Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 20, 2023

Building An Event Strategy That Connects With Your Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Isaac Watson In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Isaac Watson. Key Takeaway: Events can serve as a powerful strategy for building a community around a business or brand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

Often, despite your passion and expectation, customers don’t immediately see the value and need that you see, and you have no idea why the initiative is stuck , and what could be the real customer issue or fix. Customers won’t buy what they can’t find or don’t understand. Customers need supporting approvals to fully benefit.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2022

The Strategy Behind Building A Thriving Online Community For Your Brand written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Jenny has been creating, executing, and reviewing strategies for online communities for more than 10 years. Key Takeaway: Community is one of those big buzzwords right now. So what even is community?

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 16, 2022

There’s more to ecommerce customer acquisition than increasing checkout conversion rates. For long-term, sustainable success, you must attract the right customers. In this article, you’ll learn how to gauge the effectiveness of any customer acquisition strategy. What makes customer acquisition different from marketing?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Most business professionals I know have been conditioned to think of inflation as highly negative, driving up their costs, and reducing customer buying. I see it as an opportunity to find new ways to attract customers , make long-needed changes to improve productivity, and lower your own costs of doing business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing. The founder had simply not done the work to validate a price and customer segment. In the investment community, this work is called proving the business model.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2024

Cost Savings: Implementing sustainable practices can often lead to long-term cost savings. For example, using energy-efficient lighting systems or optimizing packaging can reduce operational costs. By doing so, you not only reduce your environmental footprint but also support communities and promote social responsibility.

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ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

Optimize each channel, and you’ll win new customers, enjoy higher order rates , and retain customers. In this post, we’ll explore lessons from brands that use omnichannel marketing to deliver a seamless customer experience. Omnichannel aligns branding, messaging , and customer service across every channel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2021

Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing. The founder had simply not done the work to validate a price and customer segment. In the investment community, this work is called proving the business model.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Proven Framework For Building A Thriving Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Liz is a c ommunity design strategist, a community enablement architect, and the Creator of Return on Emotion. 15:20] What elements ignite a community when you’re trying to get started? [16:06] Like this show?

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 25, 2021

Mention customer service and you might automatically think of sales assistants in a shop going above and beyond to ensure that customers are happy with their purchase. With that being said, here are four ways that your construction business can provide excellent customer service. . Listen to and work with your clients.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2024

Wise comparison shopping means double checking technical capabilities between nearly identical products with cost discrepancies upfront rather than simply defaulting to the lowest sticker price then suffering buyer’s remorse later when underpowered components disappoint. One benefit of specialized stores is their targeted customer service.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Like any popular business term, “customer centricity” is often abused by businesses that shoehorn it into their core values. It’s actually better not to claim customer centricity if you can’t get people across your business to really care about your customers. Monzo is a digital-first bank that was backed by future customers.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The marketing and sales funnel is a time-tested framework for mapping the customer journey. In the current landscape, to successfully guide a person from prospect to customer, you need to think about their behavior and deliver marketing that fits their needs at every stage of the funnel. Image source. Image source.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Count the number of new projects, time and resources required to implement, and measure the return in revenue, customer satisfaction, or cost savings. These days, you need different retail layouts and sizes for urban communities versus small neighborhood communities. Create a non-online memorable customer experience.

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2017

The explanation for the discrepancy is simple: large banks are focused on sourcing and scaling loans over one million dollars, cross-selling products to their customers, and driving down costs through standardized operating procedures and technology. But don’t fret—community lenders are helping small businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

But these titles are not descriptive of specific roles or skills, and have always had marginal credibility in the business community. Investors don’t fund entrepreneurs offering services, since these don’t scale, don’t have large margins, and need just a customer contract to start. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2019

