A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

No brand, no features, no customers, no money, no distribution, no search engine rankings, no efficient advertising, no incredible executive team, no NPS, no strategy. But, the iPhone did something so well, that people wanted so badly, they would put up with all the other crap: You could actually use the internet.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. The future of the Internet is video. Distribution costs have, too. 10 signs Internet TV is Ready to Disrupt the Industry.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 22, 2020

There are major marketing roadblocks when using popular paid advertising mediums because of the legal grey area surrounding the U.S. But you’re still walking a tightrope with pay-per-click on search engines and paid social media advertising. In fact, by 2021, internet traffic will be comprised of 82% video content.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Identify the audience. On social media, you can pinpoint an audience in real-time. Initially, your staff (even if that’s just you and a co-founder) will be your greatest asset in locating and connecting with your audience. You’re not going to be able to blanket the entire Internet with your message – nor should you want to.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2019

Let’s face it, unless your audience already knows about your small company and its products and services, you are unlikely to succeed in competitive and challenging markets. Yes, you can work with a marketing and advertising agency, but in the first years of activity, you’re unlikely to find the money you need for this. Press releases.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Everything we were taught pre-Internet is still relevant. We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. Rebelling is simply a form of snobbery. Underbelly.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2017

It is fair to say there is still a place for traditional advertising, but digital is the future for a number of reasons. Instead of printing leaflets and distributing them at random in the local area, you promote your products and services online. A digital marketing campaign has far greater reach than traditional advertising.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2018

Marketing plays an essential role for all kinds of businesses and this is where poster advertisements come into play. This common print technique is ideal for businesses to posit a visual impact on their existing and potential target audience. Poster advertisements can be used to disseminate important information regarding business.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Then he'll describe his cutting-edge platform — cloud-based, scalable, distributed version control, continuous integration, one-click-deploy. OK, so what can you do to rise above the cacophony that is the Internet? Advertising ?? Advertising isn't dead; you can still buy eyeballs. Visibility-fail.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

Those ad-specific stats pair with the ongoing shift toward video as the primary medium on the Internet. Cisco’s VNI forecast estimates that 82% of all Internet traffic will be video in 2022. Video content allows advertisers to tell a more complex story than text or images alone. But LinkedIn owns the lucrative B2B audience.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

For example, you can use Twitter to share your articles, and SubscriberZ to reach a wide audience. You will find complete online libraries of marketing articles and internet sites which concentrate online on the numerous types of marketing. Apply it for your articles and see how your internet site behaves as a consequence.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

A great product is always the foundation but a clear distribution strategy becomes essential to cut through the noise. With this model, user acquisition is generally close to free, and monetization per user is often low (advertising-based or freemium businesses).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

I was an early and tireless advocate for the growth of the Internet video ecosystem and as virtually every article I wrote made clear I believe the 800-pound-gorilla is YouTube and will remain so for the foreseeable future. The Internet works best on Deflationary Economics. So Why MiTú? Indeed we are already seeing that online.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

What Hasn’t Changed: The Internet Keeps Getting Bigger. Venture-Backed Commerce Sites Banking on TV Ads to Lure in Audiences | AllThingsD – [link]. Real-Time Marketing is Upon Us–Here’s How Advertising Needs To Adapt | Co.Create – [link]. A VC: What Has Changed – [link]. Dave McClure – [link].

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2019

As part of The Startup Magazine founders interviews, we sat down with Senior Software Engineer Carson Lv, a team leader from CouponBirds , a growing e-commerce company specialising in coupon code services and advertising. Nowadays most coupons are digital distributing online and many are delivered to highly targeted audiences.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

07:05] There are some people suggesting that advertising and some of the traditional marketing ways have become less effective, that they even do not work at all, and that community is in the last frontier. The influencer is gone, the community is gone because it's not a community, it's an audience. Would you support that idea?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Smart bloggers, therefore, monetize more than just their internet real estate. However, there are influencers all over the internet. Not only is it less likely that you’ll recoup your blog expenses through basic advertising revenue, but you probably won’t make an impact. However, most people won’t get rich just using Adwords.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Target audience : Who is interested in your company? So you pay for advertising, you buy it as it were. For example, as a company you can print a sweater (translation: sweater bedrukken ) and distribute it to your employees. Cost : How much money does it cost to start up your business? And how much to keep it going? Pass it out!

