crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2013

How to Grow Your Email Marketing List to 5 Digits and Beyond – [link]. How to Grow Your Email Marketing List to 5 Digits and Beyond – [link]. The tech industry doubles down on design in 2013 | Gigaom – [link]. Social Networks by Revenue and Employees, Facebook Stands Above All | Web Strategy – [link].

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Existing companies can segment their email database to reveal their most loyal customers. Fabulis.com was initially intended to to be a social network for gay men. Most startups fail.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

Entrepreneur Ryan Hoover transformed an email list experiment into a venture-funded startup community with tens of thousands of active members. With positive feedback from his peers, Hoover decided to transform his email list into a website. Today, that MVP has evolved into a thriving online community with more than $7M in funding.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 7, 2014

It’s no secret that social networking sites such as Pinterest, Slideshare and Tumblr are exploding in popularity, and it’s due to the public demand for images. Even YouTube came into its own as a full-fledged social networking clip site in 2013. Not anymore.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Jim Franklin is the CEO of SendGrid , the email delivery platform of choice for over 130,000 customers. Much has been written about the demise of email, the shortcomings and frustrations of email, and why we’re stuck with email. Email won’t die. How we use email today. Note: Email can also do that.).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Like it or not, we’re in the last few months of 2013. If you’re still emailing documents back and forth, with titles like “2014budgetREVISEDfinalJackseditsii,” it’s time to start living in the cloud. That means it’s time to start thinking about how to improve your business for 2014.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2013

by Phillip Alexander, author of “ Home and Small Business Guide to Protecting Your Computer Network, Electronic Assets, and Privacy “ Now that is 2013, here are some New Year’s resolutions to consider, with a data security angle. No bank is going to ask you to email them your username/password.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 28, 2013

Do yo u ever wonder how we functioned before email? At work, at home, or on the go, a vast majority of us can’t go 30 minutes without sending, receiving or reviewing our emails (I’m guilty of checking through the night, too). That’s why I can’t stress enough the importance of “getting better at email.” – Enjoy!

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2013

Data Privacy Day takes place today, 28 January 2013. Some websites will prompt you for information such as your email, address or phone number. Emails and text messages that contain links or ask for information might do you more harm than good. Be cautious as this information might end up being used in unexpected ways.

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

They are like newspapers: you choose one that you like best, pay for it monthly and get all your information from them, from politics news to stock quotes and even email messages. So, improve your networking, meet the decision makers and prepare to have long meetings. Tickets for TNW Conference Latin America 2013 are available now. .

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Cisco predicts by 2013 that 90% of all web traffic will be generated by video. People today are finding your company and watching your videos on the web, mobile and social networks. One thing we talk about a lot with our clients is they start getting some good social sharing of their videos. Why is this a big deal?

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ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

April 24, 2013 – Event Recap. April 4, 2013 – Event Recap. Available as a username on various websites and social networks (eg Facebook, Twitter, Google/Gmail, LinkedIn). Email Address. Apply to Pitch (New York). Pitch Application Example. How to Get Selected to Pitch. How To Pitch. Future Energy.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Part of my job as a digital and social media strategist is following expert predictions, in order to better help my clients at Firebrand Group innovate. The end of 2013 saw even more lists of predictions than I’ve ever seen previously – some of which were silly or just plain obvious. Facebook is so 2013. Digital Strategist.

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Haystack

MAY 19, 2018

Social networks were not much of a thing, email was about work, telco’s charged for texting and we had feature phones which were definitely not computers. Fast forward to 2013 — we became parents, I started investing, and life as we knew it changed. In those five years, too, my career slowly changed.

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

In fact, acting as Y Combinator, Paul has invested in 564 startups as of June 2013. Create a pre-launch landing page to gauge interest (ask people to submit their emails). Do the same thing on other social networks with advertising platforms, like LinkedIn and Facebook. You’re solving a problem!

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 3, 2014

The program piggybacks a bit on the Influencer program launched in 2013 that features long form content from folks like Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Maria Shriver and Mark Cuban. Now members have the ability to follow other members that are not in their network and build their own group of followers. Web Marketing LinkedIn'

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Up and Running

MARCH 18, 2013

Entrepreneur Zack Price is guest blogging his experience on the 2013 StartupBus as it makes its way from Chicago to SXSW in Austin. Now here in 2013 I run this digital publishing company out of 1871 in Chicago. That’s why they invented social networking… to promote your own agenda. Not joking. I’m an OG.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

Not only can it enhance the user’s experience on your site – no need to fill out a registration form or remember yet more passwords – it also allows marketers to gather more accurate data, including verified email addresses, age, gender, relationship status and interests. Impressive, but given only 3.4%

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The “Shopping Days Til Christmas” countdown is in single digits, and the busiest shopping season of 2013 will soon be a memory. If you own a retail store, now is the time to evaluate the 2013 holiday season and start thinking about how you can prepare your business in the months ahead for an even more successful holiday 2014.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Thursday, Microsoft’s Skype launched Skype In The Workspace , a service that combines elements of Quora and social networking to create an online space where entrepreneurs can seek knowledge from one another. As with any social network, the problem is one of scale. But ir hasn’t proven useful yet, he said.

