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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

They had a viral promotional technique that encouraged your friends to download their app to watch a video they posted and a channel (Facebook) that was trying to grow its video audience. Driving huge audiences can be worth millions of dollars, that’s why. Look at Viddy & SocialCast. But it wasn’t to be.

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How to create a sustainable social media strategy for your startup

The Next Web

Identify the audience. On social media, you can pinpoint an audience in real-time. Initially, your staff (even if that’s just you and a co-founder) will be your greatest asset in locating and connecting with your audience. Once you have identified your audience, locating them is the next step. Startup Example: Zappos.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

When I tell audiences that Americans consume 6 hours of video per day people seldom believe me (thus I publish the data). As a result it only makes sense to produce the highest quality video and to market it like hell to consumers since if it doesn’t capture an audience when it runs then losses are incurred.

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9 insider tips for promoting your app

The Next Web

So you’ve developed your dream app and uploaded it to the market, eagerly waiting for a flood of downloads to propel your product to stardom. But despite announcing it on your Facebook page and getting some positive reviews, you can’t seem to get past 50 downloads a day. A one-page site with a large download button is enough.

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How to Attract New Customers and Drive More Sales with TikTok Marketing

ConversionXL

TikTok has evolved from a platform known for viral dance moves to a place of rapid product discovery. The New York Times named this urge to buy something the “TikTok Feta Effect,” after a viral recipe for baked feta pasta resulted in the cheese selling out nationwide in the U.S. The remaining 11% of the user base is over 50.

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Facebook Advertising / Marketing: Best Metrics, ROI, Business Value

Occam's Razor

Facebook has an incredible audience, 950 million strong and counting. This audience is immensely attractive to Brands and Marketers around the world. We've seen explosive growth in brand pages, types of advertising and other fun ways to monetize this audience. You are not rushing the audience to your digital existence.

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Designing a digital health platform for Generations X & Y: What you can learn

The Startup Magazine

They focused on a user experience where users can choose to download the IOS app if they have an iPhone or use the web app to access the platform from all other devices. Improvements like these delight the users and help the brand organically go viral at the same time. Experts at finding deals online.

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