View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2020

As I blogged about a few weeks ago, FOMO ( F ear O f M issing O ut) is replaced by FOLD (Fear Of Looking Dumb). We believe that with focus and diligence, companies can be evaluated and rapport with founders can be built in an efficient time frame. Wait and see. Founders do not have this luxury.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 4, 2016

We often talk about online conversion optimization without mentioning that many businesses, especially B2B, rely on offline sales to produce revenue. And sales enablement software helps arm sales teams with the information they need to close sales. Look at some typical B2B marketing KPIs: Number of leads generated. Site traffic.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

To prevent hackers from gaining access to your business's checking account, use low-cost software and dual controls to strengthen your payment processes. Press releases are becoming less successful, partly due to the difficulty of obtaining earned media. Photo Credit: Ernests Embutniek. Thanks to Michael Ziarko, No More Chores ! #3-

Software Review 122

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 26, 2017

In 2017, with 5X times faster growth than traditional software market, SaaS finds itself outrunning traditional software product delivery. Cloud software model will account for 1 dollar for every $4.59 spent on traditional software by 2019. A mammoth decline in traditional software can be seen in the coming future.

Web 127

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

As well as the head strategic coach at SaaS Academy by Dan Martell, the #1 coaching program for B2B SaaS businesses in the world. What advice do you have for client reporting and review? Agency Pricing Quadrant Blog & Video. Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts here ! What tips do you have for tracking time?

San Francisco 76

San Francisco Software Review B2B Cofounder 76

Transformify

JULY 4, 2018

Free blog posts. v) B2B Freelance Marketplace. (vi) An advanced recruitment software addresses all these challenges. Looking at the reviews published online on Glassdoor, Mouthshut, TrustedCompany, etc. Job Posting. Resume Database Access. Transformify Recruitment CRM. USD 20-USD 50. readily included in most packs.

Technical Review 40

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ConversionXL

APRIL 1, 2019

Say you work at a SaaS company selling AI software. Blog posts by your development team explain the complexities of how the AI system works, highlight how you gather and parse training data, and list use cases befitting Fortune 500 clients. For marketers in B2B sales, the challenge increases. Image source).

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Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Since then, we’ve served 500+ unique customers, worked with 10+ space partners, pivoted our business model from B2C to B2B, signed on advisers, and have raised money from outside investors. Our biggest example of this was our pivot from B2C to B2B. Especially with the state of the funding for female entrepreneurs.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2020

So many are distracted by the bleeding-edge techniques and purported algorithm tweaks hyped on SEO blogs and Twitter. Blogs are the easiest way to get content out quickly and consistently. We’ve been fortunate enough to be the leading team on our blog, so at least half the content is for SEO audience-interest purposes.

SEO 121

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

79% of consumers trust an online review as much as they would a recommendation from a friend. And 94% of shoppers state that just one bad review has convinced them not to buy from a company. You can’t avoid negative reviews, opinions, and comments altogether. Notice that the reviews are about Rand, not about SparkToro.

Reputation 134

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

For example, recently I was in the market for some transcription software. I headed to Google to search for “best transcription software” and read some blog posts that reviewed the best options. From there, I read case studies on the company blog before eventually signing up. most commonly popped up.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Most business buyers (95%) are not currently in the market to buy, according to research from the B2B Institute and Professor John Dawes of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute. Consider ServiceNow , a software company that aims to “make work, work better for people with modern digital workflows.”. Buffer is a company with deep-rooted values.

Marketing 128

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Happy New Year to you, Cracking-the-code reader! and online gaming companies and 2/3 looking at the software and SaaS industry. Intego is the leading Security Software Suite for Mac.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

9- Providing Legitimate B2B Customer Data in the Era of Mistrust. That's when I was struck by the idea: Why not provide a legit B2B customer database that is neither dodgy and nor a bad fit for a business? Thus, I started my B2B customer data-mining firm. It wasn’t really on my mind to start a blog.

Entrepreneur 134

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2015

In addition to the ads and sales, administrators should also review the products featured on their site. It might be helpful to get feedback from people whose opinion you value,” Hostway customer and web design Wix noted in its blog. Review website security. Adjust product offerings.

Software Review 100

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The Myth of Venture Capital | Re/code by Jon Oringer – crowdspring.co/1tNFeV7. Inside the Mind of a Technical Founder | OpenView Blog by Larry Kim – crowdspring.co/1u7Fz1b. Activate or Die: 10+ Ways You Can Improve Your User Activation for SaaS – Part 2 | 500 Startups Blog – crowdspring.co/1rgMYgu.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The beauty of this approach is that you’re helping your advocates build social capital by helping them tell the story of how successful they’ve been, due — in part — to your product or service. In the process, everyone understands that SAS Canada software was an important contributor. Wrong message, wrong audience.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2024

[13:07] As far as backlinks go: talk a little bit about guest blogging versus being a guest on a podcast as a specific tactic. [21:52] Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! And that looks different for a B2C journey versus a B2B journey. So we really need to think about how SEO needs to change.

