Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. If you can’t raise — you’re dead. End of story.

Metrics 150

Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

Having a set of metrics that you watch & that you feel are the key drivers of your success helps keep clarity. And the more public you can make your goals for these key metrics the better. I was recently talking with a startup company who wanted me to try their product. In our next meeting I asked them how often it crashed.

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

Why Call Tracking Metrics Matter To Your Marketing Efforts written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. 500-rated, top-ranked conversation analytics software serving over 30,000 businesses around the world. 500-rated, top-ranked conversation analytics software serving over 30,000 businesses around the world.

Metrics 85

Metrics Marketing Software Review Cofounder 85

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With business teams now getting back together in the workplace after primarily working remotely during the pandemic , it’s an ideal time to implement change and make sure your team is feeling a renewed sense of satisfaction, high engagement, and maximum productivity. Develop metrics to monitor work intensity.

Metrics 270

Metrics Conversion Global Product 270

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2023

Hidalgo recommends a focus on engagement stage indicators including customers by channel, conversion ratio, and cost per revenue. You need to track what content is resonating with your prospective customers, through metrics including submit rate by content offer, elasticity, velocity, cost, and ultimately revenue by content program.

Demand 256

Demand Metrics NPV Net Present Value 256

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2017

Not so long ago, every business assumed that the keys to success were the highest quality product, the best value for the buck, and the best customer service. Exploit your product and service differences. You must be able to highlight these differences between your products and services, and those of your competitors.

Customer 213

Customer Product Technical Review Marketing 213

Up and Running

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Thankfully, there are a number of great tools for tracking your web metrics (both free and paid) that can help you get a better understanding of what your users are doing on your site and even how your competitors are faring in their own online efforts. Ahrefs’ Site Explorer reveals insightful SEO metrics and data about any website or URL.

Metrics 89

Metrics Web Analytics Advertising 89

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

FBe's recommendation was (paraphrasing a 35 min talk): Don't invent new metrics, use online versions of Reach and GRPs to measure success. Client posted a video of a soon to be released product on their Facebook brand page. The new product became the number one selling product in the company's history in that country.

Metrics 165

Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers.

Valuation 466

Valuation San Francisco Ratchet Liquidation Preference 466

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 2, 2016

New technologies emerge daily and bring ingenious products to the world. It’s generally accepted to praise developers and designers for bringing these products to life but there is usually someone else behind the concepts and ideas. Product managers should also understand the company’s goals. necessary product.

Management 100

Management Product Churn Rate Green 100

Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Your user experience can delight your customers, pushing them to spend more or increase your average conversion across your website. . In this article, we’re going to walk through these tips to leverage user experience and increase conversions across your website. Once captured, the next hurdle is getting them to convert.

Conversion 90

Conversion Sales Software Review eCommerce 90

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2023

They poured their hearts and souls into creating an innovative product fueled by the desire to make a difference in the lives of their target audience. Startup X reached out to a product design services provider, and with their help, they were able to turn their fortunes around. The good news is that there’s hope!

Design 105

Design Product Churn Rate Architecture 105

Up and Running

MAY 17, 2016

Taking steering one step further, let’s suggest that good planning, with milestones and metrics, is something like steering with the aid of a GPS. Metrics are like dials on the dashboard, indicators of how you’re doing, tracking your progress toward goals. Metrics give you tracking and accountability.

Metrics 80

Metrics Social Media Business Plan Advertising 80

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Nowadays nearly every online shop utilizes some sort of product recommendation engine, which is no wonder, as these systems, if set up and configured properly can significantly boost revenues, CTRs, conversions, and other important metrics. Popular products”, “Customers who bought this also bought…”, etc.).

Conversion 48

Conversion Product Technical Review Widget 48

Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Product knowledge can be taught, but a profound understanding of intricate prospecting methodologies is indispensable for success. Phone Etiquette: Assess active listening skills and relationship-building abilities during phone conversations. SDRs require proper tools, including a CRM system and reliable data sources.

Early Stage 78

Early Stage Sales Developer Development Team Review 78

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, small businesses face the ongoing challenge of streamlining operations, maximizing productivity, and staying competitive. Personalization features enable the delivery of relevant and targeted content, enhancing customer engagement and driving conversions.

Software Review 153

Software Review Software Small Business Social Media 153

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Not because they have a conversion problem but because they never really nail the product or how to market it. This is not a conversion problem. Change who your product is for. image source.

Customer Development 126

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It outlines four major growth strategies: market penetration , market development , product development , and diversification. The goal of market penetration is to leverage new tactics to increase product sales , including existing customers and new customers within existing markets. Product development. Market penetration.

Marketing 115

Marketing Framework Metrics Channel 115

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2023

Strategies For Successful Product Launches written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mary Sheehan In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Mary Sheehan. She is an accomplished product marketing leader who has held marketing leadership roles at Adobe, Google, and many startups.

