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Social customer service saves money
Andreas Nicklas

Sorry, Brands…Your Digital Agencies are Lying to You

Brands spend a fortune on marketing- more than 9% (b2c) and 7% (b2b) of total revenue. Within marketing budgets, the fastest growing portion (+40%) is social media. Unfortunately, a growing body of evidence suggests that garnering LIKES on a Facebook page does nothing to foster community or increase engagement. Your digital agency has been lying to you. The better approach for lowering customer service costs and increasing engagement is to transform your organization into a social business.

Levi Shapiro June 3, 2013
Gung Ho

Mobile Game Monetization – It’s the UI, Stupid

The Smartphone Era has been good to games. This category captures more than 80% of mobiledownload revenue (AppAnnie) but earns even more from from in-app purchases and advertising. This post covers the main drivers for gaming ROI and adoption.

Eze Vidra May 19, 2013
What do these numbers mean for Europe? http://on.ft.com/12aUCZZ Less
Bloomberg

Words of Encouragement for European Startups

The Eurozone is in crisis - GDP numbers point to the worst recession since 1999 and major economies are shrinking. That said, the startup ecosystems are growing and have lot to be optimistic about. I urge founders to also consider the good news and take on a more positive outlook based on "this is water"' by David Foster Wallace.

Eze Vidra May 15, 2013
Up and to the right bitch
Eric Reis

Lean Market Research for Startups

Most startups will fail in their first two years of operation and only one percent of the startups that pitch to VCs will end up receiving funding.

Eze Vidra May 12, 2013
Campus London

2013 is My Year of Learning – What Have I Learned This Week?

I decided to make "Learning", my top new year's resolution for 2013. Because things can get a bit hectic at work and life sometimes, we don't always register what we learn on a daily basis. This is an attempt to capture my lessons from the past week.

Eze Vidra March 16, 2013
VCCAFE STARTUP INTELLIGENCE TOOLS
Angellist

The Ultimate Startup Intelligence Tools List 2013

It used to be hard to find information about early stage startups. Team members (and their background), funding to date, metrics (not just the vanity metrics shared by management). VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. These include startup research, market size for startups, competitive analysis, startup maps

Eze Vidra March 7, 2013
David Tisch

David Tisch: Don’t Invest in the What, Invest in the Why

In his talk at London Web Summit, David Tisch, a New York based super-angel with more than 90 portfolio companies, founder of the Box Group and formerly TechStars NY, was asked by David Rowan, "You pretty much see everything in New York. What do you look for in startups you invest in?"

Eze Vidra March 5, 2013