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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. But that hasnt deterred outfits like Arizona Bay. The 2011 Inc.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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It was late 2006 and I was serving old media as a national editor at an entertainment industry trade publication, plus freelancing for an alt-weekly and writing a book. We’re a small but growing media company with a distinct niche. While on vacation in Sedona, Arizona, my destiny was revealed to me. PR and Prose.

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Home-Based Businesses – A Look Back In Time To 1985 And Beyond

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That’s when I found my first client virtually, a publisher in Arizona. There weren’t groups you could ask or experts sharing their tips on social media, podcasts, etc. There are still some around, but social media pretty much replaced them. Social media. Here again was another new term… social media!

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

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Thanks to Tom La Vecchia, X Factor Media ! #2 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.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

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); E-Mail Alert Sign-Up. --> Subscribe Now. --> Media Kit. --> About FOLIO. B2B: Business Media. Consumer Media. E-Media Summit -->. Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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Not to mention every major agency, many PR firms, etc. Every region needs its local media & events. But as I look at the GRP Partners returns we’ve made a lot of money investing in companies in New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Arizona and Seattle. There is no question NY startups get disproportionate press.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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GroupOn, Living Social, AdMeld, Gilt Group, Demand Media, ShoeDazzle, Tumblr, FourSquare, etc. Our biggest returns were outside Silicon Valley: Overture (LA), CitySearch (LA), BillMeLater (Baltimore), Ulta (Chicago), Envestnet (Chicago), HDI (Las Vegas), PF Changs (Arizona), TrueCar (LA). So make sure you have a solid PR strategy.

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