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Build it and they won’t come: How and why growth hacking came to be

The Next Web

Why has growth hacking so strongly resonated with the startup community? One explanation is that “growth hacking” is just a catchy way to rebrand marketers, but this begs the question as to why “growth hacking” went viral in the first place. Andrew Chen said CTRs have fallen from a high of 78 percent in 1994 (via HotWire) to.05

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. Nothing seems impossible anymore.

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25 Marketers Share Awesome Social Analytics Tools For 2016

Brandanew

Most small business and Startup founders are talking about customer engagement and social presence beyond the customary likes and one-post-a-month schedules. Brands that will stand-out in 2016 will leverage the power of the community and create a strong ROI based on measurable data-backed decisions. Tool 5: Klout. Tool 6: Nuvi.

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