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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

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A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare. Far more common is a need to acquire customers through a series of steps like SEO, SEM, PR, Social Marketing, direct sales, channel sales, etc. that will cost the company significant amounts of money.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

This is a clear example where business-to-business (B2B) marketers need to learn from their business-to-consumer (B2C) counterparts. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Yet many B2B companies don’t have a clue. New SaaS 13 Index: Welcome to LogMeIn (Nasdaq: LOG. ► 10/04 - 10/11. (2).