The 22 Essential Startup Marketing KPIs for Measuring Traction
Summary
“The engagement metric allows startups to understand how their content is fairing with the general public and what steps could be taken to further expand their brand’s reach.” As Nick Hollinger of Visitor Queue put it, if you aren’t sitting on a pile of venture capital cash, ROI has to be your most important KPI for marketing. These are all important factors that can be uncovered by analyzing conversions.” “When you’re trying to gauge in real-time whether a paid media campaign is performing to expectations,” said Connie Ngo of CertiK, “CAC is a better metric [than ROI] because it shows you how efficient your marketing strategy and spend is in generating new business.” Jamie Kehoe of Venturi put it succinctly, saying, “It’s about scalability with startups. This helps you to build trust and feasibility, which will lead to sales and conversions in the short and long term.” Will Brown of GPO mentioned another organic search KPI: keyword rankings. They’re the most cost-efficient way to build a business and scale your brand.” – Paige Arnof-Fenn, Mavens & Moguls Djordje Milicevic of StableWP agreed with Arnof-Fenn, noting, “It’s essential to retain users for a long period of time. The best thing you can do is put one foot in front of the other and celebrate the small successes as you go.” That’s why Mintz contends that “regardless of channel, the most important marketing KPI in the startup world is month-over-month (MoM) growth.” Kean Graham of MonetizeMore suggested measuring the growth in revenue and sales from current customers, too.
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