Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. Email marketing.

Customer 146

Customer Custom Marketing Startup 146

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. Email marketing.

Marketing 114

Marketing Invest Social Media SEM 114

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2016

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. Email marketing.

Customer 60

Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 60

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. Email marketing.

Social Media 55

Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2014

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he recommends today: Search-engine marketing. Postal Service ; the amount has been increasing each year. Trade shows.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media SEM Advertising 99

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Link has a summary of his argument plus a great video). Product is simply about defining a physical good or service that would be valued by consumers of the product more than existing alternatives based on functionality, quality and/or price. Ever use an online messaging service like Kik, MessageMe or such? But it works.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Summary notes, as always, provide below. Not because they didn’t want to do Pay-per-click (they are huge buyers of SEM) but because they didn’t want other people to know what they paid for clicks! So when he saw the browser it instantly dawned on him that this would be the greatest customer development tool ever.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350