crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

A new 2014 State of Marketing Report from ExactTarget presents the results of a survey taken by approximately 2,000 marketing managers. The report contains four important insights for small businesses and startups: 1. Social remains an interesting but unproven channel. This is not surprising.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Let’s take a closer look at this opportunity, as well as share more details about how we’re building the business… The Business Network Opportunity. Alignable is a network exclusively for business owners , conceptualized by Eric Groves and Venkat Krishnamurthy. Brand Ratings and Reviews. Data Warehouse.

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Brandanew

MAY 14, 2015

As an ongoing series called the Social Expert Speak , today we present insights from @KenHerron , an exemplary social marketer and a leading expert on content and social media. Ken believes that small businesses and startups can have an extreme competitive advantage in content marketing. What should their content focus be?

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2018

by KJ Dearie, product specialist and small business advisor at Termly. This growing climate of suspicion, coupled with the ever-increasing shift toward a digital marketplace, is particularly detrimental to small business owners. The rise of technology has invited a fall in consumer trust. Update Your Information.

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Brandanew

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Significant changes in consumer expectations are manifested through social media, consumer generated content and immersive digital marketing experiences. This may differ based on the channel – ranging from National Geographic photographs to recipes from the Food network. We naturally get attracted to a good story.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Smith of the Washington Post described 2014 as a good year for book lovers, they probably weren’t referring to texts of the business variety. That said, the business book fans among you shouldn’t be too disappointed. The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users – Guy Kawasaki. When Ron Charles and Timothy R.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2017

In the summer of 2009, my wife and I caught the entrepreneurial bug and started a company without any prior business experience. We didn’t know anything about small business accounting or finance. We didn’t even know how to write a business plan. Suddenly, I realized that I had the basics to start a business.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, a freelance writer and a social media enthusiast. Innovations in social media and mobile have cultivated an ongoing dialogue and education between consumers and businesses. Use social media to answer questions. This post originally appeared on Adknowledge. The chat reaches 2.5

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View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

For this reason, we’ve partnered with Guild members who have experience across different kinds of customers, business models, and distribution channels. Fareed Mosavat is the product lead for Upgrades and Expansion at Slack, focused on revenue growth for Slack’s small business customers. Back to Top). Back to Top).

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Clearly, social media (and all the content creation that comes with it) is a hot place to be. If anyone was asking a few years ago what “social media” was, now they’re building whole departments around it. The year for Google+ in social is 2014. The new “it” social media content job will be an Instagram consultant.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2014

Small Business Week is a great time to reflect on ways local businesses can become stronger in the year ahead. Your best next customer is frequenting another local business nearby, so the best path to that customer is getting to know other local business owners. by Eric Groves, CEO and co-founder of Alignable.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2013

But like most small business owners, I have very little time available for reading and what time there is tends to be pretty well consumed by the other parts of my life; you know – family, the couple of friends I still have, household chores and (this week at least) the annual ritual of the (automatic-extension-granted) tax returns.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Content continues to dominate media headlines and marketing programs at many startups and small businesses. There’s very useful insight, especially for B2B (business-to-business) marketers in a recently published 2014 Content Marketing Institute/MarketingProfs B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks Study.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

6:12] If I’m just getting started as a coach and need to get clients, is there a channel that you would tell people is a great place to get a jumpstart? [7:38] Marc Mawhinney (01:54): Yeah, so I officially started March, 2014, so we're around eight years now. 4:27] How do you get clients without paid advertising? [6:12]

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Throughout this journey, I’ve been able to make a direct impact on my own business, as well as others. In 2014, I guided my own team to grow my own business, FIT Life Creation , 25x in year one. We took an integrated approach, combining storytelling, video, and social media across multiple channels.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 3, 2014

As the New Year approaches, many small business owners will be taking time to reflect on their marketing strategies for the New Year. After spending considerable time reviewing suggestions from today’s top thought leaders, I’ve compiled a list of what I believe to be the top five online marketing tactics to focus on in 2014.

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Tony Lillios is a serial entrepreneur and most notably a co-founder of Speck Products, the protective case maker for mobile products, which was acquired by Samsonite in 2014. Get involved with direct marketing, go into media (news channels, radio shows, etc) to build credibility. Tony Lillios. Credibility is everything.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

When used correctly, Facebook has the potential to be a huge marketing asset for small businesses. It can feel overwhelming, but after reading you should have a clear sense of the steps you need to take to create a Facebook marketing campaign for your small business. How do you know what to post? So, let’s get started.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2013

” Well have I got the answer for you: a small biz-quiz! I thought a great way to celebrate the doldrums of summer would be to test your business knowledge and social media acumen, so I put together a litte test. Which of the following customer service channels do 46% of your customers expect you to provide? .

