VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Growth Hacking isn’t viral marketing (although viral marketing is part of it). and answers with A/B tests, landing pages, viral factor, email deliverability, and Open Graph. If a startup is pre-product/market fit, growth hackers can make sure virality is embedded at the core of a product. Distribution Hacks.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 4, 2024

Learn crucial metrics for success, from open rates to the quality of subscribers. 15:09] What are some of the metrics that showcase success in Newsletter writing? [17:17] Duct Tape Transcript Email Download New Tab John (00:52): Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. This is John Jantsch.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Metrics on keywords, follower profiles and competitors all help define your target listener. The process is especially tricky before you’re ready to distribute your final product, but teaser videos, downloadable PDFs and other digital content provide options for social sharing long before a product’s ship date. Startup Example: Zappos.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 15, 2023

Her book Marketing Metrics: Leverage Analytics and Data to Optimize Marketing Strategies , is a practical guide to creating efficient future-focused marketing strategies powered by data-driven techniques that can develop stronger brands and products. [17:45] What do you see that businesses need to be doing? [21:35] Like this show?

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior Great companies are almost always run by great management teams. Good metrics should also be actionable, and drive successful behavior. In a follow up post, I will use this technique to walk through the design of a set of metrics for a SaaS company.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2023

14:58] What are some of the metrics that show you’re doing things right? [17:02] Let's talk about metrics, again, going back to when I started, I remember 83, 80 4% open rates, , those days don't exist for anybody today. John Jantsch (16:48): A viral referral tool. 11:10] What are some ways for monetizing newsletters? [14:58]

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

There is no golden metric for everyone, we are all unique snowflakes! :). and tell you what are the best key performance indicators (metrics) for them. In the past I’ve shared a cluster of metrics that small, medium and large businesses can use as a springboard…. If you want to play along. Don’t read what I’ve chosen.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Over the past two weeks, we have introduced our social platform KPI dashboard to track the key metrics for social platform startups. We first covered the high-level metrics (such as DAU, MAU and stickiness) and then took a deeper dive into content engagement. Number of new connection made per user (this gives you a sense of virality).

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

17:30] How deep into financials and metrics do you get before taking a client on? [19:01] Duct Tape Transcript Email Download New Tab John: Hello and welcome to another episode of the duct tape marketing podcast. Like it's not about, you know, going viral and reaching masses. Is like acquisition metrics.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 26, 2022

TikTok has evolved from a platform known for viral dance moves to a place of rapid product discovery. The New York Times named this urge to buy something the “TikTok Feta Effect,” after a viral recipe for baked feta pasta resulted in the cheese selling out nationwide in the U.S. There’s no telling what will go viral.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Free Subscription Sales Forecast Template [DOWNLOAD]. Branding Checklist: 10 Essentials Before Launch [Free Download]. Producthunt.com is a great resource for viral marketing for the product launch as well as community feedback.”. Step 8: Track your metrics. The benefits of tracking key metrics. Build Your Brand.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

On Facebook, viral distribution has proved decisive. Those companies who have learned to build apps that optimize the viral loop dominate in every category where they compete. So far, I dont see any apps that have much in the way of viral distribution. We're leading the charge in enabling viral distribution for iPhone apps.

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www.iubenda.com

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Dissection of a viral launch. Many of you asked, so I decided to write this blog post, dissecting the launch of iubenda and the viral system we invented. The viral system. We built our custom viral system based on the best examples out there, adding some further fresh ideas we had during the process. iubenda blog.

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 17:45:54 Reply 0 Flag this comment HD1080i Follow +1 DITTO ON THAT … counting app downloads vs use-case metrics shows that the native app gets lost in its own sea of icons. Plus.how many download it and then never update it? ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

You can download the PDF by clicking here To help you build and assess your plan, I thought you might also be interested in this recent benchmarking of public SaaS companies that Steve Klei , a veteran SaaS CFO put together (Click on the picture to see the full slide show) : Follow Cracking The Code on Twitter. ► 06/17 - 06/24. (1).

