View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

My contact at Facebook assured me that this story wasn’t the only one of its kind, and that it was more common than you’d think in other offices they had globally. These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc. Their target consists of SMBs specifically.

Social Media 185

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Data companies more focused on later-stage companies include Avention , Bureau Van Dijk , BizQualify, Dow Jones , FactSet , Genesis , S&P Global Market Intelligence , DueDil , Core 2 Group , D&B Hoovers , InsideView , LexisNexis , Pitchbook , Preqin , PrivCo , SourceScrub , Refinitiv , and Unquote.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Bonus: Facebook Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value ]. If you open your copy of Google/Adobe Analytics or CoreMetrics or Webtrekk you'll notice that every single report has a gigantic number of metrics in it. Expressed by me on behalf of all humans on earth: The world's greatest social media strategy: 1. Inform Me.

Analytics 165

Analytics Marketing Channel Metrics 165

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

I can report on pageviews and bounce rates and sessions and all the other lovely metrics we normally obsess about. Now, all those other metrics suddenly have a purpose and context. Analyzing ecommerce conversions PLUS goals means we are going to solve for the global maxima. And, that is how it should be. No, of course not.

Analytics 60

Analytics eCommerce Metrics Acquisition 60

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

To ensure customer delight was delivered in a timely manner, it was also decided that Average Call Time (ACT) would now be The success metric. The success metric, ACT, did go down. That ACT was an activity metric was terrible – if you have a The success metric, it should always be an outcome metric. Another issue.

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Acquisition Naming 60

Occam's Razor

JULY 22, 2013

My solution to these problems was to create a simple framework we can use to put our customers first, evaluate our marketing programs, and right-align our view of success (metrics). You are B2C or B2Q or Non-profit or an Adult-oriented business. I believe it has to do with choosing the wrong success metrics. micro-conversion).

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Framework Marketing Metrics Audience 163

Ben's Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

trillion in annual global productivity , and global payments company Klarna recently said it saves $10 million in costs every year by using GenAI to generate images and reduce their reliance on external marketing partners. We’re already beginning to see the financial impact of this shift. make a product sticky. Where Are We Now?

Software 85

Software Sales Marketing Vertical 85

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 That’s a metric!

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2012

We don’t care about short term revenue. We attract great global talent. My last investment is an enterprise company from Malaysia that went global from day one. when I wrote people a big cheque, they stressed out on metrics from day 1. We ask nothing from the companies, we just want them to help each other.

Pakistan 113

Pakistan Community Bulgaria 113

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.

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PPC SEO Campaign Analytics 146

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

ConversionXL

APRIL 22, 2015

Following global marketing trends, copying your competitors and implementing best case practices don’t work for this reason: websites are highly contextual. B2B and B2C. The latter is much more important, it’s the key metric you want to pay attention to. You don’t have generic problems. You have specific problems.

Analytics 48

Analytics Technical Review Conversion Framework 48

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

You can hover over each box to get a sense of the key metrics. Let's go back to our table, and global oil consumption. The core performance of the current website look like this… While we are applying it to a B2B case, it could just as easily be applied to a B2C / Ecommerce scenarios.

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Analytics Sierra Leone Channel Conversion 143

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Over 90% of all global traffic comes from Google, and its ownership of search is holding steady. 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. You can do this by tracking metrics and user behavior.

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Customer Marketing Social Media CPA 140

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In this post let's look at each Social Network, see what B2B and B2C brands are doing there today, from that draw lessons as to 1. Success Metrics. In my Oct 2011 post, Best Social Media Metrics , I'd created four metrics to quantify this value. The causal impact does not have to be on Revenue.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media B2C B2B 60

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

3GVision is the global leader in mobile barcode services that use the camera phone to scan barcodes. Established location-based services to enable the CSP offer B2B and B2C services based on mobile positioning, tracking & locating, turn-by-turn navigation and mobile local search. Craze Productions. GoNet Systems.

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Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103