2012, Blog and Viral - StartUpRoar

Does “Going Viral” Actually Result in More Conversions?

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Right now there is almost certainly an enterprise exec in a boardroom somewhere saying, “We need it to go viral.” Kittens and memes and babies kissing puppies… viral. When most people think about going viral, they think about raising a lot of awareness for their product or company. Do you even want to go viral?

Viral

Viral Conversion Campaign Audience

9 Things You Should Know About Social Login & CRO

ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

In fact, 54% of users said they may actually leave a website and go to another rather than complete an individual registration form, according to a 2012 survey conducted by Blue Research. For more social media marketing don’ts, check out Mashable’s 11 Biggest Social Media Disasters of 2012. Blog eCommerce Resources User Experience'

Social Network

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C

5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

July 10, 2012 by Curt Finch. Stay tuned to the payments intelligence conversation through the Litle Blog and Twitter. July 10, 2012 09:40:07. July 10, 2012 10:50:39. July 10, 2012 11:12:07. July 10, 2012 11:21:19. July 10, 2012 11:36:32. Blogging Lists. Like Tweet. Like Tweet. Like Tweet.

eCommerce

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media

8 Ways to Help Your Tweets Go Viral

Up and Running

JUNE 18, 2012

It’s the dream of every business to have a social media campaign that goes viral. The 30 minute Kony 2012 video has been viewed over 100 million times in 200-plus countries, garnering 3.5 So, how can you get your Tweets to go viral too? According to a paper she co-authored, emotions are a key factor in the “virality” of tweets.

Viral

Viral Indiana Pennsylvania Flash

5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

February 9, 2012 by Ann Smarty. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. Her newest project, My Blog Guest , is a free platform for guest bloggers and blog owners. inurl:"guest * post" search term] to find recent guest blogging opportunities on the topic of your interest. February 9, 2012 14:28:44.

Social Media

Social Media Analytics Media API

Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

July 18, 2012 by Chris Taylor. July 18, 2012 10:15:01. July 18, 2012 10:20:12. July 18, 2012 10:26:22. July 18, 2012 10:36:46. July 18, 2012 10:52:20. July 18, 2012 11:14:22. July 18, 2012 11:20:10. Like Tweet. 10 Stellar Space-Themed Accessories For Your Office. Like Tweet. Like Tweet.

San Francisco

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile

7 Social Media Tactics Your 2013 Budget Needs to Succeed

www.clickz.com

JANUARY 7, 2013

Heidi Cohen | December 24, 2012. Specifically, research by Shop.org, comScore, and The Partnering Group found that 70 percent of consumers click through on a retail blog to the firms website and 68 percent of consumers use YouTube to browse and research products. Show your emotional side to increase virality. December 10, 2012.

Social Media

Social Media Media B2C New York

7 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Use Video To Grow Their New Business

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2014

7 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Use Video To Grow Their New Business written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Viral Video Marketing. In our example, we take a look at the 2011 start-up Dollar Shave Club and their viral video “Our Blades Are F ing Great”. Congratulations!

Video

Video Widget Software Review Entrepreneur

What Google's Penguin Algorithm Means for Your Business

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

July 3, 2012 by Erin Everhart. Penguin : Released April 2012, this algorithm put tighter guidelines on website optimization and adjusted a number of web spam factors, including keyword stuffing, cloaking, unnatural links and content spinning. Have a blog and update it at least once a week. July 3, 2012 09:22:07.

Algorithm

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO

Twitter Link Roundup #197 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. The One Thing You Can Control as Founder and CEO: You | KISSmetrics Blog – crowdspring.co/18q8kO9. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Build it and they won’t come: How and why growth hacking came to be

The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

One explanation is that “growth hacking” is just a catchy way to rebrand marketers, but this begs the question as to why “growth hacking” went viral in the first place. In early 2012, Pinterest became an overnight sensation and is now a major source of traffic for women-focused sites. Channel instability. Product-growth fit.

Technical Review

Technical Review Software Review Distribution San Francisco

Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive.

