Mapping the startup landscape can be an insightful exercise, one that throws up as many don’t’s as do’s. In hindsight, successful or failed startups would point to many defining factors and one that invariably stands out is the viability of a venture’s marketing strategy. We are living in times when stories are all that matter - narratives that are endorsed in a social media driven eco-system and which get translated into the right optics for your product or service. Controlling this narrative is a matter of investing in marketing resources efficiently.     In a conversation with Forbes magazine, Kipp Bodnar, CMO of  HubSpot, a business growth platform , has an interesting observation to make regarding startups and their marketing approach, “They have one marketer. They essentially have 30-50 hours of labo u r a week. The firm/marketer decides to do the following 1) W eekly email newsletter 2) Social media communicat ion 3) M arketing automation 4) Monthly ...

Profit being the key driver of any business, all its activities are necessarily aligned to achieving this goal. Employee engagement is one of the means being increasingly employed by businesses worldwide to maximize  their profits. The latest trends in employee engagement indicate that future companies would be driven by compassionate leaders, marked by greater flexibility and much greater influence of big data…all aligned to creating engagement rich organisational cultures.   But regardless of the direction it takes in the future, employee engagement entails both monetary and physical costs. Companies typically spend massive amounts of money on incentives, benefits and reward programs. They must train and develop their employees and also spend on various supporting programs, physical and IT infrastructure. All of this plays a critical role in the success or otherwise of employee engagement.  The problem But despite such massive outlays Gallup’s po...

Outsourced CMO is growing up fast! Started as a one-man army and on a simple concept of shared resources, we are now gaining popularity not only amongst SMEs but some well-known and well-established businesses and are close to 10 people strong team. The latest addition to the list is the association of OCMO with Vidal Healthcare, one of India’s top TPA companies offering services to health insurance policy holders. The firm is now expanding its wings in app-only holistic healthcare service provider category. For the launch of this vital app, Vidal’s management wanted nothing but the best in industry. That’s where Outsourced CMO and his team of experienced and strong marketeers were approached to sense the waters and create unique go-to market strategies for the new app launch. Another strong reason that convinced Vidal management that OCMO is the right choice was, within the last 4 years of its existence, Outsourced CMO has been a strong part of more than 11 success stories an...

The owning of digital assets is still at its nascent years of evolution. A Crypto currency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions. INCX’s platform is a part of the latest digital revolution for Crypto miners and at the same time a secure and compliant Crypto exchange. It is building one of the world’s most secure Crypto exchange platform based on block-chain. The technical know-how and the experience of the marketing team is the backbone of every Crypto project that wants to have a bright, long-term future. There is dearth of marketing professionals in India in this domain. That’s where INCX joined hands with Outsourced CMO to formulate its marketing campaigns and help INCX differentiate its business.   OCMO is now spreading its wings and shifting boundaries outside Bangalore and its popularity   has now extended to Hyderabad. Vineet’s teams of dedicated experts strive towards ...

Our life has transformed as we transition from an analogue to a digital world. We are connected 24*7 through technology. Apart from connected devices, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI), our world seems digitized in more ways than one. Our workplace has transmuted due to the impact of digitization. The business planning cycles have shrunk from years to months and now weeks. The workplace has transformed into spending more time with laptops and gadgets rather than people working in the same office. Business models are being disturbed. Technology like AI, data analytics and cloud computing are changing the way we think and respond to our customers. The response time has drastically reduced and the definition of competition has changed. What is impossible today becomes a reality tomorrow. Our customers and competitors are getting redefined after the revolutionary digitization. The use of Artificial Intelligence was thought of as a marketing technology tha...

  All entrepreneurs start with an idea and a belief that their vision can have a massive impact. The vision is literally the workshop wherein are fashioned all plans created by the entrepreneur. The impulse, the desire, is given shape, form and action through the vision and mission statement derived from the imaginative faculty of the mind. Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes. Ideas are the product of imagination. Whoever you are, wherever you may live, whatever occupation you may be engaged in, just remember in the future that any vast empire of wealth and influence grew out of a single idea mixed with the ingredient of a vision. If you are one of those who believe that hard work and honesty, alone, will bring riches, forget this thought! It is not true! Riches, when they come in huge quantities are never the result of hard work alone! Riches come in response to definite demands, based upon the application of definite principles, and not by chance or luck. Al...

An entrepreneur is an individual who sets up a business, assuming the risk and rewards of the venture. Now the question arises, are entrepreneurs born with business acumen or an individual can hone his skills to become a successful entrepreneur? It is a matter of nature versus nurture. A couple of decades ago we could have easily accepted the fact that entrepreneurs are born looking at the history of success stories of the likes of Dhirubhai Ambani,Ratan Tata and Seth Shiv Narayan Birla to name a few. Back then there was no lack of ideas or funding-rather there was a dearth of driven, capable and obsessional entrepreneurs. But with the advent of digital revolution, learning and developing certain skill sets is just a click away. Sharp focus on objective and an insatiable desire to succeed can move an entrepreneurial venture to great heights. Truly, a burning desire has devious ways of transmuting itself into its physical equivalent. The entrepreneur of today works backward...

