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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Current round: $8mm in Series B from RRE Ventures (Will Porteous)(lead), SoftBank, Hearst Interactive Media, SV Angel (Ron Conway), Founder Collective.Total raised: $11.5mm.

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How to Navigate & Attract New Leads in The Dark Funnel

ConversionXL

They’re having conversations with colleagues, researching on social media, and listening to podcasts about the product or industry and learning where your brand fits in. Social media platforms (e.g., The parts of digital marketing we can track— email marketing , paid social, content syndication—are the tip of the iceberg.

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The Evolution Of The Podcast

Duct Tape Marketing

Todd is the CEO of Blubrry Podcasting – a podcast media company that represents 105,000 Audio and Video podcasters in which his company provides advertising opportunities, media distribution/hosting, podcast media statistics, and other services. Questions I ask Todd Cochrane: [2:07] What shows are you hosting today? [2:54]

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Avoiding the Common Pitfalls of Securing Capital: Innovative Financing Options for Today’s Startups

ReadWriteStart

In the past, securing capital was not unlike fielding an organized racket at the hands of predatory bankers and other similar types of lenders. By taking the time to carefully vet each lender, and by being creative in how they approach securing their capital, these unique hardships can be mitigated. Crowdfunding.

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Demand Generation: Turn Ideal Buyers Into Superheroes

ConversionXL

They also did a lot of self-directed research checking all sorts of sources, from social media to syndicated content to category- or industry-specific resources.” – Beth Caplow, VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester [via Forrester ]. It’s a land-and-expand approach to lead nurturing: secure one account and use their advocacy to grow.

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7 Examples of Effective Cross-selling (and Why They Work)

ConversionXL

The majority of these interactions are self-guided from sources including social media, syndicated content, and industry-specific resources. To secure a sale, you have to show up where your audience is looking for information. Retargeting lets you do this. Retargeting is a proven way to increase conversions.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 32: Evangelos Simoudis and Ashok Srivastava

Steve Blank

A thought leader in the area of big data analytics, social media, optimization, machine learning, and data mining, he also served as a Venture Advisor focusing on big-data analytics at Trident Capital , and was on the advisory board of several startups. . . It included things like advertising, marketing analytics, cyber security.