Occam's Razor

JULY 6, 2016

Yes, I worry that Analysts, and Marketers, are spending too much time with their head buried in custom reports and advance segments and smart calculated metrics and strategic or tactical dashboards. Lab usability testing and online surveys both provide great strategies to obsess about user centric design. Our Digital Experience Rocks!

Design 86

Design Software Review Mobile Analytics 86

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Some of the same underlying principles apply, but because of the inherent differences in buying decisions and sales cycles, pulling B2C optimization practices straight from the book might be a bad idea. When would you ever try to produce less sales in B2C eCommerce? What Are Your Goals, and What Are Your Metrics?

B2B 48

B2B Conversion B2C Sales Cycle 48

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

When designed properly, a real estate website can be useful for lead generation and building client relationships. When it comes to web design, usability is very important. To avoid this, it would be advisable to work with a professional UI/UX designer. However, here are 5 blunders to avoid with your site: 1. Poor usability.

B2C 147

B2C Flash B2B Lead Generation 147

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

And, these trends don’t just apply to businesses selling directly to consumers (B2C). 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.

SEO 80

SEO eCommerce Analytics Software Review 80

View from Seed

JUNE 5, 2018

Keeping that in mind, we designed the program in such way that later-stage portfolio companies such as Dia&Co and MealPal could gain insights alongside younger ones such as Voodoo Manufacturing , ExecThread , and Virgent Realty. Intense discussion on what are the right metrics to track around recruiting.

Hiring 120

Hiring Portfolio Metrics B2C 120

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

This new volume also tackles examples from the Internet and wireless startups of today, both B2B and B2C. While maintaining persistence and willpower is certainly good advice, Customer Development methodologies are designed to give you data and feedback you may not want to hear. It is incumbent upon you to listen.

Customer Development 166

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 166

ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

Design and orchestrate experiments. And if you are in SaaS, you could certainly work also with the AARRR framework designed by Dave McClure : Image Source. This is a correlative metric – a behavioral cohort used as a heuristic for growth. Most refer to these correlative metrics as Wow Moments or Aha moments.

Programming 97

Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

ConversionXL

MARCH 4, 2016

And typical success metrics for them would look like: email open rate. However, these metrics provide an incomplete story about how users actually perceive the content. Two or more different versions of the same content can be produced with different design, structure or layout and can be tested for engagement, leads and time spent.

B2B 48

B2B Sales Technical Review Software Review 48

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, if SEO is a priority, some metrics you’d want to focus on may include; Organic search traffic; Impressions on the SERPs; SERP click-through-rate; Avg. Two ways to sweeten the deal include: Taking care of the heavy lifting: Write design, and help your partners repurpose content for their social platforms.

Audience 127

Audience Non-Compete Distribution Channel 127

Austin Startup

MAY 12, 2020

If you want to be a growth hacker, you need to focus on one part of your strategy or just one core metric you want to see. While you’re trying to jump on your next campaign concept, content and design, you’re missing all the valuable data from your last campaign that could be informing your next effort. Why such a small focus?

B2B 96

B2B Marketing B2C Startup 96

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Some startups are in stealth mode and maybe branding and beautiful design is important. Even identifying as a demand-gen marketer or branding or B2B or B2C leaves a lot of decisions still on the table to actually execute. NVV: What about all the various tactics available to you even with the broader style of marketing fitting yourself?

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Company UX leaders are happy to stink less by taking the sub-optimal path of responsive design, rather than create a mobile-unique experience (your customers tend to do different things on your desktop site than your mobile site!). Mobile content consumption, behavior along key metrics (time, bounces etc.) CEOs still don't get it.

Analytics 141

Analytics Metrics Mobile DC 141

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

An investor had few hard metrics other than the actual financials, and little technology to make the process scaleable. Over the past few decades, better metrics became available, and investors could take a more analytical, data-driven approach. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

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.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2017

That was designed to allow information storage and manage customer contact information. Is it a B2B or B2C email?” , “What is the company where this contact is working at?” As very often happens, to understand the present, you have to know the past. Contact Management: The Beginning. launched a contact management software.

Customer 92

Customer Marketing Artificial Inteligence Clickthrough 92

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

They were having their own UI designers, developers, they were getting their own infrastructure. So if your frontline team doesn't have what they need, it shows itself in those experience metrics on the customer side. So consumers are, and B2B and B2C are starting to make decisions beyond the normal brand. Or SEO optimization.

Employee 75

Employee Technical Review Advisory Board Sales 75

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

B2C sales and customer acquisition efforts are a different matter (and one I''ll perhaps address in a future blog), but for B2B, those three models are the most common pattern. To that point, a well-run telesales operation will be super metrics-driven. Sales Metrics | Looking Past the Same Old Sales Metrics | Domo | Blog.

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

It’s critical to understand the metrics in terms of dollars per additional user, as you’ll have to spend this amount to serve thousands of your non-paying customers. It’s mostly popular with B2C markets. We run into this kind of software services every day—Google, Youtube, Instagram, and so on. Youtube ads. $1 1 freemium.

