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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.) Or by a VP of Marketing who talks “branding&# , SEO/SEM, PR agency, etc. Initially your job is to understand each of the parts of your business model before you hire someone to do it.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Marketing Communications

Steve Blank

Founders ask me all the time whether they should hire a PR agency. information chain”), but once you’ve done a first pass of the audience > message > media > messenger, a competent PR firm can add tremendous value. Hiring a PR agency too early is a sign that the CEO is treating this as someone else’s problem.

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