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A/B Testing

GMC

A/B Testing. Brian Christian reports in the May 2012 edition of Wired that (now-classic) A/B testing of web site variations has virtually replaced HiPPO decision-making in tech circles, at least for web design decisions. Sales volume then tells the story whether to change to the new label, POP or promotion.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

Question: What’s the simplest way you can test a referrals offering? Tactic #4: Run direct sales. Stage : Early-stage for B2C, an evergreen lever for B2B. The biggest gains in optimization don’t come from brute-force A/B tests, but from trying to understand the real barriers to people using your product.

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What to look for when you’re hiring a Head of Growth

Andrew Chen

Network effects emerge when products, like marketplaces, social apps, B2B collaboration tools, and so on, get more useful the more users that are on them.In Direct sales and product-led viral growth for most B2B collaboration apps. There were projects to help with A/B testing (Morpheus!),

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What Sales Teams Should Do to Prepare for the Next Recession

Harvard Business Review

In the 2001 recession, total sales for the S&P 500 declined by 9% from its pre-recession peak to its trough 18 months later—almost a year after the recession officially ended. We’ll focus here on what the sales organization should be doing now to prepare for the next recession, with an eye toward using new digital tools.

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Social Media's Productivity Payoff

Harvard Business Review

It's powerful stuff that will continue to evolve and change the way that companies market to consumers and B2B customers. gamification), A/B testing , and mobile deployment can be applied in the enterprise, just as they are used in the consumer space. The total potential value at stake in these sectors is $900 billion to $1.3

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

Question: What’s the simplest way you can test a referrals offering? Tactic #4: Run direct sales. Stage : Early-stage for B2C, an evergreen lever for B2B. The biggest gains in optimization don’t come from brute-force A/B tests, but from trying to understand the real barriers to people using your product.

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7 Marketing Technologies Every Company Must Use

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, according to my research into 351 mid-market B2B companies , except for companies in software, the adoption rate of marketing technology is very low: companies in other industries are using a median of just 2 out of 9 major marketing technology programs that I identified. With Unbounce you can create and A/B test landing pages.