Version One Ventures

MAY 3, 2023

E-commerce (DTC and infrastructure), fin tech (lending, payments), healthcare and B2B marketplaces are some of the verticals that have seen tremendous growth. There is definitely an enthusiastic community to build on and I met some very smart crypto founders during my trip!

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India LP Silicon Valley Vertical 87

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2022

3:59] Who needs to be thinking about community — B2B brands or B2C brands? [5:58] 10:42] What are the benefits of a B2B company growing a community? [12:41] Is that when you are putting things out on your Facebook page, it is a one to many conversation that's happening, right. Are B2B communities B2C? Right, right, right.

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Community B2B B2C Technical Review 93

Guy Nirpaz

AUGUST 24, 2011

B2B SaaS companies increasingly rely on inside sales teams to drive growth. Here are 4 tips for inside sales teams to improve their effectiveness, increase conversion rates and deal sizes. Use an inside sales team to support leads through their evaluation process and convert them to paying customers. es of leads of various qualities.

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B2B Sales Software Review Conversion 78

Austin Startup

MAY 12, 2020

The Makeup of Growth Marketing The challenge with defining growth marketing is that a large part of its definition is contingent on the fact that marketers can do very different things to achieve it. This data collection and analysis is important for both B2B and B2C, though they will certainly look very different.

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B2B Marketing B2C Startup 96

ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2020

According to The B2B Lead , sales reps spend about 50% of their time prospecting unproductive deals—while missing 80% of the most qualified leads. No matter what we tried, we couldn’t get the conversion rate above 4%. Our conversion rate went from that stubborn 4% to 15%! Much research has shown that B2B data decays quickly.

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Sales Cost Marketing Audience 90

ConversionXL

AUGUST 18, 2020

In this article, I walk you through a framework—the SEO pyramid—and how to think about keyword research for B2B SaaS businesses. The SEO Pyramid categorizes search term types for B2B SaaS businesses. 6250 800 Signup to Customer Conversion Rate 4% 1% 2% Customers 4.5 The conversion rate from visitor to sign-up/lead.

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Framework B2B SEO Search 123

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

most shared hosting companies), but they only make interesting money at large scale (by definition, because it takes over 8000 customers to make only $1m/yr in revenue), which takes a long time to grow. Also this is almost exclusively B2B unless it’s something “luxury.” Think: GoDaddy).

Bootstrapping 294

Bootstrapping Technical Review B2C Sales Cycle 294

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2020

It provides more leads and conversions, and it is admitted by most B2B marketers. It generates the highest number of leads from contents; that is why it’s mostly preferred by B2B marketers. LinkedIn is definitely the most important source for getting leads. InMail can help you send personalized messages to individuals.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Questions I ask Liz Lathan: [1:11] I read one of your recent LinkedIn posts and you said that community-first companies are growing 30% faster than product-first companies – what is a community-first company in your definition? [6:53] First off, what's a community first company in your definition? Liz Lathan (03:29): I agree.

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Community Framework Advisory Board Viral 82

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 30, 2017

The Definitive Guide to Data-Driven Marketing written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Consider the following: 78% of organizations say data-driven marketing increases lead conversion and customer acquisition ( source ). How Does a Data-Driven Approach Impact Lead Conversion? Sound familiar? About the Author.

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Marketing B2B Database Campaign 55

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 76

Marketing Differentiation B2C PR 76

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

15:11] Where does employer branding fit into the conversation of employee experience? [17:18] So how does that fit into the conversation of employee experience? So consumers are, and B2B and B2C are starting to make decisions beyond the normal brand. You lose that happenstance conversation. Tiffani Bova (15:34): Yeah.

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Employee Technical Review Advisory Board Sales 76

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. Some changes you make will influence conversions at the specific time you implement them. Image source ).

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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. We should look toward.

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PPC Widget Campaign Technical Review 111

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In fact, when Brian and Dharmesh were actually creating it and wrote the book Inbound Marketing, that's when Duct Tape Marketing was really around and I had a lot of conversations with them early on. But yeah, so they definitely made a bunch of changes. Definitely. You were an early HubSpot person. Why am I asking?

Metrics 75

Metrics Analytics Forecast Software Review 75

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Forrester Research estimates that the average B2B CMO invests over 24% of their marketing budget in live events. For example, if you wanted to increase the viability of social media, you could gradually tweak and optimize your social media graphics, post times, or copy and see how the conversions on your event website change from there.

Campaign 73

Campaign Marketing Social Media Software Review 73

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

So early conversations (prior to building) becomes even more essential in your product strategy. The best companies learn do to this at scale and it’s true for both B2B and B2C businesses. To start with a simple definition: UI (User Interface) is how things look. Get serious about UX testing.

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Cofounder B2C Design Portfolio 171

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

EM: It definitely helped us get off to a very fast start. Around the same time we were doing those webinars, we launched our first ebook, and that did much better in terms of conversions — click-through-rate on emails, conversions on landing pages, and so on. Where do you start?

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Austin Startup

JULY 6, 2018

While it definitely feels like the accelerator “bubble” has somewhat burst, and their numbers are normalizing, I’m still often asked by CEOs for advice on how to assess various programs. The same goes for a health tech startup entering an accelerator full of consumer or B2B startups. Originally published at Silicon Hills Lawyer.

