VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Israeli B2C – Let’s start with the high level picture.

B2C 148

B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148

ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

LinkedIn ads offer the benefits of video content and the granular targeting of a B2B-centric platform. The growth of B2B video marketing. But LinkedIn owns the lucrative B2B audience. As AJ Wilcox notes in his course on LinkedIn ads , 72% of the Fortune 1000 are B2B companies. digital ad spend went to video.

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Video B2B Technical Review Campaign 129

ConversionXL

MARCH 4, 2016

We often talk about online conversion optimization without mentioning that many businesses, especially B2B, rely on offline sales to produce revenue. Sales enablement is the act of enabling salespeople to help them close more deals/bring in more revenue/hit their quota. The two aren’t disconnected, though. Image Source.

B2B 48

B2B Sales Technical Review Software Review 48

Up and Running

JANUARY 18, 2021

That same research highlights the preference extends to B2B and B2C customers, and only 20% of B2B shoppers want to return to in-person sales. We’ve seen it in the marketing and sales for smaller eCommerce companies and even in some B2B circles. There’s a desire to look local and focus smaller.

eCommerce 150

eCommerce B2B Forecast Demand 150

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

More metrics need to be identified such as product testing, market validation, and/or customer validation in order to show that a market opportunity exists. Our business model back then was very complex, and it included a B2C as well as a B2B business model, that wasn’t being implemented yet. It was all hypothetical.

Programming 124

Programming Chile B2B B2C 124

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Business to Consumer (B2C) – It is the most common type of business model. Business to Business (B2B) – Also referred to as Enterprise to Enterprise, it is typically utilized to transport documents, equipment, reports, and raw materials from one place to another. Various business models in an on-demand courier delivery app.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Quantitative research with digital analytics tools like Google Analytics , Mixpanel, Amplitude or RJ Metrics will inform you about where your users are coming from, what they are doing during their sessions and where they are dropping off from your conversion funnel or when they churn. Image Source. Firmographics.

Programming 97

Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2021

According to Statista , Facebook is strong for both B2B and B2C marketers, LinkedIn is better suited to B2B marketing, and Instagram is best for B2C marketers. Campaign Monitor research shows that segmented and personalized emails increase revenue by as much as 760%. Generating awareness through social media.

Customer 140

Customer Marketing Social Media CPA 140

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

million people and generate monthly revenue. In 2023, personalization will remain a critical aspect of e-commerce trends, whether you are B2B or B2C. As for Metaverse — businesses should keep an eye on it as it is not clear yet whether this is hype or a trend. TikTok and Influencers One viral video on TikTok can reach 1.5

eCommerce 185

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Where marketing drives brand awareness, customer acquisition drives conversions and sales to generate revenue. Data-driven strategies focused on ROI over revenue win the customer acquisition game. Although the campaign only generated 20 new customers, they each spent an average of $150 on products, generating $3,000 in revenue.

Acquisition 129

Acquisition eCommerce Customer Churn Rate 129

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 10, 2020

The key factors that boost several metrics via visual merchandising are as follows: Engagement and time-on-site. remains the core medium to draw customers and increase revenue. However, smaller brands can also deliver such an exquisite experience directly to customers, B2B, B2C, and even to non-fashion brands.

Startup 78

Startup eCommerce B2C Metrics 78

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

They can, however, consistently be grouped into three: (1) Business to Business (B2B) startups, (2) Business to Consumer (B2C) startups, and (3) Business to Business to Consumer. As these kinds of startups serve both businesses and consumers, startups can tap into dual revenue streams , propelling them forward at an accelerated pace.

B2C 120

B2C Startup Acquisition Finance 120

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

At NextView we invest across the spectrum of seed stage companies so roughly 1/3rd of the companies we invest in are pre-product, roughly 1/3rd are post-product but pre-revenue, and perhaps 1/3rd have some very early revenue. You’re obviously not showing charts of user growth, number of customers, or revenue.

Seed Stage 149

Seed Stage B2B Seed Capital Revenue 149

ConversionXL

APRIL 12, 2017

Jared Spool: Is Design Metrically Opposed? Useless measures and silly metrics. Metric: A measure we track (usually over time). A metric should tell you what you will do differently. No, the first 2% is more valuable in terms of revenue. Design must drive metric collection, not the other way around.

San Antonio 86

San Antonio Metrics B2B Analytics 86

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

This concept, according to Extraprise , is seen as real time revenue optimization. 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. Others data Extraprise metrics'

Metrics 133

Metrics B2C B2B Channel 133

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Marketing metrics are a competitive advantage. You have to track metrics you can act on. In this article, you’ll learn which metrics to measure to understand and improve marketing performance. Table of contents What are digital marketing metrics? KPIs vs. digital marketing metrics 1. – Seth Godin.

Metrics 105

Metrics Analytics Marketing Acquisition 105

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

You might notice what’s not on that list above: revenue, investors. No revenue isn’t always a problem for venture-style businesses; no investors + no revenue = challenges for most founders without tremendous self-funding. swing for the fences category-building B2C software capital?—?wasn’t Hello Chris Yeh!)

