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The Expert Guide to Creating a Marketing Growth Strategy

ConversionXL

SEO , SEM, paid advertising , content marketing, social media, email marketing, strategic partnerships with other brands, PR; Activation. Your brand website, product demonstrations and videos, free trials, push notifications, email marketing, targeted ads and campaigns, live chats, content marketing ; Retention. Conclusion.

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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

So if you paid $100 for a customer who converted via a Facebook ad or Google search ad (SEM) that is not your CAC. But often this doesn’t tell the whole story because often companies are also spending money on PR and other marketing activities in order to support the sales process.

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10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). The corollary is that it is very hard to recover from a crappy marketing campaign that over-hyped. I haven’t heard them pounding their chest and running big marketing campaigns.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

Page360 awesome post W3 Consulting Note: you can have multiple domain names: one for conventional (and one for emotional) branding purposes, several for SEO/SEM purposes, and several for Web analytics (where are my *offline* advertising dollars breeding positive ROI?). GE Campaign Turns YouTube Videos and. Others, were great ideas.

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Lessons Learned: Don't launch

Startup Lessons Learned

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Even if you must launch to your customers, avoid the urge to also launch in extra places, just because your PR firm can do it at the same time. If you are having trouble raising money, sometimes a little PR can help.

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These Innocent Hiring Mistakes Can Kill Your Startup

Transformify

It could be a digital marketing assistant to take charge of your social media accounts, a virtual assistant to organize your schedule across different time zones, or a SEM expert. Once you have nailed them, you can safely hire a more junior person to execute the social media and e mail campaigns. Outsource the development of your MVP.

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113 of the Best Lead Generation Tools and Resources

Duct Tape Marketing

The PR Masterclass : How to develop a public relations strategy that works! AdEspresso – The easiest online tool to manage and optimize your Facebook Advertising Campaigns. WordStream – Service that manages PPC campaigns, but great info too. Postcard Mania – Great online tool to create offline direct main campaigns.