Startup 110

Startup Non-Compete Viral Software Review 110

Occam's Razor

JUNE 11, 2014

You just get a little nicer talent, you get a different design group (internal or external) and you let your mind be open to new possibilities. From B2C to B2B. Design a glorious purchase experience. B2C sites like Travelocity and Fry's have not cornered the market on this. Design a glorious purchase experience.

Design 150

Design Software Review Technical Review Mobile 150

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 8, 2021

That’s why Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) is such a critical metric. LTV/CAC – Understanding the golden metric. Often touted as the north star for businesses, LTV/CAC is the single most important metric to gauge business health. Note that B2C organizations tend to have higher churn than B2B businesses. Conclusion.

Acquisition 135

Acquisition Churn Rate Cost Customer 135

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

We attempted to use Waterfall and market ourselves as B2C. Startup Visa update ► February (5) Kiwi lean startup + Australia next Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Beware of Vanity Metrics (for Harvard Business Rev. May 14, 2009 5:23 AM David said. I joined a financial services tech startup in 1999.

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

These 6 KRIs are The CHICAGO MetricsR and are the result of an aggregation algorithm based on any number of tactical metrics. Since basis of the company was to create, track, and report out on metrics it fit with the theme and the name, hence, CHICAGO MetricsR. Choosing a name seemed so much harder than creating my first designs!

Naming 152

Naming India Chicago Entrepreneur 152

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why Responsive Web Design Helps People Buy Your Product | Inc – crowdspring.co/1psW8QW. Why Responsive Web Design Helps People Buy Your Product | Inc – crowdspring.co/1psW8QW.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The number of Likes can be a vanity metric, but assessing the engagement rate of consumers on social media may suggest the attractiveness of a marketing message or product. Around 97% of B2B and B2C companies use Facebook, which offers four main ways to conduct qualitative research: Polls Contests Call-to-action posts Brand mentions.

Social Media 129

Social Media Media Marketing Campaign 129

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. But that alone is too general, so it’s important to get specific by setting clear metric objectives. To inspire your CTA button design, take a look at these 20 CTA examples put together by Alex Birkett.

Email 136

Email Customer Marketing Software Review 136

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. For our content creation, we use tools such as Canva (graphic design) and GoToStage (webinars platform) to create and share content for prospects to find.”. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.” 3) Raise capital.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ConversionXL

MARCH 18, 2019

One study suggests that B2B buyers are even more emotional than B2C buyers.). Fractl’s case studies place metrics front and center: Kerry Jones, Director of Marketing at Fractl, says that case studies were a game changer for their B2B marketing efforts. Write and design for cognitive fluency. Embrace storytelling.

B2B 134

B2B Non-disclosure Agreement Technical Review Naming 134

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). Maxwell McGee’s coverage of this amazing industry has been extensive, imparting a deep, practical appreciation of game design.

South Africa 54

South Africa Audience Video Africa 54

VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Israeli B2C – Let’s start with the high level picture. Much has changed since then.

B2C 148

B2C Generative AI Artificial Inteligence 148

Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

What's the best way to do design? If you work in B2C or e-commerce, you optimize that Add to Cart flow like crazy because that is your revenue. Hila Qu: When you don't have anything and you don't have this motion set up, your first success metric is to get to the first self service conversion or generate the first PQL.

Product 78

Product CTO Hire Startup Fractional CTO 78

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2019

Trend lines aren’t impressive if they track metrics that appear distant from business goals. That’s true even among B2B customers who are supposedly more rational than their B2C counterparts. Trend lines aren’t impressive if they track metrics that appear distant from business goals.

Marketing 124

Marketing Sales Cycle Retention Differentiation 124

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Related: when people say that execution is the most important metric of who will win, keep in mind that executing a fundraise is almost paramount. swing for the fences category-building B2C software capital?—?wasn’t We have the consumer market, but not investor market for what I’m selling : B2C software.) That’s a metric!

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2019

Choose a single metric to help you measure your campaign’s ROI. Some of these metrics are easier to track than others, but the point is to set a goal that accurately reflects the business outcome you’re after. Companies with a product-led growth strategy may focus on: Free-trial starts; New users.

B2B 131

B2B Technical Review Email Sales 131

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?

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

ConversionXL

MARCH 3, 2021

This means your PPC landing pages need to be designed to be efficient mouse traps. One of the most advantageous elements of a PPC campaign is it helps digital marketers test out certain keywords before designing an SEO strategy around ranking organically for them. Google Ads cost-per-conversion metrics.

PPC 146

PPC SEO Campaign Analytics 146

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Would you modify any of this if you had a B2B product instead of a B2C product, where every potential customer is also a potential competitor? Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. Did the VC’s like your team ? Reply Curtiss Middlebrooks , on November 11, 2009 at 5:23 am Said: Great stuff Steve. Progress is the same.

Customer Development 264

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 264

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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B2B Metrics Marketing Startup 42