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

If you don’t know which segment of the market you will target, how will you advertise? but consumer behaviors are starting to ossify on the web and it is harder than ever to build a large audience from a standing start. Far more important is whether that audience has a need that you solve. T]he consumer web has matured.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Marketing outside of the internet can often involve more time, workmanship and money, but when done correctly, the results make it all worthwhile. Physical advertising and person-to-person interaction is a powerful technique that helps you to build personal connections with your customers. Advertising in magazines and newspapers.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 5, 2011

As Bloggers or Internet Entrepreneurs, we constantly are building web properties or creating content. Finding advertisers and maximizing revenue can become hard work at times. TextLinkAds is a marketplace where advertisers look for publishers that are related to their products/services. From social media to custom graphics.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Back in the days of straight advertising, it was important to have a name that explained what your company specialised in so the audience would be drawn to it. Remember, we’re on the Internet right now, and the Internet is owned by cats. And it just sounded really cool to me. Thanks to Chris Reimer, Boosa Tech ! #10-

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The science of advertising, how to figure out what to automate, just things that that marketers are wrestling with today. There was already this concept called the, you know, the digital nomad movement where people realize that, you know, if you worked just on the internet, you could really do that from anywhere. Check it out.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2017

I was present at the creation of the first microprocessors, participated in the PC revolution, built video games, and shipped software on the first Internet browsers. Our better angels soared as printed books became the Internet of the Renaissance. It gave us instantaneous communication to national audiences.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

According to data from eMarketer, “More than 62% of the world’s internet users will view digital video in 2017, up from 60.8% Video marketing is not like PPC advertising where you can start and stop on a whim. Identify Target Audience. You cannot become a successful video marketer without identifying your target audience.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

" For major buyers of display advertising, real-time access to the largest audiences on the internet holds the promise of vastly improved targeting and performance. One thing is for certain — you must have experience dealing with large scale distributed applications. " "Hit it."

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Or right here on the good ol’ Internets? It is critical that you place your product where your customers want it and look for it and you should regularly question whether your distribution channel the right one. Downtown business district? Your client’s plant or office? a cutting-edge technology that no on else offers?

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 18, 2021

Research Your Audience. Next, you’ll need to identify the most convenient distribution channels. Does your target audience prefer shopping in stores, or would they rather shop online? You want your product to be profitable, but you don’t want it to be so expensive that your target audience can’t afford it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

What those sites have in common (despite their very different audiences) is that something is causing their customers to become addicted to their product, and so no matter how they acquire a new customer, they tend to keep them. Thats why eBay advertises on search engines, and Facebook doesnt. This has led to exponential growth.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

As many of you know, in the past I’ve done a series of posts deconstructing the S-1s of VC-backed internet startups going public. I thought I’d provide a little analysis of Twitter based on their S-1, but also strive to put it in a broader context of other consumer internet businesses and where we are in the current tech cycle.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 1, 2019

The price you pay depends on several factors, including the size and distribution of your survey, and any specific information you’re looking for. The proper distribution and information gathering tools. There are many online applications for distributing surveys, such as Google. Customers Have High Expectations.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2017

While it is definitely important to maintain an online presence and make your small business known through the internet, it can also be useful to advertise through print in your local area. This is a wise decision if you’re looking to make your print advertisement stand out. Advertising Boards. How can they be used?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2016

However, with the mass adoption of the internet, the barriers to entry into the storytelling world have all but gone. Nowadays, through blogs, social media and a multitude of other content distribution channels, any brand can easily begin publishing content online with minimal effort. It can keep your audience coming back for more.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry. It’s just taking some longer than others.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Mobile advertising became more targeted and user friendly by adapting to the small screen — but advertisers are slow to adopt , with much upside still to come. Applications such as Xtify , Local Response , and Placecast provided turnkey mobile solutions for retailers to target consumers. What’s Next in 2012….

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 4, 2020

One of the most outstanding features of direct selling is the absence of middlemen in the distribution curve. Offering free samples can also help sensitize the audience about the company offerings and encourage referrals. Deploy email marketing – the internet has greatly changed the way direct selling is executed.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2012

It’s not uncommon for companies to hire agencies to help claim shares of the lucrative global market available over the Internet. Small business owners can spend a little time on promotion and get the same results as the big companies who outsource their internet marketing without spending fortunes on advertising. www.oodle.com.

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