crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Tips For Managing Remote Workers | Business Insider - crowdspring.co/19fk1pf. Chicago’s startup engine roars | Chicago Tribune - crowdspring.co/16aYZLL. For Busy People, Managing Time and Bandwidth - crowdspring.co/15SrwFM. How To Uncover Your Company’s True Culture | by Dharmesh Shah - crowdspring.co/16aTeO7.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To grow a business, most entrepreneurs know that they should be implementing PR strategies. For this webinar, we were joined by Jennefer Witter, CEO and founder of the Boreland Group, and author of the new book, “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed.” They mix it up with advertising.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Chicago can be better than Silicon Valley (when it comes to promoting women entrepreneurs) | by Sharon Schneider - crowdspring.co/18J09d4. Fight Like You’re Right, Listen Like You’re Wrong and Other Keys to Great Management – crowdspring.co/18IYwMv. The Right Tool For The Job - crowdspring.co/185PVcb.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Whatever the case, there are tools and strategies you can use as an SMB owner to build your social and PR game plan. Chicago-based PR firm, Walker Sands Communications has helped us compile a number of tips to help SMB owners publicize their company, sans agency. And, it doesn’t involve a monthly retainer. Crazy, right?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. 5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. Chicago’s Digital Ten (companies) to Watch – [link]. Mixing Type and Imagery: How to Manage a Controlled Collision – [link]. I’m Starting a Company!

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. 5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. Chicago’s Digital Ten (companies) to Watch – [link]. Mixing Type and Imagery: How to Manage a Controlled Collision – [link]. I’m Starting a Company!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

This is precisely why MakeSpace is growing so rapidly in its core markets: New York, Chicago and Washington DC where they can literally come and pick up your furniture and move it away and you never had to visit a facility and they do this at a cheaper price than incumbents by centralizing the location and thus having cheaper infrastructure costs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. Chicago startups connecting with big local companies, entrepreneurs and corporations | by Wailin Wong – [link]. The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. Here are 10 tips – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

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. The owner was not equipped to manage people. Sales Account Manager.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Most of our posts on the crowdSPRING Blog focus on managing businesses and startups; we often write about best practices, and offer plenty of practical tips for managers. She is as knowledgable about our business and our community as anyone and she does her job with as much grace and good humor as I have seen in 30 years in management.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. Managing and Motivating Employees in Their Twenties – [link]. Un-manage your employees – [link]. Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: Puts the Emphasis on Chicago Entrepreneurs’ Stories – [link]. How Chicago’s clout culture stifles innovation – [link].

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 21, 2019

Slow delivery times : When it comes to managing ecommerce logistics—coordinating online orders, fulfilment, and shipping—hiccups are inevitable. Either the CEO doesn’t have a clue about the team or company he’s managing—or he simply prefers blame someone else. Those demands extend to the earnestness of the apology, too.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

I started Laura Orrico Public Relations, LLC in 2016 because PR was something I enjoyed greatly. I am a “people person” and not only did it fit my personality and lifestyle, but I had been doing PR for myself, my late husband and celebrity friends for many years. . My company is a boutique Chicago-based PR firm.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

The 7 scars of an entrepreneur | Chicago Tribune – buff.ly/1RwMT17. Forget Time Management; Focus on Stress Management crowdspring.co/1GxqwZu. How to Simplify SEO, PR, and Social Collaboration | Convince and Convert crowdspring.co/1JPSPDh. The Surprising Downsides of Being Clever crowdspring.co/1FiX2aR. 1JPV0Xr.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead – [link]. The Story Behind My Chicago Start-Up: What Worked and What Didn’t - [link]. Trust in Friends Declines, Trust in Experts Rises – Social Media and PR Still Win - [link]. Crowdsourced Writing Projects on crowdSPRING – Now LIVE! – [link].

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

After a few months working out and end jobs around Chicago, I met an extraordinary business consultant who helped me build my business from the ground up in exchange for social media services. Internally, we negotiate with other teams, office mates and managers. My skill set limited to theater and social media. Photo Credit: Judy Katz.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link]. 8 Steps to Mastering Time Management | OPEN Forum – [link]. 26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Known at 20 – [link]. Chicago-based BrightTag ranked #4! ” – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 19, 2011

Rose and the Chicago neighborhood – Englewood – where he grew up – [link]. Interesting “futuristic&# library at the University of Chicago (still houses physical books) – [link]. Interesting “futuristic&# library at the University of Chicago (still houses physical books) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2010

Managing Expectations in the Web Design Process – [link]. Thoughts on being a startup in Chicago: 3 tips for entrepreneurs – [link]. Free Fonts: Adelle Bold / Bold Italic for free download (for commercial works) – [link]. 52 Most Interesting and Creative Advertisements – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JULY 2, 2016

