Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2020

Savvy entrepreneurs start testing their ideas on potential customers even before the concept is fully cooked. They become walking public relations machines for themselves, as well as their idea. In fact, you don’t need a third-party public relations agency at this stage. Requests for investment come later.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2014

10 Best Practices For Email Marketing For Small Business and Startups – crowdspring.co/1t8KeUm. All young entrepreneurs should read … My Last Day At PivotDesk | Kelly Taylor’s Blog – crowdspring.co/1sZar6P. 10 Best Practices For Email Marketing For Small Business and Startups – crowdspring.co/1r883WF.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2018

You might say that Pat Mackaronis has never not been an entrepreneur. He got an early start as an entrepreneur at the age of 12 when he used to live near a golf course and would gather up lost golf balls from the players in the trees, ponds and lakes. All parts of what is vital in a business plan.

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Rembrandt Communications

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

But for entrepreneurs, Thanksgiving is something much more important. The post Thanksgiving is Important for Entrepreneurs… Why? appeared first on SEO Content Strategy and BtoB Public Relations. It’s a time to be thankful for how far you’ve come and all of the ups and downs involved in […].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

What’s the Best Time to Send Email Newsletters? What’s the Best Time to Send Email Newsletters? The Paradoxical Traits of an Entrepreneur | by Jody Porowski – crowdspring.co/1piN6X6. The 3 Myths Most Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves About Marketing | by Dharmesh Shah – crowdspring.co/1uyrQ4U.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 4, 2023

Each dawn brings new opportunities and challenges that entrepreneurs must navigate with precision and focus. We've gathered insights from exceptional entrepreneurs who are religiously following their morning rituals to optimize their productivity and set the tone for triumph. Thanks to Jason Mudd, Axia Public Relations ! #4-

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Rembrandt Communications

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The secret side to publicity uncovered… You get an email every other day about a new press release service… “Your competitors are using us. Your busy and you don’t have the time or money to do public relations. Why aren’t you?” We’ll get your news on the top media sources.” These marketing messages sound great.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The image above is a public service billboard that apparently failed to strike a chord with its intended audience. 12 free email marketing templates for small businesses | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1nSfwgB. Why entrepreneurs should learn to say “I don’t know” more often – crowdspring.co/1pGXXeF.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2014

Why Custom Audience targeting proves that email has won the internet – crowdspring.co/1m4jXQE. Ad Fraud Creates Worry For Some, Opportunity For Others | Advertising Age – crowdspring.co/1kXIaGI. 10 Charts That Are Changing the Way We Measure Content | The Content Strategist – crowdspring.co/1eBfm8P.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

How to Convey and Discern Email Tone. 11 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Managing Developers – buff.ly/1uX5b6b. | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1t2ydd2. Flash Mobs Have More to Teach About Managing Teams Than Any Textbook – crowdspring.co/1yOIIpD. It’s All About Nuance. crowdspring.co/1A0l3H8.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. I was the first social entrepreneur in the coffee world. The goal of public relations is to create change. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. Image Credit: Enrico Bratta.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 24, 2014

10 Secrets to Being Happy As An Entrepreneur | Business 2 Community by Wendy Maynard – crowdspring.co/1aCijkV. Report: Marketing Emails Opened On Mobile Devices Jumped 61% To 65% In Q4 2013 - crowdspring.co/1eGp5XJ. Email design trends of 2014 | Inspired Magazine - crowdspring.co/LTPMid.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Email Design Best Practices For Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Small Business Marketing Tip: Send Email Campaigns At Night To Increase Revenue | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. 4 Reasons People Subscribe to — and Open — Email – [link]. The Skills Most Entrepreneurs Lack | Bill J.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 12, 2013

Cycling To Work – How Tech Entrepreneurs In 3 Different Countries Get On Their Bike – [link]. The 9 Golden Rules for Dealing With Bad Publicity | Technori – [link]. Entrepreneur’s Choice: Is Your Kid Worth $100 Million? 24 Tips for Responsive Design to Make Email Awesome | AlleyWatch – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 17, 2014

The Importance of Transactional Emails for Small Business – crowdspring.co/L1YQ46. “Fundamental difference between entrepreneurs & con artists is con artists know fantasies they’re selling are lies” crowdspring.co/1d1Jv9v. Small Business and Startups: Thinking About Business Plans (again) – crowdspring.co/1cdV3pS.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Gmail image changes: everything email marketers need to know | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1f2AKPM. The Future of Marketing Is Not About Marketing, It’s About You! | by @briansolis – crowdspring.co/1iGjNjZ. Video on Demand Pushes TV Viewing Up | AllThingsD crowdspring.co/1gJS7Gt.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Every Entrepreneur’s Least Favorite Question | HBR – [link]. 8 Successful Entrepreneurs Give Their Younger Selves Lessons They Wish They’d Known Then | Fast Company – [link]. 4 Ways to Get Customers to Open Your Emails | Entrepreneur – [link]. 20+ Effective Public Interest Ads – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2013

