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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

While I would like to say there was a very expensive marketing and PR campaign for our company that really was not the case. As a communicator and storyteller, I put a premium on seeking out the core values and truths about the clients that I work with and tie these core aspects into every story that we tell. Photo Credit: Andi Graham.

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

He was swiftly followed by Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic in 2004. They’re a great example of employee advocacy because their content is often shared and retweeted by their colleagues, like their Digital PR Lead. You’d think that no one could recreate a product so sophisticated and advanced as space rockets, right?

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To build a community. I wanted to be a part of a community of consultants that would provide me with the opportunity to build relationships with other practitioners, share lessons learned, and periodically collaborate. Photo Credit: Will Bachman.

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VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself.

500hats.com

One of the earliest and most well-known of the Micro-VC funds was First Round Capital , founded in 2004 by Josh Kopelman , a former entrepreneur who sold Half.com to eBay in 2000. but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either). and no, we didn’t. Rise of Y Combinator, 1st Branded Entrepreneur Guild.

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Boosting the French Tech Ecosystem

Cracking the Code

Change France’s image with a strong PR message about a new law favoring start-ups France is mostly known abroad for the 35-hour week, and the 75% tax rate it tried to introduce (and was fortunately considered unconstitutional). Frederic Mazzella addressing Francois Hollande and John Chambers at the Elysee dinner 4.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. I was working full-time for Bread & Butter PR, but the balancing act of being a single mother and working full-time for someone else was too much. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4