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The Small Business Guide To SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in 2017

crowdSPRING Blog

Let’s take a look at the top ten things you can do to make SEO an effective part of your 2017 marketing strategy: 1. Tip: One of the most important tools for any effective SEO strategy is website analytics. There are many paid options for website analytics. We like and use Google Analytics. Set Specific Goals.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. GE made a $4 billion bet on connecting industrial equipment via the Internet of Things (IoT) and analytical software with a suite of products called the “ Predix Cloud ”. Then it wasn’t.

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7 Insanely Easy Ways to Mess Up Your Social Media Efforts in 2017

Brandanew

Your social media efforts in 2017 will define how your brand is perceived by new and existing customers. Social media has already become an integral part of the overall marketing strategy. Enjoy the fresh serving of bad social media advice and make sure you choose the right path in the social media jungle as the year turns!

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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

exabytes per month at the end of 2017, of which more than half was video. Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Analytics will soon drive nearly all business decisions for any company that wants to remain relevant to its customers. In addition, more people own cell phones than toothbrushes.

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5 Free Platforms Entrepreneurs Should Be Using To Manage And Streamline Their Business

YoungUpstarts

Best way to manage your social media – Hootsuite. While the free version does have limitations (supports only one user and five social profiles) its ability to allow you to manage your basic social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc in an easy-to-use manner is great. Use Wave for your accounting and payroll.

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AI Startups Need Data, and the Government Needs Help

ReadWriteStart

social media giants, product review sites, and travel companies) to be wary of sharing large customer datasets. Geospiza , which launched in 2017, uses climate data analytics to help emergency managers and elected officials save lives in disaster situations. Data fuels AI.

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5 Steps On The Success Path For Every Small Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Start with a new understanding of real customer solutions needs, their search process in finding you (referral, website , social media), and most desired payment model, like one-time payment versus subscription, or lease versus purchase. Marty Zwilling Published by Xerox Small Business Solutions on 04/06/2017.