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7 Key Factors Obscure Your Customer Acquisition Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). Leaders and investors need to know if you have and are tapping into your key sources of relevant data, including web analytics, sales management data, and customer relationship management (CRM) software.

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Enjoy A Sales Turnaround By December!

Rembrandt Communications

It’s September, and the busy, holiday sales season is here. But the good news is that you can start selling more and reach your year-end goals cost-effectively… even if you are in a nightmare situation right now due to COVID-19 repercussions, employee turnover, overdue bills, and more. Take action for holiday sales success!

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9 Messages From Sales Training May Save Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet in this age when customers have a thousand alternatives, and are overwhelmed by a multitude of messages, sales efforts can make or break a business. In fact, I believe modern entrepreneurs need to be super sales people, in the most positive sense, to their team as well as customers. No pain usually means no sales.

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5 Startup Cost Realities Most Founders Underestimate

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Flickr by Phil Gyford Starting a new venture still costs real money, even though the entry price has come down dramatically in last few decades. For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC days, it could easily cost half a million dollars for a team of professionals to produce a commercial product.

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How a Virtual Assistant can Help Startup Make More Sales

ReadWriteStart

This article will examine one vital activity and see how trained VAs can help your company improve sales. Despite the variety of present-day communication channels (E-mail, SMS, call, social media), it’s easy to see why building a productive rapport with future clients becomes increasingly tricky. Live chat on social media.

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Ways To Drive More Sales To Your eCommerce Website

YoungUpstarts

The goal of every online store owner is to make sales, but as you know, it is not just a case of hitting the publish button and seeing the dollars roll in. To answer some of your questions about general eCommerce marketing and why it is useful, we have several ways to drive more sales that take the stress out of trying to find your customers.

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The Power Of Thoughtful Packaging To Help E-commerce Sales

The Startup Magazine

A well-designed and thoughtfully executed unboxing experience can increase customer satisfaction and loyalty and encourage social media sharing and word-of-mouth marketing. Consider the costs While thoughtful packaging can increase sales and customer loyalty , you’ll need to balance the benefits and costs of these options.

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