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Start-ups are all Naked in the Mirror

Both Sides of the Table

I started my first company in 1999 in London at the height of the dot com craze. As the economy soured and people grew wary of buying Internet software (we were SaaS as early as 1999 – our buyers were certainly “early adopters&# ) and life grew more difficult. Our sales forecasts were revised downward – many times.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

I also wanted to future proof my business – to position it for growth, and ultimately sale, so giving it my name was out of the question. Well, we’re a B2B marketing agency that specializes in services and intangible products. Over the next decade, our sales went from about $1 million per year to more than $30 million.

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How SEO Has Evolved Over The Years

Duct Tape Marketing

When I started with SEO, believe it or not was in 1999 long time ago. So that could be PR, but a lot of it is just making sure that you're running a good business. A lot of it depends on whether you're B2C or B2B. Recently, they did a show on the four day work week. And, um, even back then we knew where the puck was going.

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How To Suck At Social Media: An Indispensable Guide For Businesses

Occam's Razor

In this post let's look at each Social Network, see what B2B and B2C brands are doing there today, from that draw lessons as to 1. An example of the implication: Don't expect short term sales/revenue from any social participation. The Google Small Business page on Facebook is an example of a B2B strategy. This hurts.