View from Seed

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Sector: B2B On-Demand. However, the same revolution which is empowered by smartphone adoption will also be extended to business users as well, particularly those workers who are already mobile themselves. We’ve already made two investments in this area: Scratch in the consumer space and one unannounced company in the B2B space.

Search 120

Search B2B Artificial Inteligence Semantic 120

View from Seed

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Sector: B2B On-Demand. However, the same revolution which is empowered by smartphone adoption will also be extended to business users as well, particularly those workers who are already mobile themselves. We’ve already made two investments in this area: Scratch in the consumer space and one unannounced company in the B2B space.

Search 120

Search B2B Artificial Inteligence Semantic 120

Rob Go

JUNE 7, 2012

5 Years ago, the mobile web meant email on the blackberry or really lame on-deck applications on feature phones. And I intentionally use the phrase “ubiquitous” vs. “mobile” computing because I think the focus on “mobile” underestimates the promise of every human having access to the internet at every moment.

Technical Review 61

Technical Review SMS Internet B2C 61

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The emergence of mobile platforms has broadened the array of internet-enabled businesses somewhat, and overall it obviously marks a massive shift in computing platforms. But at its base level, ubiquitous computing or “mobile” hasn’t actually changed that much from the desktop web when it comes to fundamental business models.

IPO 194

IPO Aggregator B2B Internet 194

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

77% of users believe social login is a good registration solution… …and should be offered by any website, according to the aggregated research published by WebHostingBuzz. Mailchimp, a B2B email marketing platform, recorded a 66% drop in failed logins after introducing social login. Impressive, but since only 3.4%

Social Network 73

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 73

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

The Mobile World Congress , possibly the largest International technology conference and definitely the most important mobile conference of the year is taking place in Barcelona this February 14-17. Mobile Apps and App stores – a new ecosystem was created and it’s here to stay (Check out LogiaGroup, Waze and Cellint).

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

77% of Users Believe Social Login Is A Good Registration Solution… … and should be offered by any website, according to the same aggregated research published by WebHostingBuzz. MailChimp, the B2B subscriber email management service, recorded a 66% drop in failed logins after introducing social login.

Social Network 130

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 130

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.”

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

By the end, 99 percent of the B2B marketplaces had cratered and only B2C eBay was left standing and thriving. The prevailing consensus at the time was that B2B marketplaces were too hard (e.g. Start with aggregating scarce and in-demand inventory. Investment stopped, and entrepreneurs focused on other categories.

B2C 136

B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Click on the site link, go browse around, go to their social pages, checkout the mobile app, then write down the six metrics you would choose. Remember: All data in aggregate is crap, segment or suck. They stink when it comes to user experience, even more so on mobile. B2B / Enterprise Sales: Salesforce.

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

Lots of people more forward-thinking than me have rightly said that data is a powerful asset and aggregating, mining, and making it useful will be a core element of many businesses currently being built. So is “data” now a new business model, as some suggest? After all there are various ways to monetize data assets. Read More ».

Business Model 113

Business Model Silicon Valley Advertising B2B 113

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. 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. Seed Startups.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Venture Chronicles

JANUARY 5, 2014

The two big curves that have matured are obvious, social technology and mobile. 1) Mobile creates clash of user experiences. 1) Mobile creates clash of user experiences. how we communicate with the world at a small level, who we maintain a relationship with, and the world at large via broadcast capability.

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Cloud B2C Mobile 62

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Social media Mobile 2.0 Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Social media Mobile 2.0 ClairMail – ClairMail provides account management, mobile payments, customer service, and more, all on your mobile phone.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

ConversionXL

MARCH 26, 2014

What I find most useful about this report is the ability for B2B companies to gain insights with regards to their leads or prospects (could be applied to lead scoring within a CRM). uninet|online|jazztel|easynet| clearwire|iinet|t-mobile| iunet|broadband|provider|. Did they use a laptop, a tablet or a mobile? 5: Flow Reports.

