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19 Psychological Tactics for Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns

ConversionXL

I scoured the academic research on crowdfunding, philanthropy, and helping behavior to understand when and why people donate money (and how you can use those principles in a crowdfunding campaign). Agrawal, Catalini, and Goldfarb (2013) examined the types of risks that donors encounter in crowdfunding. donating to your campaign).

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We crowdfunded $1.7 million for a new online news publication. This is our story so far.

The Next Web

million with a crowdfunding campaign. I’m declaring De Correspondent the most interesting journalism start-up I have read about in 2013. Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) April 8, 2013. . I’m declaring De Correspondent the most interesting journalism start-up I have read about in 2013.” million in just the first three weeks.

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Name A Startup

ultralightstartups.com

April 24, 2013 – Event Recap. April 4, 2013 – Event Recap. Name A Startup. Name A Startup. I’m often in the process of naming a startup. I’m often in the process of naming a startup. Here’s what I found: 1) Qualities of a good name. 2) Name types. Startup PR.

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25 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Entrepreneurs That Best Represents Innovation and Disruption

Hearpreneur

When I think of innovation, the name Marc pops into my mind. In 2013, he successfully executed a summer campaign that included larger models with the help of Hollywood superstar Beyonce- known for her body positivity and great confidence. He's the type of entrepreneur who has the vision and willingness to change the world.

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Acquire New Users by Adding Growth Hacking to your Marketing Strategy

ConversionXL

It’s why Canva can call itself a multibillion-dollar platform and how ConvertKit pulled itself up to compete with goliaths like MailChimp and Campaign Monitor. Where campaigns to build brand awareness and generate top-of-funnel sales drive traditional marketing, data across the entire customer lifecycle drives growth hacking in marketing.

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December 26th 2013, this Kickstarter campaign limped towards a.

Bryce Dot VC

December 26th 2013, this Kickstarter campaign limped towards a looming deadline to reach their goald of $125,000. They failed and that campaign was never funded. The same product, with the same name, by the same inventor, with an eerily similar promotional video has become the most successful project in Kickstarter history.

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Brand Marketing vs. Product Marketing: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Invest In?

ConversionXL

Muun found a market need but failed to compete with bigger names that provided customers with authoritative content and resources. They use these insights to launch branding campaigns aimed at influencing brand associations (customer feelings about your brand). Muun’s more well-known competitors had more features and better pricing.

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