The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2019

Nothing can bring you as much targeted traffic as a well-run PPC campaign. As more and more users lean towards tablets and smartphones, it would be wise to keep up with such a trend. In summary, even if you have little to no budget, PPC and Google AdWords can be effective. Image source: Pexels.com. Campaign for Mobile Users.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 30, 2019

The lean, aggressive ones do. Then, I perform my own search, going through at least two pages of PPC ads and organic results. Reviewing a competitor’s online presence helps me understand how to differentiate my client. I’ m looking for benefits that are unique, not just “more features” or “cheaper.”.

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ConversionXL

MAY 11, 2017

The lean, aggressive ones do. Then I perform my own search, going through at least 2 pages of PPC ads and organic results. Reviewing a competitor’s online presence helps me understand how to differentiate my client. I’ m looking for benefits that are unique, not just “more features” or “cheaper”.

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trada.com

APRIL 7, 2010

Skip to content Tina MVC for WordPress « Finding The Need for International Pay-Per-Click Campaigns Lijit: A Fun Tool in Your PPC Arsenal » The Stealth Mode: Trada’s Position on Staying Stealth Debate: Stay Stealth? and we've been leaning towards remaining in stealth mode a bit longer. link] JohnSharp Really great post.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2020

It’s no secret that the majority of startups are working on lean budgets. For example, perhaps on Christmas you want to spearhead a Christmas marketing campaign, complete with social media advertisements, PPC ads, and email marketing. You Need to Save. This is the nature of the startup world.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When WordStream began receiving complaints that the seven-day free trial of their PPC management software wasn’t long enough, the brand decided to A/B test 14-day and 30-day trials. Growth marketing borrows a concept from the lean startup methodology. Smartsheet runs heavily measured PPC ads. The results?

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Make your pages as lean as you can, especially campaign landing pages. If they are like every other company that obsesses with PPC and Yahoo! The reason Direct traffic is a beloved of mine is that it represents (checkout the sweet contextual – red and green – numbers above): 1.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 19, 2013

Online advertising such as keyword search, CPC/PPC, and display ad placement is, quite simply, a waste of money. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media. Lean Marketing Tips: Hyperlocal Marketing Channels.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 13, 2015

In Lean Analytics , Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz gave a great example of the value of cohorts, using data from a hypothetical online retailer: January. In this example, PPC Hero chose to create a segment to include only users who purchased a specific brand. Their metric was revenue: Image Source.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2016

You can learn more about setting goals in our post on Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals. In that way, paid campaigns (like search engine marketing/ppc) can align nicely with SEO-focused campaigns. SEO strategies, if done properly, can definitely help you do this. Define Conversions Properly.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2013

PPC campaigns can also be used to deliver discounts to customers; create a campaign that offers anyone who finds you through the search results a coupon for the first (or next!) Related posts: Lean Marketing Tips: Increasing Lifetime Value With Email Campaigns. Lean Business: Do Unto Others*.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

So yes – companies spend ALL that money to get traffic to their site via SEO, PPC, social media and what not. What about PPC? So no wonder 59% of businesses have figured out that they should fix their conversion machine before pumping any more dollars into their PPC or SEO campaigns. Still not convinced? Edwards Deming.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

The median figures for each strategy should give you an idea of which program to lean towards. Typical deal sizes for Programmatic ABM are $50K to $250K. The median number of accounts is 725, with an investment per account of $1K to $3K or less. But there are other factors to consider. 8 questions to ask before developing your ABM program.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Peep Laja, founder of CXL Institute , explains what that looks like for us: CXL Institute has 100+ landing pages—one for each course and training program, and a number of PPC landing pages. We’re not afraid to lean into hostile brand territory—especially because completing a Minidegree or learning A/B testing statistics does take commitment.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Historically, CRO has taken a backseat to SEO, PPC, and other forms of digital marketing. The two options aren’t mutually exclusive: If you hire an agency, you can lean on them to help you build and run (or speed up) an in-house CRO program. But it’s on the rise— 60.8% of businesses are making CRO a priority.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 12, 2013

Your PPC campaigns drive conversion testing as well as content creation. Your customer service leans on social channels and content creation. Your SEO and social media efforts support and drive list building and email marketing. Your mobile outreach supports social channels and drives offline actions.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Eric Ries, author of “The Lean Startup” says -. Personally, I’ve found The Validation Board process, created by Trevor Owens and the team at The Lean Startup Machine to be the best, as it breaks down concept validation into three core phases. They exist to learn how to build a. sustainable business.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

This simple formula also allows you to compare your marketing tactics: for instance that giant billboard over on I94 that you rented costs you around $572 per customer acquired, while your PPC ad campaigns are costing you only $27 CPA, which one do you think you’ll do better to invest in? Life Time Value.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 14, 2016

If you’re driving traffic to a page using PPC, then your headline must also include the same keywords that your ad contains. The PPC Food Pyramid: A 211 Point PPC Marketing Strategy” (KlientBoost). Attention and desire speak to the heart. Clarity addresses the mind. Numbers. 
“Why Audience Reference. How to Create Desire.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

In Lean Startup methodology, it’s called a pivot. If your organic traffic is low, you can run a PPC campaign on Adwords or LinkedIn (or wherever is a good way to reach your target audience) to get enough people on the site for statistical confidence. Many well-known companies have changed direction , from Paypal to Groupon.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 22, 2016

As the author put it , “Just because eBay is a big company with a big marketing budget doesn’t mean that whoever’s in charge of their PPC knows what they’re doing. Take this example from a Wordstream post : Image Source. Big companies – whole empires even! fail all the time. The history of the world is a catalog of failures.

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ConversionXL

JULY 9, 2015

A side note: your paid traffic should be highly qualified (assuming you are employing a proper PPC campaign), but can also result in a potentially high customer acquisition cost (CAC). Intercom : Used to acquire direct, qualitative feedback from visitors who just completed the funnel.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

I offered myself as an internet marketer (doing SEO, PPC and so on). When we launched Traindom, we knew nothing about lean startup methodology or customer development. The real estate and tourism in Panama were booming. So I sent my CV to a bunch of real estate and tourism companies and got lots of job interviews. They all declined.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 24, 2016

As you make the seven choices required above, you'll lean on those three elements – and lots of conversations with key business leaders. You already know that that non-brand PPC campaigns drive a ton of last-click and assisted conversion. Here's a simple example. But, how can you prove it?

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? We’re considering doing SEO and PPC as well as cold calling to generate leads. Warning: Typos, run-on sentences, and crappy formatting.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 7, 2014

An example is: "We should add these 80 keywords to our PPC portfolio with a max bid of $14." Analysis Ninjas spend 75% or more of their time in analysis that delivers actionable insights. The primary manifestation of this is expressed in English (or native country language). In Chapter 14 of Web Analytics 2.0

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Other tools, can provide more dimensions including children, political leanings, ethnicity etc… You can see how this might be a lot more interesting for a magazine or content sites, and perhaps a lot less to other types of businesses. I find this behavior to be a million times more useful than demographics or political leanings.

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