ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

By contrast, Staples closed down some underperforming facilities but increased its workforce by 10% during the recession, mainly to support the high-end product categories and services it introduced. Use that intelligence to inform product portfolio and investment choices.”. Where do your consumers fall?

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Given that 2011 is already behind us, I’d like to take a brief time-out from the usual legal and financial wonkery to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. Creating product mock-ups , wireframes, etc. Designing and producing marketing and PR materials (copyright, trademark). Easier said than done!) trade secret).

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2019

Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC ! #2- We believe in the emotional connection between the consumer and our products. In 2011, I began learning about hair restoration and started North Atlanta Hair Restoration in 2012. They make our high standard of living possible with their products and services.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 25, 2011

And this year, we’re going to talk not just about business and product development, but we’ll be exploring one of the Lean Starutp movements next big frontiers: the role of design. No BS, no vanity metrics, no launches, no PR. SLLCONF 2011 is happening on May 23 in San Francisco. And those are just our keynotes!

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. My hope for 2011: Companies just decide to stop sucking – [link]. 4 Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2011 – [link]. Good WSJ summary of the mobile industry in 2010 and what’s to come in 2011 – [link]. Focus on Enterprise or SMB Accounts?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2011

The 2011 Trends Driving Rural Small Business, my annual look ahead: [link]. Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness) – [link]. 4 Predictions for Web Design in 2011 – [link]. The State of Web Design Trends: 2011 Annual Edition – [link]. Web Design Predictions for 2011 – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2011

50 Fresh and Beautiful Free Fonts from 2011 – [link]. Showcase of unusual and creative product designs – [link]. 50 Fresh and Beautiful Free Fonts from 2011 – [link]. 13 Dark Colored Websites For Inspiration Of 2011 – [link]. How to guarantee return clients – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Product or Service Features Are Rarely A Competitive Advantage – [link]. Product or Service Features Are Rarely A Competitive Advantage – [link]. Amazon’s Approach to Product Development – [link]. Native Indians of Brazil use urucum seeds to make red pigment. How Much Are You Worth? – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

5 Design Trends That Small Businesses Can Use in 2011 – [link]. Products that are features are going away – [link]. “Only purpose of your 1st round of financing is to build a product, prove it has value&# – [link]. More about this bizarre purchase in the “Other&# section below. Need a logo?

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Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Wednesday, August 03, 2011. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. ▼ 2011. (2). "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product D. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Cracking The Code. In search of Europes next tech stars. Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 11:03 AM.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2015

Ideas, Products, Teams and Execution – Part I. Very few companies become super-successful without users loving their product. Lecture 2: Ideas, Products, Teams and Execution – Part II. Lecture 4: Building Product, Talking to Users, and Growing. Lecture 7: How to Build Products Users Love.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

by Linda Allen, Bluefire PR. The New York Times interviewed Dan Mishek , managing director for Vista Technologies, a company that specializes in providing plastic products for equipment manufacturing. Mishek said his company spent $450,000 on new technology in 2011. billion spent on cloud technology in 2011.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Product Success and Innovation – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Top 10 Blogs for Writers 2011- The Winners – [link]. Ten small business tax planning tips for 2010!

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 19, 2011

42 Fresh PS Tutorials In Early 2011 – [link]. 70 Unique Product Packaging Design – [link]. Top 10 Tech Investing Trends For 2011 – [link]. VERY Clever way to promote a product – [link]. Accelerated Design: Streamline Your Workflow – [link]. Top 13 Webfonts for Headline Use – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). If you are interested the Vimeo is here. And so on down then line. If a company that would traditionally raise $500k at a $3.5

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. It will be important that your CTO can execute on big projects, too, hacking away to build an amazing product that is agile. Danny Wong , Blank Label Group, Inc.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Six Social Media Trends for 2011 – [link]. Social business in 2011 – [link]. Post-Production Trends in 3D Visualizations – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. The 40-30-30 Rule: Why Risk Is Worth It – [link].

