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7 Key Startup Activities Where Follow-Up Is Critical

Startup Professionals Musings

I can think of several related aspects of starting and running a business where follow-up, or lack of it, can make or break your startup. Customer retention. More customers are lost to apathy after the sale than poor service or quality. That’s the bar you should aspire to. Here are a few: Business networking.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower

Although noteworthy, working with large corporations differs remarkably from working with startups. Client Retention: Do they have repeat or long-term clients? Are they publicly available? Beware of being swayed by big-name firms or impressive name-dropping. Understand exactly what the company contributed to each project.

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How To Survive The Loss Of A Main Customer

YoungUpstarts

This is especially true for startups, which operate on the basis of customer traction to solidify expectations with investors or lending institutions. sales to product development), the problems will continue to exist. Invest time and thought into your sales processes and structures.

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7 Key Factors Obscure Your Customer Acquisition Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

Leaders and investors need to know if you have and are tapping into your key sources of relevant data, including web analytics, sales management data, and customer relationship management (CRM) software. Rarely is there alignment between sales and marketing. Long sales cycles obscure beginning and end of costs.

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5+ Customer Retention Tips From Experts for Small Business

ReadWriteStart

Entrepreneurs and Startups can use a list of tips to help your company. Your retention strategy is the most powerful strategy you will want to deploy. This can be your first retention strategy. The After-Sales Will Work. It means, “After the sale, we will still take care of you!” Digital Marketing.

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How Remote Startups are Changing the Game for Everyone

ReadWriteStart

Here is how remote startups are changing the game for everyone. In fact, according to Founders Forum’s survey of 400+ startup owners, 94% of the respondents were already working from home before the pandemic. To help them make the transition, a new breed of “remote startups” has emerged. Image Credit: pixaby.

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The 5 Sales Tools Every Company Will Use in 2019

ReadWriteStart

Startups have popped up left and right to show off their innovative new tools, and Google — the tech giant above all tech giants — now claims to be a machine learning company. For sales processes, machine learning is a dream come true. Not all sales tools are created equal, though.

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