SEO 68

SEO Search Generative AI Engineer 68

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The email list recipients weren’t the business’s target audience; Because of this, many had a negative buying experience; Half wrote negative reviews or warned friends to avoid the brand. Fifteen wrote positive reviews, and eight made second purchases within three months. Why such a poor return? Digital ad spending in the U.S.

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bijoor.me

MARCH 26, 2014

B2B Sales Process. Thanks to Alex Popsecu’s NoSql blog , found a well articulated thesis by Johan den Haan , CTO at Mendix. Johan proposes a framework that describes the various layers of cloud platform services starting from virtualized hardware up to end-user software applications. Bike Tours. Content Marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

It affects even B2B companies because ultimately most must sell to companies who sell to consumers and if they suffer they cut back on suppliers. To understand this in great detail see this very important blog post by Henry Blodget on the unemployment rate in the US and its impact on the recovery. million – take it.

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Transformify

JANUARY 7, 2019

Post-BREXIT, the gig economy in the UK may be worth even more due to the uncertainty surrounding EU citizens and their rights to work in the UK. How is the intellectual property of the employer protected in case of artwork or a piece of code? The length of the contract or assignment.

Hiring 74

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2012

crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Vision | Jordan Cooper’s Blog – [link]. Bonnstetter | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress | Heidi Grant Halvorson -Harvard Business Review – [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Design Media 100

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Every startup will use some kind of software: book keeping, word processing, presentation. “You do not need to buy that expensive office software and servers when you can switch to a cloud vendor-Google is an example-at a fraction of the cost,” says Ali Asadi of aprofitmaker.com. Review your operating expenses.

South Africa 157

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

However, due to B2B market saturation, customer acquisition costs are rising ; this digital marketing strategy of giving a little and getting a lot no longer works. Attribution software will tell you if your website visitors come to you through direct traffic or organic. Blog posts are one way to do this.

Demand 124

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2014

Why Video Marketing is Underrated (and How to Use it to Your Advantage) written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Today is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is David Preston – Enjoy! Post them to social media and your blog page. Words tell the story.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

When I wrote a review of Four Steps on this blog in November, 2008, I did my best to be candid and warn of a few shortcomings: And Steve is the first to admit that its a "turgid" read, without a great deal of narrative flow. Four Steps primarily centers its stories and case studies on B2B hardware and software startups.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

TCB and TCP | @crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1NeTsYM. Open source typeface “Hack” brings design to source code crowdspring.co/1JPW7C3. “Fresh from the SPRING” features logo designer nautilus | @crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1hWZqjy. Logo for B2B buying group crowdspring.co/1UxyZgU. 1JPW6OI. .

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ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

According to a recent academic study, “a typical Netflix member loses interest after perhaps 60 to 90 seconds of choosing, having reviewed 10 to 20 titles (perhaps 3 in detail) on one or two screens.” If you are in B2B, you’ve certainly heard of account-based marketing by now. Image Source. The solution? Firmographics.

Programming 97

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Overall acquisition costs for both B2C and B2B have gone up by 50% in the past five years. The exact coupon code that converted people speaks volumes about the kind of promotions that influence their decision to buy. Drop sub-par products and concentrate on the ones that consistently bring repeat purchases and good reviews.

Retention 126

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2018, after two short years and $3 million raised in startup funds, recruitment AI company Ansaro shut down due to bad market fit. This is particularly true for complex verticals such as B2B SaaS products, where product marketing’s ability to pinpoint users with the most need and educate them on product features and benefits proves useful.

Marketing 110

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

This ad is packed with trust boosting factors like a ratings extension, a review, social proof, and sitelinks that provide more detailed options while highlighting service benefits. Exercise: Review your geographic reports within analytics, segment your reports by traffic source/ medium and review the conversion rates.

PPC 111

PPC Widget Campaign Technical Review 111

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

You can write entire blog posts, heck, you could write an entire book by just speaking it and having Rev put together a transcript that you can then just bring on home. If you go to rev.com/blog/dtm and that will be in the show notes too, but you’re going to get a $100 coupon to try them out and I suggest you do it.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 20, 2019

Choosing the right account-based marketing software can be a messy process. Some ABM software is an add-on to an existing tool. Some companies sell relevant software but not explicitly for ABM. Software can help with each: Identify the right accounts and targets within them. Measure how they respond. Image source ).

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.”

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

For web services, we write use cases, including code snippets, which describe ways you can imagine people using the product. Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré , a B2B SaaS consultant, lamented that. I see this happen far too often when people submit products to me for review to post on Product Hunt. Write the User Manual. His solution?

Product 110

Product Campaign Acquisition Social Media 110

ConversionXL

MARCH 5, 2019

Review the laws for where you plan to send cold emails. Often, “successful” cold email strategies end up in a blog post, which leads thousands to replicate it, destroying its effectiveness in the process. recruiters, you may have significant segments by location, team size, budget, and existing software solutions. CAN-SPAM Act.

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