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 27, 2016

It’s a company that was founded by, and employs modern warriors—US veterans, to help them to return to civilian life and become productive members of society again. FortheChef.com is an eCommerce store that offers a tremendous array of kitchen and tabletop products for the home and professional chef, baker, or entertainer.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

You could argue that it takes some time to restart the SaaS flywheel after a slow year, but an acceleration in 2010 should at least translate into a stronger 2011 guidance, which is not really the case (10/11 growth median is 18%, so barely above 2010). Also, even if the productivity is increasing, it is still far from the 0.75-1.0

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. ► 2011. (2). "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product D. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. SaaS 13 Index*. The Index reflects the performance of 13 public saas companies. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00

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The Next Web

JANUARY 31, 2014

If you are one of TNW’s many readers, there’s a good chance you might be a product owner, creator, or the marketer of one. Fast forward to 2011. Now, it’s a lot more natural to have more than one author to guest blog for the sake of the same website or product. And as such, you are no stranger to guest blogging.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

If you haven’t followed this blog in the past, I’m a guy who launched several web startup/product ideas, acquired several more, had many failures and enough successes that I was able to shut down my consulting firm back in 2008. After co-hosting MicroConf in early 2011 I was on the prowl for the next big thing.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

But by 2011, 35 percent of Americans were toting around a smartphone. You want to be able to share exciting news and promote new products and services. Data from your apps can inform your business decisions as well as your marketing and PR strategies. By 2018, that figure had exploded to 77 percent. You need an app! Make money.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2016

Apple is refusing to comply, since it would essentially be hacking its own products. In addition to exposing individuals to possible identity theft, security breaches also expose companies to negative PR. In a separate case involving Apple, a judge recently ruled that the U.S. Resources for small businesses.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The reason is not that this will become a long term competitive advantage, but rather that you won’t find a better way to learn about your product/service than to talk to your current customers. PR/Marketing. For startups, PR firms are a waste of money. Online Payments. Better to do personal outreach to blogs/local media.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. ► 2011. (2). "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product D. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. SaaS 13 Index*. The Index reflects the performance of 13 public saas companies. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

The era of cheap cloud computing plus open-source software plus digital natives unleashed upon society is creating some truly amazing products that will challenge the way we do business and the way we live our lives. That’s much tougher than getting people to play with your hot product for 6 months.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2011

The 7 Restaurant Industry Trends of 2011 – [link]. The 7 Restaurant Industry Trends of 2011 – [link]. Marketing 101: Branding your business in a competitive environment – [link]. Top Gmail Apps and Plug-ins for Running a Business – [link]. 4 Entrepreneurial Cities To Keep Your Eye On – [link].

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The New Bubble : (2011 – 2014): Here we go again…. (If Startups needed millions of dollars of funding just to get their first product out the door to customers. A hardware startup had to equip a factory to manufacture the product. Rules For the New Bubble: 2011 -2014. 1970 – 1995: The Golden Age.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

10 Essential PR Tips for Startups. October 10, 2011 by Erica Swallow. Sign up for her course on “ PR for Startups ” to learn more about getting media coverage for your fledgling business. Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I’ve talked to people who believed if we could just get them on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” (before 2011) or “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” that was all they’d need. Whatever it is you’re promoting – your business, your product, your book, yourself – keep the momentum going. They’d be done. Marsha is the author of “ Celebritize Yourself “.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

Many of them get hung up on understanding how to select the right minimal viable product. He came up with the concept to simply the search for product/market fit by using an MVP Tree. Many startups fall into the trap of building toward a “mission” rather than a minimum viable product (MVP). Your mission is your baby.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

That’s up from 602 in 2011-12. Give them the best exchange possible for their money; define expectations so that they understand the end product you are delivering and for which they are paying. Tune into her weekly Blog Talk Radio Show, EMSI’s PR Insider every Thursday at 3 p.m.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The 2011 Inc. The 2011 Top Lists. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Be Connected & Productive Anywhere, Any Time. Technology.

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

I meet people all the time who have no technical background whatsoever, and they want to start an online business, perhaps build a mobile app, or launch a SaaS product. If you still don’t know what product/market fit is, and why it matters, please read up on it. 2011 Holiday. Your guide for the best gadget gifts of 2011.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

Product design at GitHub [link]. 50 Product comparison tables in web design – [link]. Consider participating in Google’s Summer of Code 2011 – [link]. How To Find Your First Customers And Grow Your Business – [link]. How To Find Your First Customers And Grow Your Business – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. ► 2011. (2). "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product D. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. SaaS 13 Index*. The Index reflects the performance of 13 public saas companies. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00

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