crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How Much Equity Do Your Employees Deserve? What The Shift From RSS to Social Media Means for Marketers | John Doherty – [link]. Quora – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why some small businesses have pulled back from social media – [link]. Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. Does Branding Still Matter?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Employee Equity: How Much? 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. – [link].

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. Honorees Resources. Apply. ); Topics >.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

o Their strong skill was online media buying and optimization – they rarely would do CPA deals – mostly buying CPM. As internet crashed media became cheaper so they bought more and their tracking and analysis became really good so they did better. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Convertible Debt: really Bridge Loans and Equity Replacement Debt – [link]. Twitter Link Roundup #147 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! My advice to startups pitching the media – [link]. Experienced entrepreneurs preserve equity – [link]. Mocked And Misunderstood – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt? 10 Steps to reinvent media strategy – [link]. More Vacation is the Secret Sauce – [link]. – [link].

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

- Startup Company Lawyer , March 14, 2010 After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source” equity seed financing documents. It’s not a surprise that the most common questions that we get from other founders are about PR.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Marketing initiatives include campaigns, content, PR, and interactions with your target audience or customer. Once you decide your brand strategy, you should stay the course to build brand equity. Every touchpoint is an opportunity to build or subtract brand equity from your brand. The brand strategy has some roots.

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Up and Running

JUNE 12, 2014

The growth of her startup is all due to her own efforts: “I wasn’t able to afford a PR firm. When asked how to get media coverage, Lori says that she prefers to take a subtle yet persistent approach. “My Join online communities and maintain a social media presence. Be creative. Network, be friendly, and speak up.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

a “Bitcoin Fund”, a “Social Media Fund”, a “Nanotech Fund”), you’re going to raise capital from Limited Partners who are very focused on Theme X. The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. . – Network.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

a “Bitcoin Fund”, a “Social Media Fund”, a “Nanotech Fund”), you’re going to raise capital from Limited Partners who are very focused on Theme X. The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. . – Network.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Your brand values should permeate through your entire business and marketing strategy , from external interactions (including social media content) to internal culture (more on that in a bit). Can you capture more brand equity by executing marketing tactics in new or better ways? Marketing: Which channels are they active on?

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

So when brainstorming ideas with my wife, a marketing guru, we settled on LEVEL PR because it a) echoed the company's mission statement (to level up the brand awareness of tech startups) b) reminded me of video games, which I love and c) included the name Lev, which is my son's name. Thanks to Scott Rosenblum, LEVEL PR ! #2-

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Let's be clear--you can absolutely build an incredible company without participating in social media. Most entrepreneurs don't recognize the value of personal use of social media as an important--maybe the most important--channel for accomplishing these milestones. PR can magnify, distribute, etc., So why bother?

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

After all, sweat equity can make up for a trim marketing budget, but it would be hard to make up for cuts in product development and customer service without sacrificing customer experience. Create a list of influencers you trust, and subscribe to their RSS and social media feeds. See Also: My 13 Favorite Alternative Funding Options.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Karrie is Chief Marketing Officer at Typeform, leading brand strategy, advertising, PR, internal communications, and DEI efforts as well as overseeing the internal creative studio. John Jantsch (01:11): So that's a lot in the CMOs job, particularly diversity, equity, inclusion. Marketing Podcast with Karrie Sanderson. It's possible.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

I’ve seen a few businesses where the first investors took huge pieces of equity for very little money. 15-20% equity for first investors. Depending on your team and the risk of the business, you should reserve 15% to 20% of equity for the first investors you get on board. Avoid making those mistakes and define a fair structure.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Instead of hearing from your long lost third-cousin, you will be inundated with an avalanche of ‘congratulatory’ emails, calls and letters from people who want to relieve you of the burden of your hard-earned equity round. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

For example, you can barter for a service or you can negotiate payment terms or even equity for service. PR/Marketing. For startups, PR firms are a waste of money. Better to do personal outreach to blogs/local media. The best early PR is a product that people actually love plus a genuine story to tell from the founder.

