VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Electric Vehicles – Lower battery costs powering adoption mean EV sales could reach 74 million in 2030. AI to build enterprise software – In the future, every enterprise could have their own custom ERP, CRM or HRIS that is continually updating itself as the company itself is changing.

Artificial Inteligence 177

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 177

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2023

In the classic book, “ Driving Demand: Transforming B2B Marketing to Meet the Needs of the Modern Buyer ,” top marketing consultant Carlos Hidalgo updates the old guidelines on how to set up demand generation processes, keep them current, and measure results. Understanding culture is paramount, but measuring results is even better.

Demand 256

Demand Metrics NPV Net Present Value 256

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

In the classic book, “ Driving Demand: Transforming B2B Marketing to Meet the Needs of the Modern Buyer ,” top marketing consultant Carlos Hidalgo updates the old guidelines on how to set up demand generation processes, keep them current, and measure results. Understanding culture is paramount, but measuring results is even better.

NPV 436

NPV Net Present Value Conversion Ratio Marketing 436

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 16, 2022

There’s more to ecommerce customer acquisition than increasing checkout conversion rates. Where marketing drives brand awareness, customer acquisition drives conversions and sales to generate revenue. One month later, sales are up by $38,500, and the business owner deems the campaign a success. Google ads).

Acquisition 129

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Where campaigns to build brand awareness and generate top-of-funnel sales drive traditional marketing, data across the entire customer lifecycle drives growth hacking in marketing. Channel-level expertise: An understanding of how the channels work (e.g., Focus on the channels that offer the best ROI. Image source.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

Keeping up with trends is the reality show of the e-commerce world, which is constantly developing, gaining a significant market share, and driving online sales. According to the Adjust and Sensor Tower report, in 2021, m-commerce accumulated 54% of all e-commerce sales worldwide, whose market exceeds $3.5 Only in 2021, 72.9%

eCommerce 185

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2024

Our conversation covers the ever-evolving landscape of SEO and how businesses of all sizes can adapt to the new era of consumer search behavior. Crafting Destination Content: Explore the concept of destination content and how it can drive engagement and conversions in the age of AI-powered search. And they make it easy to switch.

SEO 64

SEO Search Generative AI Engineer 64

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Compared to social media and content marketing, email is a mature channel for engaging online consumers. Regardless of whether your business is in the B2B or B2C space, your email marketing effectiveness can be optimized. Doing any of these things will result in reduced conversion rates. Conduct A/B Testing on Your Emails.

Campaign 111

Campaign Email Clickthrough Sales 111

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

With more than 2 billion monthly active users and more than a billion hours of content consumed every day, the right Youtube strategy can increase brand awareness, engagement, and conversions. . YouTube elevates videos (and channels) that prove meaningful engagement, which is exactly what AVD and CTR do. Overview metrics.

Analytics 134

Analytics Metrics Channel Video 134

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Sales intelligence platform Cognism cut their lead generation efforts by 90% in 2021. In this article, you’ll learn how to build a demand generation funnel that fuels the pipeline, shortens the sale cycle, and generates revenue. an ebook); Then you blast them with sales messaging (e.g., email, ads, retargeting, etc.)

Demand 124

Demand B2B Distribution Channel 124

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. If you spam the non-buyers with sales CTAs, you’ll only annoy them. What: Wynter helps marketers to improve their copy with a panel of engaged B2B professionals. There’s only so much you can say about B2B panels in a way that nobody else has. Twitter followers.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2022

. “We primarily use manufacturing and CRM automation tools in our industry to ensure flawless business growth,” say marketers at Front Signs, Los Angeles sign company of B2B projects. Sales pipeline reporting . Conversion Tracking. How do you know what marketing channels are performing and which ones need a boost?

Social Media 198

Social Media Marketing Los Angeles Campaign 198

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2018

How to Use LinkedIn to Generate Sales Conversations written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Combined with the text below you should have a pretty good feel for how to use LinkedIn to generate sales conversations. She is the co-founder of Vengreso , a leading digital sales transformation company.

Conversion 75

Conversion Sales Audience Social Network 75

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With over a decade of experience in his toolkit, he specializes in helping clients build out cross-channel acquisition systems using a mix of owned, earned and paid tactics. 07:17] What is you cross-channel acquisition strategy? [11:13] 20:58] Are there any overlooked channels or platforms worth exploring? This is John Jantsch.

Channel 65

Channel Acquisition Framework B2B 65

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

But even with that webinar’s success, we still had a lot of education to do in order to get people to understand what we did and even how we saw marketing in general, which we needed to do to generate demand and sales. Then there were also certain social channels that worked for awhile but didn’t stick. We got 300.

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In my daily work with ecommerce brands, I see two types of companies: The first type focuses on acquisition and conversion. Overall acquisition costs for both B2C and B2B have gone up by 50% in the past five years. This post gives you a data-backed approach to win more repeat sales. The second relies on retention.

Retention 126

Retention Analytics Campaign eCommerce 126

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 24, 2017

Transcript of How to Get the Right Mindset for Prospecting and Sales written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. She’s the founder of Strategic Pipeline, a Fortune 1000 sales process improvement consulting group, but it also has a lot to say about small business. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

Sales 35

Sales Conversion Revenue Email 35

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

I''ve been thinking a lot lately about scaling sales. . Before this occurs, the sales process is a craft or an art - custom-made by the founder or evangelist sales VP. How do I build a repeatable, scalable sales process that is like an industrial machine - not a crafts project? 1) Enterprise Sales.

