The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Zappos has found great success by keeping social media responsibilities horizontal and flexible. Zappos assumes everyone in the company is on social media and trusts them to participate in growing the brand. Prioritize social networks. Now, the startup and its software solutions are both household names.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2014

The Answer to the Organic Reach vs Advertising Problem on Social Media Channels – crowdspring.co/1rTUmdM. Why the social networks are falling apart | Computerworld by Mike Elgan – crowdspring.co/1mAjDIB. The Hottest Web Design Trends of 2014: Updated | JUST™ Creative – crowdspring.co/1kl175A.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

Even The Onion has joined the game by launching a parody site – Clickhole – that on the one hand, pokes fun at click-bait, but ultimately, runs monetizes through advertising, just like every other click-bait site. This Is Why Social Media Doesn’t Work For Your Business – crowdspring.co/1pWbP8R. tl;dr: They all suck.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

A good example is Starbucks’ successful design-a-cup campaign in 2014. Winners were scouted by the company for its 2014 advertising campaign. Old-fashioned marketing strategies would opt to advertise positive responses. April 4, 2014. The campaign encouraged U.S. June 3, 2016. Duggan, Leeann. Refinery 29.

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Software Review Campaign Advertising Social Media 28

YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2015

Small businesses rarely have the time or resources to invest in outsourced customer service support, and some are finding it more efficient to serve customers via social media platforms: one LinkedIn study from 2014 revealed that 81 percent of North American SMEs use social media [5]. Remember, you’re the newbie! 2] [link]. [3]

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