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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph to combat late fees for video rentals. Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. WhatsApp became one of the most popular apps for social media by 2014.

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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

@dennysantoso : Founder and CEO if SixReps.com Danny Santoso tweets all about social fitness, fat loss, and nutrition. brrhodes : IceRocket search engine founder and CEO Blake Rhodes tweets about his insights into social media and the online world.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

relevant traffic and social media engagement. Now a full-service agency, lotus823 combines traditional public relations, progressive content marketing, search engine optimization, and social media as well as Amazon marketing and website design for fully integrated strategies. 30- Social network for ideas.

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Lean In Or Get Out: 11 Tips For Using Your Expertise To Create A Wickedly Successful Business

YoungUpstarts

A recent American Express OPEN study shows that women-owned businesses are playing a significant role in job creation (second only to publicly traded companies) and that the number of women-owned businesses has increased by 59 percent since 1997. It can be easier and cheaper because you can do a lot with social media for free.

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Should You Get Rid of Your Website’s Lead Forms?

ConversionXL

True, some companies experimented with social media as a sales channel as well. The first wave of messaging software arrived with ICQ (launched in 1996), followed by AIM (1997), Yahoo! billion MAUs for the top four social networks. billion MAUs for the top four social networks. Image Source.

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What Is It That You’re ALWAYS Selling?

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It’s this article by Tom Peters I read way back in 1997 that shifted a paradigm in my business thinking, and got me working on a strategy to brand myself. “Social marketing&# , even if it’s a paradox in terms, is about revealing and sharing your personality. That’s how marketing on social media works.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses.