crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 24, 2014

Report: Marketing Emails Opened On Mobile Devices Jumped 61% To 65% In Q4 2013 - crowdspring.co/1eGp5XJ. Email design trends of 2014 | Inspired Magazine - crowdspring.co/LTPMid. Email design trends of 2014 | Inspired Magazine - crowdspring.co/LTPMid. 17 jQuery Plugins that will Make your Life Easier - crowdspring.co/1cuQSWT.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

140 Quirky and Serious Free Fonts of 2013 | 1stwebdesigner - crowdspring.co/1gqp3Ey. 140 Quirky and Serious Free Fonts of 2013 | 1stwebdesigner - crowdspring.co/1gqp3Ey. 35 Amazing Email Newsletter Designs - crowdspring.co/1dYTHmc. Social media “war rooms” strike me as 90% gimmick, 10% value - crowdspring.co/1hZ05KD.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2014

After deciding to launch a crowdfunding campaign for our product, we landed on the date of December 16th, 2013. We’ve read too many stories of startups who aimed ridiculously high, and all the preparations, time and effort in the PR and marketing went to waste. Our freelance marketer told us we were crazy. guest blogging.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Email Design Best Practices For Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Small Business Marketing Tip: Send Email Campaigns At Night To Increase Revenue | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. 4 Reasons People Subscribe to — and Open — Email – [link]. Top 6 Crowdsourcing Websites | ichitect – [link].

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Rembrandt Communications

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Are you happy with your 2013 so far? Business Content Marketing Content Strategy eMail Marketing Increase Sales Marketing Motivation Pay-Per-Click PPC Ads PR Reaching Goals Sales SEO Social Media Strategy content strategy sales' November is here, and the end-of-the-year is right around the corner. Did you accomplish goals?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2013

How to Grow Your Email Marketing List to 5 Digits and Beyond – [link]. How to Grow Your Email Marketing List to 5 Digits and Beyond – [link]. The tech industry doubles down on design in 2013 | Gigaom – [link]. Skeuomorphic vs Digital interfaces and what will 2013 bring us | Designmodo – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

If your small business or startup sends email newsletters or other email marketing campaigns, what is the best time of day to send those emails? Small Business Marketing: Best Times And Days To Send Email For Opens And Click-Throughs – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

But an email newsletter is a much less expensive and time-consuming way to start. In conclusion, add these 4 strategies to your 2013 marketing plan , and start rapidly growing your business. Therefore, make sure that you keep your customers informed with regard to your products and services.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

As is often the case, I was wrong, and they turned their startup, Pushpins (acquired by Ebates in 2013), into a success. To make your email most effective, the initial introduction should be short. Start with a bulleted list that summarizes the email’s content so the recipient understands you are looking for advice, not a job.

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The Next Web

MAY 2, 2013

ShortStack recently celebrated its second birthday; Pancake Labs has several new software products slated for release in 2013. The company anticipates serving more than 300,000 users in 2013. Jim Belosic is recognized as a social media expert and has contributed to Mashable, Social Media Examiner, CMS Wire, PR Daily and SmartBrief.

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ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

April 24, 2013 – Event Recap. April 4, 2013 – Event Recap. Startup PR. Easy-to-guess spelling (this is particularly important if you expect most users will hear the name rather than see it somewhere clickable – like on another website, in an email, or tweet). Email Address. Application Form.

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The Next Web

MAY 1, 2013

ShortStack recently celebrated its second birthday; Pancake Labs has several new software products slated for release in 2013. The company anticipates serving more than 300,000 users in 2013. Jim Belosic is recognized as a social media expert and has contributed to Mashable, Social Media Examiner, CMS Wire, PR Daily and SmartBrief.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 11, 2014

Guest post by Sarah Milstein , CEO of Lean Startup Productions The 2013 Lean Startup Conference was a hit on several levels, with many people telling us it was the most valuable business conference they’d ever attended. Quick Consulting , an evening event on March 27 in San Francisco. Quick Consulting.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

With 8,000 companies signed up in the first 24 hours of the August 2013 launch, Butterfield knew he’d hit on a simple and convincing message. Startup companies create an attractive splash page and capture email addresses from early adopters without inadvertently breaking their own PR embargoes.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2013

Exciting news: we’ve nailed down dates for The Lean Startup Conference 2013. Publicists and those seeking PR and media attention should look elsewhere. * Do follow the directions in the application form and read them first before emailing questions. This post was written by Sarah Milstein, co-host of The Lean Startup Conference.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The “Shopping Days Til Christmas” countdown is in single digits, and the busiest shopping season of 2013 will soon be a memory. If you own a retail store, now is the time to evaluate the 2013 holiday season and start thinking about how you can prepare your business in the months ahead for an even more successful holiday 2014.

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Spencer Fry

AUGUST 26, 2014

Most of them never get built, but this one has always stuck in my head and itched and itched, until finally, in September and October of 2013, I asked three people whether they’d be my first interviewees. I promise to only send you an email when there’s something new to read. If you have any feedback or comments, please email me.

