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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t start podcasting, blogging, tweeting, “friending” on Facebook, and posting YouTube videos until you know what your messages are, who will manage them, who your audience is, and how they and you are going to benefit from the content and relationship. Failing to tailor the plan to your target audience. small businesses.

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Startups Should Avoid These Social Media Mistakes

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t start podcasting, blogging, tweeting, “friending” on Facebook, and posting YouTube videos until you know what your messages are, who will manage them, who your audience is, and how they and you are going to benefit from the content and relationship. Failing to tailor the plan to your target audience.

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SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent.

Steve Blank

But my favorite was when the public relations manager said, “we’re here to write press releases and answer the phone in case the press calls.” My new head of Public Relations quickly learned that my admin could answer calls from the press. The same was true for PR. The same was true for the Product Marketing group.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I help coaches and consultants reach their online audiences by optimizing their marketing and mindset so they can bring in more business. In 2010, I realized that I needed a more family-friendly career without extensive travel and inflexible work hours. Thanks to Kirt Webster, Webster Public Relations !

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Crowdsourcing: a 7+7 Primer (Pt. 1)

crowdSPRING Blog

If you are going the build-it-yourself approach careful use of social media tools, public relations, and other word-of-mouth tactics can help you to attract the right workers to participate. A great example of this is General Electric which in 2010 launched their Ecomagination challenge develop viable ideas for smart grid technologies.

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3 Simple Ways to Empower Your Customers to Sell For You :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

I was speaking at a small event when an audience member came up and told me they had followed me for years, read my books and were really excited to meet me. 1) Let me introduce you I discovered the power of this first tactic quite by accident. Now that’s a happy customer! All rights reserved.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I originally provided pro-bono public relations services to artists and non-profits due to my love for the community and the arts. Kennedy Robinson Public Relations was born to not only help those who normally wouldn’t be able to afford public relations services, but to also give back and help grow the community that it serves.