David Teten

DECEMBER 16, 2015

I review a lot of board decks with a beautifully hand-crafted page with metrics for the company. Good metrics are comparable across industries; comparative ; readily understandable; and help drive decisions. Comparative means that you can compare a metric across time periods, groups of users, or competitors. Sales Pipeline.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

As with most platforms, there are metrics that matter, and vanity metrics. Given that most users abandon apps within 30 days post-installation, high downloads don’t lead to high audience retention, satisfaction, or revenue. Both metrics represent high engagement. Why does YouTube elevate AVD and CTR?

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For Entrepreneurs

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The Bridge Group have recently published a report titled: Inside Sales for SaaS Metrics and Compensation Report for B2B technology companies The report is based on a survey of 197 B2B technology companies, and covers topics such as: Ramp and Retention Compensation and Quota Activity and Infrastructure Inside Sales Management Management’s top challenges (..)

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2019

Trend lines aren’t impressive if they track metrics that appear distant from business goals. Client education is central to marketing messaging, too, especially for sellers with long sales cycles. Using someone’s preferred learning style increases knowledge retention. Their sales page speaks directly to practitioners.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The second relies on retention. 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. Cohort analysis can be done for revenue, churn, viral word of mouth, support costs, or any other metric you care about.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2018

Facts don’t change minds – true for both sales and customers. Tara Robertson – How to 10x Growth by Optimizing Customer Marketing & Retention. Retention is the most important thing – if that’s poor, nothing else matters. Start with retention. Optimize for retention, not just acquisition.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Yet, in 2021, Shopify posted record sales, growing 113% year-over-year and doubling in brand value to $828 million. Studies show that only 5% of B2B customers are ready to buy. There’s no metric to measure customers’ emotional responses and what impact those subjective emotions have on your business. week, month, year).

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

Here’s the irony though— even though potential customers may be in the market for a solution like yours, you still need to deploy the traditional sales/marketing strategies to convince them to make a purchase. When sales made a list of logos they wanted to sell, or the list of ‘dream customers’ to close.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The marketing and sales funnel is a time-tested framework for mapping the customer journey. For example, a person finds your business, visits your website, completes a form, chats to the sales team, and then becomes a customer. Additionally, gather data from sales and customer services reps. Image source. Image source.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In B2B businesses, account-based marketing (ABM) is a potent strategy that revolutionizes how brands engage with their audience. How Account-Based Marketing Can Help B2B Businesses Account-based marketing is a strategic approach that customizes marketing efforts toward specific high-value accounts.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 10, 2020

Into the realm of visual merchandising, we are going to see how this vital and exciting marketing technique can propel sales in the fashion business. The key factors that boost several metrics via visual merchandising are as follows: Engagement and time-on-site. Store navigation and ease. Order inventory. Conversions.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Marketing metrics are a competitive advantage. You have to track metrics you can act on. In this article, you’ll learn which metrics to measure to understand and improve marketing performance. Table of contents What are digital marketing metrics? KPIs vs. digital marketing metrics 1. – Seth Godin.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2017

Customer loyalty is sometimes confused with customer satisfaction, as well as retention. Retention is the behavioral indicator of loyalty, whereas loyalty is usually attitudinal (though technically retention could be considered behavioral loyalty). You know the value of retention. The differences are small but important.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Email generates as much as $42 for every dollar spent , and is a top-three marketing channel for 87% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers. Instead, Talu Tales is delivering a valuable experience that can be nurtured towards a sale. Building loyalty starts with what you do post-purchase and continues with retention emails.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2017

Customer loyalty is sometimes confused with customer satisfaction, as well as retention. Retention is the behavioral indicator of loyalty, whereas loyalty is usually attitudinal (though technically retention could be considered behavioral loyalty). You know the value of retention. The differences are small but important.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Or you may send out sales emails to increase revenue. If you’re starting a new campaign or selling a new product, you can create a baseline based on your current metrics. To get an idea of where you are starting out, note metrics like: Open rates Click rates Unsubscribe rates Conversion rates Spam rate. Sales emails.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In their own words, it’s: “B2C and B2B marketing that optimizes value to the buyer at any stage of the customer life cycle, dramatically increasing the propensity of that customer to purchase. Others data Extraprise metrics' This concept, according to Extraprise , is seen as real time revenue optimization.

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For Entrepreneurs

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Survey results from 342 B2B SaaS companies on key inside sales metrics including group structure, ramp and retention, quota and compensation, activity & technology and leadership. Startup Help Inside Sales inside sales management Survey' Intro The SaaS model has become mainstream, and is everywhere.

