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[Review] Twitter Is Not A Strategy

YoungUpstarts

Should brand marketers “bow to algorithmic salvation”, allowing data and process to ride roughshod over inspiration and creativity? A case in point is Apple, whose “Think Different” campaign in 1997 (see video below) served as a rallying call to those who shared the brand’s values. Globalism is the result, and not cause, of success.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Back in 1997, when I was a high school junior and my brother Evan was a freshman, we launched a local moving service called Meathead Movers. I had a strong desire to create a global business that would serve customers across the world and give me the opportunity to work with teams across geographies. 4- Started as a part-time work.

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Remember Long Term Capital?

BeyondVC

John Meriwether from Liar’s Poker fame assembled a stellar group from Wall Street and academia including Myron Scholes (one of the creators of the Black-Scholes option pricing model) and Robert Merton who together shared the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1997. And the hedge fund performed spectacularly.

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How Netflix Creates Immersive Experiences with Exceptional Design and UX

ConversionXL

Netflix began in 1997 as a video rental competitor to Blockbuster. Today, the platform remains the most popular of all global streaming services—and its customers continue to renew their subscription, month after month and year after year. Source: Netflix. Emphasize personalization wherever you can.

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