Channel SEM Social Network Web 
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 4, 2011
If you can break this down by channel that you’ve acquired them from this is obviously better. How many through SEM? If you have multiple versions of your product, how many are web vs. mobile? The next step after measuring the customers you’re adding is to add the “cost to acquire” by channel. SEO is seldom “free.”.
www.forentrepreneurs.com
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.
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Up and Running
JULY 26, 2016
Cost of Acquisition (CAC): The total cost of acquiring a user through a given channel. If you are measuring these two correctly, you can make simple rules/decisions based on your results: If the CAC is over twice the LTV don’t even bother—this channel is likely not going to work. The cornerstone of any business is that LTV > CAC.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 4, 2015
I agree with my friend Lon Safko, and his classic book “ The Social Media Bible ,” which asserts your team can be successful at social without the cost of an expensive expert or agency, by following these five basic steps: Start with the dominant players. Top social networks are Facebook (1.2 billion users).
mashable.com
MAY 28, 2010
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Steve Blank
APRIL 15, 2011
This week they were testing one of the most confusing sections of a company’s business model – Customer Relationships - the activities used to “Get, Keep and Grow” customers in a physical or virtual (web or mobile) channel. If their team was a web or mobile app they actually had to buy Google or Facebook ads and create demand.).
crowdSPRING Blog
AUGUST 17, 2011
When 2011 began, 64 percent of small businesses reported having a website, but that still left an astounding 36 percent of small businesses without a web presence. A website is the hub of a small business’s marketing efforts through other channels (print, SEO, SEM, email, direct, mobile, etc.).
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