YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2016

Digging into the numbers, 70 percent of small business owners reported meeting or exceeding their Q1 2016 revenue targets. This news follows on the heels of a great close to 2015, where year-over-year revenue was up for 61 percent over 2014 revenue for the survey participants. But what really works?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

In the first two years we were really focused on getting our product adopted through major channel partners like Commission Junction, LinkShare, Google, eBay, ShareASale and others. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. So our board meetings consisted of discussion about. how to market our products and company.

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Except the question: what are the new digital trends , how do you market your Startup brand in 2016? H ere are some unusual ways to market your Startup brand in 2016 that you can invest in, now! 11 Unusual Ways To Market Your Startup Brand in 2016. Use Video Channels. Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) March 10, 2015.

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Brandanew

DECEMBER 9, 2015

How can you future proof your brand in 2016 and beyond? Stay tuned to all digital marketing trends for 2016 and beyond with our branding and storytelling workshops. 7 Ways To Future Proof Your Brand In 2016 And Beyond. A photo posted by Candace Cameron Bure (@candacecbure) on Nov 9, 2015 at 8:28am PST. Sign up here.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

2015 was a great year for Content marketers and brand owners. Social analytics and video marketing are likely to be the key marketing trends for 2016. Brands that will stand-out in 2016 will leverage the power of the community and create a strong ROI based on measurable data-backed decisions. Are you reaching the right audience?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2020

Her blogs are definitely more on the serious and sobering side, but she has won awards for nursing blog of the year in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. She is not only a popular blogger and author, but she’s active across many other social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Stay healthy. Save money.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

TJ Parker (@tjparker) August 25, 2016. Next, look at the average revenue per user numbers (courtesy of Piktochart ) are listed below, and while this information is from 2015, it’s interesting to note the trends (Instagram projected to rise to $9 by 2020 according to Forbes ). pic.twitter.com/LDrlNyH8mR. — Data Warehouse.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2016

Increasingly easy-to-use technology has enabled smaller retailers to speak and deliver to their niche customer sets across all channels with the same voice as they would in a shop in Hong Kong. That means engaging and delighting shoppers on mobiles, social media and online channels. . So what is driving their success?

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. This is what our hiring landscape looked like over the past year: Pre-2015, we hired three founders: 1x hustler in charge of strategic growth hacking. 1x hacker in charge of product/development.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

User-generated content is a huge game changer in the field of marketing and advertising as it is the driving force that channels the attention of buyers and potential customers to your business. June 3, 2016. www.blog.marketo.com/2016/06/3-ways-to-grow-your-business-with-user-generated-content.html. June 3, 2016.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 1, 2019

It would fail in 2016 because (1) I was not a good podcaster when I launched. John Lee Dumas: If I wanted to launch a successful show today in 2016, I would have to find a niche. That’s what’s new in 2016. John Lee Dumas: Yeah. I say over and over again, if I launched Entrepreneur On Fire today, it would fail.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

But alas, she’s changing the world through another awesome channel right now, CODE2040. This year, in 2016, we will have about 60 Fellows – and we run three other programs for students, entrepreneurs, and tech companies, as well, reaching about 1,000 people a year across all programs. TAP extended our student-focused work.

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Hippoland

DECEMBER 15, 2015

From my purview at 500 Startups in talking with many seed investors – both angels and VCs – this is what I predict will happen in 2016. For angels, they are not tied to investing in startups per se – they simply want to invest money in channels that will yield good returns. Image credit: Giphy. What do you suggest?

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

According to the IAB , US digital advertising revenues grew 19% from H1 2015 to H1 2016. — Jason Kint (@jason_kint) November 1, 2016. That’s very healthy growth for what is now a $32.7bn market. unhealthy pic.twitter.com/x0gRXWz6XT. Direct Mail. There are a couple of obvious implications of all this.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2016

Relationship intelligence – a technology solution that automatically captures, analyzes and surfaces information relevant for the customer relationship from email, calendars and more – will grow in importance in 2016 as more enterprises look for a way to mine data. Increasing Emphasis on the Customer.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 9, 2016

Buyable pins were released in June 2015. Statista released a prognosis for worldwide social commerce revenue from 2011 to 2015… According to MarketingWeek , 56% of those surveyed are liking and following brands on social media to see products. 2016 has been dubbed the year of social commerce. Not exactly. Conclusion.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

Fast forward to 2016 and Bandage is a $10 million business and I’m is on the board of the American Rental Car Association. I co-founded CoverWallet with my friend, Inaki Berenguer, in 2015 after we saw firsthand the difficulties businesses face when it comes to managing insurance. Thanks to Sharky Laguana, Bandago ! #3

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Google and Facebook accounted for about 55% of the global internet ad market in 2015, worth over $150bn pic.twitter.com/fPuyWjhd5F. — Ian Maude (@IanMaude) February 2, 2016. 2015 revenues were $75bn, up 14% from 2014 with operating income of $23bn. Facebook is newer and the larger budgets haven’t made it there yet.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 17, 2017

Both the posts were published in January 2016. Even the searches related to “how to” on video-sharing channel YouTube are growing as much as 70% every year. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that over 100M hours of how-to content has been consumed in the USA in 2015 alone! Use Striking Visuals. Let’s face it.

