A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 25, 2010

A lot of tradeshows have been cancelled due to low attendance (which in turn is probably due to slashed travel budgets), but those which remain are that much more interesting. Examples: Make a sale on the tradeshow floor. Ask potential customers 3 specific things (market research). With customization (i.e.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 26, 2017

A common mistake ecommerce store owners make is accepting the sale as the end-goal. A 2014 survey by Econsultancy revealed , “Just 42% of companies are able to measure customer lifetime value.” Of course, an incidental benefit from well-designed post-purchase emails is a boost to customer satisfaction and sales.

Retention 48

Retention Email eCommerce Software Review 48

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

This is a huge recruiting year for data.world as we’ve found our product-market fit in the enterprise. data.world and our modern catalog for data and analysis is a new category of software, much like Bazaarvoice and Coremetrics created new categories before, and the brilliant book Play Bigger helped us find it. in honor of my mother.

Software Review 48

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ConversionXL

JULY 20, 2019

They also found that customer lifetime value (CLV) of email users is an impressive 12% above average. There’s really no denying it: Email marketing still plays a vital role in generating eCommerce revenue. There’s really no denying it: Email marketing still plays a vital role in generating eCommerce revenue.

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eCommerce Email Conversion Marketing 90

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

From startup through the last sale, the spirit of risk is the unexpected edge for every business. Internal change happens within the business walls and is not necessarily customer facing. External change is always customer facing; it’s most noticeable to your customers and competition. Entrepreneurs must be self-reliant.

Florida 145

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 30, 2015

They also found that customer lifetime value (CLV) of customers acquired via email is an impressive 12% higher than the average. There’s really no denying that email marketing still plays a vital role in generating eCommerce revenue. Direct Marketing vs. Transactional: Which Is Best? Not necessarily.

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eCommerce Email Conversion Marketing 48

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

You’ve paid your dues. Create a sales plan. Helping teams to better communicate with each other and helping companies to better communicate with the market. Helping clients with software and/or hardware issues. You’ve put in the hours. And now all that effort has paid off – you’re the expert.

Small Business Administration 86

Small Business Administration Small Business Social Media Elevator Pitch 86

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Customers will often register on a site simply to view specific content or to use a particular service, and unless the content or service is truly revolutionary, they may not come back a second time. Getting a customer to subscribe to your offer is NOT enough. Customers really pay attention to the signup confirmation page.

Software Review 85

Software Review Technical Review Widget Email 85

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

It is the cheapest, quickest way to increase sales online. Think about this: if you’re currently converting at 1% (1% of your visitors buy your stuff), but can increase that to a mere 2%, you’ve doubled your sales. The higher the conversion rate (%), the more sales (sign ups, subscriptions, etc) you get.

Conversion 109

Conversion Framework Technical Review Sales 109

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

AAA Life Insurance : Truly Customer Centric "Convince Me To Buy" Experience. AAA Life Insurance : Truly Customer Centric "Convince Me To Buy" Experience. Why is it that www.orbitz.com uses none of my location signals to customize content on their home page to appeal to me? Sad, right?

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Web Design Marketing Security 164

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I have a few contractors to do the technical side of my work and a customer support person, but that’s it. I didn’t have that contractor doing customer support. The biggest deal I’ve ever done was a sale of a $100,000 website. I don’t actually have any employees. I’m the content creator. It doesn’t go any further than that.

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Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 76

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Optimizers come from all walks of life: IT, design/UX, analytics, marketing, translation, photography etc. My bachelor’s degree is in IT, my first job out of college was a programmer, then I did sales and marketing for many years, run an SEO company and a SaaS business. 8 They have (at least basic) coding skills.

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