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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I founded Wings Air Helicopters in 2002, which started out as a flight school with just one training helicopter and has since grown into a premier helicopter company. This was borne out of my personal frustrations in scouring the internet and needing to stitch together my own half-baked solutions. Thanks to Evian Gutman, Padlifter ! #5-

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X. Your brand values should permeate through your entire business and marketing strategy , from external interactions (including social media content) to internal culture (more on that in a bit). But what if your true mission is to “reduce the amount of boring content on the internet”?

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A Marketer’s Ode to Gawker

crowdSPRING Blog

After losing a lawsuit against Hulk Hogan over the publication of a sex tape in which he featured, Gawker Media was bought up by Univision. But I’m also disturbed by the idea that a man with a vendetta and deep pockets could shut down an entire media organization. Gawker also blew old school PR standards to smithereens.

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Cause Marketing on Ice

crowdSPRING Blog

Right now, today, appearing in virtually every corner of the the internet you can be find my neighbor’s video along with thousands of others and witness one of the most successful, most impressive viral media campaigns of all time. Related posts: 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!).

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Internet and Online Business. 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. During the first Internet boom, companies that provided services to tech start-ups were all too happy to work for stock.

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5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!)

crowdSPRING Blog

Finally, we work hard to create marketing value in the social media space and work to engender word-of-mouth and the viral effect. The insight was that adult “cam&# sites had grown widely in popularity based on the real-time interactions between the audience of internet users and the models posing in front of their web cams.

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35 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

When we started our company in 2002 we decided that Sonjara would make a great name for our company or product; meaningful and unusual, as well as easy to pronounce and spell. Thanks to Brian Dwyre, Kidioke Media LLC ! #25 I shared the famous story of Sundiata with Andy, and we agreed that it was a compelling story and a strong name.

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