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Golden: Agency Side-Project Software Will Never Be Best in Class
“If technology is a side project for a marketing services firm, it's never gonna be best in class, and the clients that sign up for it are gonna be stuck using a proprietary tool”
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Golden: Agency churn happens when client contacts change jobs
“Usually when our main client contacts go to, ah, you know, quit or go to a different company and new blood comes in and brings in their guys is when we have our churn.”
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Golden: BeFoundOnline reached about $7M in 2015 revenue
“2015, I think about seven million.”
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BeFoundOnline sets 2016 revenue goal between $8M and $9M
“Our goal for this year is eight or eight or nine.”
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BeFoundOnline targets a 12% net profit margin for 2016
“Our aim is our aim is 12%.”
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Golden: BeFoundOnline spends $50k monthly on software tools
“50 grand a month on different tools.”
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Golden: BeFoundOnline averages $10,000 to $15,000 monthly retainer fees
“Probably if we were going to do a weighted average, probably 10 to 15 K a month in, in fees.”
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Golden: BeFoundOnline employs about 50 US full-timers and 70 people globally
“So we have about 50 full timers in the US. If we add everything up, we have about 70.”
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Golden: BeFoundOnline manages between 60 and 80 active clients
“We have about somewhere between 60 and 80.”