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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

One of the company’s smartest moves was introducing “Netflix Original” movies and TV shows, first launching House of Cards in 2013 to much success. Both of these startups came to market with a social media platform focused on short, viral videos that were ideal for quickly sharing on social media. Thanks to Jen Wan, Soteri Skin ! #5-

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The rise of native advertising: Fine or farce?

The Next Web

This is native advertising in real life, on a real website, acting as a key player in the race for the strongest, viral, engaging content. Twitter did the same thing with mobile-advertising exchange, MoPub , in 2013. Steps are being taken to help differentiate between the good, bad, and ugly native ads. Native to what?

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth. Today in 2013, the majority of LinkedIn’s revenue comes from an enterprise version of our subscriptions product. In 2013, it’s whether you can break through the noise. What’s your differential business strategy? Your differential growth strategy?

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YouTube Marketing And Analytics: A Primer For Magnificent Success

Occam's Razor

According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network as of mid-2013. As of March 2013, one billion, (B!), One more thing to ponder… One hundred hours of video is uploaded into YouTube every single minute, as of May 2013. YouTube Marketing and Analytics Framework for Success.

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Common Growth Hacking Myths (and How Growth Actually Works)

ConversionXL

” April, 2012 – Andrew Chen writes Growth Hacker is the new VP Marketing , which goes viral (2.4K May 2013 – Gagan Biyani, who is currently the CEO of Sprig , writes Explained: The actual difference between growth hacking and marketing , which essentially equates growth hackers and marketers with limited time / resources.

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How to Create Content that Customers Actually Care About

ConversionXL

In the “tweet heard around the world,” Oreo was able to quickly create a piece of content in real time that went viral and won numerous awards during the Super Bowl a few years ago. pic.twitter.com/dnQ7pOgC — OREO Cookie (@Oreo) February 4, 2013. Or showcase a differentiator that inspires loyalty ? No problem.

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16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

mashable.com

By Lauren Drell 2013-06-10 14:46:07 UTC. Assuming Virality. "A I have news for you: Theyre not coming and youre not going to go viral. Services dont spontaneously go viral. High virality is almost always the product of early and deliberate product design decisions. ©2005-2013 Mashable, Inc. Whats This?

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