crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Derek shares unique marketing and sales insights in a brash, unapologetic, and entertaining voice. You’ll find articles on improving local SEO, email marketing, mobile marketing, content creation, networking via social media, and so much more. Want to learn lean marketing tips for your small business? Digital Marketer.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

For this article, let’s consider just two metrics—an engagement metric—social shares and an SEO metric—keyword rank. Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The process of keyword research for SEO alone, can help you understand what your audience wants. “I’d say “Leads” if not “Sales”.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 9, 2023

Allocate most of your marketing budget to SEO, Content Marketing, Social Media, and email marketing to retain and build brand loyalty. We also run a lean business, with regular budgets and reviews of expenses. Provide quality short-term discounted offers that ease the pressure on the customer, thus improving customer confidence.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. But the computer retail channel was a large part of our sales. Oh yes, and retail sales doubled with the new product packaging.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 29, 2011

The following week she sent me this email (my emphasis): Ever since accidentally stumbling upon lean startup 1+ years ago, I’ve struggled to implement the principles correctly. Methods of reaching consumers change every year (compare SEO or AdWords strategies from 2003 and 2010).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

DocuSign combines both to fuel its sales funnel. It flips the traditional sales funnel on its head, ditching the one-size-fits-all approach to marketing in favor of a land-and-expand approach. This required complete alignment across marketing and sales teams to engage, then close the deal. The result?

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ). As the recession wrapped up, they had to remind consumers of lean times.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2020

Here are some best practices for operating a lean, mean, lead conversion machine. A sale can easily be lost if your site is slow or hard to navigate. All of these factors add up to an enjoyable shopping experience, which is important for converting leads into sales. Invest in SEO. Simplify Your Offerings.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This philosophy comes from The Lean Startup methodology , which relies on testing hypotheses to better understand your customers’ pain points and goals. The goal of market penetration is to leverage new tactics to increase product sales , including existing customers and new customers within existing markets. Market penetration.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

9- Focusing on lean operations. 10- Focus on SEO. As we prepare to wrap up this year and look forward to 2021, we’ve decided to really place a focus on SEO. 21- Testing new outbound sales methods. Thanks to Lindsey Wander, WorldWise Tutoring LLC ! #9- Photo Credit: Alexandra Zamolo. Photo Credit: Andrea Loubier.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. Investing in SEO: Marketers are Doing More SEO Than They Think – [link]. How to Steal Killer Sales Copy Straight from Your Prospects’ Mouths – [link].

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 9, 2020

Are you a startup struggling to optimize your sales and revenues because of the Coronavirus pandemic? Do you know how you can sustain your business, improve sales, and pay-off salaries even during the pandemic? They not only earned credibility and trust during the pandemic but also increased sales volumes. Branding and exposure.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

It’s a robust online market place, with more than a million active sellers and over a billion dollars in sales in 2014. This is actually a good time to consider creating a lean business plan so that you have the flexibility to change as you go. Think SEO and social media strategy. And, among her tips? Surprise, surprise.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

vs. sustainable: Compare this to the renewable strategies, like viral marketing, SEO, widgets, and ads, which can scale into 10s of millions of users but are primarily centered around tough, non-user centric work. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science?

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

According to a study by Quantcast and Forbes , AI helps marketers to boost sales, increase customer retention, and succeed at new product launches. The problem is that creating long-form content, On-page SEO, and social media posts can be extremely time-consuming. How can AI tools produce better results for SEO?

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

She made 150 pieces of jewelry, took pictures and waited for sales to come rolling in. Except those “rolling sales” never happened. Having very little SEO knowledge. If you’ve never thought about search engine optimization (SEO) before, don’t be intimidated. Check out Etsy’s guide to SEO. Write a Lean Plan.

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Louisiana SEO Social Media Lean 130

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Dig into your sales data too. Performance PR taps into an undisputed fact of SEO content marketing: backlinks are best. Pair real-time analytics with qualitative data gathered from customer surveys and sales conversations to deliver the right mix of advertising for your audience. Where do visitors spend the most time?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2019

We all know how it feels to be on the other end of a tacky sales pitch, one that is sold in a sleazy, forthcoming and pushy tone — it can be a very unpleasant experience! We teamed up with author, speaker, and entrepreneur, Dallas Dance, to go over everything you need to know about how to make an authentic sales pitch about yourself.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

So, if you’re anything like me, your first startup will need to be self-funded and operated with a very lean budget. Of course, in the internet age, that means reading a ton of current articles and online blogs covering Search Engine Optimization (SEO), content marketing, and social media marketing. Yep, you Google, Bing, or Yahoo it.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

Additionally, as we continue to grow into new markets, our SEO strategies are evolving in 2018 to accommodate for new demographics and under-served geographic locations, however this new scaling will certainly demand significant upgrades to the proprietary software technologies we lean on. Photo Credit: Kari Foster.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But particularly when you’re running lean and mean, you may not have native expertise in every aspect of managing a startup. Leverage SEO to support inbound marketing. That’s where search engine optimization (SEO) comes in. Successful SEO strategies raise your sea rch engine ranking. Do-it-yourself SEO tactics.

