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Episode Summary
First guest of 2023! Dawn sat down with former software engineer and CEO of CloudSponge, Jay Gibb, to discuss how to optimize word-of-mouth sales. He is an expert at helping e-commerce stores build the right features to reduce customer acquisition costs and increase sales. Jay created CloudSponge to improve the performance of your E-Commerce site, referral programs, invitation forms, contact importing workflows, and sharing features. To top off the wealth of info in this episode, Jay also created a free downloadable resource exclusively for eComm Profitters! Check out the link in the show notes below to learn all about word-of-mouth sales!
Key Takeaways To Tune In For
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[1:50] Jay’s journey from software engineer to SaaS developer
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[5:10] Understanding the use case for eCommerce
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[9:10] The ideal industry for CloudSponge
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[14:10] How eComm business owners can maximize the data that is captured on CloudSponge
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[17:50] The open rate increase using CloudSponge
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[22:25] The future of CloudSponge and where it’s headed
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[26:50] Unless the technology changes, stay within your niche
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[28:21] Jay’s free resource for eComm Profitters!
Resources talked about in this episode
- Product mentioned – www.cloudsponge.com/digitaldawn
- CloudSponge website – https://www.cloudsponge.com/
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