Product 61

Product Framework Technical Review Cofounder 61

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

Here’s how the guide is promoted on Twitter: The informative, conversational tone and fun imagery are the same as the post on the Visme website: And the same vibe as the video embedded in the guide: Visme maintains consistency throughout the customer journey. Where your product or service fits into the market. Positioning. Measurement.

Campaign 149

Campaign CTO Marketing Social Media 149

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

(Almost) everything you need to know (but are afraid to ask) before you wistfully ask a product manager to coffee so they will help you find a job. TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies.

Management 85

Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Alow users to generate, refine, and stitch different content types in one workspace Enabling in-platform refinement – AI products can help users identify what can be improved, and then automatically make these changes. Iterating with intelligent editors – products that enable users to take an existing output and refine it (ex.

Artificial Inteligence 176

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Real conversations with good people. Peep mentioned three ways to get inside the limited consideration set : Innovation : create an objectively better product and you’ll achieve a transient advantage, just the way other category kings such as Tinder or Tesla did. This will define the problems that your product solves.

B2B 94

B2B Marketing Curation PPC 94

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

If we’re supposed to optimize what’s closest to the money, what is the value in optimizing for micro-conversions? Many blog posts have espoused this as a way to incrementally increase revenue and final conversions, but does tweaking stuff unrelated to purchase actually assist your bigger goals? What Are Micro-Conversions?

Conversion 48

Conversion Metrics Revenue Matching 48

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2022

In addition, they enable complete visibility into key customer experience metrics. Your home page and product pages need to be optimized for conversions. Keep it above the fold to drive conversions; . Product pages are elements that you will continually need to perfect. Your CTA should never be below the fold.

eCommerce 149

eCommerce Hosting SEO Conversion 149

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Designing your website requires a studied understanding of human behavior if you want to increase your conversions. Daniel Kahneman presents two thought systems that can give marketers a framework for how to target their ideal clients through site design and get a major uplift in conversions. What are Kahneman’s two systems of thought?

Conversion 92

Conversion Design Web Operations 92

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2021

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is a metric to monitor how effectively a business is accomplishing its specific objective. The metric is useful for measuring the chances a customer would recommend your products or service. Employers use this metric to measure their employees’ loyalty. COST PER CONVERSION.

.Net 92

.Net Metrics Retention Revenue 92

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

But, as Sean Ellis notes, it isn’t about manipulating customers—it’s about helping them: “Sustainable growth is about understanding the value people get from your product and helping people realize this value. Growth hacking is about caring for and optimizing the user experience to build trust and keep customers using your product.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Conversion optimization is a little different if you’re in B2B. You’ll still need to do the same types of conversion research, persona building, and experimentation that is common across conversion optimization, but let’s talk a bit about how and why B2B is different. Longer Sales Cycles and Micro-Conversions.

B2B 48

B2B Conversion B2C Sales Cycle 48

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Effective sales coaching is pegged on the accurate sales metrics that you can easily generate with the aid of sales coaching tools. Here are 4 categories of sales coaching tools sales managers can use to track sales metrics and drive sales. · Performance-oriented metrics.

Metrics 139

Metrics Sales Retention Software 139

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

With more than 2 billion monthly active users and more than a billion hours of content consumed every day, the right Youtube strategy can increase brand awareness, engagement, and conversions. . As with most platforms, there are metrics that matter, and vanity metrics. Both metrics represent high engagement.

Analytics 134

Analytics Metrics Channel Video 134

The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Digital marketers promote the company’s product or service to their target audience in order to maximize revenue. Ideally, digital marketers can optimize PPC marketing campaigns so the conversions (sales) from the ad nets more revenue than the cost of the campaign. And he’s right. Is it any wonder they’re essential?

Technical Review 146

Technical Review PPC SEM Marketing 146

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. So how do you do it?

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Balance Sheet .Net 60

Guy Nirpaz

MAY 29, 2016

I’ve written recently that MAU and DAU are the most important metrics for Customer Success. For that purpose I will assume that I’m the VP of Customer Success of Google AdWords product. This product allows you to create online ads web or mobile that are displayed by Google and drive traffic (or people) to your website.

Metrics 40

Metrics Customer Technical Review Programming 40

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Every smart business owner on the planet should not only understand their conversion rates – for every marketing campaign – but should also be working every day to push that rate as high as possible. Below we run through what a conversion rate is, why it’s so important, and even outline a couple of tips to help you hit the ground running.

Conversion 125

Conversion Campaign Metrics Customer 125

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Conversely, relationship funnels concentrate on establishing long-term connections with clients through establishing trust and providing value. Personalize your products and services to meet your clients’ demands and needs. The focus will be on using the product or service to help them, and not the other way around.

Sales 152

Sales Audience Social Media Email 152

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

Hidalgo recommends a focus on engagement stage indicators including customers by channel, conversion ratio, and cost per revenue. You need to track what content is resonating with your prospective customers, through metrics including submit rate by content offer, elasticity, velocity, cost, and ultimately revenue by content program.

Demand 144

Demand Metrics NPV Net Present Value 144