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Public Relations Tips for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

But where do you start, and what are the best approaches to public relations for an entrepreneur? Jennefer Witter is the CEO and founder of The Boreland Group, which is a certified, woman-owned public relations agency in New York City. I start off with this question: What is public relations?

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Twitter Link Roundup #237 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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5 basic legal considerations for startups | Chicago Tribune – crowdspring.co/1na3gI5. Lookalike audiences: the next big thing in marketing? How to Plan the Perfect Offsite: 8 Tips (from Jayna Cooke) – crowdspring.co/1nMzHMU. 7 Harsh Realities about Startup Accelerators – crowdspring.co/1ruQ8ya.

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Twitter Link Roundup #166 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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There’s a tremendous wealth of insight in his answers and the way he engaged the Reddit audience. Good (short) video interview with Kevin Willer about the value 1871 Chicago offers entrepreneurs – [link]. The photo above shows a young Bill Gates during his early days at Microsoft. The link is in the Other section below.

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Building Your Brand: The Basics

YoungUpstarts

Marketing experts often refer to the “brand promise” a business makes to its target audience. Claire Prendergast is the Director of Marketing Communications at agencyEA , a brand experience agency in Chicago. Claire guides the company’s brand and voice using her public relations skills.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

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. My previous position held was as an independent sales representative at a small, outdoor advertising firm in Chicago.

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Social Trends Podcast: Let’s Mourn the Death of Spray and Pray Marketing

Brandanew

Show Guest : Nick Brennan is the Founder & CEO of Watch Social Media , a social media marketing firm based in Chicago, IL. Nick started WSM after working in sales and marketing for tech, public relations and consulting firms throughout the Midwest. Production : Brandanew.co hosted by Upasna Kakroo.

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Twitter Link Roundup #146 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Good reminder on importance of marketing to broad audience & not falling into a trap of marketing only to tech people – [link]. Nice piece in The Atlantic on 1871 Chicago& all that is happening in the Chicago startup scene – [link]. The Path To Starting A Startup – [link]. Panel Discussions.