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Cliff Allen is someone I've known for quite a few years and he's a go to person for me when I'm thinking about issues around marketing, sales, technology, startups and networking. Maybe that would make sense as a marketing channel. Blogs also make it easy for new people to find those interesting conversation. Hey, radio.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking Southern California Marketing 150

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Like most functions in today’s businesses, sales is currently undergoing a transformation. Lead generation , customer acquisition, and sales resources are being approached differently. Companies now replace the cold call with new sales tools and tactics that are changing results for the better. Employing Digital Sales Tools.

Sales 71

Sales Artificial Inteligence Lead Generation B2B 71

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Engagement marketing practices tend to deal with both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) audiences. However, various companies may prefer B2C engagements to B2B. Marketing through these channels may also require businesses to measure campaign performance using certain tools. Captures Interests.

B2C 165

B2C Artificial Inteligence Marketing Social Media 165

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Freemium to paid conversion rates for SaaS businesses hover around the 2% mark on a good day. Now, there are many methods you can use to try and increase your conversion rate. Great user onboarding is imperative for steering your users in the direction of conversion, and it all starts with activation. at lightning speed.

Conversion 103

Conversion Email eCommerce Community 103

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 17, 2023

How To Scale Your B2B Marketing Strategy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Louis Gudema In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Louis Gudema. Louis is a fractional CMO for B2B companies, and mentors startups at MIT. What was needed? What’s new? [07:37]

B2B 82

B2B Marketing B2C ChatGPT 82

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Sales funnels (essential for websites offering demo calls or free trials to identify friction points). Let’s take a look at an example scenario: You’re trying to find users to review your B2B payroll solution. Cost: $40/non-B2B user, $80/B2B user + custom incentives (usually $20–40/user). UserZoom GO.

Technical Review 92

Technical Review Software Review B2B Design 92

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Or you may send out sales emails to increase revenue. To get an idea of where you are starting out, note metrics like: Open rates Click rates Unsubscribe rates Conversion rates Spam rate. As with conversion rates , a “good” open or click-through rate is one that’s better than what you’re getting right now. Onboarding emails.

Email 133

Email Software Review Campaign Metrics 133

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

The average B2B buyer has 27 brand interactions before deciding. Very few, if any, of these interactions are with a sales rep. Because if people are making up their own minds, without coercion from sales, creating demand is the best way to get them to choose you. DGMs see that demand is maintained throughout the sales cycle.

Demand 95

Demand Management B2B Campaign 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

In the classic book, “ Driving Demand: Transforming B2B Marketing to Meet the Needs of the Modern Buyer ,” top marketing consultant Carlos Hidalgo updates the old guidelines on how to set up demand generation processes, keep them current, and measure results. Understanding culture is paramount, but measuring results is even better.

Demand 144

Demand Metrics NPV Net Present Value 144

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

He's a former VP of sales at HubSpot, and currently specializes in helping companies grow by implementing sales and marketing excellence. I was the first person to go from individual contributor sales rep to manager, director, and MVP. This is John Jantsch, and my guest today is Peter Caputa. He's the CEO of Databox.

Metrics 75

Metrics Analytics Forecast Software Review 75

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

5:26] Typeform really seems like more of a conversation in comparison to a regular form– how often do you fight the idea that people perceive it as ‘just a form where they only need the data’? [7:55] And if you're listening and you have not experienced Typeform, I mean, it really feels more like a conversation.

Marketing 75

Marketing Differentiation B2C PR 75

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Jason Bay is a leading sales expert and he talks with other leading sales experts to get you the information you need. So it's not Lululemon's Shop of Stuff, it's Lululemon's Events and Gathering and Slack channel and the place where they can connect with actual people. Really, really eye-opening. John Jantsch (06:15): Well.

Community 82

Community Framework Advisory Board Viral 82

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2014

The result: Plenty of organic, viral interaction about the videos that boosted traffic for these YouTube users’ Let’s Play video as well as sales for Galactic Café. A recent B2B Benchmark Survey revealed more than 90% of marketing respondents used video on a site, second only to the learn more/contact us option (nearly 100%).

Video 75

Video Marketing Harvest Bandwidth 75

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Gather customer data across various channels and devices to have a more comprehensive profile. Align better with your sales team to define what a qualified lead looks like. Improve conversion rates and ROI . All of these different scenarios can be a great way to integrate personalization into all of your marketing channels.

Marketing 179

Marketing SMS Campaign Channel 179

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Three out of every four B2B buyers would rather self-educate than learn about a product from a sales representative, according to Forrester. Or would you prefer to go through a lengthy sales process to see if it’s a good fit? customer acquisition process and channels). The sales-led GtM strategy. ideal customer).

Marketing 289

Marketing Sales Cycle Acquisition Sales 289

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Note from the editor: We talk a lot about conversion rate optimization, and how it’s about showing the right people, the right thing, at the right time in order to get more out of your website. We use targeting in a similar way to shape our terms to boost their conversion potential. Exercise: image source. We should look toward.

PPC 111

PPC Widget Campaign Technical Review 111

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 1, 2022

95% of B2B buyers are not ready to buy your product right now. They’re having conversations with colleagues, researching on social media, and listening to podcasts about the product or industry and learning where your brand fits in. Because of this, hidden channels are often overlooked. Table of contents What is the dark funnel?

B2B 103

B2B Social Media Channel Audience 103

David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

But for B2B sales, meeting people in person is often mandatory. In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. I don’t have bandwidth to engage in substantial conversations on Twitter. . Plus, my wife doesn’t let me date celebrities. . Hootsuite. Today, I do this manually.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Are there use cases for voice search in B2B? Notably, Dean continued, “the growth in voice isn’t coming 100% from smart speakers like Google Home, which aren’t super relevant for B2B companies anyway. Instead, a good chunk of all searches are becoming voice searches on mobile phones and—important for B2B—desktops.”.

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B2B eCommerce Search Technical Review 100