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www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Posted on January 31, 2013. The most trivial example is, if you did not implement password storage correctly, you have just handed the attackers a list of email addresses and associated passwords which they can now re-use on higher value targets like e.g. bank accounts or Gmail, because many users re-use their passwords everywhere. (You

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

Why You Should Be Crowdsourcing in 2013 | by Marc Levesque – [link]. Why You Should Be Crowdsourcing in 2013 | by Marc Levesque – [link]. Why You Should Be Crowdsourcing in 2013 | by Marc Levesque – [link]. 70 Magnificent Free Fonts of 2013 That Web Designers Should Not Miss – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 3, 2013

My editorial themes for 2013: January – Referral Marketing. Newsletter – I put out a weekly email newsletter. PR Pitches – We use our themes to promote stories and pitches to the media. Newsletter – I put out a weekly email newsletter. I’ll use my organization as an example to help illustrate this point. May – Writing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

Astonishing that so many email co’s still don’t support – crowdspring.co/1kDohs5. US non-Internet media advertising outlook, 2013-2018. The ultimate guide to email design | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1q1zgxv. Good move by SendGrid to implement TLS for outgoing mail. tl;dr: They all suck.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

So I sat at home for a year to teach myself about optics and ended up founding Light with my cofounder in 2013. The beauty of working in PR is that you get to learn how other companies and industries operate. It brings back the little something that gets lost in translation in a tweet or a congrats email. Real humans.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The Top 50 Craft Tutorials for 2013 – crowdspring.co/MX7Qsi. The Ten Most Popular Web Fonts of 2013 – crowdspring.co/LTQuMD. Email design trends of 2014 | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/LTPPdW. 50 Best Web & Mobile GUI Templates from 2013 – crowdspring.co/1dvCGgH. – crowdspring.co/1fad0uP.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 21, 2014

How to get your first 100 email subscribers – crowdspring.co/1d6QjcX. Mobile Ad Market Soars 105% in 2013 | eMarketer – crowdspring.co/1g0eF7x. Eight best practice tips for writing effective email copy | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1ncMnLQ. .” – crowdspring.co/1lPU1Ks.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

New Gmail tabs are negatively impacting email marketing | MailChimp Email Marketing Blog – [link]. PR Nudges Its Way to the Content Table | by Josh Sternberg – [link]. Lots of good insight from Matt Gratt reporting on what he learned at MozCon 2013 | BuzzStream – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Which links get the most clicks in email newsletters? Key Digital Marketing Trends For 2013 | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Which links get the most clicks in email newsletters? Andreessen Horowitz, Github, and Box Share 2013 Enterprise Insights - [link]. Which links get the most clicks in email newsletters?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Most active venture capital investors of 2013 in the US by stage – pic.twitter.com/cfCFXWmpbH. Email marketing best practices, 2014 edition - crowdspring.co/NeK0bD. Study: Personalized Emails Deliver 6X Higher Transaction Rates, But 70% Of Brands Fail To Use Them – crowdspring.co/1fDWbqg.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Auto-responders: Why Trigger-based Email Will Increase Your Conversions – [link]. Auto-responders: Why Trigger-based Email Will Increase Your Conversions – [link]. Auto-responders: Why Trigger-based Email Will Increase Your Conversions – [link]. 13 Excellent Photoshop Tutorials to Learn in 2013 – [link].

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

We ended up sending an email to about 25 clients asking them when they used us and to use one work descriptions. On the way north from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin, I thought it would be a great idea to have my own PR firm. In January 2013 I had a lightning bold moment. I just love the word.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

What is the best time to send email campaigns? What is the best time to send email campaigns? 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2013 | MIT Technology Review – [link]. What is the best time to send email campaigns? Don’t Lose Your Brand’s Voice in the Online World – [link]. Great data – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 5, 2013

25 brilliantly designed covers from albums released in 2013 | Web Design Mash – [link]. Email Templates For Web Designers And Developers (PDF, ODT, TXT) | Smashing Magazine – [link]. Why Designers Use And Overuse Skeuomorphism | Vanseo Design – [link]. Why Aren’t Our Gadgets Still Covered In Wood?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2013

2013 Search Engine Ranking Factors | Moz – [link]. Make your life better by sending five simple emails – [link]. Global PPC Spending Up 23%, Mobile PPC Jumped 132% YOY In Q2 [Covario Report] – [link]. The drooling over the potential of native advertising is becoming silly – [link]. ” – [link].

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 4, 2015

In 2013, Copy Hackers released a JCD Repair, a while-you-wait iPhone screen repair service, case study. Essentially, EZ Grill decided to lean on traditional PR for increased awareness early on. Signup forms, email captures forms, etc. Copywriters call for clear, simplified value propositions. Does that mean clever never works?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

PR and publicity drive attention…to drive sales. May 2013 – Gagan Biyani, who is currently the CEO of Sprig , writes Explained: The actual difference between growth hacking and marketing , which essentially equates growth hackers and marketers with limited time / resources. Ads drive awareness…to drive sales. via TechCrunch).

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Instead of emailing notes, I put pen to paper, because I knew that despite all of our new communication tools, including email, social, and yes, even text messages, nothing beats the impact of a handwritten note. Thanks to Nicole Nurse, Black Leopard PR ! #27) Handwritten notes are dying. Thanks to David Wachs, Handwrytten ! #5)

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest Reddit Pocket Share via Email Print. Each year I have grown my business and last year I increased my sales by almost 30% from 2013. Thanks to MJ Pedone, Indra PR ! #25 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest Reddit Pocket Share via Email Print. Enter your Email address.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2013

Indeed, 70% of brands and 77% of agencies used content marketing for advertising purposes in the past year ( April 2013 survey by MailOnline ). Historically, content marketing has been focused on email marketing and on the company’s own website (today, this is still the #1 usage of content marketing at 83% of marketers).

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