Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

Even though many of these can be mitigated by testing and early customer feedback , you will find that it pays big dividends to do your homework before building and rolling out every new initiative: In today’s customer data overload, marketing is essential. Even more important than solution marketing is building your brand.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2020

But what if I told you there’s a way to find the best eCommerce marketing strategies for your business? 5 proven business tips for increasing eCommerce sales. Well, I reached out to some of the best eCommerce marketing platforms around to get answers straight from the experts and condensed them down into 5 useful tips.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Dig into your sales data too. Next, look at the current state of your market: Who’s interested in your product or services? This is most likely covering old ground, but it helps to know that your audience and market position remain relevant before investing in something that may fall flat. Where do visitors spend the most time?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Don’t forget to market yourself before, during, and after your initial idea, through social media, websites, and events. Products that can be easily produced and sold via multiple channels, including the Internet, are more easily scaled world-wide. Minimize one-time sales in your business model.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In fact, some of the biggest company expenses start off as cost-cutting measures. Cutting costs vs. cutting corners. Unnecessary business spending doesn’t only take the form of trendy marketing gimmicks, excessive travel expenses, and outrageous client-nurturing projects. Are you cutting costs or merely cutting corners?

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ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

When researching a new product, buyers use 10 or more channels to interact with companies. Each channel presents a chance to make a good impression. Optimize each channel, and you’ll win new customers, enjoy higher order rates , and retain customers. What is omnichannel marketing? Essentially, it’s quantity vs. quality.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Not for lack of competition, but as the result of a carefully designed ecommerce marketing strategy. This is what drives growth for online stores like ASOS, despite existing in a saturated market. Table of contents What exactly is an ecommerce marketing strategy? Leverage FOMO in social media marketing 3.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn what growth hacking in marketing is and what it’s not. The goal of growth hacking as marketing is rapid growth, using strategies and tactics that leverage (and even exploit) technology, platforms, and behavior to reach an end goal. Why do people think growth hacking in marketing is controversial?

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The increasing importance of private credit in today’s market cannot be overstated. The challenges I faced building companies were multifaceted, ranging from securing adequate funding to navigating the labyrinth of market dynamics and building a team that shares a common vision and drive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

It’s always tempting to think that more product variations will satisfy more customers and lead to new sales. The problem is that more SKUs dramatically increases complexity and cost, when you can least afford it. Buy too much inventory too soon to get unit costs down. Ineffective and expensive marketing campaigns.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2018, after two short years and $3 million raised in startup funds, recruitment AI company Ansaro shut down due to bad market fit. Muun found a market need but failed to compete with bigger names that provided customers with authoritative content and resources. Both companies suffered from a fatal lack of marketing.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 21, 2011

This week they were testing their hypotheses about the sales “Channel” – how a company delivers its value proposition (i.e. There are two major channels: physical channels and virtual (web/mobile) channels. Virtual channels include Dedicated e-commerce, Two-step e-distribution and Aggregators. Next was D.C.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Millennial CEOs in today’s business climate face a changing role from the traditional leadership image of the suit in the C-suite, especially when it comes to sales. It’s becoming increasingly important for top leadership to work directly with their sales managers to develop a stellar sales process.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Why Email Marketing Is (Still) Important In 2022 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Laura Goldberg. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Laura Goldberg. Laura is the Chief Marketing Officer at Constant Contact. ConstantContact.com.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 25, 2012

We write often about marketing strategies and tactics for small business and startups. These companies typically have limited budgets, thin resources, and strained capacity which combine to create a challenge for managers and owners: how to develop an effective marketing campaign using tactics that will work for their business.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Black Friday is just around the corner, and this is a great time to review your sales forecast goals and develop a strategy to meet them through your holiday campaigns. Here are 6 ways your business can build holiday marketing campaigns that help you increase holiday sales this season! Offer special discounts to loyal customers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Designing the Perfect Sales Process written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Advances in technology and changes in digital marketing have radically shifted the customer journey. So it’s sometimes unclear where marketing ends and sales begins. Begin with Education. Begin with Education.

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Rembrandt Communications

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The holiday season is here, and it’s time to boost sales by year-end. 5 Quick Tips to Boost Holiday Sales Fast (at no cost)! Think about one feature story on your local television news channel would do for your business this holiday season! Booming Holiday Sales Are Yours! What do you do? Follow these….

