co/1z7nHKJ. 30 Founders Share Why Their Startups Failed | Tech Cocktail – crowdspring.co/1ssh53n.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2013

Coupled with the rise of SOLOMO – Social, Local and Mobile - companies should tap on these socio-psychological attributes to generate revenue through social commerce. Flip the Funnel : Harness your happy customers to be a volunteer sales force, deploying them as your customer acquisition team.

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Social Media Curation Mobile 145

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Why I Walked Away From a $12M Acquisition Offer 18 Months After Our Startup’s Launch – buff.ly/1ECc6AO. Flash Mobs Have More to Teach About Managing Teams Than Any Textbook – crowdspring.co/1yOIIpD. It’s All About Nuance. How to Convey and Discern Email Tone. crowdspring.co/1A0l3H8.

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2017

Paid Acquisition. You’re undoubtedly familiar with paid acquisition, as it’s the digital equivalent of traditional advertising. Here are some resources to learn more about paid acquisition: Customer Acquisition Master Course (includes SEO). When Does Paid Acquisition Work for SaaS Startups?

Channel 118

Channel Marketing Viral SEO 118

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 8, 2013

The Ultimate Guide to Customer Acquisition | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. The Ultimate Guide to Customer Acquisition | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. The Ultimate Guide to Customer Acquisition | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. 55 Mobile Apps UI Icons for Design Inspiration – [link]. Answer: [link].

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

After a monumental year that saw Voices.com raise a Series A investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, followed closely by the acquisition of a formidable competitor in our space, I am more excited than ever to grow our business and its influence. 14- Break even and become fully mobile-first. #2- Two goals.

Detroit 88

Detroit Entrepreneur Technical Review Revenue 88

The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

There are several challenges that mobile app developers face today. rst use has always been important but it’s uniquely challenging for mobile apps. Mobile apps have a lot less on-screen real estate to play with and thrive on a minimalistic UI design. Data entry is especially difficult on the mobile. The focus on ?rst

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Mobile Design PR Social Network 133

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

As people consume Twitter on mobile clients they are almost definitionally not doing so on Twitter.com. I think Twitter made a minor gaffe by announcing their Blackberry app and their acquisition of Atebits (Tweetie) before the Chirp conference. Our promise to you is that we will do our best to communicate with you often.

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Acquisition Developer Management Advertising 287

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

40% of all of YouTube is viewed on mobile devices and of high-quality content I believe it is between 60-70% based on my insider data. And given that Facebook and Twitter currently pay you zero for content marketing and Google SEM charges you for customer acquisition – what exactly are you b g about? Plan your business wisely. *.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

2- Cut down customer acquisition costs. As a result, we were able to lower the cost of our customer acquisition by ranking on top search results on our search keywords which is extremely important since we are in the event entertainment industry that took a huge hit. 5- Refocusing our efforts on our mobile website.

Entrepreneur 118

Entrepreneur Mobile Valuation Global 118

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The Growth Manager function typically lives at the intersection of marketing and product development, and is focused on customer and user acquisition, activation, retention, and upsell. For instance, should resources go to user acquisition or to combatting churn? Paid: Ads (Mobile, Web, Video, TV, Radio, SEM, Affiliate), Sponsorships.

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Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The Growth Manager function typically lives at the intersection of marketing and product development, and is focused on customer and user acquisition, activation, retention, and upsell. For instance, should resources go to user acquisition or to combatting churn? Paid: Ads (Mobile, Web, Video, TV, Radio, SEM, Affiliate), Sponsorships.

Management 20

Management Analytics Technical Review Framework 20

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2013

Apple put muscle into reinvigorating their PR. As for the conference’s “wow” factor, much of the applause, rested on the back of acquisitions or follow-on trends. The keynote address was delivered with almost trademarked perfection that only Apple has achieved: clean and simple, and minimalist-yet dramatic.

Artificial Inteligence 133

Artificial Inteligence Non-Compete PR Cofounder 133

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 9, 2012

Google’s Rules of Acquisition: How to Be an Android, Not an Aardvark – [link]. A Simple, Responsive, Mobile First Navigation – [link]. Why entrepreneurs don’t sleep well – [link]. Why Startups Should Curate Content – [link]. The Importance of Brand in an Era of Digital Darwinism – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Technical Review 92

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Tech IPOs were a receding memory, and mergers and acquisitions became the only path to liquidity for startups. This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers. Startup exits in the next three years will include IPO’s as well as acquisitions. The New Exits.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I thought their idea was impossibly hard – mobile coupons. Gurwin said, “We were a mobile first company, and we reached out to a company back in 2009 that hadn’t really built anything in mobile. They loved that we could help them see how their content performed in mobile.”. Why so challenging?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 13, 2021

2- Cut down customer acquisition costs. As a result, we were able to lower the cost of our customer acquisition by ranking on top search results on our search keywords which is extremely important since we are in the event entertainment industry that took a huge hit. 5- Refocusing our efforts on our mobile website.

Entrepreneur 62

Entrepreneur Mobile Valuation Global 62

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

They applied a community-powered business model to the mobile sector, similar to that of Wikipedia, hence the name “giffgaff,” which means “mutual giving.”. This led giffgaffs’ social media and PR manager, Heather Taylor, to blog about the unfair practice of allowing consumers to comment for free on Pownum but charge companies to reply.

