crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

They offer both free resources and a Pro membership, and they host the annual MarketingProfs B2B Marketing Forum. DIY Marketers is a self-professed “online magazine for overwhelmed small business owners on a budget.” This well-known magazine is a trusted print publication for – you guessed it – entrepreneurs!

Small Business 106

Small Business Marketing Social Media SEO 106

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The beauty of this approach is that you’re helping your advocates build social capital by helping them tell the story of how successful they’ve been, due — in part — to your product or service. In the process, everyone understands that SAS Canada software was an important contributor. Wrong message, wrong audience.

Customer 154

Customer Fractional CTO Canada Technical Review 154

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Type Trends as an Expression of Culture – Print Magazine crowdspring.co/1K5Xnoi Open source typeface “Hack” brings design to source code crowdspring.co/1JPW7C3. Tomi Ungerer: Provocateur – Print Magazine crowdspring.co/1JzZQng. Bare Bottle: Wine Label Design for the Creative Palate – Print Magazine crowdspring.co/1JzZjlh.

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Syria Social Media 48

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

A Discussion with Jon Bischke of Entelo: On Successfully Switching from B2C to B2B (SaaS) | saastr – crowdspring.co/1tKArlK. How to Market Test a New Idea | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1vSai6S. How to Market Test a New Idea | by @ScottDAnthony , Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1vSai6S.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Bonnstetter | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress | Heidi Grant Halvorson -Harvard Business Review – [link]. Great piece by Jon Morris in Inc magazine on building your business team – [link]. Vision | Jordan Cooper’s Blog – [link]. TechCrunch – [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Design Media 100

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Overall acquisition costs for both B2C and B2B have gone up by 50% in the past five years. The exact coupon code that converted people speaks volumes about the kind of promotions that influence their decision to buy. Drop sub-par products and concentrate on the ones that consistently bring repeat purchases and good reviews.

Retention 126

Retention Analytics Campaign eCommerce 126

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Also offer discount coupon codes to twitter members. Point your readers to each blog site that reviews your product. Make sure your business is on Google+ business, as well as all the local review sites and other map listings you can find. Write For A Trade Magazine. Online Reviews. Leverage Linked-In.

Small Business 167

Small Business Marketing PR Social Media 167

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Why software startups decide to patent … or not – [link]. How to use social media for B2B marketing – [link]. How to Create a Professional Magazine Layout – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. You can write back end code in javascript, one language conquers all! Code Igniter. Code Hosting and Version Control. code spaces (svn). WorkingPoint.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

I’ve founded, led, or invested in a variety of tech and social impact ventures, including co-founding the global B2B software company, webMethods in my basement, where it grew to a global company with 1,100 people and $200m in revenue and was sold to SoftwareAG for $540M. Recently, Inc Magazine , Entrepreneur.com , Women 2.0,

XML 48

XML Entrepreneur B2B Differentiation 48

ConversionXL

JANUARY 21, 2019

You spot a negative review on your Facebook page. Poor customer service : A report by Forrester revealed that 23% of B2B CMOs view improving customer experience as a top-three objective. This was a couple of software engineers who put this in for whatever reason [.] You should receive the code shortly.

Software Review 125

Software Review Social Media Demand Advertising 125

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more. Invoice Place – Online billing software that lets you track invoices, quotes, receipts and more. Gliffy gliffy – Online diagramming and charting software.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 2 reviews the evidence for and against the legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces. However, Tinker commented that perceived legibility was due to a great extent to familiarity with the typeface.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

She is a columnist for Inc.com “Women in Business” and has been published in DM News as well featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, ClickZ, and B2B Magazine. Janine is VerticalResponse’s CEB (Chief Executive Blogger). Plus, snappy headlines or email subject lines are a must!

Small Business 41

Small Business Social Media Engineer Matching 41

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. As many as 97% of people read product reviews before making a purchase and 89% consider them an essential resource. . The follow-up and additional reviews speak to the consumer’s subconscious mind.

Email 136

Email Customer Marketing Software Review 136

Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

About the Author Ruben Gamez is the founder of Bidsketch , web based proposal software for designers. When he’s not developing software, he’s furiously working towards becoming a better Micropreneur. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself.

Software Review 78

Software Review Software Revenue Cofounder 78

Up and Running

MAY 21, 2014

Obviously, we want to have repeat business, but instead of waiting for the phone to ring for that, what are we doing to make sure that we’re cross-selling and holding events, and maybe reviewing results to make sure that the customer actually got the result promised? Or, you know, give us a review.”

Marketing 72

Marketing Social Media Sales Media 72

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

I mean I grew up in magazine publishing and we were so afraid … The executives in my company were so afraid to say okay, well we can do all this web stuff but make sure that we still sell those print pages. Robert Rose: John, that’s actually a great example. So we deliberately were not cannibalizing our business.

Cost 36

Cost Marketing Audience Media 36

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I have TV for shouting, I have Facebook for Social, I have Vogue magazine because my wife reads it, I have Google for Search. This is just like buying ads in Time, Fortune or Puppy Chow magazines simply based on who you believe reads those magazines. If you are a B2B company, checkout Cisco's social efforts.

Analytics 149

Analytics Marketing Audience Channel 149

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

There is a lot any business — B2C, B2B, A2Z — can learn from Songza. But a vast majority of TV commercials, or magazine ads or even billboards, are clever/beautiful/joy-evoking. the reviews. Read their invitation to get you to write a review. Then some reviews (they float by). Clearly marked here.

Web 164

Web Design Marketing Security 164

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

‘Cause we think subscription, newspaper, magazine. I mean, it’s not just consumer media, obviously, and it’s not just software. I came from the B2B software industry. I’ve got a free course for those content marketers on the call, a free course on managing the approval and reviews process.

Kansas City 36

Kansas City Lead Generation Software Review Revenue 36

ConversionXL

JULY 10, 2019

That simplifies content creation and link building compared to, say, trying to promote niche B2B software. 100+ Best Software Testing Tools Reviewed (Research Done for You!) ” by QA Symphony. Totaling over 14,000 words, QA Symphony collates a list of more than 100 software testing tools. Go bigger or better.

Marketing 125

Marketing Acquisition Software Review Aggregator 125

ConversionXL

MAY 8, 2019

Product pages will never rank organically for content-related searches,” explains Aaron Orendorff , a B2B content strategist: When someone goes looking for guidance on terms associated with your product—“how to [blank],” “best [blanks],” “who uses [blank],” etc.—it’s Case studies help B2B companies convert and accelerate the most leads.

eCommerce 131

eCommerce Marketing Audience Non-Compete 131

ConversionXL

MAY 24, 2012

customer testimonials (full name + photo or video), neutral expert opinions, third-party reviews, verified (scientific) studies. It doesn’t matter whether you’re doing B2C or B2B marketing, there’s always an actual human being reading your stuff, so the text has to connect with that person. So engage first.

Software Review 119

Software Review Non-Compete Technical Review Campaign 119