Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Skip the Flash videos. Sprinkle graphics and pictures.

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Rembrandt Communications

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Don’t make your customers run to the competition! If you have the wrong copy on your website, emails, newsletters, advertisements, press releases, story ideas, and other materials, you may be scaring customers away! News flash! Your customers do not want to be sold to at any time. Do you talk about how great you are?

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A huge number of brands, including some big hitters such as Nandos, BMW and Marvel, have taken to the video platform to improve their visibility and gain new customers and, in this article, we ’ ll show you how to embrace TikTok marketing and find your voice on TikTok. Leader of the pack.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 17, 2018

Optimize video. We, as a society, love video , and why wouldn’t we? What this means is that companies should be taking advantage of this and including video as part of their mobile content. If you’re embedding videos in your content, be sure to code it with HTML5 as Flash doesn’t work on mobile devices.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The same cumbersome experience holds true for your mobile customers. To do so, only require the most basic information, and even more, allow repeat customers (both from mobile and desktop) to log in and use saved payment information. This simple step will make the checkout experience much more seamless and efficient.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 13, 2022

Collis Ta’eed with his wife Cyan started out with an idea — they wanted to create a marketplace where digital media producers could sell their creations to customers. They began with the then popular Flash file format and later expanded into things like WordPress themes, music, video and code.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 20, 2019

5 Great Ways to Add Video to Your Website Experience written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Video has become a major marketing channel. Why scroll through a long blog post or text-heavy web page when you can instead watch a quick, visually-engaging video and get all the information you need?

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Videos have become easier and more powerful than they used to be a few years back. We can get evidence in the stats that say, “ Videos drive two-thirds of the whole internet traffic and is anticipated to grow to about 82% by 2020”. It is not simple to pick a right video streaming software in an economical range. 1. Dacast.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 30, 2019

However, the biggest names in business are now turning to similar disruptive modes of marketing – from flash mobs to some spray paint. Flash mobs. T-mobile used this famously in Liverpool – Beyonce also had a go at a flash mob in London. It also energises the customer to go out and seek a reward and then share the experience.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2019

Google “video hosting platforms,” and you’ll get about 50 million results, along with several paid ads. Here’s a breakdown of the key features—and drawbacks—for eight popular video hosting platforms. You don’t pay to host videos on YouTube, nor do you need a license to create your own library of publicly available videos.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In their research, they flashed images across a screen in a manner that made it impossible for participants to be fully conscious of what they were seeing. ” You’ve also gotten that uneasy vibe that they’ll invoke “the customer is always right/I can take my business elsewhere” conversation if you push too hard.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 60 Examples of Sports Ads – [link].

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Times Square Strategy discussion I had with Eric Ries , was still top of mind, so instead of my standard Customer Development lecture , I offered my thoughts on: the origin of Customer Development, where we are today, and where does Customer Development go, and how you can help get it there.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Check out the video above and (my advice?) Flash Mobs Have More to Teach About Managing Teams Than Any Textbook – crowdspring.co/1yOIIpD. 3 Out of 4 Negative Tweets Happen While Customers Are Still Inside the Restaurant – crowdspring.co/1voJ2eT. Ever think about trekking in the Himalayas? think twice! thanks @chrisdetmer ).

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Skip the flash (and Flash). Marty Zwilling.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Flash mobs. There’s no better way to capture the attention of a great number of people at the same time than staging a flash mob. Giving out free stuff to your potential customers surely has the intention to show them the functionalities of your product, and it allows them to see all of its benefits for themselves.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 27, 2010

A strong website can help a small business to more effectively market its products or services – even if the small businesses’ customers are all local. If you need help, you can leverage crowdSPRING’s community of more than 67,000 designers and writers for your custom web design. Consider Site Load Times.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 27, 2010

A strong website can help a small business to more effectively market its products or services – even if the small businesses’ customers are all local. If you need help, you can leverage crowdSPRING’s community of more than 67,000 designers and writers for your custom web design. Consider Site Load Times.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2022

In late 2020, Facebook announced that it would cease to support Flash-based games. Blockchain games channel mod culture and empower third-party developers to customize their own gameplay experiences through plug-ins and third-party clients. Consider FarmVille. With blockchain technology, that dynamic has shifted.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Loading delays also reduce page views, decrease customer satisfaction and reduce the conversion rate. Here are some tips for increasing the loading time of your pages: Don’t use flash. Reduce the file size of your videos and images. Use minimal external style sheets. Minimize redirects. Poor photography.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2023

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Refresh it often. Make it fast. Sprinkle graphics and pictures.

