Power to the "pro"-sumer! The opportunity to sell to small businesses is tremendous but also calls for a new breed of app. Join us to hear how companies like Desk.com and Do.com have applied best practices from the consumer world to deliver professional apps that are easy to trial, deploy, and maintain. Learn how you can optimize your go-to-market plans when targeting this segment
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16. All about me.
I’m a designer, developer, and Internet entrepreneur.
Former founder and CEO of a social gaming company.
Acquired by News Corp.
Interested in social behavior within web-based and
mobile products.
Passionate about high-quality user experiences.
17. All about Desk.com
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18. Creating an app for SMB’s
The bar has been raised for appealing to SMB’s. They have higher
expectations.
Best-of-class user experience.
Use it on the go.
Integrate with social channels.
Simple, friendly pricing.
19. Reaching SMB’s
Must-have’s, if you’re going to connect with your market:
Speak their language.
Grab their attention. Fast.
Leverage the ecosystem.
Be visible in marketplaces.
20. Desk – how we developed an app for SMB
Simple
Friendly
Effective
22. All about Expensify
Expense reports that don't suck! Import your credit card,
SmartScan receipts with your mobile phone, export to
accounting, reimburse with direct deposit.
- Over 1M users across 150K companies
- Over $2M in expense reports processed daily
- Expense management leader for SMB
- No sales, no marketing
23. How has the SMB landscape changed?
Not much: Classic techniques still don't work
- Paid acquisition still too expensive
- Partners still not interested
- Field of Dreams: they still don't come.
24. Creating an app for SMB’s
There is no one magic bullet, you need a full clip:
- Incredibly obvious design,
- Pretty enough to look credible,
- Not too pretty you're afraid to change,
- Laser focus on what matters,
- Acceptance that you're wrong, and
- Unbelievable patience.
25. Reaching SMB’s
New options exist that didn't even 3 years ago:
- Mobile
- Viral / word of mouth
- Ecosystems
26. How our App addresses SMB
1. Mobile: Employees sign up for free app
2. Viral: Submit/approve qualifies the lead
3. Freemium: Activity threshold forces paying
4. Word of mouth: User delight closes the loop
27. Case Study: Team Rubicon
Flashmobs that Save Lives in Disaster Regions
We get a lot of spontaneous volunteers [who] need reimbursements
rapidly since they are fronting the costs. Jake Wood, Founder
- Hundreds of ex-military volunteers
- Reimburse mileage, medical supplies, etc.
- Operate in Africa, Haiti, Pakistan, China, Burma, US
- Currently helping hurricane victims in New Orleans
34. Cascade Orthopedic Supply
“Xactly gives us error free, comp
visibility to both finance and sales.”
• 28 Sales reps using Express
• Visibility for the reps
• Motivates and aligns
• Eliminates the error rate
James Mayfield
Business Analyst • Cloud enables plug-in to Salesforce
35. Richard Hasslacher David Barret Chris Abad Manav Monga Scott Broomfield
ISV Channels Expensify Desk Do.com Xactly