Customer Development (Custdev): How to Test Hypotheses
Customer development (custdev) is a method for testing hypotheses about customers. We cover its 4 stages, interview script, checklist, case studies, and common
Customer development (custdev) is a method for testing hypotheses about customers. We cover its 4 stages, interview script, checklist, case studies, and common
A full breakdown of content marketing metrics: reach, engagement, conversions, and ROI. Formulas, benchmarks, tools, tables, and a reporting checklist.
What TAM SAM SOM means and how to calculate market size: formulas, top-down and bottom-up methods, worked example, comparison table, PAM, and common mistakes.
How to build lead generation automation: capture architecture, qualification, CRM handoff, scoring, CPL/CAC/ROMI metrics, integration mistakes, and a checklist.
Lead generation metrics: full KPI list, formulas for CPL, lead conversion, MQL and SQL, channel and B2B/B2C benchmarks, a reporting template, and a starter
How to build lead handoff to sales through a marketing-sales SLA: metrics, agreement template, implementation algorithm, and checklist.
Target audience segmentation: criteria and methods (Kotler, 5W, Hunt, JTBD, RFM, LTV), a comparison table, checklist, persona template and B2B/B2C examples.
How to build a lead-gen webinar: types, offer, promotion, structure, CPL and ROI metrics, lead follow-up and CRM. Checklist, templates, tables and cases.
What lead qualification is, how MQL differs from SQL, which criteria and methods (BANT, MEDDIC) to use, and how to build the process in a CRM — a step-by-step
What lead scoring is: models, the BANT method, criteria and weights, a sample point scale, common mistakes, and tools for automating lead scoring.
What is cost per lead (CPL), formulas by budget and by margin, channel-by-channel examples, and 10 ways to cut lead cost without sacrificing quality.
B2B sales funnel explained: stages from lead to deal, differences from B2C, conversion formula with example, key metrics, buying committee, and a checklist.
Porter's competitive analysis explained: the Five Forces model, step-by-step algorithm, scoring method, example, table template, and comparison with SWOT
B2B marketing explained simply: how it differs from B2C, how to build a strategy, which channels and metrics (CAC, LTV, ROMI) work, and where to start.
What ABM (account-based marketing) is in B2B: definition, difference from inbound, one-to-one/few/many types, a launch plan, metrics, timeline and budget.
How to calculate CAC and LTV in B2B and SaaS: formulas with gross margin and churn, blended vs paid CAC, LTV:CAC 3:1, CAC Payback and benchmarks.
How to build an ideal customer profile (ICP) in B2B in 6 steps: criteria, ICP vs buyer persona, a filled example with numbers, and a ready template.
A step-by-step B2B content marketing framework: from ICP and a ToFu/MoFu/BoFu content funnel to formats, distribution, sales enablement, and metrics.
ROI and ROMI formulas, a worked B2B/SaaS example, the difference from ROAS, and how to tie the math to end-to-end analytics and CRM by channel.