For my entire life, my immigrant father has worked his butt off as a general contractor in the Chicago area. I encouraged my father to start a Chicago window installation company. And, at the heart of it, the key to managing my professional and personal life all boiled down to staying grounded and finding a balance.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

The ideal product manager – [link]. The ideal product manager – [link]. CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. The Butcher & Larder whole animal butcher shop in Chicago - [link]. Mocked And Misunderstood – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JULY 20, 2018

Thanks to Jonas Sickler, Reputation Management ! #4- 6- Using the idea of Chicago sports team colors. Using the idea of that Chicago sports team colors and the fact that I was born and raised as a Northsider – things started to come together. Thanks to Robyn Lanci, Owl PR ! #12- 4- Created a new word.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Why Chicago is One of the Best Cities for Entrepreneurs | @ Technori – [link]. You Can’t Add Value If You Don’t Have Values | Built In Chicago – [link]. Why Everyone In Your Company Should Be A Product Manager | Co.Design – [link]. Startup Psychology: Why Awareness Is Awesome | ON Startups – [link].

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

PR and Prose. Thanks to Lauren Gilmore, PR and Prose ! #9- A few months into my career in management consultancy I noticed that almost everyone in the company was spending a few hours a day in front of PowerPoint. 9- Considering alphabets and K sound. Photo Credit: Lisa Pinnell. Thanks to Suzanne Brown, Mompowerment ! #15-

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2014

Are you a sports bar owner in Miami who wants to attract Chicago Bears fans to watch the games at your place every week? Jonathan Sellers is a social media strategist at EMSI Public Relations, a social media marketing and national pay-for-performance PR firm. You can target people based on their interests.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Good discussion about the tension between being a maker and manager … Becoming A Boss - [link]. Good discussion about the tension between being a maker and manager … Becoming A Boss - [link]. 30% of Excelerate Labs CEO’s have been women – Chicago more diverse that most and growing! - [link].

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

We are a group who support mental health practitioners with office management and administrative tasks remotely. I only managed a few months there before leaving to create a solution. I started my PR and marketing firm since I love startups and want to give them a chance to grow. 6- Flexibility, ownership and to help others.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

AUGUST 24, 2014

I’m talking about running and managing strategy meetings, ideation sessions, virtual sessions (using IMS), concept writing sessions, and other group work. The big picture would include the mission and goals of the organization, the real ones, that are often masked behind PR/MBA speak. There are a ton of them.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

be the manager and product developer). Leader/Project Manager – Someone in the organization must drive the plan and keep people focused on a daily basis. This may sound funny as many startups don’t make much money at first, but you should have someone managing the books, paying attention to important tax dates and more.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Now that we’ve got you primed for your next visit to Chicago, settle back and enjoy this great set of links and articles that we shared with you over the past week on our crowdSPRING Twitter account (as well as my own Twitter account )! 7 Secrets to Being an Extraordinary Creative Manager crowdspring.co/1hliIP7. Why 11 A.M.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

How to Make Sure Your First-Time Manager Succeeds crowdspring.co/1MKG9PP. First-Time Managers, Don’t Do Your Team’s Work for Them – buff.ly/1Ff8rQ7. First-Time Managers, Don’t Do Your Team’s Work for Them – buff.ly/1Ff8rQ7. Chicago’s Design Meat Market – Print Magazine crowdspring.co/1JRFqsb.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 23, 2014

Prior to starting a company he worked in PR where he helped put out fires and manage digital communications. In Chicago for example, there’s a big demand for renting rooms versus hotels. Some people can manage this dissonance, most can’t. Len Kendall is the founder of CentUp. Work at a coffee shop.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

This proved invaluable because by watching customers use the app in grocery stores, the team learned that they not only an easy way to save money, but to also manage their shopping list. You can also try to build an initial following by leveraging public relations (PR). A company has to be really good at PR to get a lot of buzz.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Well, if you happen to be a company in Chicago, search no more! Started by Erin Kelley after a long career of IT consultancy and management for lots of world-class organizations. Simply Smart Technology helps small to medium sized businesses manage their IT environment from end-to-end.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Startup fever grips Chicago companies, from Blues to law firms – [link]. Maybe people managing Brand social media accounts shouldn’t be logged into their personal accounts? Not persuaded by arguments about early stage startups & org charts – [link] – Worry about getting s**t done. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2014

It took me a second to grasp what was happening, but I quickly realized that he was not crazy and not trying to cool himself off from the heat of a Chicago August. In contrast, the Ice Bucket Challenge is a low-cost, light-touch, ongoing event that works to build awareness and create involvement with little or no oversight or management.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have published many of these PR Tips before. If you’re not in the mood for a personal essay as an example of personal brand management you might want to wait for my next post. Literally every project I started I had to sit down with the manager and explain that I wanted to be on the technical track. ” F**k.

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