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Up and Running

APRIL 25, 2013

Utilizing a QR code on your coupon lets the recipient scan the coupon code, which uploads information into your email database or social network. 46 each in early 2013. Invoices are sent via email, and deadlines are shortened for payment. Coding is the Key. Individual stamp costs went up to $.46

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

For example, many of you already use Google Apps for email, documents, presentations and more. Priority inbox for Gmail , for example, will learn based on how you use email and prioritize important emails ahead of less-important emails. Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2013! Lower expenses.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 25, 2013

As has been widely reported, Google Reader is shutting down July 1, 2013. The ReederApp allows me to do lots of things with individual blog posts such as submit to Buffer, add to Delicious, Tweet or email directly from within my phone – I depend on this function as I share a lot of content in social media and this makes it very easy to do so.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Existing companies can segment their email database to reveal their most loyal customers. Fabulis.com was initially intended to to be a social network for gay men. Conversion Research.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 2, 2015

Research conducted by Ogilvy & Mather shows that changes to Facebook’s algorithm have reduced the average exposure of unpaid posts from 12% in October of 2013 to around 6% in February 2015. Email marketing still works. In fact, Facebook has been slashing organic reach for years. Host FB-based videos on your own site.

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In 2013, CSG was named one of the top 100 I.T. He enjoys working in a variety of industries and is currently actively involved in a publishing, a MI (music instrument), and a social networking business. For Scott, that means going out into the community and networking. Email Kristina or Mike! Our Guests.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

Astonishing that so many email co’s still don’t support – crowdspring.co/1kDohs5. This Is Why Social Media Doesn’t Work For Your Business – crowdspring.co/1pWbP8R. US non-Internet media advertising outlook, 2013-2018. Forget influencers on social networks. tl;dr: They all suck. 1nJ38yV.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The Future of Startups 2013-2017, beginning of a series. Sunday, January 27th, 2013. Then from a bottoms-up standpoint what you said is exactly right, I think, which is that the new generation of employees grew up on smartphones and tablets and touch and everything, social networking and Twitter and everything else.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2014

The 2013 Super Bowl commercials commanded an average of 3.5 B&H does this by sending customers a triggered email encouraging reviews after the company has received confirmation that the product has shipped. . By asking directly through email (and incentivising the review) B&H makes leaving a review very enticing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 23, 2013

The claim that social media will drive more customers to your business than search, email or other traditional and online marketing channels has once again been exposed as a myth. A recent study by Custora found that email marketing and search deliver more profitable customers than social media. Or has it?

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 1, 2015

You know you shouldn’t check your email first thing in the morning because it’s bad for productivity, but you do anyway. Consider the social networks… And news sites… How to Use Familiarity to Increase Conversions. A simple request for an email address. That’s why they’re so difficult to break.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2014

Billion in 2013 – and is projected to reach $50 billion by the end of this year. In this example, Tommy received an email from Amazon Local about a weekend getaway in Vermont, and these were the series of screens he received in order to complete the purchase. Step 1 – The Initial Email.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. Email This BlogThis! Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Monday, June 20, 2011. How much is enough? Financing, that is.I Stay tuned.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2012 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2013; Slack in 2014 (after prematurely saying there wasn’t one); took a break in 2015-16, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; in 2017 it was Coinbase ; and last year, 2018, it was Airtable. It can save time.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

Previously, he was the COO of digital gift card start-up Giftly from its inception in 2010 to its acquisition by Giftcards.com in 2013. What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops. Can you share more about why you take this approach? Why is that?

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ConversionXL

MARCH 15, 2016

Another common misconception is that onboarding email flows and on-site / in-app onboarding flows are to be kept separate. Holistic, not one-off: Onboarding can take the form of knowledge center docs, blog posts, invitations from a friend, lifecycle emails, a well-timed phone call, etc. ” (via Inbound.org).

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

People did check their email right after waking up…in 2012. . What better way to increase your open rate than to send your emails when your list wakes up? With 50% of people beginning their day emailing in bed, marketers should rush to send emails first thing in the morning. Image source ).

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