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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. HiPPO is “highest-paid person’s opinion.”). 152 may be an even more valuable read.).

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How to design a referral program

Andrew Chen

They have big advantages over paid marketing channels, in that you give your CAC to your users, who then spend it within your product, as opposed to handing it over to Google or Facebook. It’s not a silver bullet, but it’s worth adding to complement other marketing efforts. The history of the referral program.

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From Clicks To Converts; Maximise Your Digital Advertisement Outputs In 2020

Vantage Circle

This means you can modify your content in real time and don’t have to create new content from square one if your digital marketing campaign is not driving results. Here’s the golden quote by digital marketing guru Neil Patel, “Don’t optimize for conversations, optimize for revenue.”. One way of achieving this is through A/B testing.

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How to break into Silicon Valley

Andrew Chen

In my case, I was very interested in the state of the art on growing users, metrics, network effects, and marketing. I had a superpower in my domain knowledge of CAC, A/B testing, funnel optimization, lead gen, etc, and began to merge all of this thinking with consumer products. Thank you!)

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2018 essay collection on growth metrics, marketplaces, viral growth in the enterprise, and more (PDF included)

Andrew Chen

It goes over historical precedents for give/get referrals, content marketing, and trying to bootstrap two-sided marketplaces. How startups die from their addiction to paid marketing. One of my big lessons from Uber is that the supply side of the market is critical for any startup. But they don’t.

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The 3 Pillars of an Effective Data Management Strategy: Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting

SME Strategy

For instance, in Marketing, data is being used to calculate ROI on marketing campaigns, or come up with new pricing strategies based on A/B testing of campaigns which helps marketing and managers bring in more revenue, and stay ahead of the competition.

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a16z Podcast: Why paid marketing sucks, Network effects, Viral Growth, and more

Andrew Chen

In the podcast, we cover a broad overview of growth/marketing topics, including: The natural “gravity” that slows down high-growth businesses. Organic, paid marketing, and LTV/CAC. Sonal: How do you determine what’s what when you don’t have product-market fit? Why blended CAC numbers are misleading.