ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

Its study of B2B buyers shows an even split in how decision-makers interact with sales reps traditionally, remotely, and self-served digitally: Of the B2B leaders that use omnichannel marketing, 83% say it’s a more successful way to prospect and secure new business than traditional “face-to-face only” selling.

Customer 118

Customer Marketing Channel Audience 118

ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2019

Most B2B leads don’t become customers. Benchmarks for download-to-customer conversion rates are scarce. That’s a grim portrait, even if conversion rates for other lead magnets are multiples higher. Email automation lets you nurture leads at scale, so you can compensate for lower conversion rates with volume at virtually no cost.

B2B 131

B2B Technical Review Email Sales 131

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In the acquisition phase, measure these performance metrics: Customer acquisition cost Conversion rate Website traffic Click-through rate Bounce rate Quality of leads. Common assets for SaaS companies include: Free trials Product demos Freemium offers with limited features Webinars How to guides Whitepapers. Activation. For free.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

View from Seed

JUNE 10, 2020

of teams’ online pitch decks and recorded videos, as well as loved the dozens of second-round video conversations which we had with Founders working on quite compelling startups. When the point of the program is a Demo Day show at the end, all of the participating companies need to be in lock-step.

Cofounder 177

Cofounder Syndicate Syndication Alabama 177

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Sales funnels (essential for websites offering demo calls or free trials to identify friction points). Let’s take a look at an example scenario: You’re trying to find users to review your B2B payroll solution. Cost: $40/non-B2B user, $80/B2B user + custom incentives (usually $20–40/user). UserZoom GO.

Technical Review 92

Technical Review Software Review B2B Design 92

ConversionXL

MARCH 5, 2019

Your audience of qualified computer scientists may respond positively to technical terms; a conversational tone with that same audience may undermine credibility. However, by meeting your potential prospects face to face, you start a conversation before you ever write an email. Or a pre-recorded demo? Image source ).

Email 130

Email Campaign Reputation San Diego 130

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2014

A recent B2B Benchmark Survey revealed more than 90% of marketing respondents used video on a site, second only to the learn more/contact us option (nearly 100%). Video topped white papers and case studies (84%) and even live demos with company representatives (just less than 80%). Go forth and conquer. Start a YouTube channel.

Video 74

Video Marketing Harvest Bandwidth 74

ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2017

Software businesses have a conversion problem that’s both getting worse and going mostly unsolved. Though the topic of mobile conversion rates of ecommerce websites is often broaches, it’s rare we talk about SaaS or B2B. The Mobile Website Design Problem (B2B Saas Edition). And that problem is mobile.

B2B 92

B2B Mobile Analytics Deal Flow 92

ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2017

Software businesses have a conversion problem that’s both getting worse and going mostly unsolved. Though the topic of mobile conversion rates of ecommerce websites is often broaches, it’s rare we talk about SaaS or B2B. The Mobile Website Design Problem (B2B Saas Edition). And that problem is mobile.

B2B 77

B2B Mobile Analytics Deal Flow 77

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Around the same time we were doing those webinars, we launched our first ebook, and that did much better in terms of conversions — click-through-rate on emails, conversions on landing pages, and so on. Even identifying as a demand-gen marketer or branding or B2B or B2C leaves a lot of decisions still on the table to actually execute.

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

When we talk about conversion optimization , much of the strategies remain the same across industries. That said, there are some key differences in how experts approach SaaS conversion optimization. Stephen Pavlovich, CEO of Conversion.com , gave a great talk on SaaS conversion optimization at ConversionXL Live 2016.

Conversion 48

Conversion Churn Rate Retention Metrics 48

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I’m comfortable with introductions and then getting into the demo.&#. I believe in this so much that, despite my post advising you to be prepared for the *norm* in VC, I wrote a post about a company that came in for a presentation and never even got the slides out or presented a demo. Just jump into the demo after intros.

Early Stage 299

Early Stage Venture Capital B2B Sales 299

YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

You’re supposed to demo the business, not just the product. The investors who come to Demo Day might nod politely when you talk about the features of your product. Demo Day is an invitation-only event. Each startup in which JFDI has invested, and which makes it through the program, will be invited to pitch at Demo Day.

Asia 207

Asia Singapore Cofounder Incubator 207

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 1, 2022

95% of B2B buyers are not ready to buy your product right now. They’re having conversations with colleagues, researching on social media, and listening to podcasts about the product or industry and learning where your brand fits in. It more accurately mirrors a buyer’s movements before they reach your demo page.

B2B 103

B2B Social Media Channel Audience 103

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. Conversions (e.g. Some might stare blankly and ask what you mean. site visits). Engagement (e.g. bounce rate). form fills).

B2B 131

B2B Marketing Analytics Campaign 131

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Yet, when it comes to product demos, many marketers and sales teams fall short in creating demos that convert. How do some of the most successful SaaS companies approach their demos? In this article, we’ll look at some of the most important components of running a successful demo and what to consider when creating yours.

Product 120

Product B2C B2B Email 120

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. Another classic in the vendors’ demos.

Programming 97

Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

ConversionXL

MARCH 28, 2014

You’ve likely already heard that explainer videos can boost conversions anywhere between ten and ten bazillion percent. The One Page Guide To Demo Video Scripts (Simplifilm). You’ve likely already heard that explainer videos can boost conversions anywhere between ten and ten bazillion percent. image source.

Video 122

Video Software Review Cofounder Metrics 122

Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

Hila Qu joined Mucker’s Tony Yang for an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) conversation about Product-Led Growth (PLG) for Startups to kickoff the 2023 Mucker Growth Series. The success of the foundation is can you get to the first PLG conversion and actually have a user or prospective customer without talking to sales? That’s the success.

