crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2010

He graduated from the University of Illinois in 2008 and after running into countless problems with parking tickets and being towed, he thought of this great service to give people and businesses a way to make a little extra money and drivers to find a sanctuary for their cars without the risks. Pure genius if you ask me!

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 10, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” The “Tyranny of the OR” is a concept from the business best-seller “ Built to Last ,” by James C. United Airlines is still recovering from that debacle. You need to be there.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

Just out of college, I moved to China to seek my fortune as an entrepreneur, starting a consulting business where we helped large retailers and fashion brands manage their manufacturing infrastructure in China. I acquired my first large-company clients right before the financial crisis in 2008.

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Brandanew

AUGUST 22, 2016

The Social Trends Show where we meet social experts, brand owners, bloggers and all sorts of creatives got a high degree of ultra cool recently. Now Meera incidentally, also wears another hat of being the social media guru at Zoho. She recently shared Zoho’s vision for a business operating system, no less.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2011

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 21, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2011

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2011

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2023

You can run ads, post on social media, or even go old-school and hand out flyers. Rating for an app: 8/10 Rating for software: 8/10 Rating for technology other than app or software: 7/10 #8: Under30CEO Under30CEO is the leading media site covering news, advice, trends & events for young entrepreneurs. Best of all.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2011

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

stock market performance and the drumbeat of negativity that passes as business reporting these days has been the massive growth in U.S. startups and small businesses. By way of anecdote, from the time Dave Lavinsky and I founded Growthink in 1999 through 2008, more than 95% of our firm’s clients and investors were U.S.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 24, 2011

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2012

We offer customer service through a number of channels: email, chat, social media, and phone and we collect and analyze the data from each of these channels. The average time to respond to a new request via email has dropped from an average of almost 17 hours back in September of 2008 to an average of 4.6

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2011

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

I will also be collaborating with other small businesses in order to assist them in providing for their families. about my business even more. If you are a business owner, and you are not taking social media marketing seriously, then you need to reconsider your business priorities.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has left many existing small businesses struggling, and the continued economic uncertainty threatens to kill the ambitions of entrepreneurs who planned to launch new businesses but now must put their dreams on hold. And when small business takes a hit, the country as a whole suffers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2022

Not quite that far back, uh, but let's start at about 2008, which was probably the date that Facebook really became a business tool or started the journey becoming a business tools. So could you give us a quick, in your view, you know, how business use of Facebook has evolved kind of from those early days to where we are today?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Any information that helps support your business idea goes here, including market studies, legal agreements, photos of your products, and more. For more information about how to create a business plan, the Small Business Administration has you covered. Click here to see their complete guide to writing a business plan.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The 2008 financial crisis was still fresh on our minds and people were more careful when taking each business step. Consumers interested in your product will search your company on Google and social media. Use scheduling software for social media and be consistent.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2011

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Up and Running

JULY 17, 2013

The advent of social media marketing has unquestionably been a godsend for small businesses just starting out and operating within a limited budget. Yet, despite social media’s awesome marketing reach, business owners are rediscovering and tapping into the simple power of real-world facetime.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2013

But like most small business owners, I have very little time available for reading and what time there is tends to be pretty well consumed by the other parts of my life; you know – family, the couple of friends I still have, household chores and (this week at least) the annual ritual of the (automatic-extension-granted) tax returns.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2013

Regardless of whether you are a small business owner or the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, without customers, you no longer have a business. Therefore, when it comes to any business, the customer experience is essential. The same cannot be said for a small business. The Power of Social Media.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The collaborative web arrived after the social web hit a tipping point. The seminal application of the collaborative web--Github--was launched in April 2008. That is the very month that Facebook became the largest social network, outpacing MySpace. It's a web where 1+1 really does equal more than 2.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 9, 2011

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2011

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

John has invested in various small businesses and served as a mentor and branding authority since his beginnings in 1992. Expert guidance is given on social media, marketing , influencer integration, licensing, and other topics. He has also been named CEO of the Shark Group, a brand consultancy firm.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2012

In other words, it’s been a typical year in the life of a small business owner, and, suddenly, December is here, and 2013 is right around the corner. Sometimes the business world pauses to catch its breath in December. With a little focused thought, the last month of 2012 can also be the most valuable one.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Facebook 2012: What the Future Holds for the Social Media Powerhouse. And just as Groupon unleashed a frenzy of daily deal sites after its launch in 2008, Birchbox helped make 2011 a year filled with new subscription services for just about everything. Follow Mashable Business. Subscribe to the Business channel.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

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mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

August 20, 2011 by Lauren Drell 1 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Have an account? Let us know in the comments below.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

SAY Medias Alex Schleifer is the lead designer for ReadWriteWebs re-design (currently in process) and his quote above captures why mobile websites are enjoying a renaissance. When smartphone apps first got popular, after Apples App Store was launched in July 2008 , they offered an immediate jump in functionality for mobile content.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 21, 2015

We just love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Lean Business: Why Comcast Stomps ADT’s Customer Service | @crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1ErKhM4.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The Small Business Tips Series is supported by Bantam Live , a web-based collaboration workspace with “Social CRM&# for small business teams.

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