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What the Founder of Cheek’d Can Teach You About Startup Marketing

Up and Running

In 2010 Lori launched Cheek’d.com , an online dating site that combines “old-school calling cards with the power of the internet.” The growth of her startup is all due to her own efforts: “I wasn’t able to afford a PR firm. Join online communities and maintain a social media presence.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

Blablacar is one such example of innovation: with a fast growing community of 1.6m Zimride , Ridejoy ), they have not yet seen the explosive growth that the service has observed in Europe with more than 1 Billion miles shared by the community and more than 8m passengers transported ! ► 2010. (5). Happy New Year 2010!

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC ! #2- I originally provided pro-bono public relations services to artists and non-profits due to my love for the community and the arts. I wanted to make the community and the world aware of the talent, businesses and resources that thrive within my city.

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Twitter Link Roundup #59 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

How To Create a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Community – [link]. Chicago Sun Times writes about crowdSPING’s 2010 Chicago Innovation Award – [link]. The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur – [link]. Go Ahead, Raise Your Business’s Prices – [link]. Is Apple About To Cut Out the Carriers?

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Twitter Link Roundup #37 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Beautiful Book Cover Designs for 2010 – [link]. 4 Reasons PR Agencies Are Failing in Social Media – [link]. Italian Web Designs Made to Inspire – [link]. Creating Posters in Photoshop Amazing Tutorials – [link]. Client Handling:Finding your Client’s Pain Points – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #53 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Digg v4: How To Successfully Kill A Community – [link]. Upcoming and OnGoing Web Design Trends of 2010 – [link]. Ugly numbers for McDonald’s Foursquare nationwide check-in promo – [link]. Generic call-to-action ads don’t work – [link]. What Designers Can Learn From Hackers – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #34 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

2010 edition)&# – [link]. Tags: Awesomeness How To Interviews Reviews Strategy Technology business community crowdsourcing design inspiration marketing social media start-up tips copywriting crowdspring entrepreneur entrepreneurship leadership pr public relations small business smallbiz startup twitter writing.