Software Review

Software Review Viral Media Marketing

LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

We were post product and had viral growth, albeit at very small scale and still had to evangelize the concept of a vital coefficient w/ most investors. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? 9 July 2012, 1:10 pm Directr – Tell Your Story 30 June 2012, 1:55 am. link] leehower. link] Thomas Cornelius.

Term Sheet

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network

How to Plan Your Social Integration Strategy

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

World Featured in US & World Videos Featured: Facebook CES 2012 Awards. January 13, 2012 by Brian Sullivan. Meme Machine: ‘Hitler’ Skewers Google’s Social Search Plus 4 More Viral Topics. Let #Gigya drop some knowledge on you: January 13, 2012 15:15:23. January 13, 2012 15:51:33. Trending Stories.

Technical Review

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS

The Importance of Women in Tech

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Estimates show that only about 14% of engineers in 2012 were women (Crawford) and that number hasn’t gone up far in recent years. In February 2017, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler’s blog post about the sexual harassment she experienced while working at Uber went viral. ASME , Sept 2012, [link]. Accessed 15 Sept 2017.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Engineer Viral California

Twitter Link Roundup #154 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Small Business and Startup Tips: Hire and be Human | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Signup and Trial Process Benchmark Report: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly | Totango Blog – [link]. Signup and Trial Process Benchmark Report: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly | Totango Blog – [link]. Can enterprise SaaS products be viral?

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

How to Pick the Right Name for Your Business

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

World Featured in US & World Videos Featured: Facebook CES 2012 Awards. January 16, 2012 by Nellie Akalp. January 16, 2012 14:04:54. January 16, 2012 14:10:08. January 16, 2012 14:24:44. January 16, 2012 16:40:38. January 16, 2012 20:26:07. January 17, 2012 06:37:33. January 16, 2012 14:27:11.

Naming

Naming Social Media Social Network RSS

How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Gadea leveraged his connections in Silicon Valley to seed viral distribution of the product, which, in turn, generated the revenue to hire engineers and scale the company. CXL started as just a blog—and just me—in 2011,” recounts CEO Peep Laja. The company started bringing in revenue in 2012. Rallyware spent $500k on their MVP.

Sweat Equity

Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder

Why Your Startup's Name Matters

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

October 3, 2012 by Cezary Pietrzak. October 3, 2012 14:52:37. October 3, 2012 15:28:03. October 3, 2012 20:30:29. October 4, 2012 04:53:23. October 5, 2012 13:46:19. Blogging Lists. viral video. viral videos. IKEA Furniture Replaces Women on Tumblr. Like Tweet. Like Tweet. Check out ;).

Naming

Naming Startup Social Media RSS

16 Tips for Picking the Perfect Startup Name

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

October 4, 2012 by Cezary Pietrzak. October 4, 2012 12:16:07. October 4, 2012 15:00:22. October 4, 2012 14:29:24. October 4, 2012 14:51:35. October 4, 2012 15:29:36. October 4, 2012 16:44:17. October 5, 2012 07:12:06. Blogging Lists. viral video. viral videos. Like Tweet.

Naming

Naming Startup Social Media RSS

Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Monday, January 16, 2012. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive. ▼ 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Cracking The Code. BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. Started on Jan. Public SaaS 13 Multiples.

Software Review

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain

How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

Incepted in 2012, Alignable’s platform hit the market in 2014, and since then, we’ve seen hundreds of thousands of business owners in North America join. A few years ago, HubSpot released their unit economics on David Skok’s blog. What’s the ARPU of a business on a social network? Their target consists of SMBs specifically.

Social Media

Social Media B2B North America Media

Summer Business Books: What to Read Now

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2013

Books, newspapers, magazine, blogs, comment threads. Berger explains why people talk about certain produces and ideas more than others, why some stories have a greater tendency towards a viral effect and why some rumors are simply more infectious than others. Which of the following was true of mobile usage in 2012?