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Dilution Startup Technical Review Equity 48

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We’re not mainly for B2B companies or later stage companies or anything like that. Here the rigor in qualifying the GLG Share members helps, because we want the conversation to be valuable on both sides. It’s definitely true that industry leaders, established professionals, want to be a part of new, innovative companies.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

ConversionXL

APRIL 28, 2020

It wasn’t quite a flip from B2C to B2B, but it was close. Most B2B enterprise demand funnels, like the ones reviewed earlier, have metrics like Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs), Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs), and deals or opportunities created from those. data.world’s demand funnel definitions and progression criteria.

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Demand Revenue SQL B2B 101

ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2021

If you have a B2B company whose budget is meager and you are looking for all the possibilities to promote it on Linkedin? See what works for your numbers would suggest that for B2B brands, Wednesday would be the best solution, followed by Tuesday. Write in a Conversational Rhythm and Tone. This is how my network reacts.

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Viral Algorithm Framework B2B 216

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 24, 2023

He has a history of success in the B2B SaaS, software, healthcare, fintech, human resources, consulting, and employee benefits technology industries. 04:59] What platforms should B2B focus on? [09:29] um, I, I would say video's definitely not going anywhere. You know, Facebook, LinkedIn, specifically for B2B and Instagram.

Social Media 80

Social Media Media B2B B2C 80

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

B2B ecommerce sales , (businesses selling directly to other businesses) generate three times as much revenue as B2C, at $7.7 Check out the video below for an easy-to-understand definition of SEO. Sales conversion rate: How many visitors are completing a purchase. Obviously, with sales conversion rates, the higher the better.

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SEO eCommerce Analytics Software Review 80

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models. I look forward to future conversations. Tell me a bit about your background.

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Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Quantitative research with digital analytics tools like Google Analytics , Mixpanel, Amplitude or RJ Metrics will inform you about where your users are coming from, what they are doing during their sessions and where they are dropping off from your conversion funnel or when they churn. Conversions and monetary value. Firmographics.

Programming 97

Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 24, 2017

And we’re gonna talk about her latest book, “Predictable Prospecting, How to Radically Increase Your B2B Sales Pipelines.” So, I liken it to, the prospectors are really great at dating, and the closers are really good at getting engaged and married and continuing that conversation and that relationship all the way through.

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Sales Conversion Revenue Email 36

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The aim should be to start a real conversation. In a world where 91% of B2B marketers and 86% of B2C marketers use content marketing to reach customers, you definitely can’t be a part of the left-out club! Thus, if you don’t wish to end up in the same clutter, craft your own template, with a sense of personalization.

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Algorithm SEO B2C Email 113

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Curiosity can definitely be powerful, but if you’re not careful it can come across as click-bait. In most cases, asking a question and starting a conversation is a great objective for a first email, and much more likely to get results. Lucy is #3 employee in Reply with 8+ years of experience in different fields of B2B Marketing.

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Email PPC B2B Social Media 127

Austin Startup

JANUARY 25, 2020

Rajya: I think it’s definitely hard being a student founder. Rajya : We’ve met and talked to a lot of people who are doing B2B, but meeting B2C people is really key for us. Rajya : A lot of the other retail tech companies are B2B, they’re selling software solutions like AI to eCommerce stores. We don’t always do it perfectly.

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B2C Startup B2B Cofounder 62

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Whether you are a B2B or a B2C organization, one thing you already know is that you need to provide quality customer service in order to be successful. Definitely, capitalize on your small size and be as customer-friendly as possible. Good Customer Service: Are You Doing It Right? written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing.

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Customer Software Review B2C Social Media 28

Austin Startup

JULY 12, 2010

At a micro level, the customer is always right, and winning passionate users is most often a matter of enabling authentic conversations and giving people at those endpoints enough power to make a difference. Forest for the Trees. You should be afforded basic rights, including read, write and export abilities.

Customer 80

Customer Harvest B2C Technical Review 80

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 10, 2020

For a startup in the B2B market, that means there’s a reasonably steep hill to climb right from the beginning. What’s most important is to reach common ground and arrive at a customer definition everyone can agree on. Here is a startup guide to creating an ideal customer profile.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2020

According to a report from the Content Marketing Institute (CMI), 91% of B2B marketers and 86% of B2C marketers say content marketing is vital to their marketing strategy. CMI reports that 77% of B2B marketers and 78% of B2C marketers rate content marketing as moderately, very, or extremely successful for their business.

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B2C B2B Dilution Architecture 78

Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

If you’re Expedia or Booking, regardless of whether or not people are looking at flights, my guess is the percentage of people who look up a flight versus actually book the flight, that conversion rate is probably down. People saying, “This is what’s happening to B2B SaaS or this is what’s happening to this category.”

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Founder Conversion Technical Review Cash Position 36

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2018

I actually did a study on this a few years ago, and I looked at 351 B2B companies with 50 to 1000 employees, and there was a huge difference between the software companies and the non software companies. They just have to get out there and pound on doors and make some sales, and marketing definitely has a role in helping them do that.

Marketing 56

Marketing Social Media Analytics Software 56

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

B2B, for example, hasn’t even even really started as a category yet. I think if I were an entrepreneur who was location-agnostic, I would definitely move to Singapore and start a business there. But for B2B, for example, decision makers for older businesses can’t be found easily online. more on this below).

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