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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Founding Date: 2004. How They Make Money: Majority of Kayak’s revenue actually comes from advertising on their site (55%), not lead generation or referral fees to travel suppliers as you might think (more on this below). round closed in June 2004. 1.65M extension round closed Nov 2004. Series A Preferred.

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Stock Photography vs. Real Photos: Can’t We Use Both?

ConversionXL

” You’ve also gotten that uneasy vibe they’ll invoke “the customer is always right/I can take my business elsewhare” conversation, if you push too hard. Blog eCommerce Resources Lead Generation SaaS Resources' Related: The Different Kinds Of Stock Photography Licenses. But did it stop there?

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Optimization

ConversionXL

Macro conversions vs. micro conversions. Your metrics are either leading to “macro conversions” or “micro conversions.” Macro conversions are the primary goal of your website, to convert user traffic into revenue. Micro conversions are process milestones or secondary actions. 2) Conversion rate.

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Blending Paid Social with Organic Social :: Small Business.

Duct Tape Marketing

Lead generation in this content driven social model is still a metered blend of advertising, public relations and referrals, but social is the mechanism driving the discovery and the conversation surrounding this powerful form of lead acquisition. Note: There have been some updates since I published th.

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Understanding the Most Fundamental Shift in Marketing :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

I wrote last week that the Most Powerful Form of Lead Generation is a Happy Customer and the hourglass model put the focus squarely on that idea. Now, what tools and tactics you bring to this game will certainly differ, but the end game is still the same.

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Is Direct Mail Dead or New Uses for Old Tactics :: Small Business.

Duct Tape Marketing

Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi.

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5 Reasons Why Effective Marketing Makes Your Business More.

Duct Tape Marketing

Start looking for ways to create and document a marketing system that you can teach others to run and remove yourself from the lead generation and conversion game. If a potential buyer can see how they too could operate your marketing system, even after you the owner is long gone, you’ll build value.