Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

This term is used to describe non-traditional ways to incent growth such as social-media and viral marketing. These alternatives are used in lieu of traditional media such as radio, newspaper and television. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 03/04/2016. It’s a term of respect and endearment.

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Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

Social analytics and video marketing are likely to be the key marketing trends for 2016. Most small business and Startup founders are talking about customer engagement and social presence beyond the customary likes and one-post-a-month schedules. 16 Top Social Analytics Tools For 2016. Carrie Aulenbacher , Author.

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Except the question: what are the new digital trends , how do you market your Startup brand in 2016? H ere are some unusual ways to market your Startup brand in 2016 that you can invest in, now! 11 Unusual Ways To Market Your Startup Brand in 2016. To get more inspiration on social media contests, here are some ideas.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat have thus far dominated the market in video ad spend on social media. Don’t copy the style of a popular video (especially a “viral” one) if you’re trying to drive home your unique value proposition or establish your brand. But LinkedIn owns the lucrative B2B audience. Stay on brand. Plan it out.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2018

billion in 2016 to $750 billion by 2024. You can use your social media presence to put a call out for comments. Use your social media connections to find your core market, and direct your attention their way. Build your social media presence to support your product.

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VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

Think with Google study 2016 – How people discover, use and stay engaged with apps ( Source Think with Google and Ipsos). Blogs/ press – to get consumers to learn about your new app, PR remains a viable source, especially when it comes to buzzy/social apps. That said, the new privacy settings of iOS 14.6 Unfortunately not.

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Brandanew

MAY 27, 2016

This is 2016 and making growth hacking part of your content marketing strategy is a need. Today, we have guest blogger and online media maven, Nina Pineda sharing her tips on how to give your content releases that much needed boost. Add social media plug-ins such as Facebook’s Like and Share buttons, Twitter’s Tweet button, and more.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 29, 2017

HW: When you dove into the world of anti-vaxxers you encountered some really interesting conclusions about how extreme groups use social media effectively, and how traditional voices are getting drowned out. After 2016, I think attitudes on that have changed too, because now it’s affecting all types of people.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Now that it is 2016, you can’t afford to be content with SEO beginner status. Always Use Social Media. In this day and age, you can’t create a buzz without social media platforms. If you go viral on social media, Google will have to take notice and adjust your ranking accordingly.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Whether the campaigns are small and involve dressing up a company’s logo , or campaigns that manage to go viral, many businesses are keenly aware of the opportunity to take advantage of the spending season and find ways to market to enthusiastic customers. Social Media posts. Get your customers involved.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2016

Others do far too little, assuming the viral effect and word-of-mouth will soon kick in, and sales will suddenly grow exponentially. Word-of-mouth and social media may get you started, but there is no substitute these days for special promotions, webinars, presence at trade shows, and actively calling on decision makers.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2016

In 2016, you should focus most of your efforts on the online marketing platform. This includes resources such as social media, blogging and adding links. You can do this by using different forms of social media or investing in viral marketing. Starting a business ?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 7, 2016

PayPal failed in 2000 at its stated mission to invent a new form of currency (though it pivoted to something else), but Bitcoin seems to be succeeding in 2016. WebVan failed at grocery delivery in 2000, but InstaCart might succeed in 2016. Social Media makes group-games viral.

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Brandanew

APRIL 15, 2016

A photo posted by Upasna Kakroo (@upasnakakroo) on Apr 15, 2016 at 7:00am PDT. B2C companies usually face a choice between setting up their own platform (such as a blog or a digital magazine) or leveraging the power of social media. Step #2: Define your content persona. Peter Drucker, the famous business visionary from the U.S.,

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VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

Now bigger than social media, messaging apps are on practically every phone, and only growing in engagement. If you think about it, Messaging apps are the most viral. The Verge summarised it well in this article from June 2016: “So Google has three different ways it’s trying to get back into the messaging race.

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VC Cafe

JULY 25, 2017

Now bigger than social media, messaging apps are on practically every phone, and only growing in engagement. If you think about it, Messaging apps are the most viral. The Verge summarised it well in this article from June 2016: “So Google has three different ways it’s trying to get back into the messaging race.