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Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

Offline, a well-run store offers a clean, organized shopping experience and incredible customer service. A responsive website automatically resizes to fit the device your customers are viewing your website on. Consider the customer journey. Purchase: the customer buys your product. What does this mean for you?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2013

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Skip the flash (and Flash). Marty Zwilling.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 18, 2013

Have you ever felt as though your eyeballs are being assaulted by flashing lights, too-bright colors or design elements and graphics that practically jump off the screen? Also, if the user doesn’t have a Flash plugin, then he either can’t view that portion of the site or has to enable or install the plugin before he can proceed.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

This software even offers interactive videos on topics such as safety and ethics, among others. Cons of Relias: Customer support is fairly lacking. Courses in their course library are still using flash content–which is unfortunately disabled in most browsers. Bottomline: . Medical Lab LMS.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In their research, they flashed images across a screen in a manner that made it impossible for participants to be fully conscious of what they were seeing. ” You’ve also gotten that uneasy vibe they’ll invoke “the customer is always right/I can take my business elsewhare” conversation, if you push too hard.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get you remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Skip the flash (and Flash). Marty Zwilling.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2012

No doubt you’re knee-deep in social media marketing these days, spending a good chunk of time engaging with customers within social networks and creating compelling content that attracts followers. As you’re probably aware, videos help bring your brand and key marketing messages to life in a different way than text or still images do.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Invodo , a full-service eCommerce video partner for online retailers, today announced a series of enhancements to the Invodo video player. The new player automatically adapts to device platform standards, including HTML5, and provides functionality for sharing eCommerce video via social media and email channels.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Thats the conclusion Ive come to after watching tons of online products fail for a complete lack of customers. Our goal is to find out whether customers are interested in your product by offering to give (or even sell) it to them, and then failing to deliver on that promise. We finally settled on a $1.99 Setup a simple website.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2011

Traditional marketing says you have to “push” your message out to customers, over and over again, to get it remembered. A more effective approach in today’s Internet and interactive culture is to use “pull” technology to bring customers and clients to your story. Skip the flash (and Flash). Sprinkle graphics and pictures.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

You can watch the video above for a very brief overview of why we rebranded and where we see our place in the VC ecosystem along with what has changed in our industry. The link for the video is here and if you want a short firsthand view on our changes it’s a great resource. A brand is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 27, 2023

HubSpot's AI powered content assistant helps you brainstorm, create, and share content in a flash, and it's all inside a super easy to use c r m now chats spott automates all the manual tasks inside HubSpot to help you arrange more customers close more deals, and scale your business faster. I was like, oh, how much we spending on it?

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Whether the campaigns are small and involve dressing up a company’s logo , or campaigns that manage to go viral, many businesses are keenly aware of the opportunity to take advantage of the spending season and find ways to market to enthusiastic customers. Get your customers involved. Offer discounts, contests, giveaways.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 19, 2012

Thanks to a loyal customer, Nirvan Mullick (pictured with Monroy), the schoolboy now has a $150,000 scholarship fund and fans all over the world. The store was largely devoid of customers, as Dad does most of his business online. He then proceeded to sit in the store and wait for customers to play at his arcade.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

How do you turn window shoppers into loyal customers? Have you ever been in awe of brands that seem to have mastered the art of “customer whispering,” frequently getting casual onlookers to buy on the spot? Follow us as we demystify conversion and customer retention with the help of a few simple tricks.

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Eric Friedman

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

In the case of YouTube there were countless other examples of online video providers, some during the dot com boom, that didn’t quite make it. There was also no hardware to make small videos at the same pace as the mid 2000’s. Think about the explosion of digital video recorders (remember Flip cams?)

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