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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Startup Professionals Musings

The same messaging rules that apply to classic public relations and branding apply to social media. Just ten percent say they will not use social media in 2012, down from 24 percent for 2011 and 39 percent for 2010. Research your target market to find out who they are and how to reach them. small businesses.

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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Gust

The same messaging rules that apply to classic public relations and branding apply to social media. According to the “Small Business Marketing Forecast 2011” from Ad-ology, social media will be the biggest budget gainer among small businesses in 2011, with 39.4% Producing weak, unfocused, or unhelpful content.

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[Singapore][Conference] 2nd Annual Strategic Online PR & Media Relations Forum 2011

YoungUpstarts

The 2nd Annual Strategic Online PR & Media Relations Forum 2011 , organized by T.U.N. International , is scheduled to take place in Singapore September 13-16, 2011, after its successful debut the previous year. To find out more, visit the 2nd Annual Strategic Online PR & Media Relations Forum 2011 page.

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Twitter Link Roundup #115 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The image above is taken in Takotna, Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 9, 2011. More phenomenal photos from 2011 are in the Other section below. The State of Social Marketing 2011 – 2012 – [link]. Last Collection Of Creative Ads For 2011 – [link]. Small Businesses and Startups: Worst.

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Twitter Link Roundup #67 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. My hope for 2011: Companies just decide to stop sucking – [link]. 4 Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2011 – [link]. Good WSJ summary of the mobile industry in 2010 and what’s to come in 2011 – [link]. Focus on Enterprise or SMB Accounts?

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Twitter Link Roundup #68 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The 2011 Trends Driving Rural Small Business, my annual look ahead: [link]. Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness) – [link]. 4 Predictions for Web Design in 2011 – [link]. The State of Web Design Trends: 2011 Annual Edition – [link]. Web Design Predictions for 2011 – [link].

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Why you should brag (just a little more) about your accomplishments

The Next Web

In fact, a 2011 Catalyst study found that the most powerful tactic for women in advancing their career was to make their achievements known. In this case, recommendations and public relations could do the job. It’s resulted in hundreds of thousands of pageviews and happy readers.

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