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. In fact, we now live in a buyer-led digital age, where the traditional media push-marketing efforts just don’t work.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

Why Call Tracking Metrics Matter To Your Marketing Efforts written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Todd and Laure Fisher. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Todd and Laure Fisher. 4:02] What is call tracking and how do marketers use it today? [7:08]

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

When you’re trying to grow your startup, there are all sorts of things to concentrate on, such as marketing effectively, providing excellent customer service, streamlining processes, thinking about new products or services to offer and more. Read on for some top tips for handling sales leads properly today. Source: Pexels.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Role of Sales Materials in a Digital World written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. With these digital marketing channels doing so much of the heavy lifting in representing your brand, do you really still need sales materials? Why Sales Materials Still Matter. In fact, the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Having a carefully-developed sales strategy is crucial if you want to grow your business. Regardless of which industry you’re targeting, you need to have a full and clear understanding of the market and specific objectives that you want to reach over the coming year. Research the Market. Determine Your Objectives.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 22, 2020

cannabis market projected to skyrocket from $600 million to $22 billion by 2022 , there is no better time than now to master your cannabis marketing strategy. There are major marketing roadblocks when using popular paid advertising mediums because of the legal grey area surrounding the U.S. Word-of-Mouth Marketing.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

From crafting a compelling brand identity to mastering digital marketing, it's a multifaceted journey that demands careful planning and execution. By creating high-quality, engaging content on your website, you drive sustained traffic over the long term and establish yourself as a reliable player in the market.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

An article on growth and marketing in the middle of a crisis—the current one or any other—can seem tone deaf. This post surveys what people have done in the past—and what marketing leaders are doing now—to make it through tough times and thrive in the post-crisis era. Tim Stewart, trsdigital. But nothing gets better if we stand still.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Sales is all about how to get more customers, and relationship funnels prioritize establishing a genuine connection with your customers. Relationship funnel vs. sales funnel — What’s the difference? It’s easy to confuse relationship funnels with traditional sales or marketing funnels, however, they differ significantly.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Sales forecasting is much easier than you think, and much more useful than you imagine. Since sales are intimate with costs and expenses, the forecast helps you budget and manage. You measure the value of a sales forecast like you do anything in business, by its measurable business results. Lines of sales.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 16, 2022

What makes customer acquisition different from marketing? Borrow trust for fast results with influencer marketing 4. Personalize the buyer journey with email marketing 5. Get seen with SEO-driven content marketing Conclusion. They’re customers for life who market your business for you (e.g., Google ads).

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

By delegating specific tasks—like outsourced sales for startups—to third-party experts, internal teams can focus on core competencies. Distinguishing Task Priorities At the heart of cost-effective outsourcing for startups lies the ability to discern between essential and non-essential tasks. It’s not just about cost-cutting.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 13, 2024

It also helps businesses stand out in a saturated market by rewarding their best customers and increasing repeat business. Increased Revenue Loyalty programs directly impact revenue, but they also help decrease customer acquisition costs. This will help you to maximize your customer retention and boost your sales at the same time.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

This is a comprehensive guide to Facebook Messenger Marketing using chatbots. But the truth is that chatbots can improve marketing and make marketers’ lives easier. If you want to supercharge your marketing and accelerate growth and revenue, you’ll love this guide. What is Messenger Marketing?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2023

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. In fact, we now live in a buyer-led digital age, where the traditional media push-marketing efforts just don’t work.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Transcript of How to Turn Marketing Costs Into Profit written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch: I have seen the future of marketing, and it is killing me. Hello and welcome to another episode of The Duct Tape Marketing podcast. Tell us all about Content Marketing Institute.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In the old days, marketing agencies were non-existent, and most companies were struggling to market their business and making sales. Even with the advancement in technology and the introduction of digitalized marketing agencies, most businesses are still struggling to embrace the new idea of the digitalized way of marketing.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Customer acquisition cost (CAC) is an important metric for any ecommerce business. Put simply, you need a healthy customer acquisition cost for your business to succeed. In this article, you’ll learn what ecommerce CAC is, how to calculate it, and how to keep costs down to maintain profit health.

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