Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

In fact, for startups, it usually makes sense to announce your solution on social media and blogs even before you have built the first one. Partners and distribution channels will take you seriously. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/18/2015. Build your audience and the product at the same time.

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

As you can see on my personal blog, 2015 has been a very heavy year of writing – which I truly feel grateful for and have enjoyed working on. Make every interaction count (especially on social media!). How Can You Use Social Media To Boost Sales? How Can You Use Storytelling In Social Media Marketing?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections. Communicate what is happening and why to everyone.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

As CEO of Quintessence Group, Melinda educates entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies on subjects including small business startup, business development, and social media marketing. Social media is no longer an option, you must be a social media expert, too, or have some budget to hire somebody to help you.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

As my series on using social media marketing platforms to market your small business comes to a close (check out past installments on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and LinkedIn ), we arrive at what is possibly the most niche platform in terms of content: YouTube. See Also: 4 Social Media Mistakes Your Business Should Avoid.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Now, there are dozens of channels for people to encounter your brand. Mobile searches with the phrase “near me” and “can I buy” or “to buy” increased by 500 percent between 2015 and 2017. For that same reason, you need to have a presence on social media.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Social media consultant. Do you have a knack for social media? If you’re a strong writer, creative, and love staying on top of the latest social media trends, this might be the perfect opportunity for you. 2015 report, approximately 56 percent of consumer traffic to leading U.S. Web designer.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 9, 2016

Seth Godin once said, “You can use social media to turn strangers into friends, friends into customers and customers into salespeople.” Yep, it’s relatively easy to promote your site (where followers and friends can make a purchase) on social media. What Is Social Commerce? ” [Tweet It!].

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 21, 2017

Affordable Tools to Help Maximize Your Social Media Presence written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Social media has tilted the marketing landscape, with close to 90 percent of marketers believing in the importance of social media marketing—a practice that saw a spending of close to $10 billion in 2015.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2019

What I think will drive this home, will be launching a podcast and youtube channel to reveal stories and insights from the field. Using Reddit, Twitter and other real-time news social media networks we will contribute on various high profile, high read threads with some insightful comments with a link to the article.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 20, 2017

5 Myths About Your Clients and Social Media That You Should Forget Right Now written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. When it comes to social media marketing, any small business can utilize their online presence for lead generation. My Customers Aren’t Online. I Should Only Post About My Industry.

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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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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Founded in 2015, Niesh provides an app designed to meet the challenges of the modern university student, and now offers both a suite of services for brands to connect with the youth market and deals to make every student’s life easier.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Social media influencers are frequently criticized for being shallow and only concerned with appearance but in reality, many influencers are involved in doing good in the world. Amanda Jo of Organic Bunny describes some of the ways in which social media influencers are making a difference in the world. Donté Colley.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Meanwhile, small business owners consistently rate email marketing as one of the top three performing channels , and unlike SEO, it’s not a black box and isn’t subject to algorithmic fluctuations. Unlike social media where daily or even hourly presence performs best, email allows you to duck in and duck out as you have time.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

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. At that time, I had built my own social media following into the thousands (before the days of all the countless blogs on social media were created).

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ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2021

But they didn’t just say “no bear can get inside”, they had their cooler tested and approved by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee , which Yeti showcased as social proof : That was in 2011. In 2015, Yeti’s core audience—fishermen and hunters—had spread the word enough to help them land a big investment. The channel you told it on?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Creating quality content for your website, blog and social media will be a relevant aspect, simply because it is not going to be about keywords alone. RankBrain is basically a machine-based algorithm that Google had introduced way back in 2015. Content is still king. And it may have serious impact on optimisation strategies.

