View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Acquisitions are happening more and more, while companies like PillPack, Actifio, CarGurus, OnShape, Acquia, Applause, and others continue to march forward. These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc. Thank you for reading our insights and our story.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 18, 2018

As technology takes on a bigger role in businesses of all types, tech acquisitions become both short- and long-term investments. That means the next year or two will likely bring some blockbuster mergers and acquisitions as companies determine how they can mesh their services and products with others’.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Studies show that only 5% of B2B customers are ready to buy. HubSpot built brand equity through community-building, blog posts, social media marketing , and its HubSpot Academy. HubSpot has built its brand to over 100,000 customers and $1 billion in annual recurring revenue in 2020. Image source. week, month, year).

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Equity Marketing Social Media Software Review 94

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

For example, if you notice a new guest post on a publication you’re interested in, you can reach out to that author via email or social media and ask the best way to get in touch with that blog. For instance, on Facebook, there’s a popular group, “ B2B bloggers boost group ,” for link-builders and content marketers.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Account-based marketing (ABM) accounted for 79% of all sales opportunities in 2020. If leads-based B2B marketing is fishing with a net, ABM is using a harpoon. In 2020, smart home and building automation platform iRidium mobile wanted to land bigger clients and announce new products. Keep doing what works.

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Marketing Campaign Artificial Inteligence Sales Cycle 105

VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. founded in 2020, the company raised $43M to date) Spiritt – text to mobile app.

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B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2020

Damn, I’ll admit—I even have a tradition of treating myself with a beautiful new pair after a successful business trip or client acquisition. I’ve been in the B2B link-building game for almost five years, and the true value of link building isn’t quick fixes. B2B copywriting almost always requires more skill and time compared to B2C.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Account-based marketing is an extremely targeted approach (one-to-one rather than one-to-many), so it usually has a much higher customer acquisition cost (CAC). Targeted based on demographic, location, or search, and designed to appear as organic content within a social media feed. Banner adverts served on a variety of devices.

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ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2020

According to the Content Marketing Institute, only 9% of B2B marketers believe that their content strategy is effective. Instead of committing to posting on your social media channels three times a day, start with a few times a week. To quickly get a sense of what’s on your audience’s mind, scan social media. Image source).

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ConversionXL

JULY 10, 2019

That simplifies content creation and link building compared to, say, trying to promote niche B2B software. Over time, statistics become less relevant; the links you earn in 2019 could go to another, more recent study in 2020. Some events that earned links were intentional—acquisitions and funding announcements, for example.

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Marketing Acquisition Software Review Aggregator 125

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Create engaging thought leadership content on social media . LinkedIn is the top network for B2B content marketers—96% use the platform. This is closely followed by Twitter (82% of B2B marketers use it). . Views on Twitter increased 62% from 2019 to 2020. Take Jason Bradwell’s The B2B Bite , for example. .

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Framework Social Media B2B Audience 131

ConversionXL

JULY 6, 2021

for B2B specifically. 72% of the Fortune 1000 are B2B companies. If you get your LinkedIn ad strategy right, you’ll be exposed to a top-tier B2B focused audience. billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $603.5 Say you’re pitching a social media marketing platform. billion in 2023.

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Campaign Audience Advertising Conversion 129

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

After all, in the year 2020, investors that had access to VC-backed IPOs, earned $206 million in average one-day gains for each of 165 separate offerings, for a total of $34B in one-day wealth transfers (including over-allotments). Last year, 2020, the AVERAGE IPO was underpriced by 47.9%! The others are all B2B companies.

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IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Media Temple. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. great web customer acquisition tutorials.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Greylock general partner and the host of The 20 Minute VC pick back up from a December 2020 episode of the popular podcast , during which Hoffman discusses his wide-ranging career and key lessons learned. You asked, Reid Hoffman and Harry Stebbings answered. Reid: Again, it’s not really a formula. So that’s what you have to look at now.

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