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Effective Ways To Differentiate And Scale Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Effective Ways To Differentiate And Scale Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Key Takeaway: A major challenge many businesses face is trying to find ways to differentiate and scale. Debbie Howard (07:32): I think for us is just trying to differentiate and then scale. But I, you're right.

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Build vs. Buy: Which is Right for Your Business?

ConversionXL

Typically, this value falls into one of three categories: Differentiation: The features you’re looking to build or acquire will help you stand out among your competitors. This solution streamlined the process for onboarding new clients and led to higher customer retention rates. You see an existing differentiation.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. They got a bigger office space so their employees would feel comfortable and they could improve employee retention. ” Harsh, but reality. Let’s look at years 3-5 of the two companies.

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The Direct-to-Consumer Checklist

Austin Startup

Even pre-launch, there’s work you can do here to differentiate yourself. Being able to staff your customer service team to respond quickly to customers, often directly on these social channels, will increase retention and repeat purchasing and also serve to drown out negative feedback. How will you take advantage of SEO and SEM?

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Discovery is the problem in gaming

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Many of the circa 2009 social games were more focused on growth than retention, and in many cases more focused on “satisfaction” than fun. Today, game quality is an ante, but discovery is the differentiator. Publishers with a hugely successful hit game can often milk the IP with subsequent releases.

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