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

This concept, according to Extraprise , is seen as real time revenue optimization. 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. Others data Extraprise metrics'

Metrics 100

Metrics B2C B2B Channel 100

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. but we do cover the rudimentary metrics (along with tips for improving your own site’s value).

eCommerce 91

eCommerce Valuation B2C Revenue 91

Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

Brands would get higher margins but lower revenues while retailers would get lower margins but higher revenues (generally speaking, with Apple being a notable exception owning both sides of that for much of their sales). I think any SaaS startup would be wise to identify if their B2B market has a natural network effect to tap into.

Networking 48

Networking Fractional CTO CTO Hire B2C 48

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 13, 2023

For many of our clients, all of these free listings can add up to 3% – 5% of their revenue, which can mean millions for a large company. Another marketing-related error that starting entrepreneurs will often commit is failing to measure the right metrics. Not making use of them is a missed opportunity.

Cost 78

Cost Entrepreneur ChatGPT B2C 78

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Overall acquisition costs for both B2C and B2B have gone up by 50% in the past five years. Cohort analysis can be done for revenue, churn, viral word of mouth, support costs, or any other metric you care about. Cohort metrics can help drive more repeat customers. This metric reveals the longer-term relationship.

Retention 126

Retention Analytics Campaign eCommerce 126

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Email generates as much as $42 for every dollar spent , and is a top-three marketing channel for 87% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers. via B2B Marketing Alliance ]. But that alone is too general, so it’s important to get specific by setting clear metric objectives. total revenue / total spend).

Email 136

Email Customer Marketing Software Review 136

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

Over the past two decades, she has led large revenue-producing divisions at businesses ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500. Over the past two decades, she has led large revenue producing divisions at businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 500. Tiffani is also the host of the podcast  What’s Next! with Tiffani Bova.

Employee 76

Employee Technical Review Advisory Board Sales 76

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

And, these trends don’t just apply to businesses selling directly to consumers (B2C). B2B ecommerce sales , (businesses selling directly to other businesses) generate three times as much revenue as B2C, at $7.7 trillion in sales, compared to B2C’s $2.3 trillion in 2021, up from $1.3 trillion in 2014.

SEO 80

SEO eCommerce Analytics Software Review 80

Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 2, 2015

While lots of folks get themselves needlessly worked up over five years’ worth of financial projections, an incredibly useful metric can be a company’s immediate ability to pay its bills. Metrics 1-4 are traditional accounting practices, but there’s more to assessing a company’s health than a look at where they are at any given moment.

Metrics 60

Metrics B2C Equity B2B 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. The majority of funds are using the popular B2C websites and services for basic due diligence, e.g., Linkedin, Twitter, HackerNews.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. Over the past few decades, better metrics became available, and investors could take a more analytical, data-driven approach. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. To that point, a well-run telesales operation will be super metrics-driven. I''ll discuss each one below. 1) Enterprise Sales.

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

A Progress Graph on the right visually shows how far you’ve come (in whatever units of goodness you’re tracking – revenue, units, users, etc.) Good if you have your own money, better if the cash comes from investors, but best if it’s revenues from customers. Did the VC’s like your team ? Get back up and running.

Customer Development 262

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 262

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

But when it comes to measurement, many managers struggle with developing and tracking the metrics specific to their strategy. An important step is to figure out which metrics are the ones that are important to your business. Every business, whether B2B or B2C has to bring in customers. Customer Acquisition Cost.

Metrics 48

Metrics CPA Lean Marketing 48

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 20, 2010

End of a minor web analytics lesson on going beyond obvious metrics and never, ever, never forgetting context. So in this context go back to your page report (from step 1 where you applied the organic segment) and look at the $Index [which is: (goal value + e-commerce revenue) / unique views of the page you are analyzing].

Analytics 90

Analytics Search SEO Metrics 90

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

They will need two different implementations, it is quite likely that you will end up with two sets of metrics (more people focused for mobile apps, more visit focused for sites). Mobile content consumption, behavior along key metrics (time, bounces etc.) If you have ecommerce you will see key metrics related to money making.

Analytics 141

Analytics Metrics Mobile DC 141

ConversionXL

MARCH 3, 2021

Brands that rely heavily on revenue from paid than organic search are only one crisis away from having their business turn upside down. Google Ads cost-per-conversion metrics. Here are some of the Google Analytics metrics that provide insight into the quality of your PPC clicks. Exit rate metrics on Google Analytics.

PPC 146

PPC SEO Campaign Analytics 146

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 7, 2020

Some business owners have written off the concept of paid search because they’re not a retailer or B2C. And it doesn’t matter what kind of business it is—B2B or B2C, retailer or service provider—people are opening up a search browser to find you online. Focus on Purchase Intent.

Search 71

Search PPC Kansas City B2C 71

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

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. Effectively measuring and understanding your CAC and CLTV metrics are key to future success. Great list! I particularly agree on points #2 and #4.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48