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Brandanew

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Optimize your website design and social media presence. Push up your social media advertising & PPC campaigns. Make your website mobile friendly: Do not over invest in ad spending on social media when you can’t provide the optimal mobile site experience. Provide free shipping services.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2021

Later in the year, 2015, the company was renamed as UberEats. . Another interesting fact regarding the USP of UberEats that they are quite active in their social media handles. A user can approach them on social media handles regarding any order-related queries. Revenue channels of food delivery business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2016

a leading researcher on consumer behavior and the impact of digital, reports that decision makers, social media users, and younger demographics are more and more comfortable sharing data in order to close the gap between thought and action. In his new book, “ Digital Context 2.0: Norton, Ph.D., No-comfort consumers – 17 percent.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

What was particularly surprising was the increase in sales for Cyber Monday, which was up 16 percent from 2015. Unlike the collaborative filters already in use in the digital marketplace, AI creates recommendations based on a seamless customer experience across all of those channels.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

According to the 2015/16 Global Report by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), 69 percent of entrepreneurs pursue opportunities as a basis of entrepreneurial motivations, rather than just starting out of necessity. Social Media. The report shows a shift in trends and entrepreneurship as a type of lifestyle, not just a job.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 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 ). In addition, look at Facebook’s revenue per user growth globally over the past few quarters.

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Brandanew

JUNE 5, 2015

I checked back with the team, and here’s their social media success story, for all others to learn from. Team Pratilipi (@TeamPratilipi) May 31, 2015. Brandanew: What specific channels or tactics have worked for Pratilipi? Choose your channel and prioritize : Pick the channel that converts the best for you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, still waiting to be found: Find strategic partnerships. Channel incentives or rewards. Branded entertainment.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 27, 2015

How Wedding Planning Taught Me How to Nurture Social Media Leads written by Alex Boyer read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. I’ll find myself during commercial breaks on TV analyzing the scripts and how I would change the copy. — Ball Conference Ctr (@BallConference) July 14, 2015.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2015

I love how it cuts through the fluff of “go digital or die” marketing while proposing a measured way to weave brand marketing into both mass and new media channels. Apple’s brand is so powerful that analysts predict that it could be the world’s first trillion-dollar company by 2015. Strong Brands Still Matter.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Though paper flyers are an option for today’s marketer, technology has also made it possible for you to avail yourself of digital distribution options and opened the door for platforms like evite , where anyone with a computer can quickly draw up an event or occasion announcement and distribute it to thousands of email and social media contacts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

Blogs are a great way for potential business partners to find each other, and build a social media relationship before getting into the hard negotiations of who gets how much. Your reach with a blog is much broader than traditional business networking channels and industry conferences. Let that ideal co-founder find you.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

SEO Is An Integral Marketing Channel written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Many B2B companies ignore SEO and Google because they think their customers buy at trade shows or via other old-school channels. Earlier this month, Google surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable company. How Did This Happen?

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Utilizing the Website Link and Your Other Channels. A photo posted by nike (@nike) on Aug 30, 2015 at 2:07am PDT. Like any other social media channel, engagement is a two-way street. So, you can easily figure out which is a popular tag and which is not. You cannot put a hyperlink in the Instagram posts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, along the following lines: Strategic partnerships. Segments mentioned include product tracking, navigation, safety, security, local business search, and payments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

For example, think of all the specialized social-media sites that allow the use of your Facebook or Twitter credentials, instead of forcing a new one. Every smart startup starts with a focus on a unique advantage, such as owning a distribution channel. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/11/2015.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2015

Marshall Kirkpatrick (@marshallk) January 24, 2015. It’s an online relationship and I actually believe that as of 2015 I’ve met more of my close connections in the past 5-7 years online before offline. years before… — Shafqat Islam (@shafqatislam) January 24, 2015. Channel your inner Gary V. Fred Wilson.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

There’s increasingly an omni-channel approach to purchasing. In fact, social media platforms like Facebook have become useful sources of product endorsements. We are now almost as likely to buy a product because of an online review or recommendation from someone within our social media circles as we are after seeing a TV ad(3).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2011

As outlined by Adam Holden-Bache recently on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, along the following lines: Strategic partnerships. Leave tips where your contacts go (maybe similar to what History Channel does on Foursquare ). Branded entertainment.

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