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Acquire New Users by Adding Growth Hacking to your Marketing Strategy

ConversionXL

Channel-level expertise: An understanding of how the channels work (e.g., Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. Neither would have achieved virality had customers not received something tangible for their efforts.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. Not so fast. Content goes global (of Maker Studios 4.4

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Summer Business Books: What to Read Now

crowdSPRING Blog

I must have been channeling someone else for a moment there. Berger explains why people talk about certain produces and ideas more than others, why some stories have a greater tendency towards a viral effect and why some rumors are simply more infectious than others. By how much did Gary increase the family revenues that first year?

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The rise of native advertising: Fine or farce?

The Next Web

This is native advertising in real life, on a real website, acting as a key player in the race for the strongest, viral, engaging content. Twitter did the same thing with mobile-advertising exchange, MoPub , in 2013. From a publisher perspective, Demand Media , hosts native ads on its content channels, including Cracked.com.

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YouTube Marketing And Analytics: A Primer For Magnificent Success

Occam's Razor

According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network as of mid-2013. As of March 2013, one billion, (B!), One more thing to ponder… One hundred hours of video is uploaded into YouTube every single minute, as of May 2013. Owned Brand Channel. How cool is that! How crazy big is that!

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Episode 11: Business Buzzwords, False Assumptions, and Content Tips from Joe Pulizzi | the Bcast

Up and Running

” Peter : Let’s talk about the word viral because that’s a great one. I think the word viral lost its meaning and lost its way long ago. Jonathan : Yeah, and just the idea of making something go viral, you can’t really follow a formula and make something go viral anymore.

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The Stairstep Approach to Bootstrapping

Software By Rob

I started embracing it as a framework on my podcast around 2010, and in 2013 I gave it a name. The strategy that seems to give people the best chance of success is creating a simple product, with a simple marketing plan – that means a one-time sale product, with a single traffic channel. I call it The Stairstep Approach.