crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. “ nobody wins if you go out of business&# – On Pricing – [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. 9 in 10 young adults trust advertising (aieee!) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

The Business Plan. eBay, The FBI, Shawn Hogan And Brian Dunning | Business Insider – [link]. Newspapers need to stop lying to themselves — and to advertisers — about their circulation – [link]. 30 Highly Creative Business Cards For Inspiration | Top Design Magazine – [link]. – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2019

These terms are often confused, and tend to serve as afterthought additions to your company’s business plan. However, they can be critical for establishing the groundwork for your company’s values, and may serve to help you attract more investors, clients, and general public interest—if you develop them properly. .

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

50 Inspirational Gravity Defying Advertisements – [link]. Goals, Strategies and Tactics (why startups & small business should pay attention to all 3) – [link]. New-to-the-world: strategic marketing for startups and small business – [link]. Business Plan vs Business Model – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: DressRush.com – [link]. Most businesses… don’t need more cash, they need more brains.” – @mcuban , [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs – Part II: research – [link]. The future of advertising isn’t advertising says Made by Many – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. Image Credit: Natalie Harper.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Small business tips: mobile technology, the iPad, and your business - [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Simple Squares - [link]. New Business Plan Format is Concise and Personal - [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Copper Penny Marketing - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2012

Fall In Love With Your Business, Not Your Business Plan – [link]. Fall In Love With Your Business, Not Your Business Plan – [link]. Interesting case study of what happened when Pepsi gutted its advertising – [link]. Design is Marketing – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Start With a Business Model, Not a Business Plan | WSJ – [link]. Real-Time Marketing is Upon Us–Here’s How Advertising Needs To Adapt | Co.Create – [link]. What a pile of crap … Facebook Reveals How Samsung Turned A $10 Million Ad Buy To $129 In Sales | Business Insider – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Business Plans Are an Historic Artifact | WSJ – [link]. Business Plans Are an Historic Artifact | WSJ – [link]. Weak … Why Small Agencies Crush Big Agencies | Advertising Age – [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link]. How to Get Startup Ideas - [link].

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Some think that hiring a PR agency, starting the buzz and getting coverage in hot blogs or on the cover of magazines at launch are objectives. While these objectives provide an illusion of progress, in reality they do little to validate the business plan hypotheses about customers and what they will buy. What plan says that?

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Concept and Seed Stage In the Concept and Seed Stage, founders capture their passion and vision for the new company and turn them into a set of key ideas, which quickly becomes a business plan, sometimes on the back of the proverbial napkin. The first thing captured and wrestled to paper is the company’s vision.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 9, 2016

My grandfather was a successful business owner and mentored me at an early age as we partnered in a vegetable garden/retail business during the summer months. My former colleague, AlfonZo Rachel reached out, and hired me to be his PR representative. This led me to starting my own Public Relations Firm!

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

You have to repeat your message seven times, especially in business – [link]. Latest @crowdSPRING SmallBiz Newsletter: business plans, digital marketing, building brands – [link]. Keep the digital natives in advertising – [link]. 70+ Creative and Extraordinary Billboard Advertisements – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Facebook Could Now Advertise To Children, Thanks To Updated Federal Privacy Rules – [link]. “your business plan cannot be secret anymore.” Amazon, Advertising’s Sleeping Giant, to Awaken in 2013 | Adweek - [link]. The Do Plan, or Why We Know But Don’t Do | zenhabits – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 3, 2010

19 Creative and Unusual Bus Stop Advertisements – [link]. 80 Extreme Advertisements That Will Challenge Your Mind – [link]. Good post about fundraising for startups – especially if you don’t have a business plan – [link]. 19 Creative and Unusual Bus Stop Advertisements – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2012

A Surprising Business Plan. Small Businesses Spending More And More On Social Media – [link]. Good LeWeb talk by Jeremiah Owyang about scaling your business to leverage social media – [link]. PR to come to grips with Data (or not) – [link]. Smart: A Man. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

“your business plan cannot be secret anymore.” Funding startups that rely on advertising (by @bijan) – [link]. Facebook Could Now Advertise To Children, Thanks To Updated Federal Privacy Rules – [link]. Doubtliers: Dangers Learning From The Exceptional – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

Read about that interesting advertising experiment in the Social Media & Marketing section below. More Than Half of Small-Business Owners Go Without Pay – [link]. Fall In Love With Your Business, Not Your Business Plan – [link]. Fall In Love With Your Business, Not Your Business Plan – [link].

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Hearpreneur

MAY 9, 2018

Thanks to Rebecca Oatley, Cherish PR ! #6- The name of my business is BlueIvy Communications. When I left the corporate world in 2011 to start my Public Relations and Communications firm, it was important that my company/brand represent me and my background. 18- Translating common PR-related word.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

When my father had his business plan all set up, he brought it to the rabbi and got a benediction for a successful business. When he left the neighborhood, he decided that because he got a benediction from the rabbi in Crown Heights, he’d name his business (CrownTV’s parent company) Crown Heights.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 6, 2015

Before You Plan Your Product Roadmap | Inside Intercom – buff.ly/1AFtPt0. How to Use Your Business Plan as a Benchmark for Performance crowdspring.co/1Dgnsfe. Your Workplace Bully Is Much More Harmful Than You Thought | Fast Company | Business + Innovation – fastcompany.com/3042604/your-w….

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs – Part III: refinement – [link]. Good thoughts on why startups are struggling to hire people – [link]. Seth Godin reminds us that we’re our own worst boss – [link]. How Trivial Decisions Will Impact Your Happiness – [link]. Focus on what you’re good at, and nothing else!

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Small Business and Startups: The 3-Page Business Plan |crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1ELemYv. 4 Lessons On Running A Successful Business From Best Buy’s CEO | Fast Company – crowdspring.co/1qN4a9J. Twitter Link Roundup #205 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

116 Creative and Funny Advertisements for Inspiration – [link]. How to Write a Great Business Plan – [link]. How to Write a Great Business Plan – [link]. HOW TO: Build a Facebook Landing Page for Your Business – [link]. How to Write a Great Business Plan – [link].

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

This is why I loathe interviews – way too many idiots advertising for programmers out there. This is after Microsoft spent millions and millions advertising their “victory” in all those “Highly Reliable Times” ads in the trade rags. March 26, 2011 at 8:53 pm. Kind of like the KIN, and now WP7.

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