Marketing 142

Marketing Technical Review SEO Hosting 142

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 27, 2019

In 2019 I invested heavily in people, technology, SEO, advertisement spending, and social media to continue to scale our business. In turn our sales and profits got bigger. We are really going to be evaluating client experience and internal workflows/processes to make sure those who engage with us feel we do everything with excellence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Sales and marketing costs. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K. Of course, a word of caution is also in order here.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And so if you care about that experience, then what we're trying to do with that journey of a customer who works with us is find those who are trying to lean in and provide a differentiated experience to their customers, not just at that first digital touch, but every touch along the way. (04:34):

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Aug-15: Head of Sales (growth team). We spent a year building a solid sales and growth team before we even expanded our product team. See Also: A Complete Guide to Forecasting Sales for Your Monthly Subscription (SaaS) Business. Lean marketing. Apr-15: Head of Marketing (growth team). Dec-15: Developer (product team).

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Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2017

In the Lean Startup methodology, one of the most important elements is getting out of the building. Idea validation and Lean Planning. Idea validation is a practice which has been gaining more and more popularity as Lean Startup and Lean Planning methodologies have changed the way new business concepts are conceived.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2011

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. Many of the students had heard phrases that fall under Customer Relationships before; “customer acquisition, SEO/SEM, public relations, Social Network, Advertising, Loyalty programs, cross-sell and up-sell” etc., Stay tuned.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 8, 2023

As a fellow CEO and Chairman of several ventures, my advice is to learn to lean into your commitment, to your integrity, to your commitment to your words. Thanks to Dmitrii Kustov, Regex SEO ! #9- That's when I lean on my amazing team, our incredible clients, and the core principles that got me into law in the first place.

Entrepreneur 132

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Sales and marketing costs. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K. Of course, a word of caution is also in order here.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

Today, we must consider newer digital tactics like SEO (search engine optimization). [To Not surprisingly, for many companies, SEO marketing makes up an important portion of our marketing strategies, whether we know it or not. Basically, before Marco brought in Leighton Interactive to help with their SEO, Marco had two different blogs.

Small Business 48

Small Business Social Media Marketing SEO 48

Up and Running

APRIL 16, 2020

Maybe you understand search engine optimization (SEO) and can teach businesses how to maximize their online exposure. Every eCommerce seller is looking to maximize their sales right now. Maybe you are a photoshop wiz or can teach people how to put together effective PowerPoint presentations, or how to improve their speaking skills. .

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Run a sale or create discount coupons. Everyone loves a sale, and thanks to discount tracking sites like RetailMeNot and browser extensions like Honey , consumers are finding them easier than ever. Was there something newsworthy that happened recently, like your company hit a big sales mark or launched a cool new feature?

Small Business 48

Small Business Marketing Technical Review Audience 48

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Run a sale or create discount coupons. Everyone loves a sale, and thanks to discount tracking sites like RetailMeNot and browser extensions like Honey , consumers are finding them easier than ever. Was there something newsworthy that happened recently, like your company hit a big sales mark or launched a cool new feature?

Small Business 48

Small Business Marketing Technical Review Audience 48

Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2016

Unsurprisingly, there’s some feedback that seems to hold true across the board, including the importance of having a good online presence, a solid understanding of SEO , a niche or a well-defined target audience , brilliant people skills, and the ability to manage your contacts and connections. Step 1: Planning.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

I put together a one-page website, a list of 100 people to reach out to, and a cold email script that would make seasoned sales professionals cringe. Today, Grizzle is a full-service content marketing and SEO agency that provides B2B and SaaS companies end-to-end services. These days, many agencies start as a lean operation.

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Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2022

Launch a business’s website and utilize free SEO tools to research invaluable keywords in the industry. Use your results to create optimized product/service, about us, FAQs, and contact/sales pages. In the initial stages of executing your business idea, it’s best to stay lean and avoid unnecessary expenses.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

So, so important today both for SEO and certainly for social proof. He’s keeping us lean. I’m going to visit a different field office every day or I’m going to be founding something where every day is a new adventure or maybe I’m in sales where I’m like, “Hey man. It’s Grade.us

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