Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2019

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Passion for sport and entertainment industry. Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC ! #2- My dad was a serial entrepreneur and had a business in the home security industry. Thanks to Chas Cooper, Rising Star Reviews ! #9-

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

Perhaps the most misused terms I see these days from entrepreneurs involve CAC (customer acquisition costs) and LTV (life time value) and a lack of understanding these critical components is driving many companies to premature failure. So I spend an inordinate amount of time with entrepreneurs focused on payback. End of story.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – Food is Always Needed. Be determined, be diligent, be continuously learning, and be unafraid or what anyone else thinks. My mother found some magazines that would have Basic programs to code. Thanks to Dana Humphrey, Whitegate PR ! #17

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2012

Where better to learn about the latest in business than from the Harvard Business Review ? This chat touches on a wide range of topics, including social media, marketing, advertising, technology, and PR. QR codes have been all over the place lately, especially in marketing campaigns. Marketing and PR. usguyschat.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Good post about the pitfalls of code refactoring for startups – [link]. What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Lara Miller – [link]. Good post about the pitfalls of code refactoring for startups – [link]. Crowd funding part 2: Creating a successful campaign – [link]. Half Of U.S.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

According to Peterson’s Ultimate Home Office Survival Guide, most entrepreneurs who work from home start with less than $5,000. If you’re reading this checklist and still wondering whether or not you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, take the Bplans quiz, Are You Entrepreneur Material? Antivirus software.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Offering a free trial of your product or service in exchange for a review on a well-trafficked blog is one creative way. In a recent article, Palo Alto Software founder Tim Berry equates startup marketing to throwing darts at a dartboard. Twitter) that includes the message and campaign duration. Focus on SEO by way of good PR.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

6 traits of successful small businesses, from Entrepreneur Magazine – [link]. The Benefits of Top-Down Thinking & Why it is Critical to Entrepreneurs – [link]. Not sure how long Old Spice can keep it up – but this is a BRILLIANT social media campaign – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

6 traits of successful small businesses, from Entrepreneur Magazine – [link]. The Benefits of Top-Down Thinking & Why it is Critical to Entrepreneurs – [link]. Not sure how long Old Spice can keep it up – but this is a BRILLIANT social media campaign – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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Up and Running

JUNE 12, 2014

The growth of her startup is all due to her own efforts: “I wasn’t able to afford a PR firm. As a very creative, social, ambitious, and passionate entrepreneur, I decided to take on the responsibility on my own. You can also use websites like Help a Reporter Out, My Local Reporter, and ProfNet to do some easy PR outreach.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Small Business Marketing Tip: Send Email Campaigns At Night To Increase Revenue | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link]. .” Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

But it’s rare that an entrepreneur or business owner doesn’t leverage their background in some way to launch their business. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

While many were going on vacations and traveling, business was still being completed for many entrepreneurs and business owners. Beauty brands relay on social media strategy as much as traditional PR! So for this year we try increase our revenue and launch a social campaign to get our customers to be more involved.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

5 historic billboard campaigns (or everything old is new again) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. A brief history: 35 years of open source software – [link]. Guess What? Programmers can #JFDI it too! – [link].

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Geoffrey Arone , the founder of FLock, who is now an Entrepreneur-In-Residence in our Menlo Park office, mentioned this company to me and I thought it was worth writting a post about it.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link]. Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link]. The Old Spice Social Media Campaign by the Numbers – [link]. Considering buying a generic logo from a “logo store&# ?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link]. Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link]. The Old Spice Social Media Campaign by the Numbers – [link]. Considering buying a generic logo from a “logo store&# ?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

