Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

” Sean later went on to found the community GrowthHackers.com amongst other businesses. We spend a lot of time trying to get people focused on building products that have viral components and why that has to be measured and constantly tested. Why do I Like the term Growth Hacking? But I still believe Sean Ellis was right.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) – [link]. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! image credit: Coletivo Mambembe.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 3, 2010

How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. RT @armano: Fake BP Public Relations Twitter Account a Viral Hit [INTERVIEW] – [link]. Illinois leg. enacts 25% tax credit for investors in tech/biotech startups – [link]. Illinois leg.

Social Media 85

Social Media Small Business Design Media 85

View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

Even if your own company isn’t newsworthy, you are on the ground in the startup community, and that is valuable. Offer reporters an exclusive on the successful, viral campaign that got you there, or a behind-the-scenes look at what your product does and how you’ll deliver on this huge campaign’s promises. That is objectively crazy.

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Seed Stage San Francisco Startup CTO Hire 120

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. 12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. Tips, Tricks and Inspiration for Creating Great Screencasts – [link]. What is holding back social media investment? – [link].

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

People have always gathered to talk about business, life and community events. Many communities now have online forums/bulletin boards that offer varying levels of paid memberships. Just remember not to get caught up in community drama as every post represents you and your business! Social media isn’t new.

Small Business 167

Small Business Marketing PR Social Media 167

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Digg v4: How To Successfully Kill A Community – [link]. New OK Go Video – White Knuckles (Have these guys mastered full-proof viral videos?) – [link]. Ugly numbers for McDonald’s Foursquare nationwide check-in promo – [link]. Generic call-to-action ads don’t work – [link].

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

Blogs/ press – to get consumers to learn about your new app, PR remains a viable source, especially when it comes to buzzy/social apps. ProductHunt/ Reddit/ Directories – another form of PR/social media, directories of new products and forums solicit feedback from users and contribute to discovery. Unfortunately not.

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Mobile Social Media Distribution PR 190

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

At crowdSPRING we talk a great deal about how we can leverage our limited marketing resources to drive traffic and revenues and build strong community. Other tactics leverage partnerships with other businesses to create mutual value and introduce our respective communities to one another’s services or product offering.

Viral 107

Viral Campaign Small Business Guerilla 107

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

Top 50 Startups To Work For After College | Business 2 Community – crowdspring.co/1kJbIIh. 7 Things Marketers Can Learn From 2,616 Viral Headlines. Failure is Opportunity: It Was Good That Shaun White Lost in Sochi | by Barry Moltz - crowdspring.co/1gMg1js. ripenn - crowdspring.co/1gSudHW.

Social Media 98

Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There, I Said It: Screw Viral Videos – [link]. Interesting info about the crowdSPRING creative community - [link]. Interesting info about the crowdSPRING creative community - [link]. Marketing Is About Values – [link]. Learning About Marketing Through Physics – [link]. How do colors affect purchases?

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Tap into niche communities to further understand the questions your audience is asking. For example, Indie Hackers is a community full of entrepreneurs, makers, and marketers sharing their experiences and seeking advice: Take the insights gleaned from these communities to reverse engineer customer sentiment and pain-points.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Blablacar is one such example of innovation: with a fast growing community of 1.6m Zimride , Ridejoy ), they have not yet seen the explosive growth that the service has observed in Europe with more than 1 Billion miles shared by the community and more than 8m passengers transported ! Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

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.

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PR Hiring Social Media Media 139

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

Why People Hate Your Viral Marketing – [link]. Earned Loyalty – [link]. The Real Reasons Big Brands Don’t Rank – [link]. Smart thoughts on importance of audience size as measure of our reach – [link]. Consumer Reports: Half of Social Network Users are “Oversharing&# – [link]. Who Uses Google AdWords?

Social Media 88

Social Media Small Business Design Media 88

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2013

They want the perfect feature set, the PR company lined up to do the perfect press release, they want maximum coverage, rave reviews, viral adoption and they want to sit back and then wait for the signups to come roaring in. I hear about it in every first product release. You can see it in the founders’ eyes.

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Viral PR Lean Founder 371

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2023

A campaign should only be used if your product has a “viral” quality to it. While it can be a beneficial tool for raising funds and developing a community of supporters, it should not be a startup’s exclusive source of funding. The crowdfunding act itself becomes a marketing strategy.

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Startup Campaign Cofounder Venture Capital 141

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

At the launch of the company, the core email community (people with a lot of technical understanding) was our target audience. Donating a portion of all our profits to veteran and cancer research charities establishes our brand as a revolution in companies that give back to the community rather than leech off of their customers.

