crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2016

In 2004, journalist Ben Hammersley referred to the booming medium as “podcasting.” It topped the charts on iTunes before the first episode ever formally hit the web, and stayed there for three months — long after the first season had ended. In 2015, brands shelled out roughly $31 million for podcast advertising spots.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2016

In 2004, journalist Ben Hammersley referred to the booming medium as “podcasting.” It topped the charts on iTunes before the first episode ever formally hit the web, and stayed there for three months — long after the first season had ended. In 2015, brands shelled out roughly $31 million for podcast advertising spots.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

My company won the ROI of The Year award from The Banker magazine in 2004, something I was very proud of. Many merchants are finding that fan pages eliminate the need for web sites, and that clicking like is very much a replacement for filling out a form to get on a mailing list. A new paradigm.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi. All rights reserved.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

According to MDG Advertising , 67% of online shoppers rated high-quality images as being “very important” to their purchase decision, which was slightly more than “product specific information,” “long descriptions,” and “reviews and ratings”: ( Image source ). But did it stop there?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

It was fall 2004, and the presidential election was in full swing. Finally the day came, we unleashed the landing page, emailed our existing customers, and started advertising online. False negatives would be an issue, but combining ad words with other forms of advertising, such as guerrilla marketing, might yield a more robust answer.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2014

According to MDG Advertising , 67% of online shoppers rated high quality images as being “very important” to their purchase decision, which was slightly more than “product specific information”, “long descriptions”, and “reviews & ratings”: Joann Peck & Suzanne B. But did it stop there?

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BeyondVC

MARCH 4, 2009

I have written a few post about the future of television advertising ( 10/2004 , 11/2006 , and 12/2006 ).    Yes the web has taken over and yes video on the web is advancing rapidly but that does not mean that the $60b spent on television advertising will disappear overnight.  This is real.”.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 17, 2010

The memories I have of Joel on Software , especially from 2001-2004, run deep. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself.

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BeyondVC

JUNE 2, 2004

Rather than go into the software (which I really like btw, combination RSS reader, bookmark manager, and simple collaboration tool), I wanted to share some of our thoughts about consumer-based web businesses circa 2004. Today, we have critical mass, a number of users that are experienced with the web.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

I Have a Web Site, What Else Should I be Doing Online 1 You should be doing what so many of your competitors are NOT doing – turning your attention toward building excitement around yourself and your brand. Otherwise, yeah, nice Web site, dude. No one cares. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. All rights reserved.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 21, 2013

Austin-based Q1Media, founded in 2004, runs a display advertising network with millions of monthly visitors. The merger with AdExcite, founded in 2009, allows Q1Media to offer video and mobile web advertising. Q1Media on Thursday announced that it has completed its merger with AdExcite, a video ad network company.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. RelayStrategy Developers Smartsourcing Global Services Epsilon Concepts - LA Web Design Company Developers Arul & Associates LLC Accounting The Resumator HR admin. Powered by Personforce. with a $3 sale.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

This lasted from about 2001-2004. Founded by Shervin Pishevar (COO of Webs). Operates a ‘Voice and Visual Mobile Advertising Network’ called MobileAd Xchange that delivers in-call voice advertisements and follow-up visual engagements (SMS, MMS). Scans the web for a kid’s activity in realtime and sends alerts. -Co-Founders

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Software By Rob

JULY 13, 2010

Background The idea for ChangeThis came from Seth Godin, and the site was built by a group of talented developers in 2004. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. You don’t even need to register. From their FAQ: ChangeThis is a new kind of media.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

I Have a Web Site, What Else Should I be Doing Online 4 One of the most common forms of online marketing for small businesses is to have a website. The problem is, with today’s increasingly social and mobile web, a web site just isn’t enough. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

I Have a Web Site, What Else Should I be Doing Online 3 The web is not a venue where, “if you build it, they will come.&# Spend some time discovering where your customers and people like them are hanging out on the web. You have to make sure your audience knows your website is there and that it can help them.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Back in the days of straight advertising, it was important to have a name that explained what your company specialised in so the audience would be drawn to it. In 1995, had it not been for the internet and the task of shortening our company name to a web address, it would never had happened. 23- Describe our mission. #26-

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Based in Palo Alto and founded in 2004 by PayPal alumni. A demand side advertising platform which allows advertisers to bid on individual ad impressions in real time, based on the site and who would see it. a fbFund winner. Current round: $4.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