What Does It Take to Become an Entrepreneur? What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – wonderful new series (this episode about @GrubHub ) – [link]. 30 Super Innovative Print Ad Campaigns – [link]. 20 creative guerilla marketing campaigns – [link]. – [link]. How Powerful is an Apology?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The Strengths and Weaknesses of Your Leadership Style | Entrepreneur by Gwen Moran – crowdspring.co/1ccCc0G. Entrepreneur PSA – Advertising Businesses are Hard | Seth’s Blog - crowdspring.co/1aHHgHS. 11 Ways Big Companies Undermine Innovation | Scott Kirsner – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1aksObQ.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Small business and startup issues: choosing the wrong software – [link]. crowdSPRING SmallBiz Newsletter: new 1099 rules, biz plans, building software products – [link]. Small business and startup issues: choosing the wrong software – [link]. Entrepreneurs Are Living The Dream, But Are They Happy?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. SPEC Campaign [link]. Way to go San Francisco!

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

LinkedIn’s Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs (annotated by Reid Hoffman) – crowdspring.co/1gIv7bI. 11 Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Be Able to Answer - crowdspring.co/19IMztu. You Can’t Be a Wimp—Make the Tough Calls | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/H4gLnT. 16aTTiD. .

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. If you use software like LivePlan, you can create this initial “lean plan” in under an hour and then spend your time where it really matters—on validating your idea.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2012

10 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Standup Comics – [link]. New Research: The Skills That Make an Entrepreneur – Bill J. Bonnstetter | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress | Heidi Grant Halvorson -Harvard Business Review – [link]. Losers exist.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

After volunteering for the Obama campaign last year, a friend of mine insisted that I write a letter to our new President telling him what I thought he should do. Heres what I do know: The future strength of our economy depends on its ability to create, support, and sustain entrepreneurs. (If Ill explain in a moment. They are nerds.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 11, 2011

A caution for entrepreneurs from @ericries – Winter is coming – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Review Of Cross-Browser Testing Tools – [link]. My personal campaign to keep Wi-Fi OUT OF airplanes.

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blog.traindom.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

This post will give you 36 places where you can submit your startup for reviews, mentions or at least some backlinks. We didn’t have a PR company or a bunch of contacts, hence we needed to start from scratch. Tweet Tagged: blog coverage , get coverage , startup review , startups , submit startup Enjoyed this blog post?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 8, 2011

6 great athlete-entrepreneurs and what they accomplished – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. crowdSPRING to Create a New Logo for UN Population Fund’s Worldwide 7 Billion Actions Campaign – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs? (by 40 Witty Campaign Posters for a Cause - [link]. 40 Witty Campaign Posters for a Cause - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. New Business Plan Format is Concise and Personal - [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Where possible, use endorsements from industry influencers or positive reviews from customers who’ve tested your MVP. Like Apple, your strategy will require significant marketing investment in content, traditional media, and PR. One way to do this is by running marketing campaigns for each new feature or iteration of the product.

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Product Marketing Software Review Social Media 142

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

10 things entrepreneurs can learn from athletes – [link]. 10 things entrepreneurs can learn from athletes – [link]. Five campaigns changing the game of mobile advertising – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

More data showing reduced efficacy of email marketing campaigns – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Not Quite, but Here’s a Few Gems – [link]. Are You Up For a Second Job? Small business and startup tips: which type is your brand?-

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I had the opportunity to speak with Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” and America’s #1 small business expert, who took the opportunity to share with us her proven, step-by-step method to transition from employee to entrepreneur. This is Sabrina Parsons, the CEO of Palo Alto Software. What do I mean by that?

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ConversionXL

JUNE 23, 2020

Advertorials are a PR play on steroids, akin to pitching your product or company to a journalist and getting a favorable write-up (but paying for the privilege). Different native ad platforms work with different publishers; Entrepreneur details several platforms that publish or link to advertorials on an array of sites.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

On the way north from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin, I thought it would be a great idea to have my own PR firm. Eulerity is an app-based digital marketing platform that uses machine learning to simplify the complex world of developing and executing local ad campaigns. I just love the word. Photo Credit: Adam Chandler.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

The image above is an ad created by TBWA for Moustaches Make A Difference – a campaign to raise support for prostate cancer research. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

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