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Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Startup Marketing Ideas - Eric David Greenspan

SoCal CTO

Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. We are actually getting paid now to obtain customers, so our customer acquisition costs are now negative.

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5 Keys To The Culture Change Required For Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

I like his summary of the challenges involved, real case studies, and especially his recommended building blocks to a culture of perpetual innovation in any company: Extract and instill a long-term vision in your team. Continuous innovation is a mindset that you cannot outsource, or bring in through acquisition or consultants.

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Bio Roundup: IDO Fallout, Express Scripts Dumps Amgen, Isaly Out & More

Xconomy

Here’s a case study of how fast things can change in biopharma. Through acquisitions and alliances, they rolled out a spate of large-scale combination trials. For a few years, a type of cancer drug called an IDO inhibitor was all the rage, a promising path to expanding the reach of immunotherapy.

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6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills.

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Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

Both Sides of the Table

We go through case studies like how Mint.com & Magento drove large audiences through great content marketing strategies. It’s why some companies are testing whether building applications on KIK might lead to better customers acquisition.

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Respect Competitors and Capitalize on Your Strengths

Startup Professionals Musings

Use real case studies and customer feedback. The best way to support your acquisition potential for $100 million -- or going public -- is to find a competitor who has shown it can be done. When comparing competition, don’t use fuzzy terms such as improved usability, faster, less expensive and more productive.

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Biz2Beach To Stream Live Here On TechZulu

Tech Zulu Event

and most recently Myspace, where he ran an online marketing team focused on SEO, social media, and paid traffic acquisition. Garth will speak about successes in partner development, using case studies from his experience at Klout. Tony has previously worked for organizations like PayPal, Yahoo!

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