It’s almost like the clock is moving backwards to 2004/2005 when blogs when there was much less noise in the blogosphere, but a smaller audience of commited, early adopters. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 30, 2011

Verishow – live chat and support tool that also let’s you launch an on the spot web meeting with a site visitor. Bag the Web – helps users curate Web content. For any topic, you can create a “bag&# to collect, publish, and share any content from the Web. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 26, 2011

You simply adds these search shortcuts in Google and you can slice and dice a web site up in hundreds of useful ways. link] Google Search Shortcuts – Google has a list of operators that you can use to do customer searches that will turn up lots of information on sites you are analyzing. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

I have shared many of these thoughts in earlier posts like " The web-based platform " last October and " Web-based businesses circa 2004." " Web 1999/2000. Spend $$$, advertising. It is no wonder why VCs are quite excited about next generation web companies. Critical Mass. Tech platform.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 17, 2011

A number of web based technologies such as Poll Everywhere have cropped up of late making it very affordable to poll audiences by having them use SMS and their own mobile device. For an event, this technology requires that there is a web connection available, but you can also use this in print or other environments to collect data.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 20, 2011

One element that I don’t see much movement in though is the typical About Us kind of page that we’ve all grown familiar with on most Web sites. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 25, 2011

mitinteractivetechdesign via Flickr There are two very big factors in the effectiveness of our marketing message, Web pages, and calls to action – the communication of a true benefit to the reader and the ability to get this benefit communicated without confusion. Balancing both of these needs is the tricky part.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 6, 2011

There is some vagueness in Google’s language about who will actually see your +1s – “And even if none of your friends are baristas or caffeine addicts, we may still show you how many people across the web have +1’d your local coffee shop.&# Even more speculation surrounds how Google will use this new data point.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2011

Scale the Wall Lots of companies out there want to provide apps for Facebook tabs and interactive welcome pages, but you must understand that the way people actually view your presence on Facebook is different than on, say, your Web site. You can also simply put out a call to Like your page through this option. All rights reserved.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

The organization was founded in 2004 and is supported by corporations, local businesses, literacy agents, magazine publishers and stakeholders, and individuals: The Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project was conceived in 1994 and incorporated on International Literacy Day, September 8, 2004.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Shama Kabani Web and TV personality. As an active thought leader in the search marketing industry, he’s contributed to top industry publications such as Mashable, iMedia Connection and Yahoo Search Marketing Blog along with publishing TopRank’s Online Marketing Blog. Bestselling author. International Speaker. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 13, 2011

We’ve swung so far over to the “information wants to be free” thinking that I believe it’s presenting a challenge for businesses and content consumers and the Web in general. 5 Reasons Free Is Hurting Us All The following originally appeared on American Express OPENForum. Note: There have been some updates since I published th.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 26, 2011

Speaking of Kate Spade Posted by : John Jantsch on Apr 26, 2011 | 11:13 am Categories : Marketing Strategy , Web Marketing Tags : administrative professional week , American Express , Thank You Popular Posts Adding the Facebook Like. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : All rights reserved.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ll focus for now on the business itself, there’s plenty of other info on the web if you care to understand the equity ownership or financing history of Facebook and frankly this has been fairly well known for awhile. ==. Founded : Spring 2004, incorporated July 2004. Facebook, Inc. Headquarters : Palo Alto, CA.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 14, 2011

Image kase3k via Flickr Good stuff I found this week: Olark – Very full featured real time chat tool for your web site. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from Flickr. Gives you the ability to initiate help and sales chats while visitors are on your site. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 21, 2011

TweetPsych – creates a psychological profile of any public Twitter account and identifies those traits that are used more or less frequently by the user analyzed Tagaroo – WordPress plugin the analyzes your text as you type and suggest relevant tags from around the web and also suggest images from Flickr. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2011

Related Posts: Getting More From Your Google Maps Profile Adding the Google +1 Button A Facebook and Google Reader App for Bloggers Real Time is Big Time Google Adds Wonderwheel Search Results Option Posted by : John Jantsch on Jun 29, 2011 | 7:21 am Categories : Social Media , Web Marketing Tag : Google Popular Posts Adding the Facebook Like.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 16, 2011

iPromote – somewhat freaky technology takes a look at the content on your Web site and instantly creates banner ads. Tout – Tool that makes it very easy to templatize, organize and track those routine emails that you use over and over again. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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