Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Link has a summary of his argument plus a great video). We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. Everything we were taught pre-Internet is still relevant.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

dominated by a few very large incumbents who control much of the distribution or are you going into a market that is “fragmented” where nobody controls the industry. It is Blockbuster video in the dawn of Netflix. That marketing can be PR or SEO or influencer distribution or other forms of “unpaid” marketing.

Startup 150

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Strategic alliances with other brands to develop offerings or leverage each others’ distribution channels. SEO , SEM, paid advertising , content marketing, social media, email marketing, strategic partnerships with other brands, PR; Activation. Partnerships. Diversification. Some of those channels might include: Acquisition.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Along with Greycroft, I was the first institutional investor in Maker Studios (sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion) and am still the largest investor in Mitu Network , the largest online video producer of Latino content. We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. For example, its always nice to have someone constantly optimizing your SEM accounts, driving down your CPA. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.) But the computer retail channel was a large part of our sales.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Far more common is a need to acquire customers through a series of steps like SEO, SEM, PR, Social Marketing, direct sales, channel sales, etc. Extensive use of software to automate all processes such as SEO, SEM, social networking, lead scoring, lead nurturing, CRM, etc. that will cost the company significant amounts of money.

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