HBR Staff/David Rumsey Map Collection It is no secret that technology has upended B2B sales — and in our current environment, in particular, the use of technology and data is more critical than ever. Generic outreach does not cut it anymore; on average, buyers answer just one in 18 sales calls and open one in four emails. In…
Learn the secrets of monetizing a YouTube channel from the experts. May 12, 2020 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. When…
Focus on just those you really want, and quickly reach them without wasting time or money on others. May 7, 2020 3 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Throwing spaghetti against the wall to see what sticks, aka let’s try a bunch of things and see what works and what doesn’t. That’s how…
What do we mean when we talk about a transformation in marketing? Let me put it this way. The switch from horses to cars was a transformation. It was a fundamental rethinking of the way that humans move. We went from, “Find an animal that can go further and faster than you can and ride…
Throughout my several decades-long career in the software industry, I have encountered scores of companies that have had great ideas, but never achieved success. They checked all the boxes: they hired a talented team, built great products, established a global presence — yet they were not nearly as successful as they could be. Why not?…
The coronavirus may be decimating some corners of the economy, but the impact on the digital music, as evidenced by the world’s biggest music streaming company, appears to be minimal. Today Spotify reported its earnings for Q1 with revenues of €1.848 billion ($2 billion at today’s rates) and an inching into a positive net income…
Thinking of diving into Facebook ads? Wondering what the common pitfalls are? In this article, you’ll discover three important considerations when starting your first Facebook ad campaign.
It’s one thing to simply conceive and publish; it’s yet another to earn consumer loyalty and trust. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Despite content marketing having been a much-discussed topic for several years, many businesses still don’t have a solid strategy in place. In fact, the Content Marketing Institute’s 2020 report found that only 41…
Earlier this winter, the year-old bookstore Organic Books in Albuquerque, N.M., was finally finding its footing. “We were establishing ourselves in the community, and going gangbusters,” Kelly Brewer, the store’s co-owner, tells TIME. Her cautious optimism was reflective of the prevailing mood among many independent bookstores across the country. Sales were increasing; events were selling…
Your designs aren’t technically meant to sell anything. In fact, it’s actually almost impossible for them to do so if the viewer has never seen them before. In this article I’m going to talk about what you’re really supposed to be doing as a designer, and just what role your designs play in your client’s…
How I would start a SaaS business today | Given everything that’s going on right now, there are more people thinking about starting a SaaS startup than ever before. At the same time, the rules of the game have changed completely with the current economic environment. In this video, I give you the three principles…
Trying times demand innovative measures for online and social media marketers. March 24, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Yup, things have changed. You don’t have the same resources you had a few weeks ago, and your kids are now your most unproductive co-workers ever — with no HR department…
MirageC/Getty Images We’re all busy — so busy. We have bills to pay, a mortgage to service, kids to take care of, and of course, work deadlines to meet. All of these commitments leave us with little meaningful time for ourselves, and for cultivating meaningful relationships with others. But the good news is: When we…
How you run your marketing process determines how it nurtures the rest of your company. Marketing traditionally feeds sales, but it also helps with ongoing retention and expectations. Your marketing team is going to help you provide your customers with a way in, but it is also going to help keep them coming back and…
Now is not the time to stop selling. Though the new decade got off to a rough start, businesses waiting for the dust to settle could find themselves waiting a long time. Small businesses, which make up 44 percent of the American economy, must find a way to keep revenue flowing. But these top sales…
Do you have a limited ad budget? Wondering how to use your ad spend more wisely on Instagram? In this article, you’ll discover four ways to make your Instagram ad spend go further. #1: Repurpose Organic Posts for Top-of-Funnel Instagram Ads Quite simply, if you do a good job with your Instagram organic content and…
When people think of account-based marketing (ABM), they tend to think of it as a smaller-scale practice. Since ABM is fundamentally built around focus in the aligned pursuit of high-value accounts, it’s often associated with a significant reduction in target market scope (i.e., “Let’s narrow down to our 20-30 most promising accounts). This itself is…
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