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How to Create a Marketing Playbook for Consistent Campaigns

ConversionXL

A marketing playbook helps you achieve brand consistency across channels and campaigns. A marketing playbook is a reference guide that outlines how a business will manage its marketing on a particular channel or campaign. What’s inside will differ depending on the channel or marketing campaign. Content channels.

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Corporate Acquisitions of Startups: Why Do They Fail?

Steve Blank

Remember, the definition of a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. ( A business model is all the parts of a strategy necessary to deliver a product to a customer and make money from it. Acquirers need a formal integration and on-boarding process.

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Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

Gust

million, indicating a somewhat normal distribution. Product/Technology 0-15%. Marketing/Sales Channels/Partnerships 0-10%. The company needs some additional work on building sales channels and partnerships (80% of norm). million to a high of $3.4

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods.