The Startup Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

We decided to set up a joint venture to go after the global “Audio for Business” market, and Soundtrack was born. Covid severely impacted artists as live performances came to a halt, so it is more important than ever to provide additional revenue sources for the continued creation and flow of music.

Founder 158

Founder B2C B2B Audio 158

Hearpreneur

JULY 13, 2022

Digital transactions are now moving beyond B2C transactions & venturing into B2B, P2P, cross-border remittances, & more. Despite the issues in the translation industry, I'm optimistic about it due to its continual market growth & how it will still be an integral part of any business wishing to expand globally.

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review 122

Brandanew

MAY 14, 2015

The ultimate measurement of content success needs to be revenue. That said, for B2B companies the proxy/leading indicator is often lead generation compared to B2C companies’ DTC/retail sales. Brandanew: In your observation, what are the top reasons that make consumers and readers ‘unsubscribe’ and be disengaged?

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Technical Review Distribution 100

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 10, 2020

Into the realm of visual merchandising, we are going to see how this vital and exciting marketing technique can propel sales in the fashion business. Loading new arrivals and popular merchandise create a sales-driven approach. A few among the others are: To draw more sales via promoting your brand’s merchandise and products.

Startup 78

Startup eCommerce B2C Metrics 78

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. SMBs account for 54% of all US sales.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The company that employed us began putting profits above people and new sales above client retention. Thanks to Steven Randall, Vonya Global ! #8-Provide They recognize the average lifespan of a client is 3-6 months, so they implement a strong sales team to consistently search for new clients. Photo Credit: Sebastian Ravitz.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 114

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

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This isn’t limited to the B2C space. Three out of every four B2B buyers would rather self-educate than learn about a product from a sales representative, according to Forrester. Or would you prefer to go through a lengthy sales process to see if it’s a good fit? The sales-led GtM strategy. Tidal Waves. Safety Zone.

Marketing 289

Marketing Sales Cycle Acquisition Sales 289

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

In fact, according to Shopify , global retail ecommerce sales are on track to reach $4.5 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

SEO 80

SEO eCommerce Analytics Software Review 80

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Many VC funds rely on general-purpose CRM and sales funnel solutions like Copper , Pipedrive, Salesforce , Streak , and ZenDesk. Coalesce address the more general problem of searching through large data sets for best fits.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. is an AI bot which helps companies refine their sales pitch to VCs. Numerous VC funds rely on more general CRM and sales funnel solutions like Pipedrive and Streak. Pitchbot.vc 3) Originate investments. 5) Due diligence.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Agile VC

MAY 7, 2014

The initial business, Alibaba.com, was a B2B marketplace to enable global buyers of manufactured goods to connect with Chinese wholesalers and suppliers of such goods. Today the B2B (aka wholesale) portion of the business only accounts for about 11% of Alibaba Group’s overall revenue. USD in revenue for 2013.

China 187

China B2B Flash IPO 187

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. 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. at 11:09 AM. Great list!

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 29, 2019

The IoT has been key in driving the transformation of global manufacturing. As a manufacturer, IoT technology is the tool you need to keep connected to the global manufacturing industry. These are numbers that easily convert to more potential for innovation and increased revenue for the manufacturing industry. Direct Sales.

B2C 45

B2C B2B Technology Product Development 45

VC Adventure

MARCH 21, 2012

And while there are plenty of companies that have a slower start to their lives that later become great successes, that early success (and here I’m talking about customer and revenue success, not funding or “user” success) often portends really good things to come.

B2C 81

B2C Cofounder B2B Advertising 81

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 28, 2015

The world of buying continues to evolve and that is certainly as true for local purchases as it is for global purchases. No category of business is immune – B2B, B2C, large ticket services and low dollar commodities are sourced this way today. Unless of course you buy advertising from them, but that’s another post.).

Search 28

Search Technical Review Software Review Engineer 28

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Businesses For Sale |. Consumer Services (B2C). Blding Mat.,

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

VC Adventure

MARCH 21, 2012

And while there are plenty of companies that have a slower start to their lives that later become great successes, that early success (and here I’m talking about customer and revenue success, not funding or “user” success) often portends really good things to come.

B2C 48

B2C Cofounder B2B Advertising 48

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Mark is a globally-recognized keynote speaker, college educator, marketing consultant, and author of books such as Marketing Rebellion – Cumulative Advantage, and Belonging To The Brand: Why Community Is The Last Great Marketing Strategy. This is where he is getting his revenue. Listen to Outbound Squad, wherever you get your podcasts.

Community 83

Community Marketing Audience Networking 83

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.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

It is apparent that the United States has the highest performing entrepreneurship, but what is truly amazing is how women contribute the biggest growth in revenue, employment and financial efficiency. She has also authored many best-selling books for Amazon on sales, marketing, entrepreneurship and small businesses. Tamara McCleary.

Entrepreneur 76

Entrepreneur Social Media B2B Cofounder 76

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 13, 2017

Additionally, it’s predicted that the amount of money spent on social media advertising is set to catch up with newspaper ad revenues by 2020. You can capture user’s interest in your products and services and guide them through the sales funnel. Use them for brand equity, offline sales, retweets, brand publicity, product releases.

Social Media 61

Social Media Media Marketing Lead Generation 61

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 9, 2013

It does require working with your CMO, VPs, Directors, IT, Offline Sales, UX, IT, and more people than you could ever imagine. For B2B companies Macro Outcome Rate is related to lead generation, for B2C it is often the e-commerce Conversion Rate. The smartest companies in the world are very good at this, step five. It is worth it.

Analytics 165

Analytics Marketing Channel Metrics 165

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

While I can't know all the goals you should set (and the economic value you should use for each goal), let me share with you five goals that every business, B2B or B2C, should set up in their analytics practice (in Google Analytics, IBM Analytics, Adobe Analytics, or whatever it is that you are high on right now). Consider Macy's.

Analytics 60

Analytics eCommerce Metrics Acquisition 60

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Throw in Machine Learning and I weep at how many glorious sales, marketing, deep relationships initiatives are impossible because companies have not solved identity. Revenue Per Human. But, you want people to obsess about Revenue and not Cost. Are your little team, or your giant division, solving for the global maxima?

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Acquisition Naming 60

Occam's Razor

JULY 22, 2013

If we work in sales, all we care about are sales touch points. And that comes before you think about marketing/sales/advertising/billboards/tv. If your business, like ModCloth, has See and Think content strategies, you are ready to have a profit-busting, global-maxima-achieving marketing and measurement strategy.

Framework 163

Framework Marketing Metrics Audience 163

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. That’s why PPC is one of my favorite ways to quickly start testing out digital strategy and sales processes. Why PPC is an effective short term strategy, but SEO is the long game.

PPC 146

PPC SEO Campaign Analytics 146

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

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. Worldwide Smartphone Sales by Operating System , in thousands. Nothing complicated here.

Analytics 143

Analytics Sierra Leone Channel Conversion 143

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The marketing and sales funnel is a time-tested framework for mapping the customer journey. For example, a person finds your business, visits your website, completes a form, chats to the sales team, and then becomes a customer. Over 90% of all global traffic comes from Google, and its ownership of search is holding steady.

Customer 140

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. Economic Value (EcV) is the value of short and long-term revenue and cost savings. The causal impact does not have to be on Revenue. So, let's fix that error. It is not that hard.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media B2C B2B 60