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Twitter Link Roundup #74 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! “The median net return to VC fund investors has not been positive for any vintage year since 1998″ – [link]. Avoid Decision by Indecision – [link].

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Once I knew I definitely wanted to start a fashion boutique, I started talking about it to people and on social media platforms like Facebook, so people could hold me accountable. My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. Image Credit: Alex Kroogman.

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How to Measure Facebook ROI

Duct Tape Marketing

It’s easy to get lost in the social media juggernaut that is Facebook. Exploiting Facebook for PR purposes is no different. Was your conquest of the social media powerhouse to bring in as many potential customers as possible, or are you focusing on filling a niche? Know Your Goals. Would it benefit to switch your focus?

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McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking the Code

Paris, November 1998. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Saturday, December 09, 2006. First week on the job. ► 10/04 - 10/11. (2). Software 2.0:

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

I’d previously been the lead publicist at a very posh PR firm, and the running joke was that I was incredibly “off brand.” I wasn’t trendy or frilly, but I was good at my job — pitching stories to the media — so they tolerated my lack of fancy. And really in PR, the best media coverage starts with the basic pitch.

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What Do Startups Need Most Right Now?

ReadWriteStart

“That’s followed by social-media marketing and press, which really is another way of saying, ‘We need lots of customers.’ Epinions, which we started in 1998, had five cofounders instead of two, primarily because it was really hard to recruit early-stage employees without giving them cofounder equity.”

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Cracking The Code: Death Sentence for SaaS.or for Lawson?

Cracking the Code

He should have invested in Lawson obviously… I could not track back their stock price in 1998 when NetSuite was launched, but since Jan. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. 2002, the stock price went from $17.5 per share to $8.0 ► 10/04 - 10/11. (2).