Analytics 131

Analytics Conversion Metrics Europe 131

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

If you download their mobile app, Krispy Kreme will give you a free doughnut , McDonald’s will give you a free large fries , and Baskin-Robbins will give you a free scoop of ice cream. Also, take a look at this critically important data point , also aggregated by Professor Jay Ritter. The others are all B2B companies.

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82

VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

ForNova provides a B2B turnkey solution to enable building aggregation solutions for classifieds eCommerce, travel and many other specific content verticals. Broadtec ‘s MYTV integrated broadcast management system incorporates sophisticated planning, logistics, rights management, Commercials, media production & inventory.

Media 145

Media Social Network Flash 145

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

The secondary wave of VC-backed IPOs has also come to fruition… both consumer facing (Yelp, Demand Media, Pandora, Carbonite, HomeAway, Angie’s List, et al) and B2B (Jive Software, Brightcove, Imperva, Responsys, etc). The pipeline of companies in registration has continued to grow. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

ConversionXL

APRIL 22, 2015

Let’s say you run a B2B site, and drive your visitors toward a quote request page. B2B and B2C. Note: You must look at the one device category at a time – so apply a device segments first: desktop only, tablet only and mobile only. A click map is a visual representation, aggregated data of where people click.

Analytics 48

Analytics Technical Review Conversion Framework 48

Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2013

Originally I'd recommended it for content, or B2B, sites, over time I've come to rely on it for pretty much any type of company. An obsession with SEO and PPC is pretty much warranted in most companies, across platforms (desktop, mobile – it is particularly heartbreaking how poor most companies do on mobile platforms).

Search 135

Search Analytics PPC Green 135

Occam's Razor

MAY 20, 2013

At ZQI U, a vast number of students enroll into online-only courses (just like our analytics, PPC, mobile, and SEO Master Certification students at my awesome Market Motive ). As is common in these types of educational companies, aggregators rule the roost. The answer is simple: Aggregators. Let's call them ZQI University.

Analytics 139

Analytics Aggregator Channel B2B 139

Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

Yes, it’s a bonus that they’re free – I don’t know a marketer alive who doesn’t get the stink eye from their CFO for all the monthly tool subscriptions they use – and even better, they work flawlessly on my mobile phone. Ken Herron is the CMO of Unified Inbox , and voted #2 CMO on Twitter.

Analytics 100

Analytics Social Media Marketing Media 100

Up and Running

MAY 21, 2014

I mean it should be phones now, the mobile devices now, have incredible high quality video cameras built into them. Whereas LinkedIn has always been very B2B focused, very networking, very “I’m here to do business.” So it really gives us engagement, but also gives us a lot of feedback.

Marketing 72

Marketing Social Media Sales Media 72

Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

If you have a lot of them, aggregate them up. Recently the single biggest reason for a spike in Direct traffic is the massive increase in use of mobile applications by all of us. A huge chunk of social media consumption is via dedicated mobile apps. Mobile apps don't pass a referrer, the visitor gets classified as Direct.

Analytics 131

Analytics Marketing Campaign Metrics 131

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

MCA-AMS covers the challenge of attributing accurate impact of our marketing and advertising efforts across multiple devices (desktop, laptop, mobile, TV). " In this case it was a B2B client, long conversion cycle that lasted around 65 days, ignoring the outliers, so I picked 75. Just to be conservative. You do too. #3.

Channel 161

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 161

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

There is a lot any business — B2C, B2B, A2Z — can learn from Songza. 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. I love the social nature of sharing playlists. The suggestions engine they have.

Web 164

Web Design Marketing Security 164

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

Email campaign ideas, content improvement, behavior targeting, testing product prices , hiring a supposedly awesome consultant, using offline calls to action, measuring impact of television on the web, opening a twitter account of a B2B business, doing… Anything you can think of I can do it. Usually for free. Usually at least a test.

Analytics 118

Analytics Web Metrics Channel 118