socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based e-commerce agency CPC Strategy has been acquired by digital marketing agency Elite SEM , according to private equity backer Mountaingate Capital. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition is the third for Elite SEM since Mountaingate Capital acquired the comapny in 2017.

CPC 100

CPC SEM San Diego Commerce 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

The point isn’t to “build a business on YouTube” but rather to use YouTube as a marketing platform to build a video business that works across many platforms. But you don’t need to spend money on SEM. YouTube is a distribution and marketing channel like any other. I think most arguments miss the mark.

SEM 150

SEM Content Platform Acquisition 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

I actually really enjoyed many of the points Muhammad made about marketing in general and I found myself nodding through the entirety of the article except for it’s core premise. It’s about looking out for and catching the next major marketing wave before others have grokked it. I laughed as I did at much of his rant.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review SEM SEO Marketing 384

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years. Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. How’s that for duality.

Startup 150

Startup SEM IP SEO 150

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

And we wanted a head of global marketing. RedBeacon went on to sell to HomeDepot in what was considered a very successful acquisition on all sides. But Ethan had left by the time of the acquisition. I wanted them to have a market lead before others could try and build what Ethan was working on. Nice sweep!

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire GRP Partners 359

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APRIL 26, 2016

Perhaps the most misused terms I see these days from entrepreneurs involve CAC (customer acquisition costs) and LTV (life time value) and a lack of understanding these critical components is driving many companies to premature failure. CAC is often measured incorrectly and doesn’t often doesn’t capture the true costs of acquisition.

Metrics 150

Metrics Startup SaaS Custom 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

Customer Acquisition. How many through SEM? per click on an SEM basis this is NOT your cost to acquire a customer – you need to add conversion rate. Those two things together would lower your acquisition costs nearly in half to $6.11. How many adds came through organic SEO? How many through affiliate deals? per customer!

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup SEO Customer 346