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How to Master Customer Value Optimization

ConversionXL

Anomalies give you hints about what differentiates a certain group from others and allows you to discover toxic brands or categories, cities with loyal customers , and so on. Better assortment and merchandising based on what RFM groups are buying and optimized inventory (reduce stock on less-popular products). The Need phase.

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What I noticed in 2013

Start Up Blog

I also reverted to more text / SMS activity which would’ve been the only domain for my social media a couple of years ago. Now the only differentiator is size preference and UX. . What would you rather own: Apple stock at a 14 times price earnings ratio? Phablet anyone? Facebook at a 141 times price earnings ratio?

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The Best Way To Communicate With And Convert Your Website Visitors

Duct Tape Marketing

In this episode, CEO and co-founder of Olark, Ben Congleton, talks about the building of Olark and how they’ve differentiated themself in such a competitive industry. 14:38] I’ve noticed a number of the chat-related companies are really focused on driving people to SMS/text – where do you stand on that? [18:02]

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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Ted Livingston’s rollercoaster ride as CEO of hit messaging startup Kik

The Next Web

Kik Chat had been a bit of a complicated service, offering both free SMS when a user’s phone was offline, and free Internet-based messages when they were online. The relaunched app dropped the SMS element, and focused entirely on Web-based messages using usernames not phone numbers. It was a hit. “It After raising a $19.5

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Cracking The Code: iPhone, Apple TV and more from Mac World

Cracking the Code

Apparently not if you trust the stock market. To make it successful, Apple will need to upgrade the quality of its content and start differentiating mobile and home video content. Aside from the sleek design, the iPhone has an amazing user interface. 3) The iPhone is a high-end Nokia killer, but is it a Blackberry killer?

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Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

Both Sides of the Table

Think about this: The investment banks and trading houses across the globe have invested billions of dollars in computing equipment and staff in order to process news that affects stock prices milliseconds before the rest of the market can process & transact on this same information.

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