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thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Disinformation and deepfakes have increasingly become an issue, as evidenced by viral fake content, used as propaganda in the fight for the world’s attention. A lot of harm can be done when personal information gets into the wrong hands, or when bad actors weaponize it to cyberbully victims or broadcast fake news on social platforms.

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Brandanew

JUNE 3, 2016

Since 1996 when this statement was made by one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, the three words have gone really, really viral. You content will not miraculously get viral or have a strong reach. Broadcasting your content across all social media channels. Mistake #3: You lacked in content PROMOTION.

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Brandanew

AUGUST 8, 2016

They would have Googled you, looked you up on social media or read reviews from friends. This is critical also because, in the world of viral media, you can’t quite control which story becomes popular. After that, they’ll reach you in a well prepared state of mind.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

Most of us end up turning towards social media sites like Twitter or Facebook, or creating videos for Youtube. In a study done by MarketingSherpa on the effectiveness of various social media marketing outlets, 84% of entrepreneurs surveyed said that their blogs were effective tools in their SEO marketing.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

For example, Salesforce spends tons of people/money on social media posting/activity and you can see this on display on their Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other presence. I have a massive bias against the current click-bait, let’s go viral , “hot story of the moment” traffic. A quick best practice. A quick best practice.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. There are a number of other variables here like virality (the chances of a user referring another user), but I don’t want to overcomplicate things. See Also: The Top 10 Tools for Tracking Your Web Metrics.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 3, 2016

I bet you never thought peaches could go viral. The local business used Facebook ads to help their small, pop-up peach stand go viral, experiencing a 2.3x As of May 2016, the minimum daily budget you can create for your ad set is $1.00 by Joanna Mastrocola, Content Marketer at Alignable. For example, if you have a $1.00

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

Referral Marketing– This includes intentional word of mouth activities, viral tactics as well as intentional referral generation. Tools: BuzzSumo – Search tool that tracks content on all social networking sites and ranks them based on the number of shares on various social media platforms. Six SEO Rules for 2016.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Subscription Business Trends and Predictions for 2016. For example, Buffer, the successful social media company, just closed their only office. Producthunt.com is a great resource for viral marketing for the product launch as well as community feedback.”. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

So first of all, what a testament to social media and its power to reach- Tomas Pueyo : Huge. So it's the first time in my life that I pushed this to all my networks as hard as I could, and I was also very aggressive on the viral mechanics that I plugged into it. Eric Ries : Well, you knew. You knew actually.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2016

The crucial element that makes them so hard to win over is the same thing that will boost your business if you’re successful: they absorb and put out social signals like crazy. In other words, if you appeal to millennials the right way, you can get their business, as well as the added benefit of word-of-mouth on a potentially viral level.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 1, 2019

All the important SEO tools that you need for pay traffic, social media, PR and of course, SEO. It would fail in 2016 because (1) I was not a good podcaster when I launched. John Lee Dumas: If I wanted to launch a successful show today in 2016, I would have to find a niche. That’s what’s new in 2016.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2019

Professional communities on social media are strong. You can catalyze that sharing, something Ann Smarty of Viral Content Bee does regularly: Any time I feature influencers in my content, I tag them on Twitter, not just in my own tweets but also in updates from everyone else. Support influencers on your social media channels.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 11, 2016

Big brands are spending tens of thousands on videos that fall flat while a lucky few are going viral. The State of Video in 2016. Following the video, there will likely be a call to try the product, social media buzz about the campaign, etc. But even they struggle to repeat their original success. 55% do so daily.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Or look at MailChimp, a startup-turned-$400-million-revenue-machine that is always creating viral campaigns that set them above their competition, like this recent “Did You Mean Mailchimp” one. GIFs and images for social media. #JustDoIt pic.twitter.com/x5TnU7Z51i — Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 5, 2018.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 26, 2023

Sure, we’ve come to understand how harmful the effects of social media can be on Americans—from its effects on self-esteem to how it isolates and divides us—and I’ll be the first one to admit that my Chef Reactions time on TikTok would be better spent reading a book, talking with my wife, playing with my daughter, or calling a family member.

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