Product 78

Product CTO Hire Startup Fractional CTO 78

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Three out of every four B2B buyers would rather self-educate than learn about a product from a sales representative, according to Forrester. One of the reasons this conversion rate is famously awful is that the MQL model has hidden flaws: It encourages marketers to gate content to hit their MQL goals.

Marketing 289

Marketing Sales Cycle Acquisition Sales 289

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2019

Focus offline conversations on high-value points of differentiation. That’s true even among B2B customers who are supposedly more rational than their B2C counterparts. Similarly, for B2B sellers, most consideration takes place away from your site, in meeting rooms with decision-makers you’ll never meet.

Marketing 124

Marketing Sales Cycle Retention Differentiation 124

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

This human touch can be as light as email follow ups, or as much as inside sales people doing multiple sales calls and demos. This is going to show you the dependency on several critical variables: Cost per lead Conversion rates at each stage of your sales process Level of touch required Then compare this to your expected monetization.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

ConversionXL

APRIL 28, 2020

It wasn’t quite a flip from B2C to B2B, but it was close. Most B2B enterprise demand funnels, like the ones reviewed earlier, have metrics like Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs), Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs), and deals or opportunities created from those. by downloading guides, using the open parts of our product, requesting a demo).

Demand 101

Demand Revenue SQL B2B 101

Guy Nirpaz

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

4 – Use online demos to drive sales. The most important deciding factor in the sales process was “online demos”, not sales person interaction. B2B companies need to learn from this and move to lower touch selling models, wherever possible. 5 – Consider a territory model based on social proximity.

Sales 108

Sales Social Media B2C B2B 108

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. Clicking to call or access a chatbot, tweeting for service, or being able to schedule a video conference/demo should be in their hands.

eCommerce 150

eCommerce B2B Forecast Demand 150

David Teten

APRIL 22, 2013

I met Adam Ghetti , Founder/CTO, at the first Flashpoint Demo Day in New York in early 2012 at Union Square Ventures. Adam is a brilliant technologist, who was astute enough to know that he didn’t have the background to be the solo leader of a scale B2B technology company. Adam and team proceeded to do exactly that.

Venture Capital 114

Venture Capital Security Operations Atlanta 114

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Improve conversion rates and ROI . Predict future customer needs and improve personalization through historical data to increase conversion rates. Smart email and CRM marketing to start, personalize, and track conversations with your customers. Email automation that includes things like segmentation and 1:1 conversations .

Marketing 179

Marketing SMS Campaign Channel 179

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

That B2B sales are built on relationships. For example, a two-person partnership probably doesn’t want to be cross-sold a demo for an enterprise-level company. increasing customer lifetime value, boosting product awareness , or improving conversion rates) and assess how each content asset contributes to the goal.

B2B 129

B2B Email Sales Acquisition 129

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A freemium or free-trial approach impacts the micro-conversion of an unpaid product sign-up. And optimizing for micro-conversions can undermine macro-conversions, especially if your marketing team never sees what happens after a form fill. Benchmark conversion rates: freemium vs. free trial. So what should you do first?

Customer 119

Customer Conversion Acquisition B2B 119

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

It’s the point where effort spent on creative and dollars spent on ads culminate in a successful conversion—or not. Unfortunately, most landing pages are ineffective, with an average conversion rate of only 4.6% Memberstack’s B2B audience are familiar with YCombinator. across all industries. Image source.

Audience 156

Audience Video Software Review Conversion 156

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Companies like Essio Shower or TYME both sell products that people don’t know are available, so a great deal of education around their product needs to happen before a conversion can be expected. With LinkedIn, you’re able to target a much deeper set of demographics that Facebook is catching up to in the B2B space. Political affinity.

PPC 48

PPC B2C B2B Sales Cycle 48

Spencer Fry

JULY 29, 2014

If you''re a B2B business, then that''s a landing page. We''d have a sign up form that we could later A/B test vs. requesting a demo. We have to work hard to change the conversation, because giving employees a 10% discount to Six Flags is not a perk. The Features of our Landing Page.

Sales 56

Sales B2B Email Design 56

Guy Nirpaz

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Joel York has written extensively about the new breed of B2B buyer and the changes to the B2B sales process, especially for SaaS products. The new breed B2B buyer: it’s self-service stupid! Long story short, the key to the wallet of the new B2B buyer: Instant online gratification through efficient self-service.

B2B 51

B2B Customer Algorithm Campaign 51

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 14, 2022

So having done so many live webinars, demos, onboarding trainings for a consistent five years, sometimes five back to back for my previous company, I had just dreamt of a product, a magical product that would do my job for me. Melissa Kwan (12:26): So you can imagine in the past six months I've ran my demo. I don't do live demos.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Demand Cofounder Video 84

ConversionXL

MARCH 20, 2019

Given the number of people involved in B2B decisions, account-wide coverage has value in addition to one-to-one targeting. That’s only one segment of the B2B market. target account marketing in B2B segment,” wrote one user ), MRP has tried to differentiate based on how it selects and delivers ad content. Image source ).

Software Review 117

Software Review Software Marketing IP 117

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 9, 2019

For B2B marketing , the primary goal of content, video included, is often lead generation. That’s why, when it comes to B2B video marketing, a great strategy weaves individual videos into a “hub”—a long-term asset that can attract and nurture leads. Demos and product walk-throughs; Customer-generated videos (e.g.,

Lead Generation 110

Lead Generation B2B Video Marketing 110

ConversionXL

MAY 13, 2020

After all, most questions we answer are pretty basic: Which campaigns bring more conversions? Does it help with conversions? You can calculate a more accurate conversion rate as you can get transaction information even for users who didn’t trigger Google Analytics on the confirmation page (e.g., Where do my users come from?

Analytics 85

Analytics Aggregator SQL Cloud 85