How to Grow Your Email Marketing List to 5 Digits and Beyond – [link]. The #1 Mistake Entrepreneurs Make – [link]. How to Grow Your Email Marketing List to 5 Digits and Beyond – [link]. How to Modernize a Public Relations Strategy That’s Stuck in the Dark Ages | Hubspot Blog – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 22, 2013

Get Out of the Way | Entrepreneur – [link]. Get Out of the Way | Entrepreneur – [link]. A third of all venture backed companies that went public in the last six years had at least one immigrant founder – [link]. The Impact of Gmail’s New Tabs Feature on Email Read Rates | MarketingProfs – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

Be extra smart when you respond or send an email. Related posts: Twitter Link Roundup #212 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More. Here’s How The Comcast & Netflix Deal Is Structured, With Data & Numbers | by Dan Rayburn - crowdspring.co/1kgzuhN. I hope you enjoy these links!

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Rembrandt Communications

AUGUST 22, 2018

Are you overwhelmed with all the publicity data out there? You get bombarded with emails and marketing messages about getting your name to the top of the search engines, distributed to hundreds of media sites, and more. What are you really getting for your money with a public relations firm, and will it be worth it in the end?

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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]. Ultimate Guide to HTML Emails – Basics, Tips, Tutorials and Resources – [link]. Weigh the legal & business risks – [link].

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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]. Ultimate Guide to HTML Emails – Basics, Tips, Tutorials and Resources – [link]. Weigh the legal & business risks – [link].

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 12, 2018

I came up with the name Mayhem because that is how I describe the crazy world of Public Relations. And I constantly get emails saying Dear Amber Blue, I love your serum! Thanks to Julia Duran, South Geeks ! #18- 18- Describes the life of publicist. Photo Credit: Claudia Greene. It is utter Mayhem and our lives in it are Mayhem.

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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]. 10 Design Lessons From HTML Email Templates That Actually Sell – [link]. 10 Design Lessons From HTML Email Templates That Actually Sell – [link].

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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. The Prince of Lyft: How one micro entrepreneur is ridesharing his way to stardom | PandoDaily – crowdspring.co/1gq4wA7.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

The Start-up Hall of Shame (America’s 10 Worst States for Entrepreneurs) – [link]. How MailChimp learned to treat data like orange juice and rethink email in the process – [link]. Reverse Engineering Your Startup’s Success - [link]. Startups: You Should Value Software More | by Wade Foster – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Why do many entrepreneurs think they can “wing it” and get the same results? Handling different media formats.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2012

As an entrepreneur, it’s never too early to start selling yourself and your idea. Here is a list of ways that you can use public relations to benefit your startup, even before it is started: Make yourself a spokesman for your domain. You don’t need an agency and you don’t want a third party to be involved at this point.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2016

Savvy entrepreneurs start testing their ideas on potential customers even before the concept is fully cooked. They become walking public relations machines for themselves, as well as their idea. In fact, you don’t need a third-party public relations agency at this stage. Requests for investment come later.

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Rembrandt Communications

MAY 1, 2021

Basically, you’ve probably been creating articles, emails, social media posts, and more, and these take time and effort. And what about your press releases, email campaigns, blogs, articles, newsletters, videos, etc.? Well, what are you doing to organize your content so that you get the most out of each piece possible?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

If your small business or startup sends email newsletters or other email marketing campaigns, what is the best time of day to send those emails? Small Business Marketing: Best Times And Days To Send Email For Opens And Click-Throughs – [link]. 12 Must Watch TED Talks for Entrepreneurs – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 9, 2012

This is a good resource for email subject lines: [link]. How are VCs paid (and should entrepreneurs care)? Why entrepreneurs don’t sleep well – [link]. Entrepreneurs must learn to listen and others must learn to give constructive feedback – [link]. This is a good resource for email subject lines: [link].

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

As part of the Lightspeed Venture Partner Summer Fellowship program, I ask guest speakers to come in each week and talk to the Fellows about key topics related to building a successful startup. Hustle and scrappiness are attributes that every great entrepreneur has. The best entrepreneurs Sell, Design, Build in that order.

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Rembrandt Communications

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You have great products and services and are ready to grow your business as a new entrepreneur. Don’t let a lack of funds stop you from stellar business growth! But you have zero funds for marketing and to boost sales. No worries! There are many ways to obtain new customers and boost sales without any money! For example, you can… 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2011

As an entrepreneur, it’s never too early to start selling yourself and your idea. Here is a list of ways that you can use public relations to benefit your startup, even before it is started: Make yourself a spokesman for your domain. You don’t need an agency and you don’t want a third party to be involved at this point.

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Mike Michalowicz

MAY 21, 2014

Let’s get this straight right now: PR stands for Public Relations. Too many entrepreneurs think it is simply a different word for marketing. Public Relations is how you relate to the public. Everyone and there mother faxes or emails their press release. Marketing is marketing.

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