Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

How many through SEM? Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. per click on an SEM basis this is NOT your cost to acquire a customer – you need to add conversion rate. 10% of our revenue is coming from direct sales of our banner inventory. How many adds came through organic SEO? How many through affiliate deals?

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Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups. Email marketing. Direct mail marketing.

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Lead Generation SEM Viral Social Media 137

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.

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Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2014

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups. Email marketing. Direct mail marketing.

Lead Generation 248

Lead Generation SEM Social Media Startup 248

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2010

It’s not uncommon for me to see a startup business plan “mission” to be the “premier brand” for their product, yet their marketing budget in the financials is trivial. This combination will almost certainly get your plan tossed by potential investors, who understand all too well the need and cost for marketing in today’s environment.

Marketing 235

Marketing SEM Startup Viral 235

Gust

MARCH 9, 2014

It’s not uncommon for me to see a startup business plan “mission” to be the “premier brand” for their product, yet their marketing budget in the financials is trivial. This combination will almost certainly get your plan tossed by potential investors, who understand all too well the need and cost for marketing in today’s environment.

Marketing 146

Marketing SEM Viral Social Media 146

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Getting the most of your online marketing: the In & Out of SEM/SEO. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Monday, February 12, 2007. on a scale of 1-4). on a scale of 1-4).

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Software Review SEM Marketing Las Vegas 48

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

I strongly believe that the first few hires of a startup should belong to the growth department, whether they’re marketers, community managers, or salespeople (selling your product is the best way to learn how to improve it). Apr-15: Head of Marketing (growth team). Aug-15: Head of Sales (growth team). Lean marketing.

Revenue 60

Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

As the first segment to emerge in scale and the most application oriented, SaaS has lead the market to date with the largest market size, highest gross margins, and highest per-seat pricing. Study the Sales Learning Curve and Only Invest behind Success (more.) sales and marketing. (10). Posted by Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review Cloud Technical Review Sales Cycle 48

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. Problem is, you inevitably become yesterday’s old news. How to listen to customers, and not just the loud.

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Audience San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean 119

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

A tech Startup OTOH may find themselves having to pivot as new players and innovation come into their market. Personally I feel the 'convey meaning but are made up words' approach are a marketing nightmare. It depends on how complex your *written* marketing strategy plan (you have one, right?) My company name is forever!

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Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Business schools teach aspiring executives a variety of courses around the execution of known business models, (accounting, organizational behavior, managerial skills, marketing, operations, etc.). What is market size? Come up with ways to test: is a business worth pursuing (market size). Where’s the market?

Wiki 312

Wiki Lean Management Business Model 312

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

If its part of a viral loop, its probably trying to get them to invite more friends (on average). In traditional marketing there are three main objectives. If you are trying to find a product that sells, than each test would require a different product to be created (or at least a different sales page).in

San Francisco 166

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Continuous Deployment 166

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Over the last 13 years he’s worked with companies like Target, Jeeter and Shopify to implement performance marketing campaigns. Key Takeaway: In today’s complex marketing landscape, Ryan emphasized the vital role of a fractional CMO in steering your business towards success. This is John Jantsch.

Channel 63

Channel Acquisition Framework B2B 63

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

To assist with that process everything's organized into these sections: ~ Digital Marketing: "What is amazing out there? Digital Marketing: "What is amazing out there? " 11 Digital Marketing “Crimes Against Humanity”. Mobile Marketing and Analytics: Click-to-Call Mobile Ad Campaigns. Be data driven?"

Analytics 124

Analytics Metrics SEM Web 124

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

113 of the Best Lead Generation Tools and Resources written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Referral Marketing– This includes intentional word of mouth activities, viral tactics as well as intentional referral generation. Referral Marketing Category on Duct Tape Marketing. Further Reading.

Lead Generation 28

Lead Generation Social Media Public Relations Channel 28

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Marketing launch) Make a new product available to customers in the general public. This is the usual reason given for a marketing launch, but for most early stage startups, its a failure. If the viral coefficient is 0.9,

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

We write often of low-cost, high impact marketing tactics for small businesses and share tips for leveraging these. We believe that small business and startups should always be willing to experiment with marketing tactics and strategies as long as those serve a larger goal and contribute to a clear strategy. Graphic: Sam Michel.

Advertising 103

Advertising Lean Marketing Campaign 103

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Posted by Philippe Botteri.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

marketingland.com

JULY 11, 2012

Search Marketing |. Email Marketing |. Affiliate Marketing. Column: Email Marketing Column. Flexible/fluid grids pose a problem for email marketers – while possible, complexity and consistent rendering are going to be at odds. Related Topics: Email Marketing | Email Marketing Column. Social Media |.

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Email Mobile SEO Search 49