Your current customers will never be excited about paying more. Instead, poor planning is to blame: Companies neglect to plan a price increase until there’s a financial squeeze or, for the thirtieth time, a customer confides that, “You know, you really ought to charge more.”. But that’s not why raising prices is so difficult.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I asked Tsutsumi-san to write a guest post for my blog to describe his experience with Customer Development in Japan. But customers didn’t agree. This made me believe deeply in the extreme importance of talking to customers before investing time and money, something I took to my next startup. ————-.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As I talk to many of you in my role as business advisor, I still often hear the concern for maximum return to the business and stakeholders, more than a passion for sustainably enriching the lives of your customers and team. This applies to your own team, as well as customers. Make every customer experience memorable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

As a startup advisor, I see too many entrepreneurs get distracted by technology or their favorite cause, and then wonder why they can’t find an investor, attract customers, or build a long-term business. These principles include the following: Free and ultra-low cost may no longer be competitive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

You may feel good when that first burst of customers arrives, but don’t assume that “ word of mouth ” and those early adopters will grow your business to match your dreams of success. In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. They won’t find you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

I suggest looking for painful problems to solve, rather than “easier to use” or “nice to have” solutions, for customers with money. Customers line up to believe and buy from people who are viewed as leaders or experts relative to a specific solution. Collaborate with customers to tune your solution.

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Brandanew

JUNE 18, 2015

How much does Content Marketing cost is dependent on several factors including your existing properties. In this post I will try and go through some of the factors that the cost varies with. I will also go through the description of costs that various ranges of Content Marketing plans may incur for your brand.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

by Bill Lee, author of “ The Hidden Wealth of Customers: Realizing the Untapped Value of Your Most Important Asset “. Brilliant ad agencies and clever marketing communications experts. No one can truly understand your customers or genuinely share their interests unless she is a customer herself. That’s right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

But these titles are not descriptive of specific roles or skills, and have always had marginal credibility in the business community. Investors don’t fund entrepreneurs offering services, since these don’t scale, don’t have large margins, and need just a customer contract to start. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

In recent years, there has been growing recognition of volunteering’s impact on sustainable business practices and community advancement. These efforts can benefit the environment and help businesses save money on waste disposal and energy costs in the long run.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

If you can’t keep the customers who sign up with you, you’re going to quickly find yourself in trouble. I get calls all the time from clients struggling to retain new customers. The point is, before you change your pricing, you need to dig deeply into what’s really driving your customers away.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Here are their breakdowns of the costs and time investments to create 10 of the world’s hottest startups. This means — assuming you already have a laptop — the cost is almost nothing to build the next Twitter. And that involves processes, structures, feedback loops, analytics and a community.”. 1) Twitter. 5) Uber.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As a potential investor, I always think of the high rate of failure of disruptive technologies, due to the longer learning curve of customers, infrastructure change consistently required, and higher marketing costs. Before you act, shut up and listen to employees, customers, and futurists.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Customer acquisition cost (CAC) is an important metric for any ecommerce business. It tells you how much you need to earn per customer to run a profitable company. Put simply, you need a healthy customer acquisition cost for your business to succeed. Table of contents What is ecommerce customer acquisition cost?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Smart potential customers only visit and buy from credible and memorable websites. What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Show your visitors some evidence of community involvement and charity efforts. Follow-up for customer satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2021

New generations of customers respond better to the “ participative ” approach, where they get to provide input via social media and the Internet. Some call it a move from always “ hunting ” for new customers in the wild, to “gardening” or nurturing loyalty and value from the ones you already have.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Customer service. The perceived relationship and meaningful customer service is probably near the top of your list. Why is building relationships with customers important? Developing strong customer relationships can make or break a small business. Getting to know your customers helps inform your decision making.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

by Bill Lee, author of “ The Hidden Wealth of Customers: Realizing the Untapped Value of Your Most Important Asset “ The old paradigm works like this: Your company produces goods and services that help customers get a job done. In return, the customers pay you money. The new approach makes so much more sense.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I’m sure you have all noticed how today’s customers have changed the way they shop, but I still find, as an advisor and consultant, that many of you aren’t sure how to deal with the new mode, or are still waiting for things to get back to the old normal. Convenience is in the eye of the customer, not your company.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. I’ll tell you the honest truth: listening to customers is gruesome, uncomfortable, and painful work.

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