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Netflix vs. Blockbuster and bad profits (reflections from my Bazaarvoice days)

Austin Startup

Netflix’s initial marketing campaign? Your initial marketing campaign could simply be, “The end of [insert bad profit source here]”, and you may indeed become the next Netflix and whomever your target is may become the next Blockbuster. Blockbuster’s campaign slogan for “Total Access” is “never be without a movie”.

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How To Prepare Your Business For Black Friday

YoungUpstarts

They are heavily promoted on traditional media (television, radio, newspapers and outdoor billboards) and new media (websites, e-mail, social networks and pay-per-click advertising). In addition, the national unemployment rate is down, and jobless claims recently fell to their lowest level since 2007. Pay-Per-Click Advertising.

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This Week in VC with @VCMike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

Venture Financings we Discussed. Also offers premium ad campaigns to publishers by tracking reader intent, behavior, and demographics. Also offers premium ad campaigns to publishers by tracking reader intent, behavior, and demographics. Founded 2007 in Boulder, CO. Competitors: Google. Total raised: $18.3mm.

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

The latest statistics from VentureSource show 554 financings in Q4, down from 620 in Q3 and 718 in Q4 2007. On that front, I take pride in the second headline with news that Fliqz , where I am CFO, just closed on $6 million in Series C financing. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. You get a bunch of traffic and increased rankings, then when the app goes back to paid you still get a bunch of run off from the campaign. talk I gave on social marketing for startups (top right) [link]. Other sources of capital. Thanks alot! It’s not about you.