Viral

Viral Small Business Social Media Technical Review

How Web APIs Unlock Value in the Cloud

mashable.com

JUNE 30, 2012

Heart-Stopping Photos of Attempted Hijacking in China Go Viral. June 29, 2012 by David Schoenbach. ← Previous Story Next Story → Heart-Stopping Photos of Attempted Hijacking in China Go Viral Facebook App Recommends Songs for Your Romantic Encounters. Blogging Lists. viral video. viral videos.

API

API Cloud Web Social Media

Twitter Link Roundup #150 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Then Act | crowdSPRING Blog - [link]. SaaS products aren’t viral – [link]. Internet Ad Revenues Rise to Historic $17 Billion in First Half 2012, Up 14% Over Half-Year 2011, According to IAB – [link]. Typographic Poster Designs 60+ Outstanding Examples | Tech Design Blog - [link]. Show them WHY.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

How To Close The Books on Your Startup

mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

World Featured in US & World Videos Featured: Facebook CES 2012 Awards. January 21, 2012 by Nellie Akalp. The Most-Shared 2012 Super Bowl Ad Teasers So Far [VIDEOS]. January 21, 2012 17:53:09. January 21, 2012 19:11:24. January 22, 2012 07:43:33. January 22, 2012 12:58:54. Trending Stories.

LLC

LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup

Twitter Link Roundup #121 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2012

The Illustrated Anatomy of a Viral Pinterest Scam – [link]. Creating a Blog using Collaborative Consumption Services – [link]. 120+ Creative, Unique, & Fresh Booklet & Catalog Design Inspiration – Best (so far) of 2012 – [link]. Ten Lessons I Learned from Shark Tank – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

I feel like I’m often looking for interesting things to read about a variety of subjects, but I manage to include your blog among my reads every day. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

Software Review

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search

The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #13: To be stealthy or not?

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Bazaarvoice came out of stealth mode roaring, though, and Sam Decker, our founding CMO, did a great job blogging on the launch and my long-time friend, Emily Brady at Brady PR, did a great job garnering the media attention that we had been waiting until the right time for?—?when This lesson was first shared at Lucky7 on Dec.

Stealth

Stealth Cofounder Los Angeles Technical Review

Marketing the Viral Effect and Not-for-Profit Gold

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 11, 2012

The web has seen other videos go viral, but never with the speed accomplished by three young filmmakers who traveled to Africa in 2003 to help stop the rebel Joseph Kony’s ferocious campaign and his strategy of using children as soldiers and sex slaves. It has been mentioned on Facebook over 400,00 times, more than 2.8

Viral

Viral Uganda Social Media Africa

How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Gadea leveraged his connections in Silicon Valley to seed viral distribution of the product, which, in turn, generated the revenue to hire engineers and scale the company. CXL started as just a blog—and just me—in 2011,” recounts CEO Peep Laja. The company started bringing in revenue in 2012. Rallyware spent $500k on their MVP.

Sweat Equity

Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder

The 6 Metrics That Determine Your Success On Facebook

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2013

Viral reach (views) consists of posts viewed as a result of a friend’s actions (sharing, liking, commenting). Efforts made on your website, blog, or newsletter can significantly increase your organic post views. #3: Virality is still a reality on Facebook, but it is not the viral Eldorado it used to be in the early days. #5:

Metrics

Metrics Social Media Viral Technical Review

The Old Ways Of Social Media Marketing Are Broken

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant buying banner ads on Facebook, or buying a position on search engine results, or sponsoring some blog entries, but these doesn’t work anymore. By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. In 2012 that number skyrocketed to 26%.

Social Media

Social Media Media Marketing United States

Finding your One Metric That Matters

leananalyticsbook.com

AUGUST 19, 2012

August 7, 2012 by Alistair. Viral coefficient (how well your users become your marketers.). Media , for things like infographics and blog posts (like what Massive Damage did.). Category Blog | Tags: analytics , Collaboration , Game , Media , OMTM , One Metric That Matters , SaaS , Transactional. 14 Aug 2012.

Metrics

Metrics Clickthrough Lean Analytics

Why Would a Business Avoid any Internet Presence?