Customer 85

Customer Community Revenue Software Review 85

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Increased investment in Facebook as an engagement/acquisition channel has translated into requests from CEOs, CMOs and other CxOs about the return on that investment. You've deployed five, six or 15 web analytics tools on your website/mobile app. and some people will click on that URL and come to our website (desktop or mobile).

Metrics 165

Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The two founders are attorneys in Mobile, Alabama, who found themselves wearing the same ties over and over again, and wanted to find a way to expand their wardrobe. The company launched six months ago and so far has grown to 110 subscribers, with all customer acquisition coming from PR and referrals. Corks Away.

Pre-Money Valuation 161

Pre-Money Valuation Alabama Valuation Churn Rate 161

techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

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. Three major acquisitions in as many months in this space confirm it is). Enterprise. CrunchBase. Hot topics. Editor’s Picks. Disrupt NYC. guest author.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder San Antonio Europe 49

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft. As VP of Product at Artsy, Fatma oversees the product organization responsible for product strategy, design, and development of its web and mobile platforms. Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft. Go-to-Market Guild.

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Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The average ecommerce store devotes more than 80% of its marketing budget to customer acquisition. Its mobile app lets customers book in-store appointments and offers recommendations based on previous purchases. Helping customers in this way is good PR. Take Sephora. Conclusion.

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Retention eCommerce Channel Community 111

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Fonality HUD Mobile. Send a Press Release.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

The economic logic behind tech and talent acquisitions – Chris Dixon – [link]. Brands Struggle in Mobile – [link]. The Most Memorable Quotes (I Could Capture) From Startup School 2012 | The Art of Ass-Kicking – [link]. Why Chicago is One of the Best Cities for Entrepreneurs | @ Technori – [link].

Social Media 102

Social Media Small Business Design Media 102

techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Make sure someone is thinking about overarching plans around PR, marketing and sales and spends time crafting the right messages, understanding audiences and figuring out distribution channels. Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006.

San Francisco 44

San Francisco Startup PHP San Diego 44

socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

These days sales, marketing and PR people seem to grow on trees. If you post up an ad to an online job board asking for someone to join your very high risk early stage startup company the odds of getting someone who decent are slim to none. . Ycombinator © 2010 Social Matchbox, - WordPress Themes by DBT.

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Part-Time VPE Sweat Equity DC Washington 41

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

Optimum Mobility Services. Next Lakshman Pasala from IIT KGP presented Optimum Mobility Services, a fleet routing and optimization solution for cab companies, their current validation segment, followed by logistics companies operating trucks, etc. Univect Education Solutions.

India 117

India Entrepreneur Asia Programming 117

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2018

This was more important four years ago than now, but did they have a mobile friendly website. And then the third thing about the customer is to focus more on customer retention and growth and not so much on new customer acquisition. You can tell without ever talking to someone, do they have a marketing automation program?

Marketing 55

Marketing Social Media Analytics Software 55

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Over a third of email marketers struggle with acquisition and close to a half say increasing engagement is their number one challenge. Customer journey maps should include a combination of content marketing, paid advertising, customer service, PR, and email at every touchpoint. Be aware of mobile subject line character restrictions.

Email 136

Email Customer Marketing Software Review 136

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Make sure your website is optimized for mobile. People who’ve already shopped at your store may be following you on Facebook or Twitter, but engaging with them isn’t going to drive new customer acquisitions. As a local business, advertising and PR firms might be out of reach. But you need to be mindful about your approach.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 20, 2013

Being one of the first Googlers to join YouTube after the acquisition taught me a lot about what works, and doesn’t work, when you bring a fast growing community property into a larger entity. Especially legal, policy and pr – we wanted them to understand the magic of YouTube. So I guess it all worked out, eh? price tag.

Engineer 87

Engineer PR Leadership Community 87

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Conventional wisdom suggests that the most important metrics for a startup - such as unit economics, cost of acquisition, lifetime value, churn rates - typically get better with time. Here are a few other key metrics that are hard to scale: Customer acquisition. For example, PR doesn’t scale. in 2009 to $11.80

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Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition SEM 20

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The App Store is a channel for customer acquisition. This is completely analogous to the situation elsewhere on the internet, where launching a new website, product, or service with PR is getting harder and harder. On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral. My advice: dont launch big.

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San Francisco Lean Retention SEM 68

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2013

How To Become A Customer Acquisition Expert - buff.ly/1aWRqqY. How To Become A Customer Acquisition Expert - buff.ly/1aWRqqY. How To Become A Customer Acquisition Expert - buff.ly/1aWRqqY. PR spam is as real and annoying as advertising spam - crowdspring.co/1ic7T0V. Startup Risk And Fear - crowdspring.co/IqILml.

Social Media 94

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 13, 2016

And just like a merger or acquisition, you’ve got a big PR opportunity on your hands here. Like a young twenty-something finally moving out of the family basement, now is the time for an image change. Nothing says, “I’m not a kid under Mommy and Daddy’s wing anymore” like a new look.

Fort Worth 48

Fort Worth Merger Design Restful 48

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2011

I know this point of view won’t sit well with some PR practitioners, but here’s how I now see the major lead generation activities. In fact, you could easily make the case that referrals have become a member of the social media family and that public relations is now a subset of SEO.

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Lead Generation SEO Social Media Public Relations 65