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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search.

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

Social media is high on the radar for CRM and loyalty specialists. There is a strong sense that CRM and social media could go together very well. Social media is seen as something new that can be bolted onto existing CRM and loyalty management platforms. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Advertising. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. Personal Finance. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Leadership. TECHNOLOGY.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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How Businesses Can Successfully Brand Themselves On Social Media

YoungUpstarts

The rise of social media platforms has brought an impressive range of new opportunities in communication and what we see is just the tip of the iceberg. The old-fashioned advertising may or may not work for your business, reason why Facebook now bets on promoting your posts instead. Many will prefer to use stock images.

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The Art of Social Listening

Up and Running

In the 1990’s and early 2000’s it was “You got mail” as made famous by the AOL advertising stable. It might seem like fun and games as in the social media stock market “ Empire Avenue.” Social media influence and “credibility” are of increasing importance. ” Or do you?

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Small Business Marketing Guide: Types of Traditional and Online Marketing

crowdSPRING Blog

People’s dissatisfaction with advertising helps to explain why inbound marketing is gaining popularity. Social Media Marketing. Social media marketing attempts to leverage the power of social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and others) to promote a product or service. Content Marketing.