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

Yet I am amazed to see US Census Bureau data from 2012 that at least 50%, maybe up to 75%, of small businesses still have no presence at all. Viral marketing needs a website. But word-of-mouth and viral marketing doesn’t work without a web site. These are soon to be the walking dead, and the competitors you can beat today.

Internet

Internet Viral Naming Web

6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Facebook 2012: What the Future Holds for the Social Media Powerhouse. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Small Businesses Plan to Buy an iPad in 2012 [STUDY]. Excited to see how #1 evolves in 2012. Trending Stories.

New York City

New York City New York Startup Social Media

Giving Tuesday: Five Ways to Engage Your Board

Board Effect

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Giving Tuesday was created when the 92 nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation came together in October 2012 to get the “giving season” off to a good start. Mashable made the public announcement, and Giving Tuesday quickly went viral. Giving Tuesday also has people thinking about planned giving for Giving Tuesday.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Social Media Campaign Iraq

Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Public SaaS 13 Multiples. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe

Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Public SaaS 13 Multiples. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe

Common Growth Hacking Myths (and How Growth Actually Works)

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

” April, 2012 – Andrew Chen writes Growth Hacker is the new VP Marketing , which goes viral (2.4K September 2012 – Aaron Ginn, who currently does growth at Everlane , writes Defining A Growth Hacker: Three Common Characteristics to help define the term. via AndrewChen.co). via TechCrunch). via FastCompany).

Retention

Retention Metrics Acquisition Conversion

Everything You Need To Know About Creating Killer Explainer Videos

ConversionXL

MARCH 28, 2014

Even though the video may contain some of these elements, an explainer video is NOT specifically: A Viral video. Neil Patel, co-founder of CrazyEgg says that even though the video below brought in an extra $21,000/ month back in 2012, it was the script that was really responsible for such incredible growth. A Tutorial. image source.

Video

Video Software Review Cofounder Metrics

7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable! Have an account?

Programming

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review

Cracking The Code: A funny perspective on Google innovation.

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition). Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 Public SaaS 13 Multiples. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital

10+1 Buzzwords : Content Marketing Definitions That You Need To Know

Brandanew

JUNE 15, 2015

Storytelling as a Content Marketing technique that was introduced in 2012 by the co-founder of Contently, Shane Snow. The most popular growth hacking techniques include social media and viral marketing. Viral marketing. If you’re looking for ideas, here’s a list of evergreen content ideas that you can use on your blog anytime!

Viral

Viral Marketing Social Media SEO

Does “Going Viral” Actually Result in More Conversions?

9 Things You Should Know About Social Login & CRO

Trending Sources

5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

8 Ways to Help Your Tweets Go Viral

5 Essential Spreadsheets for Social Media Analytics

Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

7 Social Media Tactics Your 2013 Budget Needs to Succeed

7 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Use Video To Grow Their New Business

What Google's Penguin Algorithm Means for Your Business

Twitter Link Roundup #197 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Build it and they won’t come: How and why growth hacking came to be

Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

How to Plan Your Social Integration Strategy

The Importance of Women in Tech

Twitter Link Roundup #154 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

How to Pick the Right Name for Your Business

How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

Why Your Startup's Name Matters

16 Tips for Picking the Perfect Startup Name

Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

Summer Business Books: What to Read Now

How Web APIs Unlock Value in the Cloud

Twitter Link Roundup #150 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

How To Close The Books on Your Startup

Twitter Link Roundup #121 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #13: To be stealthy or not?

Marketing the Viral Effect and Not-for-Profit Gold

How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

The 6 Metrics That Determine Your Success On Facebook

The Old Ways Of Social Media Marketing Are Broken

Finding your One Metric That Matters

Why Would a Business Avoid any Internet Presence?

6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

Giving Tuesday: Five Ways to Engage Your Board

Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking The Code: A Quick & Funny Summary of AdTech

Common Growth Hacking Myths (and How Growth Actually Works)

Everything You Need To Know About Creating Killer Explainer Videos

7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

Cracking The Code: A funny perspective on Google innovation.

10+1 Buzzwords : Content Marketing Definitions That You Need To Know

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