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 19, 2023

He is also the managing member of the Oasis Strategy Group and CEO of RSL Media. Previously, Rob was the founder and publisher of The New York Enterprise Report, a media company that served small and midsize businesses. He's also the managing member of the Oasis Strategy Group and CEO of RSL Media.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 28, 2015

How Customer Photos Improve Mobile Shopping written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Consumers rate mobile as the “most difficult” method for completing an online purchase compared to other purchasing channels. Mobile conversion is generally terrible (0.6% conversion on desktop).

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ConversionXL

MAY 8, 2019

Because blog content typically takes advantage of organic search—it’s a free distribution channel that can help get awareness efforts off the ground. To considerable fanfare , Blue Apron launched a podcast with Gimlet Media, “Why We Eat What We Eat,” in 2017. Still, too often, blogs are purely derivative. It lasted just seven episodes.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 24, 2015

5 Ways Writing A Book Will Supercharge Your Online Presence written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Social Media Exposure. Related posts: 5 Ways to Use Social Media and Your Online Presence to Drive People Offline No matter what your business sells, how it sells it.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The Future of Social Media written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mike Stelzner. What’s next in social media is a topic that seems to create a great deal of angst in marketing circles. So, the future of social media is integration!

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

How to Future-Proof your Company’s Social Media Strategy written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. McDonalds , Taco Bell , General Electric , they’ve all invested heavily to turn Snapchat into an effective marketing channel. The Multi-channel Marketing Arms Race.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

He is a CPA and was formerly the Business Manager and Director of Live Events for Midroll Media. And he's a CPA was formerly the businessman manager and director of live events for mid role media. And that's where we started in 2014. Key Takeaway: It seems like everyone today has a podcast. It’s not too late.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 22, 2015

By Hunter Hoffmann, Head of US Communications at Hiscox Small Business Insurance. Starting a small business is not for the faint of heart and the ability to stay positive is a key personality trait of successful entrepreneurs. Hunter lives in New York City with his wife and two sons – Walker and Otis.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

After thinking about how much I enjoyed helping her business grow and learning all I could about business structure, marketing, SEO and social media to name a few, I decided to take these new skills and help other small business owners. My company now helps any new or existing business grow and succeed.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 10, 2014

How to Set Social Media Up from Scratch written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing We just started working with a mid-size software company and, in digging in to build their marketing system, it quickly became clear they had no real social media integration. Social Media'

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2022

He is a CPA and was formerly the Business Manager and Director of Live Events for Midroll Media. And he's a C P A, was formerly the business manager and director of live Events for Mid-Roll Media. And that's where we started in 2014. And now that's like one of the most common niches in podcasting, a small business.

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Brandanew

MAY 4, 2016

This helps you define the content you need, the channels you need to focus on and be learn. From mobile devices, to tablets to desktops and across various social and online media, your customers do not follow just one single route to reach you. This is the reason why your presence on these media is not just good to have but necessary.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2016

Like many reading this, I’m always intrigued by the small business owners I meet across the world, many running generations-old boutiques selling one-of-a-kind treasures. This sort of personalized experience has always been the key to success for small retailers in the fashion and luxury goods sector. They’re tech-savvy.

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Brandanew

MAY 16, 2016

But many think of content as a field with a need for extensive resources that can’t fit into the plan of a lean startup or small business. Before you ask, Hubspot’s state of inbound marketing, 2014 shows that the cost per lead scored through inbound efforts is two to three times lesser that of traditional outbound techniques.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2018

I had my own agency for a dozen years and then I did business development for a couple other agencies after I sold my agency 10 years ago and so I had developed a way to look at what were companies … what were prospects doing before we talked so I could have a more intelligent conversation with them. Louis Gudema: Yeah, absolutely.

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

I believe that every human with time to spare, and a connection to the web, should be on social media. Companies small and big? Do the big gigantic numbers imply that your business should use these social media channels? Businesses were told: "The numbers are HUGE! Those are some big gigantic numbers!

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Hearpreneur

JULY 20, 2018

MissHeard Media is a media and live event company that empowers and inspires tween and teen girls. The name MissHeard Media came as a group effort. Thanks to Lindsey Turnbull, MissHeard Media ! #2- It also helped that the domain and social channels were available. 7- Tell consumers what my business was about.

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

These Go-Getters have been instrumental catalysts in educating fellow small business owners in the innovative Get Different marketing system. Using the violin to tap into the human subconscious, Stephanie makes complex concepts easy to understand and implement to create impactful marketing for small businesses.

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