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution. While the aforementioned example may not fit every startup, regardless, you need to have an actionable, scalable business model with measurable metrics (downloads, customers, etc.) BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

I usually use a "funnel report" that looks like this: Control Hypothesis A Hypothesis B Registered 1000 (100%) 1000 (100%) 500 (100%) Downloaded 650 (65%) 750 (75%) 200 (40%) Chatted 350 (35%) 350 (35%) 100 (20%) Purchased 100 (10%) 100 (10%) 25 (5%) In this case, you could run the report for any time period. Thanks for writing this article.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 7, 2016

As investors, we love the underlying business models, including the daily use case, virality, and network effects. There are chapters on metrics, exits, valuations, as well as our outlook for future opportunities in social. Download the PDF or ePub version of the handbook and refer to it as you need it. Why social?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 17, 2015

Content Marketing Metrics You Aren’t Measuring | SEJ [link] crowdspring.co/1KPRXNZ Boost Your Chances of Going Viral on YouTube [link] crowdspring.co/1HdNBO8 Simple Tools for Managing and Selling Digital Downloads with WordPress [link] crowdspring.co/1gm1uRE Eric Enge on The Art of LinkedIn Marketing [link] crowdspring.co/1HLmXxO

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 30, 2023

Duct Tape Transcript Email Download New Tab John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Creative Elements hosted by Jay Klaus. In a recent episode, they talked with Kevin Perry about how he goes viral on every single platform. Like this show? It's always the exact same agenda.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Luckily, the metrics helped us figure out the difference. Question 2: If your product has areas where people read and then different areas where people interact, are there ways to do metrics to determine where people spend their time? Could this be done on mouse focus, commenting amounts, answer percentages, download percentages, etc?

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

You can download the full white paper at www.bvp.com/cloud or click here. SaaS companies use different metrics to calculate renewals. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Cloudonomics requires that you plan your fuel stops very carefully (more.) at 7:42 PM.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 18, 2007

The earth is warming-up - so for those who dont have a Prius yet, you can download this small application for your PCs: it will optimize the power on your machine and save energy. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. and by the way, it will also save you money! Software 2.0:

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

And finally, Scott demonstrated his internal management tool for managing the metrics of his business. Offers virality optimization tools and A/B testing inside Facebook. Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. It’s awesome. The deals we quickly went through are: 1. Foursquare.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 21, 2013

Nowadays, developers drive downloads through social platform integrations, cross promotion within your app suite or with complimentary apps, paid ads, and even offline distribution via brand marketing. But how can you keep users engaged after they’ve downloaded and tested your app? That means you’ll always be “filling a leaky bucket.”.

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Cracking the Code

MAY 25, 2010

Free Software Download. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. That's quite a post designing is the part that has to be taken care of before planning and implementing. If the design is good chances are the final product's quality will be quite impressive. Post a Comment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Take a look at my example, downloadable from my website, that shows what can be done in one page (both sides). Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). That’s your metric to see if you have their attention. Executive team. Marty Zwilling.

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 18, 2007

Desktop Tower Defense is the most addictive online game I have ever played with.and it is entirely browser based, so no need to download an additional client to your PC. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Devils link.it will hurt your productivity seriously! at 6:02 PM.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 19, 2013

These are the companies that do the very best job engaging customers via the SM channels, creating viral content, and building strong word-of-mouth through their use of SM. Establish metrics. Related to those goals, are the metrics that will allow you to determine whether or not you are succeeding.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

" ~ Web Metrics: "What is a KPI? " + Standard Metrics Revisited Series. "Engagement" Is Not A Metric, It's An Excuse. Defining a "Master Metric", + a Framework to Gain a Competitive Advantage in Web Analytics. 3 Awesome, Downloadable, Custom Web Analytics Reports.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

If you are interested in learning more about the Bessemer 10 Laws of SaaS, you can listen to the webminar we did earlier this week with Salesforce by clicking on the picture below: You can also download the full white paper on the SaaS section of the Bessemer website or browse quickly through the slides on slidehsare. at 11:09 AM. Great list!

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andrewchenblog.com

JANUARY 28, 2010

Comments Click to download Freemium spreadsheet Background on this discussion Last year, the stupendous Daniel James co-hosted a talk with me on Lifetime Value metrics for subscription and virtual goods-based items. CPM/CPA/CPC) What do the intermediate metrics look like? impressions/CTR/etc) How does your signup funnel perform?

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 25, 2014

In a world of infinite choice, the ability to pick critical few metrics to focus on is, well…, critical. In this post I want to share that one-page list of the best metrics for digital content, marketing and business success with you. Best Digital Metrics: Own Existences/Strategies. It would not surprise me.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. Jason is also an investor in and Board Member at RJ Metrics. Download on iTunes. Jason is a product guy.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2017

We’ve had over 20,000 people download that free tool that we built, and the key metric there is if somebody has used that free tool, their conversion rate on our paid product is three times higher than those who have not. Matt Watson: That worked well for us. It was a huge piece of the puzzle for us. That part of it was great.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

You can listen by subscribing to my podcast on iTunes , or it’s enclosed in this blog’s RSS feed , or you can just download the mp3 of the first hour. Do you feel like the more users you have it helps accelerate, is there some kind of, maybe not necessarily viral, but that people just tell their friends at all. Why listen?

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