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Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

In fact, according to Shopify , global retail ecommerce sales are on track to reach $4.5 B2B ecommerce sales , (businesses selling directly to other businesses) generate three times as much revenue as B2C, at $7.7 trillion in sales, compared to B2C’s $2.3 trillion in 2021, up from $1.3 trillion in 2014.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In their own words, it’s: “B2C and B2B marketing that optimizes value to the buyer at any stage of the customer life cycle, dramatically increasing the propensity of that customer to purchase. Others data Extraprise metrics' This concept, according to Extraprise , is seen as real time revenue optimization.

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ConversionXL

MAY 19, 2016

The biggest shortcoming being that it considers the sales cycle to be a linear process where a customer passes sequentially through sales steps and where he/she is the only one involved in the decision making process. sales page, cart, purchase, etc.) The problem is that reality is much more complex and, well, messy.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 23, 2013

of revenue, force-feeding sales pipelines with an unprofitable product. I know the argument: The pay-back period on sales, marketing, and up-start costs is long, but there’s a profitable result at the end of the tunnel. Marketing, sales, legal, account management, on-boarding, technical guidance, training.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

But what is eCommerce fulfillment and how can it help in customer service and retention? Why is eCommerce fulfillment an important tool for customer retention? Each option has a range of benefits and drawbacks that can help with customer retention. That is one of the many questions that we aim to answer in this article.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

To ensure customer delight was delivered in a timely manner, it was also decided that Average Call Time (ACT) would now be The success metric. The success metric, ACT, did go down. That ACT was an activity metric was terrible – if you have a The success metric, it should always be an outcome metric. Another issue.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

How do you come up with compelling analytics KPIs if there isn't a simple relationship between online activity and profit, for example when you sell online content via a traditional offline annual subscription sales process?? I believe these two posts with a collection of some of my favorite metrics will inspire you: 1.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

Look, if you work in sales, wanna learn how to sell, and frankly who doesn't check out the sales podcast, where host Will Barron helps sales professionals learn how to find buyers and win big business ineffective and ethical ways. That's what you should be benchmarking your profitability against.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

After all, the goal is to systematically improve the success of a business, whatever that means metric-wise. The differences, much like the differences of B2B optimization in general, mostly come down to differing business cycles, purchasing decisions, and success metrics. The metrics in SaaS sound a little different as well.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2016

You have to invest time and money into building a sales and marketing team to acquire customers beyond early adopters. To begin with, let’s illustrate the sales process with a simple graphic of the funnel that comes from an excellent post on Stratechery about marketing channels. sales or support). Use the right tools.

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Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

Today, a lot of the PLG SaaS tools require sales motion upfront because nobody understands those tools. Those types of tools actually require work in the initial days of the sales motion. The success of the foundation is can you get to the first PLG conversion and actually have a user or prospective customer without talking to sales?

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Some see it as a sales tactic, while others view it as a content marketing strategy. Account-based marketing is an approach where marketing and sales work together to nurture target accounts and convert or retain customers. It needs perfect alignment from sales, marketing, and executive leaders across the organization.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Without awareness and leads, you’re missing out on opportunities to close sales and grow your business. This has changed how buyers interact with sales. More than two-thirds of buyers have researched your solution (and others’) before talking to sales. Plus, 60% prefer not to interact with sales reps at all. The metrics.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

A call from a member of your sales or customer service team can keep you top of mind. In our experience, 99% of B2B SaaS products should limit the trial to 14 days, max […] “If you have salespeople, it’ll shorten your sales cycle. If you have the capacity—for some clients, at least—you can go beyond email.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

There is nothing on sales. Can you add useful resource for generating sales for start-ups. I know that in B2B world you are dead in the water without CRM tool… We are using our own stuff – [link] Reply Josh , on February 28, 2011 at 12:12 am said: Thank you for all the great links, how can i get an invite to quora?

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Based on unique metrics and behaviours, you can identify when and where the user is most likely to upgrade, and tailor your marketing accordingly. In fact, by adding basic personalization to your website, you can boost your sales by 8% —just by showing users that you know who you’re speaking to. at lightning speed.

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www.rocketwatcher.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Rocket Watcher Product Marketing for Startups Product Marketing for Startups About Speaking Contact Email Posts Startups Product Marketing Messaging Social Media Commentary Uncategorized Marketing Metrics 101 for B2B Startups 13. Rocket watcher b2b marketing metrics View more presentations from April Dunford.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The services offered post-sale are not necessarily well-regarded and in the worst case may be considered “nickel and dime” – though that may be changing. But don’t worry it’s a strong sales culture with great salesmanship that may certainly help you out at renewal time.”

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

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. Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? SaaS Sales Team Compensation â??

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