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How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

View from Seed

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc.

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Traction is the new IP

Version One Ventures

In today’s web landscape, word of mouth drives adoption and can lead to “winner takes all” (or almost all) in both B2C and B2B markets. This trend is particularly true in markets that are highly susceptible to network effects, such as online auctions and social networks.

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Social Login and CRO: 9 Things You Should Know

ConversionXL

Take a look at the chart below: Some companies have found that while social login dramatically reduced the number of failed login attempts and password reset requests, take up wasn’t as high as expected. Mailchimp, a B2B email marketing platform, recorded a 66% drop in failed logins after introducing social login.

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9 Things You Should Know About Social Login & CRO

ConversionXL

Take a look at the chart below: Some companies have found that while social login dramatically reduced the number of failed login attempts and password reset requests, take up wasn’t as high as expected. MailChimp, the B2B subscriber email management service, recorded a 66% drop in failed logins after introducing social login.

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Why Your Startup's Name Matters

mashable.com

Generally speaking, a name is more valuable to a B2C (marketing-driven) company than a B2B (sales-driven) counterpart, so allocate your efforts accordingly. of Web Users Meet Singles on Social Networks [STUDY] Want to Highlight Your New Facebook Pictures? Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists.

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Increase Repeat Purchases with Cohort Analysis

ConversionXL

Overall acquisition costs for both B2C and B2B have gone up by 50% in the past five years. Cohort analysis can be done for revenue, churn, viral word of mouth, support costs, or any other metric you care about. If they trust social networks, blogs, magazines, etc., The second relies on retention. By traffic source.

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

www.forentrepreneurs.com

As I ask questions to understand the thinking, what usually comes out is something vague along the lines of web marketing, and/or viral growth with no numbers attached. A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare.