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Are You Putting Your Rock Star Customers To Work?

YoungUpstarts

Talented product developers. Even PhD analytics eggheads. When 3M brought “lead users” into its innovation process, they improved revenues by a factor of eight times over innovations from internal product developers. This has resulted in dramatic increases in sales. Highly trained salespeople.

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What Does the Future Hold for Conversion Optimization?

ConversionXL

As Ronny Kohavi , Distinguished Engineer, General Manager, Analysis and Experimentation at Microsoft, put it: Ronny Kohavi: “Experimentation is getting more recognized as essential to guide product development, when it is applicable (not always, as you can see in Section 6 in this paper ). But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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How to Become a Marketing Manager

ConversionXL

News declaring it the number one job in sales and marketing, and a median average salary of around $142,000 in the U.S., Marketers can be involved in product development to ensure the product aligns with the customers’ needs, in communicating price points, in finding the best angles to keep customers coming back, and so on.

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How to Build a Product Launch Strategy

ConversionXL

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. Growth: A sharp increase in users and sales.

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How to Build a User Research Culture

ConversionXL

It slows product development. A study by the Nielsen Norman Group (NNG) showed that commercial enterprises—as well as non-profits and government agencies—consistently generate a strong ROI from investments in usability. According to that same NNG research: Ecommerce sites can expect to double their sales. It costs money.

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5 Content Metrics Every Marketer Needs to Analyze

Duct Tape Marketing

Leads: Lead generation and qualification are two key aspects of the conversion rate. By tracking leads as they move through the funnel, you can deliver more targeted content that expedites the sales process. Content marketing is a powerful way to increase brand awareness and drive sales.

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How To Create Customer Personas With Actual, Real Life Data

ConversionXL

Fueled by data driven research that map out the who behind the buying decisions of your products or services, customer personas can help inform everything from more effective copy to product development. JC Penney’s went from a sales model based on constant coupons and markdowns to “everyday low prices.”

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