Marketing Questions

I am one of the first employees of a start-up and joined with a technical background. Now a few years down the line, I would like getting into sales. While I am getting good results, I know they...

Marketing Sales

asked Aug 17 '11 at 14:33

Lost In Transit
181 points

To help me raise funds for a new company (medical device) I decided to do some market research. I was able to arrange a focus group in a local hospital where I would like to get some input from...

Marketing Venture Capital Business

asked Aug 2 '11 at 01:37

Ronny
1 point

The wording can influence their response, so which way to ask is the best ?

Marketing

asked Aug 4 '11 at 18:04

User2534
154 points

Marketing your startup takes many forms. The classical marketing approach revolves around the 4 P’s: Product, Price, Promotion and Place. For this question and answer, we will tackle the Pricing...

Pricing Marketing Payments Subscriptions Canon

asked Aug 6 '11 at 00:54

Jarie Bolander
11,421 points

I'm a web developer by trade but I work for a graphic design agency. I've written a subscription service (I own the code) that allows design studios to track jobs, allocate them to staff and track...

Marketing Advertising Web App Communication

asked Aug 6 '11 at 18:52

Jim Blizz
1 point

I sell monthly subscription of a SAAS service. Currently, I'm handing out 99%-off coupon for the first month to new customers as a way to get them to get into the mindset of forking out cash. The...

Marketing Promotion

asked Aug 7 '11 at 00:45

Nick
173 points

We build a profitable startup In 2 years without any outside investment we are building enterprise software(and producing hardware) for Customer Service Improvement in different...

Marketing Sales Strategy Business Model Enterprise

asked Aug 7 '11 at 07:06

It Samurai
11 points

We just released a Press Release that was a flop. I've been trying to figure out what that is, especially compared to the Press Release I sent out 10 years ago for a physical product I invented; I...

Marketing PR Website Promotion Press Release

asked Aug 8 '11 at 00:23

Slandau
203 points

I am interested in starting a small (to start with at least) software company. The Software I would be selling would be add-ons to Microsoft SharePoint. While I am skilled technically, I know...

Marketing Advertising

asked Aug 9 '11 at 15:45

Abe Miessler
264 points

Our clients are medical schools/colleges. We have given a free product trial for 2 months with our first client. It is a unique product, there's a great learning process and we have had an amazing...

Pricing Marketing Sales Business

asked Aug 10 '11 at 00:11

Kumar K
11 points

we aren't exactly a startup because we've been in business for 4 years, developing products for telco companies in my country. What I insisted in last 2,5 years is that we sponsor development of...

Marketing Sales Global Customers

asked Jul 23 '11 at 21:18

Damir
118 points

Hi I'm planning a SEO campaign but stuck on one problem. The following example is for illustration only Let's say I sell shoes in continental US, and I want to target the following key...

Marketing SEO

asked Jul 27 '11 at 04:28

Nick
173 points

We are having a startup in social and location based networking space. We are currently in private beta. What will be the best strategy or events to launch the product? Thanks!

Marketing Launch Location Social Network Beta

asked Aug 1 '11 at 04:47

Neology
113 points

Marketing your startup takes many forms. The classical marketing approach revolves around the 4 P’s: Product, Price, Promotion and Place. For this question and answer, we will tackle the Promotion...

Marketing Inbound Marketing Advertising Promotion Canon

asked Aug 1 '11 at 06:46

Jarie Bolander
11,421 points

We created a site which aims to be a community of travelers sharing "off-the-beaten" track spots around the world with other travelers. We went live a month ago, we have about 150 users, 500 spots...

Marketing Website Social Network Promotion Travel

asked Jul 13 '11 at 19:31

Claudio Coelho
6 points

I've been running a pretty large mod team for about 2 years. We all decided that we wish to establish a game development company, and start working on a title for PC. I have begun forging...

Marketing Books

asked Jul 14 '11 at 06:50

Winston
6 points

I'm thinking of offering 3 x $50 gift certificates for the first order received from each of the 52 states. The product's range in price from $69.00 to $139.00. Winner or loser?

Marketing Launch Ecommerce Promotion

asked Jul 17 '11 at 18:09

Bold Rusty
11 points

I am likely to launch a webinar series with some partner companies that is targeted at individuals. Initially we might be as small as 50 - 100 attendees at first but it has the potential to be...

Marketing Inbound Marketing

asked Jul 20 '11 at 06:32

Chris
4,214 points

We've been trying for a long time with no success. I've heard all sorts of stories. Anybody have any suggestions? Appreciate it,

Marketing SEO

asked Jul 20 '11 at 07:50

Chris
4,214 points

I'm the sole founder of a b2c startup for 2 months now. I have about 20 paying customers and few hundred free sign ups. Unfortunately, things are going too slow because I'm not getting any traffic....

Marketing

asked Jul 22 '11 at 03:30

John
11 points