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Naming Entrepreneur Social Media PR 102

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Everyone in the eCommerce industry, including the Shop.org community, was wondering what company I would found next. You can see his first viral video series below (it is called Bubala Please and already has 600,000+ views in a few weeks?—? They expected it to be good based on the success that Coremetrics had enjoyed. And it worked?—?today

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Stealth Cofounder Los Angeles Technical Review 48

Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

A darling of the tech startup community, reportedly valued at more than $1 billion with investors including Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and DST, Airbnb is an online marketplace that facilitates short-term rental of properties such as members’ homes or apartments. Perhaps most importantly, listen.

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Startup Silicon Valley Reputation Community 98

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2021

Social media a great place to build a community. Insightful content has a higher chance of “going viral” on social media, which also can help in reaching key stakeholders like potential investors, clients and partners. Social advertising on platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter offer precise targeting options.

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Social Media Marketing Public Relations Startup 146

Rembrandt Communications

APRIL 2, 2019

After all, we’ve all felt that little tinge of sadness, jealously or insecurity when reading posts by others, especially when negative posts go viral and the media covers them a d nauseam. Women are the barometers of their home, the change makers in their communities and the creative force behind the conversations we’re having nationally.

Social Media 150

Social Media Media Viral PR 150

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2012

What Every Start-up Should Know about PR – [link]. Going Viral on Pinterest: Driving Big Traffic and Making Pinterest a Real Marketing Solution – [link]. Why the Best Product Doesn’t Always Win – [link]. Spotify Is Raising At A Stunning $3.5 Billion Valuation, Multiple VCs Say – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

With more than 50 million monthly pageviews and 4 million followers across social media, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities. Join the conversation by adding Mashables Pete Cashmore to your Circles on Google+ Close Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 24, 2018

I reached out to the entrepreneurial community, and they shared the business trends to avoid this year: 1. Thanks to Richard Laermer , RLM Pr. Avoid Trying To Go Viral. As social media platforms continue to mature, we will be seeing more examples of viral videos, viral campaigns, viral __. The Rule Of Thumb.

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Viral Social Media LLC Mobile 126

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Let me show other source that may be good for community. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. I feel like I’m often looking for interesting things to read about a variety of subjects, but I manage to include your blog among my reads every day. Anonymous said.

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

And no matter what the latest trends indicate, you will eventually have to spend money on PR and marketing. But the cost of PR and marketing is going to outstrip that within a couple of months of being up and running! Join the conversation by adding Mashables Pete Cashmore to your Circles on Google+ Close Welcome to Mashable!

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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Up and Running

JANUARY 22, 2020

Incorporating referral links into your communications and incentivizing folks to share them facilitates “viral lopping” and organic growth. PR and media outreach. Do some volunteer work or community service. You can also track referrals to pinpoint your strongest advocates and cultivate those relationships even further.

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SMS Marketing Affiliate Social Media 101

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Contrast this with a marketing team going after any particular channel—events, paid, SEO, community, PR, whatever. Their growth came from users, and they had true virality. Just remember that true virality is really rare. We have one primary funnel. Once conversion increases hit a wall, there’s not much else to do.

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Conversion Technical Review Channel Engineer 133

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

If you're a junior VC, you're not going to have the best investment filter, nor the most experience--but you can definitely be a leader in your community and build a great network of potential hires and partners. you want an investor with a large local network of potential hires.

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Venture Capital PR Hiring Networking 110

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2014

Right now, today, appearing in virtually every corner of the the internet you can be find my neighbor’s video along with thousands of others and witness one of the most successful, most impressive viral media campaigns of all time. Related posts: 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!).

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Viral Marketing Social Media Public Relations 83

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

The chart above shows age distribution within major social networks and online communities. ViralSearch: Identifying and Visualizing Viral Content – [link]. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more!

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2020

Now to pitch something like this, you do not need to create a fancy PR release. If you want your data to be understood quickly by the PR reporter, graphs are a great way to do this. Use information about the percentage change in people visiting retail/ recreational locations from Google’s COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports.

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Curation PR Public Relations Social Media 132

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Do your own PR. Whether or not you’ve got the budget, doing your own PR to start with is a good idea. You can also spend some time participating in relevant online communities. For Goodvidio, this meant starting with a local community. Experimenting with a combination of these methods is a good idea. Go the content route.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. The goal here is to foster and grow your relationship with the greater community. Think about how you could share some of that knowledge with the community. Don’t forget to celebrate these events with your customers and the community. Networking. Get efficient.

Small Business 48

Small Business Marketing Technical Review Audience 48

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. The goal here is to foster and grow your relationship with the greater community. Think about how you could share some of that knowledge with the community. Don’t forget to celebrate these events with your customers and the community. Networking. Get efficient.

Small Business 48

Small Business Marketing Technical Review Audience 48

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 29, 2020

In the time since our conversation, data and science have shown again and again that wearing masks is an incredibly effective, low-cost and simple way to prevent viral spread. Before that I was an equal partner in Kaggle, which is a popular data science competition community. We should all wear them in public." I've discovered this.

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Czech Republic San Francisco Campaign Washington 113