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

These days sales, marketing and PR people seem to grow on trees. Another option is sweat equity. It is important to realize that most people who are willing to work for sweat equity are not a) the best, b) in demand, and c) going to put their heart and soul into your project.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In both programs, MCTX startups will have the opportunity to compete for a chunk of $750,000 in equity-free cash prizes. Increasing our prize pot by 50%, making this the largest equity-free cash award startup competition in the Lone Star State. All of this is available to startups for zero-equity and no strings attached.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Share it across business and personal social media profiles to generate a targeted list of early adopters. Social proof can also be repurposed on social media to start building trust ahead of your product launch. Like Apple, your strategy will require significant marketing investment in content, traditional media, and PR.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. of Stubbs Alderton, a firm that focused exclusively on early-stage tech, media and game companies in Southern California.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 2, 2016

Thanks to Chris Phoenix, Phoenix Media Group. #7 Jay-Z’s personal brand has been so well crafted and marketed that his brand equity has earned him partnerships and business ventures well beyond the realm of music. Thanks to Adam Binder, Creative Click Media. #12 Thanks to Anabelle Alarcon, Alarcon PR. #14

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

For those of you that don’t know Conversocial is a cloud based service used by brands and retailers to manage and engage with their customers on social media. As well as building brand and driving traffic to the website thought leadership and data driven PR are helpful in building customer relationships over time. Related articles.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 12, 2012

The investment pitch was pretty simple -- give us money and we'll give you equity and beer. That's because equity investments in the U.S. Rather than giving up equity , in this type of Crowdfunding, entrepreneurs give rewards. PR Local media sources are enamored with Crowdfunding as it's new and unique.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2014

Fund R&D: Bootstrapped raising funds is far ‘cheaper’ than debt or equity. If you haven’t done so already, set up a profile on the social media websites your customers value. Test Positioning: See what marketing messages resonate behind your product. Delivery Issues. But fulfillment becomes the real part of it.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

Once I knew I definitely wanted to start a fashion boutique, I started talking about it to people and on social media platforms like Facebook, so people could hold me accountable. My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. Image Credit: Alex Kroogman.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 23, 2013

PR Local media sources are enamored with Crowdfunding as it''s new and unique. So, with some legwork, raising Crowdfunding can get you lots of PR. This word of mouth marketing can be worth millions of dollars. So, now that you understand the benefits of Crowdfunding, how do you raise it? Inspire them to want to help you.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

4) Cash balance increase indicates a focus on M&A to drive further growth The past few months have also been marked by a few high profile equity and debt announcements - most notably SuccessFactors, Taleo and Saleforce.com. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

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Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Right Way to Grant Equity to Your Employees - crowdspring.co/18X3dlN. 14 metrics marketers use to measure social media ROI in 2010 vs. 2013 - crowdspring.co/1fDCYZw.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 23, 2013

To get on the list companies had to have a short and distinct period of very rapid growth (this excluded Tumblr and LinkedIn which grew steadily for years), and to have enjoyed substantial PR and raised significant capital as the next big thing. Glam Media: Loss column. Instagram: Win column. Myspace: Loss column. Twitter: Win column.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I use my social media and massive amounts of public outreach to bring awareness to my program (my Instagram grew to 12,000 engaged followers). I was tired of reading about dog food company recalls every time I opened up the news or social media. At the time, I was a doing sales and marketing for a media company.

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 28, 2012

Conversocial has a SaaS product which enables companies (primarily retailers at this point) to service their customers over social media and their market is really starting to open up. I’ve written before about how Conversocial conducted primary research as a PR tool, and Josh is makes good use of statistics in this interview.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! SEO Still Beats Social Media for Small-Biz Marketing – [link]. Zynga, Equity & Tough Decisions – [link]. Separate Social Media From Marketing – [link].

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