Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2019

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” If you are in the 30 percent of all small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” Increase customer leads and conversion.

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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 “. No one can truly understand your customers or genuinely share their interests unless she is a customer herself. Your most powerful growth engine is your existing customer. Highly trained salespeople.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2019

From process automation to customer service efforts, there are plenty of ways to up the ante on your daily productivity and improve your bottom line. You may find that you are charging too much to pull in new customers, or, on the flip side, discover that you’re doing yourself a disservice by charging too little.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 3, 2021

When used correctly, tech can streamline operations, make work easier for your team, increase output, reduce costs, promote the business, keep customers happy and much more. Businesses should also be looking to invest in green technology as a way to reduce their environmental impact, improve their reputation and reduce costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

As I visit the websites of many startups, as well as more mature businesses, I still too often see a “contact” page offering nothing but a sterile form for customers to submit, never to be heard from again. Social media connections, if they exist, are buried elsewhere or reserved for monitoring purposes only.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2012

As I visit the websites of many startups, as well as more mature businesses, I still too often see a “contact” page offering nothing but a sterile form for customers to submit, never to be heard from again. Social media connections, if they exist, are buried elsewhere or reserved for monitoring purposes only.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2013

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” If you are in the realm of the 47% of small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” Maximize customer retention.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The average ecommerce store devotes more than 80% of its marketing budget to customer acquisition. But getting customers in at the expense of keeping them is the equivalent of filling a leaky bucket : You can keep filling it, but you’re much better off stopping the leak. Understand your customers’ needs and expectations 2.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 25, 2014

These products risk marketing too aggressively in their monetization setting the stage for bad reviews and discontented customers. As every developer knows, it doesn’t take long for word of problems to spread and damage a company’s reputation. Of course, user retention will also increase monetization. Keep ‘em coming back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2013

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in “ Social Marketology ,” outlined the best set of steps I have seen so far for the new world: Focus on desired outcomes first.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The second relies on retention. Sooner or later, relying on new customers will break you. To offset these costs, you need to earn more repeat purchases from existing customers. In marketing, cohorts are groups of customers who exhibit similar behaviors during a certain time span (e.g. The second type is winning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” If you are in the half of all small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” Increase customer leads and conversion.

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Social Media Media Entrepreneur Reputation 120

YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2020

Market research is of paramount importance in any business because the information gathered here will be valuable in giving out services and satisfying the customers. Here are some strategies in balancing your time as a student entrepreneur: Schedule your tutoring sessions during a vacant time, but ensure that your customer is also free.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2012

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his new book “ Social Marketology ,” outlined the best set of steps I have seen so far for the new world: Focus on desired outcomes first.

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Social Media Media Conversion Ratio Lead Generation 229

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Their expert understanding of digital marketing strategies, social media tactics and trend spotting allows them to build brand recognition while increasing customer retention rates. At their core, Cultivators demonstrate the startup’s dedication to not just meeting, but exceeding client expectations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” If you are in the realm of the 47% of small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the new book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” Maximize customer retention.

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Social Media Media Marketing Reputation 198

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2018

As a business owner, it’s important to monitor the health of your growing company to spot warning signs—a fractured team, negative customer reviews, poor customer retention, and a lack of creative innovation. Negative customer reviews. This highlights great customer service and protects your brand’s reputation.

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Software Review Technical Review Retention Startup 78

Women Entrepreneurs Can

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Thanks to innovative solutions, we started taking part in virtual meetings, teleconferences and online chats with colleagues and customers. Communication is key, not only between businesses and customers, but also for individual employees and teams. Interaction between clients and customers is also vital. Customer Service.

