Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. Offer tools to allow content producers to build their own websites & mobile apps.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Curious Hat: mobile exploration tools for curious children. LaunchGram: aggregate news service about products and launches coming soon in verticals such as movies, electronics, video games, and cars. Privy: online advertising for small/medium-sized businesses. UniPay: mobile payment platform in Brazil.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Here's the complete year 2013… While the numbers for individual month are different, you can see that October spiked and then things came down to below Sept performance by December. … You can see the wisdom of not just setting a 20% aggregate conversion rate, based on the above benchmarking data.

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om.co

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The more I wrote about the oncoming mobile and broadband revolution, the more obvious it became that the print media was going to fight for attention with cheaper, faster publications. The niche audiences were slower to develop, and advertising support never really showed up. I found it hard to deal with advertising related stuff.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 9, 2016

Next go to the report with new things that will help you drive smarter merchandizing on your mobile and desktop websites. The latter is particularly useful as an aggregated view for senior executives. What about Display advertising driving which plays primarily an "upper funnel" introducing your brand to prospects 1.58?

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

In 2013, we are in the midst of a critical platform transition from the browser-based Internet to mobile applications platforms like iOS and Android. This transition adds even more complexity to the conversion puzzle, as you now need to track and understand conversion on mobile as well. Even this does not tell the whole story.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Finally, this is picky, but why is most of the x-axis yearly and then suddenly just until Q2, 2013? If I had the raw data, I would also fix the x-axis and representation of the partial 2013 data. Focus on Economic Value from your search advertising. Focus on Profit from your search advertising. Watch out for these errors.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In 2015, 46 percent of workers were enrolled in a plan with an annual deductible of $1,000 or more, up from 38 percent in 2013 and 22 percent in 2009. They are more likely to disclose, or perhaps even advertise their prices. Here are a list of the new forces pushing the U.S.

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ConversionXL

MAY 16, 2018

The cars we drive, the computer or mobile device you are using to read this sentence, the Great Wall of China, Abercrombie and Fitch advertisements – all of them have gone through some form of the scientific method applied many times over a period of months, years, or even decades. Would it be profitable? Not really right?

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

They are full of nonsenseware – cross-sells and up-sells, all kinds of seals and logos, irrelevant other products, promotions, mobile app pimping and so much more. by creating a great experience, reassuring me with clear pricing, and they won't even have to pay a bounty to their aggregators! Why is it that when I visit www.3m.com

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

might circulate, making business owners and advertisers alike wary of diving into uncharted waters. On top of that, nearly 80% of consumers say “when price and quality are equal, they prefer to buy products from companies that advertise or sponsor podcasts they regularly enjoy”. image source. Why the difference? image credit.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

So I thought I might pull all these thoughts together in a new edition of Soundbites from the Future – The 2013 edition. Like most politically important information, consumers will eventually get to be in control of their own aggregated data. You’ll find it is full of contradictions and juxtapositions.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 29, 2013

A benchmark for you: In 2013 if 30% of your time, Ms./Mr. PS: Bonus : Facebook Advertising / Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value. Measuring Visits and Conversions in aggregate first and segmented by keywords (or even key word clusters) will get you on the path to showing real impact. Not going to happen. So what is it?

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Added – March 2013* Startup Intelligence tools. Twilio : Need to call/txt get a phone number from your web/mobile application?

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Multiply that by literally a couple thousand, and that’s what 2013 is going to look like in Silicon Valley, and to a lesser degree some other startup ecosystems. Today, Syria shut down the Internet nationwide Sand are limiting the functionality of mobile services and land lines in some cities as well. Source AP via Twitter ]. -

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