Simplicity is the key in today’s brand world. Keeping it in mind along with collaborative consumption mindset, brand   OutsourcedCMO   has helped companies gain recognition within various markets and continue to do so.   And now, to protect our identity and exclusivity, we have registered our brand name ‘Outsourced CMO’ – Yes, Outsourced CMO is registered now ! This means we at Outsourced CMO hold exclusive rights to use this brand name and no person/firm can use it without our permission. The goodwill and trust we have built over the past years helps in differentiating and separating our services from other players in the industry and this step will protect it for us and companies who hired us. The registration process protects any infringement as per the Government of India and will bring on legal hassles for infringers. Since Outsourced CMO strongly believes in the concept of shared economy, we at Outsourced CMO strive towards lowering marketing costs, streng...

It is a very general business tendency that whenever any entrepreneurs starts making initial transactions they think more from the top line revenue , which is not bad at all Some of the top objectives are frequency of Some of the top objectives are frequency transactions repeat transactions, volume of transactions etc. Well this might just make your top line very healthy as the revenue starts flowing in All this may come at the expenses of loosing money at every transactions primarily due to some extraordinary incentives being offered to lure to customers to be the first users. The core thinking here is that customers who have not heard about will not buy your product unless given on discount. All this may come at the expenses of loosing money at every transactions primarily due to some extraordinary incentives being offered to lure to customers to be the first users. The core thinking here is that customers who have not heard about will not buy your product unless...

The first sign of success for any entrepreneur apart from getting the 1st customer is also getting the first investor on board . There is always a great value any investor brings on to the business apart from the money, is the great business sense which can be valuable to any entrepreneur Now this doesn't mean that an entrepreneur should assume that he has the backing of the investor for ever . We need to keep in mind that investor is also a business man who has put in his money in the business & his interest levels are high as far as his financial interests are intact. The moment the investor feels that the company is not going in the right direction , they have all the right to switch themselves off , which may not be a desirable situation for any entrepreneur. An entrepreneur should always look to expand the investor base as this can be a major flip for scaling up for future apart from financial validation & security After all we have numerous instances of...

Entrepreneurs, particularly startup entrepreneurs are risk takers. We do not conform to the norms of safe play but are always on the lookout to push the boundary of trade and commerce to develop new opportunities and markets sometimes even where none exist. We know that failure is the stepping stone to success and are not deterred by our own failures but press on towards our goal with single minded determination and take the help of people who have got the experience and calibre to help us. So why is it that we do not even think of taking the help of people who have done it and seen it all but were unable to achieve their goal . Yes we are talking about unsuccessful entrepreneurs! Anyone who embarks on the entrepreneurial journey dreams of his startup achieving great heights in the days to come but the unsavoury reality is that 90% of startups in India fail within the first 5 years. They fail not because of want of dedication, effort or enthusiasm but despi...

We as normal human beings are always enamored by the success stories of entrepreneurs who have made big in the business world Well YES there stories can be very inspiring or motivating enough for any wanna be entrepreneurs to emulate  Thanks to all the online as well as offline media making them hero's of there achievements Has anyone thought, that there is a very large chunk of failed entrepreneurs , who despite of giving all there professional might  have not make it big. Do we even think about  Why they failed What mistakes they made How costly it would have been for them to make those mistakes What mental & physical trauma they would have faced for their failures Unfortunately none of the media or forums talk about them , they are not today's hero's as no want to be associated with a failed entrepreneur Imagine a scenario where all the wanna be entrepreneurs learn from these so called unsuccessful entrepreneurs as to wha...

  No doubt it is the age of startups as more and more startups hit the market with their USPs at regular interval. But, it is not all smooth sailing for the startups in this ultra-competitive environment. According to an IBM Institute for Business Value and Oxford Economics study , 90% of startups in India fail within the first 5 years.   For example, Taskbob a hyperlocal, on-demand home service launched in India in 2015 announced its shutdown on the company's FB page on Jan 19, 2017 while the last minute hotel booking app Roomstonite launched in 2015 from Bengaluru, India seems to have shut down in just two years in 2107.  Moreover, startups by their very nature are always experimenting and do not have a predefined path on which to progress. As they work in uncharted territory they often have to change directions and or their products/services to suit market trends. Often-a-times their business model too changes. Not a bright idea In such a scenario...

In today' world it is becoming very common that one large startup or a big enterprise acquiring another startup This makes business sense for the acquiring company & the founders of the acquired company also makes some money in the bargain ( in most cases ) When we talk to most of the entrepreneurs they will not admit of selling their company but in reality many of them will not mind it Well the entrepreneurs should be vocal about the intent, that i am starting the company which i want to sell it off at pre defined time. If this is a target of any entrepreneur , there is absolutely nothing wrong in the same After all we are in the business to make money  www.outsourcedcmo.in

www.outsourcedcmo.in Get your conversion rate higher from the same set of leads Well every company expects  #Marketing  team to generate leads via innovative campaign’s to generate leads for the sales team to close You will find a very common statement floating around in the companies “ I WANT MORE LEADS” . Nothing wrong in the same but we need to realize there is a limit that a lead can be generated in a specific budget , cos after certain limit the CPL will become constant & the only way to optimize the #marketing budgets is to focus on increasing the conversions from the same set of leads. There are various ways of increasing the conversions , re targeting , re marketing , drip marketing etc..