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Technical Review Technology Software Review Agile 52

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Your next question is: how do you get customers to see the value in what you’re selling enough to want a piece of the pie? Attracting new customers is a challenge every entrepreneur faces, but retaining their business is equally critical to the growth and survival of a business. Attracting New Customers. Retaining Customers.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 11, 2019

Customer service and support have become very important for business success. Nowadays, consumers would rather do business with companies that provide exceptional customer service than companies with good product quality. Both customer service and the overall customer experience are now very important to modern consumers.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 25, 2018

There’s no denying, a satisfied customer can improve your bottom line. Unfortunately, poor customer service, even if the product is amazing, can lead to a reduction in sales. Luckily there are many ways to improve your customer loyalty base and bring your business to the next level of success. Customer Retention.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 28, 2022

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I’m doing a solo show where I’m covering a topic that is very high on a lot of business owners’ minds and that’s the idea of recruitment and retention of your internal customers — your employees. 1:29] Why I think it can be solved with a marketing solution. [2:01]

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2021

Unfortunately the comments you don’t hear from customers, business partners, and peer leaders are the ones that do you the most damage. Don’t assume that team members and customers have the same familiarity with technical abbreviations that you do. Too much dependence on lingo and jargon. People do not agree, and ignore the message.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

It touches every aspect of the 21st-century enterprise, from social media to security, customer service, and operations. An essential aspect of improving customer experience is having data stored so it can be easily analyzed. You need the customer order history, where and when they made the orders.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2013

Regardless of whether you are a small business owner or the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, without customers, you no longer have a business. Therefore, when it comes to any business, the customer experience is essential. Starbucks, for example, has a reputation for providing an exceptional customer experience.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 23, 2022

Growing your business doesn't have to turn into a full corporation where your customers are just a number. It will be interesting to see how introducing videos into my company's content strategy would improve the customer experience. I also have to spend time on social media because I run a blog. Photo Credit: Adam Wood.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 1, 2023

14:07] AI prompts for social media content and information. [16:22] So by following these prompts, by seeing how we've broken up the prompts into certain pillars, brand industry leads, CX customer experience, it, it really gives you a, a very good feel for how we view strategy in general. 05:50] Identifying competition. [06:41]

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 3, 2021

But we think there’s a deep vein of opportunities to help our existing customers and many more people manage and expand their professional network. We stayed firm and even did a sale for our customers which had the proceeds benefiting the CDC foundation to provide PPE equipment to front-line responders to the virus.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 5, 2022

15:18] Where could we make improvements after somebody becomes a customer and how do we connect marketing and operations and then add systems? [18:31] And that's the idea of retention of internal team members, internal customers, whatever you wanna call them, employees, staff, team members. And it's a constant, uh, battle.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 21, 2012

by Richard Shapiro, founder and president of The Center For Client Retention ( www.tcfcr.com ). While every company, from the smallest boutique to the Fortune 100, can only survive by generating repeat customers, few have programs in place that specifically focus on encouraging customer engagement. Engage Customers.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 2, 2020

That’s exactly why you should count on loyal customers to act as brand advocates. . People are more likely to trust their network so referrals are an effective means of getting new customers. Opinions of customers obviously have more weight than a sponsored ad. Improve overall reputation. It’s a win-win-win situation!

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Secondly, for business growth, you have to invest a lot of time and assets into important segments such as security, customer acquisition, and customer retention. Most businesses find themselves lucky for receiving some spontaneous customer reviews but they rarely come through in a constant stream. Co-speaking.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Employee retention has really become a problem, and companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars when it comes to turnover. Social media platforms are great but you don’t control them. #5- Promote employee engagement. Photo Credit: Alexandra Zamolo. Thanks to Alexandra Zamolo, Beekeeper ! #6- Photo Credit: Kathe Kline.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Account-based marketing is an approach where marketing and sales work together to nurture target accounts and convert or retain customers. Sales finds aligned accounts and works with marketing to create customized journeys. Sales and marketing collaborate until a deal is closed and beyond to secure long-term customer retention.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 7, 2021

Marketing is a key business tool that increases brand awareness and reputation, which will maximize sales and help grow your business. Instead of relying on word reviews, customers can hear and see customer’s real opinions through their words and body language from a video testimonial. Understand SEO and Use It.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2015

by Jeff Sauro, author of “ Customer Analytics For Dummies “ At first glance, it may seem like there’s no such thing as a “bad” profit. When companies benefit financially from a bad customer experience, those are bad profits. Isn’t the point of business to make money? It just makes sense.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Employee retention has really become a problem, and companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars when it comes to turnover. Social media platforms are great but you don’t control them. #5- Promote employee engagement. Photo Credit: Alexandra Zamolo. Thanks to Alexandra Zamolo, Beekeeper ! #6- Photo Credit: Kathe Kline.

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