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

thebarefootvc

This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions. The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience.

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The Crazy Marketing Campaigns That Actually Worked

YoungUpstarts

In 2012, the parking reservation app, ParkMe (pictured), targeted the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas to launch an audacious and risky marketing campaign. The stunt went viral, with the app receiving plenty of publicity. In 1999, eCommerce company, Half.com , turned a $100,000 investment into a $300,000,000 sale.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Is Emotion Necessary To Make More Sales?

ConversionXL

In a separate study done by viral content agency Fractl , they showed participants 30 of the top 100 images on Reddit, asking them to look at the image, then to the corresponding emotion on Robert Plutchik’s Wheel Of Emotion. million customers total) in 2012. 1999) – 300,000+ customers. image sources. image source.

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