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Occam's Razor

MARCH 30, 2017

While the phrase Artificial Intelligence has been around since the first human wondered if she could go further if she had access to entities with inorganic intelligence, it truly jumped the shark in 2016. trillion pictures in 2016. One key thing that stymied my efforts, and likely your ML efforts, in 2016 was Identity.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent. In the tactics section, list your sales channels and describe how you will be selling your products. Subscription Business Trends and Predictions for 2016.

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Brandanew

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Begin 2016 with a full base of online workshops for your digital marketing strategy and branding. Manage email marketing effectively: Email is the best holiday marketing channel , so ensure that you are adding your regular holiday marketing campaigns for your newsletter readers. You’ve got this! Start here.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2019

If you watch any news channel by the ITV Media Group, you probably know the pioneer behind it too. In 2015, he took into account that there was a lack of a global platform for Indian athletes and sportsmen that would enable them to be recognized the world over. That was when he set up a sporting enterprise called ProSportify.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 29, 2017

RD: After the 2016 election this is going to sound obvious but: our social network framework has created an easily-manipulatable environment that allows the loudest voices to get the most attention, facts be damned. After 2016, I think attitudes on that have changed too, because now it’s affecting all types of people.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

as a “17 Women to Watch in 2017,” by Entrepreneur Magazine as a 2016 “Woman to Watch,” and was selected to participate in the United Nations Foundation Global Accelerator. Joe Beard joined Perot Jain as a Partner in 2015. Carolyn was recognized by Inc. Jennifer Aldoretta (@JAldoretta) | Twitter Joseph Beard Partner Perot Jain, L.P.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 11, 2017

We offer 3 turn-key products: Branded content: Marketers are given the opportunity to hire influencers solely to shoot or act as talent in branded content that will be used on their brand’s owned and operated channels. January 2015 – #paid opens the doors to all SMBs globally. July 2016 – #paid pivots to hybrid solution.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2015

For example, a recent study by the Hayzlett Group forecasted that, by 2016, online video will make up 55% of consumer internet traffic. Traditionally, the dominant channels to get out the word have been text-based blog articles and social media posts. The data bears this out. For marketers, the draw of animated video is evident.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The message: “Thanks 2016. Google – year in search 2016. 2017 Webby Award Winner, Web Personality (Channels and Networks). 2015 Digital Annual Report Airbus Group. 2017 Webby Awards, People’s Voice. This campaign brightly demonstrates the importance of social context. Larry King Now.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

According to Hanapin Marketing’s 2015/2016 State of Paid Search Report , most people feel pretty good about their PPC campaigns… Image Source. Not only 78% of marketers feeling “really good” about their PPC success in 2015, but 60% believe the PPC market has improved over 2014. The Current State of PPC.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2017

In the final months of 2015 and beginning of 2016, more than 50% of online purchases were being made on smartphones and tablets. In 2016, the number of “smartphone only” Internet users jumped to 12% from 8% in 2013. Mobile is the future. There, we said it. Apps vs Mobile Sites.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Mike Yan: Because, at that point, it was 2016, nobody was talking about bots. And yeah, in 2016, transitioned to Facebook messenger because Facebook messenger opened up your API, and now very honored to be the number one platform on Facebook messenger. I think the marketers will abuse any channel that they get their hands on.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 21, 2018

At data.world, we’ve had powerful camera “phones” since our beginning in 2015. And I’ve made sure to set the tone as our CEO by sharing these in our #history channel in Slack. Some of these photos I’ve shared publicly, as I did on my one-year and two-year summary posts since we came out of stealth and went live on July 11, 2016.

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Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

In 2015, Facebook anointed her as the Small Business and Facebook Marketing expert. Meghan was voted by Forbes and StatSocial as one of the Top 100 Social Media Power Influencers in 2015 as well as one of General Sentiment’s Top 50 Most Valuable Social Media Influencers and more. Holly Ransom. Website: emergent.global.

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Spencer Fry

MARCH 7, 2016

Back in April, 2015, I announced on this blog that I was working on a new startup called Coach. By joining the Coach Community , tutors can get added to our tutor directory, join our Slack channel, get access to exclusive content, and get one-on-one help from our team of marketing experts. It was early. It was bootstrapped.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In a 2015 survey by the Content Marketing Institute , 77% of marketers reported using content marketing for their strategy. 76% planned to increase their content production in 2016. Now you’re ready to crush it with your content marketing, right? Content marketing is getting increasingly competitive and noisy.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Direct Marketing Association’s (DMA) 2015 National client email report tells , “Email has an average ROI of $38 for each $1 spent.” In IBM Marketing Cloud’s 2016 Email Marketing Metrics Benchmark Study we also see comparable stats. Image Source. click rate. This month at Conversio , we analyzed 12.1 open rate, a 6.4%

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ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

Lead capture forms made sense in an era when phone and email were the dominant communication channels. True, some companies experimented with social media as a sales channel as well. According to Mary Meeker’s 2016 Internet Trends Report , 6 of the world’s top 10 most used apps are messaging apps. Image Source.

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