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Naming Your Business: Process and Pitfalls

The Startup Magazine

Company names like Apple, Amazon and eBay evoke an image of success and cutting-edge technology. It’s hard to overstate the importance of a business name. Getting your business’ name right could mean the difference between “Blue Ribbon Sports” and “Nike.” Here are some tips for how to come up with a business name.

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

Therefore, if you want to bring an MVP ( Minimum Viable Product ) to market, Werdelin approximates that you’ll need $50,000 to $250,000 , depending on the skill sets of the developers and designers you hire. Of course, if you’re hiring an agency, you’re probably looking at 1.5 million plus overhead. times that amount in total costs.

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6 Guerrilla Marketing Tactics For New Businesses

YoungUpstarts

Quite the opposite, guerrilla marketing tactics offer the factor of surprise, which is exactly what it takes to generate buzz, draw the attention of a target audience, and improve visibility. A usual scenario is to infiltrate marketers into their target audience and have them start building hype around the product.

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The Long And Short Of Rebranding Your Business

YoungUpstarts

You may have just been acquired, your business might be trying to come out of a major crisis or you could need to rebrand because your core audience no longer identifies with your business. So between 2002 and 2007, Compaq continued to use their logo with little change. HP Merger With Compaq. Old Spice Rebranding.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. The best drivers apply the brakes just ahead of the curve (they take out excess costs), turn hard toward the apex of the curve (identify the short list of projects that will form the next business model), and accelerate hard out of the curve (spend and hire before markets have rebounded).

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19 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. The name MissHeard Media came as a group effort. It turned out to be the name of a wrestler and a gun magazine. 1- Group effort.

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How to Use Your Website to Convert Consulting Leads into Clients

Duct Tape Marketing

Here’s how consistently sharing worked out for consultant and coach Robert Middleton of Action Plan Marketing : “Since 2002, virtually all of my business has come as a result of my email newsletter and blog. All of your whitepapers, eBooks, and email courses should “cost” the readers their name and email address.

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