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Scaling tips from John Chambers: Part 2 – Spotlight on acquisitions and managing crises

Cracking the Code

In this second extract from our roundtable, John and Joe share their playbooks for managing acquisitions as you scale and handling crises. What is your advice on when and how to make acquisitions? He has a very clear strategy and never makes an acquisition that doesn’t fit with it. Any acquisition creates uncertainty.

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Why Public Relations Should Be Part Of Your Business Plan

YoungUpstarts

Public Relations (PR) involves efforts to raise the profile of your company, manage your reputation, and build relationships with key people or organizations to attract customers and increase sales. In this post, you’ll find out the importance of including PR in your business plan. Anchor Your Sales And Marketing Efforts.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

Tech IPOs were a receding memory, and mergers and acquisitions became the only path to liquidity for startups. Startup exits in the next three years will include IPO’s as well as acquisitions. The payoff: in this bubble, a startup can actively “engineer for an acquisition.” The New Exits. Lessons Learned.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Graham was happy for his client. Will yours be next?

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Dave Gardner on Using Social Media to Connect With Big Companies

Life Beyond Code

The public relations (PR) firm used by the big company you want to connect with is also likely monitoring social media. PR firms are also on the lookout for their clients and troll the Internet. A few weeks later, Dell’s PR firm contacted me about meeting them in their San Francisco office. Do you think this is an aberration?

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Dave Gardner on Using Social Media to Connect With Big Companies

Life Beyond Code

The public relations (PR) firm used by the big company you want to connect with is also likely monitoring social media. PR firms are also on the lookout for their clients and troll the Internet. A few weeks later, Dell’s PR firm contacted me about meeting them in their San Francisco office. Do you think this is an aberration?

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Six Reasons Your Logo Might Need a Makeover

crowdSPRING Blog

And just like a merger or acquisition, you’ve got a big PR opportunity on your hands here. Like a young twenty-something finally moving out of the family basement, now is the time for an image change. Nothing says, “I’m not a kid under Mommy and Daddy’s wing anymore” like a new look.