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Navigating the SaaS Pricing Labyrinth: Strategies, Structures, and Customer Value
Founders of the first large MarTech company I worked for said that SaaS was like making money in your sleep. Within a few years, they’d multiplied their development team, had a mile-long product backlog, and had competitors chipping away at their market share. Developing software solutions isn’t a set-it-and-forget-it business. If you’re not innovating and listening to customers, a competitor…
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The Impact of Cross-Device Journeys and Real-Time Personalization
Are you tired of the terms omnichannel and customer journey yet? You better not be, because the evidence is becoming absolutely clear that these are critical terms in today’s marketing ecosystem. What is Omnichannel Marketing? Omnichannel marketing is the use of a variety of channels to market to prospects and customers. Channels may include one or more media or devices…
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TurnTo: Syndicate Reviews with Your Product’s Distributors
Syndication is a highly effective way for online retailers to quickly increase the volume of product ratings and reviews (reviews) they display. Brands, typically first to collect this valuable user generated content (UGC), are eager for retailers to feature these on their eCommerce sites. By sharing their reviews with their distribution partners, brands can help products stand out and sell…
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Stop Saying Attention Spans are Decreasing, They’re NOT!
We love snackable content just as much as the next person, but I believe there’s a huge misconception in our industry. The notion that attention spans are decreasing needs some context put around it. First, I absolutely disagree that people are spending less energy educating themselves around their next purchasing decision. Consumers and businesses that spent a lot of time…
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Are You Really in the 1% of LinkedIn?
Numbers. Sometimes they drive me nuts. Today is a great example. LinkedIn emailed congratulating their members in the top percent of profiles viewed. Here’s the key… profiles viewed. Here’s what the email looks like… compliments of friend Daren Tomey: Daren is a hard-charger in my 1% club of sales executives nationwide. I’m not going to take that away from him.…
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The Danger isn’t Attention, It’s Context
We had a fantastic interview with Mark Schaefer on our podcast about his post, How the physics of social media is killing your marketing strategy. Mark provides evidence that every company must be working on providing spectacular content, higher volumes of valuable content and delivering that content where the audience is. Some folks call this snackable content and some nuggets.…
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While You Were Having Dinner and Watching TV, We Were Building Businesses
This weekend, 57 entrepreneur have been working on starting seven new business. From software tools and social media to a portable laptop desk, the ideas are starting to come together. And if you are curious enough about how all this is going to turn out, and what the judges ( including Douglas Karr) think about the business ideas, join us…
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The Anatomy Of Breaking Through A Pandemic Economy, And The Brands That Did It
COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the world of marketing. Amidst social distancing restrictions, the seasonal norms of consumer behavior were reconstructed instantly. As a result, over two-thirds of brands reported revenue reductions. Yet, even during the disruptions to the norm, the average American was still exposed to as many as 10,000 advertisements per day. In contrast, many brands evolved their offering…
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Tresorit: Securely Collaborate with Partners Worldwide with Encrypted Data Rooms
Data rooms have become essential for secure document exchange and collaboration, especially when sensitive information like PII is involved. Their popularity is fueled by the need for companies to protect confidential data during transactions, fundraising, audits, and research projects. Data rooms are essential for securely managing and sharing sensitive information in a variety of scenarios: Agency Collaboration: Agencies can securely…
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How Your Eyes Move on a Website
For creatives, I’m sure there’s someone inside screaming at them to be different and avoid building a website that looks and acts like everyone else. From a marketing perspective, though, we’ve educated our visitors over a decade now as to what to expect on a website and how to navigate one effectively. As a user, there’s nothing quite as frustrating…
