Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly always require an investment, sometimes large, in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly require an investment to be hard hitting – in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly require an investment – in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly require an investment – in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Neither would have achieved virality had customers not received something tangible for their efforts. How to create a growth hacking strategy using the pirate metrics model. Growth hacking in marketing incorporates the five stages of the customer lifecycle into the “ AARRR Framework ,” otherwise known as the “Pirate Metrics model.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Should you be buying key words from search engines, building fabulous web content, blasting out e-mail campaigns, or putting all your efforts into viral videos or social media? In fact, the first challenge is to build a strategy, put together a budget, and define measurement metrics.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Stage 1: Target the right metrics for an effective long game. 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. Metrics for your demand generation funnel. Mistakes to avoid when targeting metrics.

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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. Cohort analysis can be done for revenue, churn, viral word of mouth, support costs, or any other metric you care about. Cohort metrics can help drive more repeat customers. This metric reveals the longer-term relationship.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models. You mention social / viral aspects at both Google Photos and United Online. What were those and how is that changing now given how things are changing in social media? How did you do that?

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

These companies are all over the map: B2B, B2C, SaaS, ecommerce, healthcare, SMB-focused, enterprise-focused, etc. “Users” is interesting, but the engagement metrics and value of users is where real success comes into play. Doesn’t look all that compelling. But how are networks truly measured?

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

There is no golden metric for everyone, we are all unique snowflakes! :). and tell you what are the best key performance indicators (metrics) for them. In the past I’ve shared a cluster of metrics that small, medium and large businesses can use as a springboard…. If you want to play along. Don’t read what I’ve chosen.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 5, 2018

Some social media platforms are easy to learn and difficult to master. This is especially true for B2B companies, for which LinkedIn is a vital clearinghouse of information. Ignoring (or Failing to Track) Engagement Metrics. These days, effective marketing turns on exhaustive, metrics-driven analysis. What’s yours?

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 10, 2021

This article assumes you: Already deeply know your audience and have conducted research to understand what types of posts will resonate with them Have a solid brand messaging strategy in play, so you can emulate relevant, customer-centric content on social Have clearly defined goals tied to measurable metrics (e.g.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 31, 2014

Ask Peep about analytics, and he’ll tell you, “Metrics are there to provide actionable insight. You need to look at a metric, ask “so what?” – and have an answer.”. Sidetrack: What Are The Elements of a Viral Pre-Launch Page? 5 Dimensions of Rockstar B2B explainer videos. Step 1 – Set Up Actionable Analytics.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Studies show only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy right now. Not only is this resource-heavy, but you also risk missing the nuances of social media platforms. 50% of B2B decision-makers use YouTube to research purchases, and 70% of viewers bought from a brand after seeing it on YouTube.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I am going to define a way for you to think about measuring social media, and you can't actually easily measure what I am going to recommend. Social media is evolving at an incredible pace. We have IT-minded people engaging in massive data puking (one report with 30 metrics anyone?) So why break the rule?

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. We’re using … TinyLetter for our “Content Newsletter” … and Buffer to schedule social media posts. Point Nine Capital uses Mention for media monitoring. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.”

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2017

They take care of everything from the hardware to metrics and post-production. As Instagram takes off with wider audiences, a proven opportunity is there (for B2C and B2B brands alike). Attendees will be posting interesting parts of your event to their social media accounts. Educate with actionable advice.

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ConversionXL

MAY 19, 2016

She might turn to social media, look at more car insurance providers, go into the office, read online reviews, sign up for a newsletter first, etc. Gone are the days of simple funnels and so there are many external factors that influence a purchase decision, such as content marketing or social media.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Some have experimented with virality ( Pepsi Test Drive or Dove Beauty , etc.), Some have even tried original content (a la GoPro ), but originality without key integrations into the overall marketing strategy and media mix is hard to pull off/sustain. If you are a B2B company, checkout Cisco's social efforts.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

Most small business and Startup founders are talking about customer engagement and social presence beyond the customary likes and one-post-a-month schedules. We talked to global social media experts and influencers to share with us their top social analytics tools for the coming year. Carrie Aulenbacher , Author.

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conversionxl.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Ask Peep about analytics, and he’ll tell you, “Metrics are there to provide actionable insight. You need to look at a metric, ask “so what?” – and have an answer.”. Sidetrack: What Are The Elements of a Viral Pre-Launch Page? 5 Dimensions of Rockstar B2B explainer videos. Step 1 – Set Up Actionable Analytics.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 18, 2016

If you’re a B2B company or you lack a visually appealing product, that doesn’t mean you should avoid creating great visuals. See Also: 3 Strategies to Inspire Your Social Media Marketing. Pinterest is a social network that relies on sharing and resharing content. Keep track of key metrics. Consider promoted pins.

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marketingland.com

JULY 11, 2012

Social Media |. New On Google Analytics Pages Reports - Entrance Metric 48 people have tweeted this article. SMX Social Media Marketing - Dec. Whitepapers: The B2B Marketers Roadmap to SEO Success. SPONSOR MESSAGE: Search, social, and mobile marketing – How to integrate SEM with emerging media channels.

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