Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. Driving huge audiences can be worth millions of dollars, that’s why. I was talking with a colleague once about how videos go viral. Underbelly.

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SEM Viral Marketing Widget 379

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

In essence Muhammad thinks the “growth hacking” is a charlatan term for online marketing that consists of a bunch of everyday tasks that all online businesses should be doing: SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Social Media, Referral Marketing, etc. “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? .

Technical Review 384

Technical Review Hockey Stick SEM Channel 384

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

I break the answer to that question down into three engines: Viral - this is the business model identified in the presentation as "Get Users." Here, the key metrics are Acquisition and Referral, combined into the now-famous viral coefficient. If the coefficient is > 1.0 , you generally have a viral hit on your hands.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2017

You have traffic, and I pay for placement in front of your audience. SEM is great because you can capture people as they’re searching for a solution, which is often some of the highest intent traffic you can find. In addition, display allows you to target niche audiences based on interests. Virality and Referral.

Channel 118

Channel Marketing Viral SEO 118

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

As I ask questions to understand the thinking, what usually comes out is something vague along the lines of web marketing, and/or viral growth with no numbers attached. A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Thats because a marketing launch is a one-time event, and rarely translates into renewable audiences. Even if you must launch to your customers, avoid the urge to also launch in extra places, just because your PR firm can do it at the same time.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

Referral Marketing– This includes intentional word of mouth activities, viral tactics as well as intentional referral generation. The PR Masterclass : How to develop a public relations strategy that works! SEM Rush – Find profitable key words. GotoWebinar – The tool for online meetings and webinars for big audiences.

Lead Generation 28

Lead Generation Social Media Public Relations Channel 28