Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. Having enough revenue to finally give yourself a salary is an inspiring event, and one that you should savor.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 11, 2020

However, this will depend on whether you have enough equity or collateral to meet the lender’s requirements. Once you’ve gained a clear understanding of your consumers’ expectations, consider running advertisements and promotions in specific locations. You may also apply for a secured personal loan to cut down the interest rates.

Software Review 123

Software Review Small Business Management Bankruptcy 123

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. They monetize via high-priced advertisements during the prime-time airing on TV, via syndication to international audiences or less-watched channels after the original series has run and via DVD sales in retail channels.

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Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 13, 2017

Initially, it was estimated that TV would be on top until 2017 but surprisingly social channels overtook the tv numbers very early this year. Additionally, it’s predicted that the amount of money spent on social media advertising is set to catch up with newspaper ad revenues by 2020. Facebook advertising.

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Social Media Media Marketing Lead Generation 61

Up and Running

MARCH 24, 2021

Doing this grows your current customer base, expands the available market, and simultaneously improves your brand equity within the enterprise email management market. This may be as light as adjusting your messaging within advertisements or offering different incentives. How to create a market penetration strategy.

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Software Review Marketing Campaign Forecast 146

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Of course, that means a mindset willing to give up much more equity, and taking on a whole new level of risk. Working with the media is required, both social as well as the press, through public relations and internal channels. You can no longer provide leadership by just “walking around” and talking to all the key people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. Having enough revenue to finally give yourself a salary is an inspiring event, and one that you should savor.

Sweat Equity 435

Sweat Equity Salary Viral Leadership 435

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 8, 2024

Adapting to evolving consumer behaviors and leveraging tools like AI are crucial for staying ahead in the dynamic marketing landscape, where brand equity and delivering value play pivotal roles in driving business success. And that's really your brand equity. 04:12] What replaces organic search once it starts to decline?

Lean 72

Lean Technical Review ChatGPT Audience 72

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The video above is a fun look at the obsession people have with cats in online videos and advertising. Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies – [link]. 5 rules of small business advertising success – [link]. Lean Marketing: Facebook advertising for newbies – [link]. – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

It’s not a channel, campaign, or tactic. ABM is a full-court press to build powerful engagement with contacts on the channels that they’re most active. The more brand equity you have, the easier it will be to get customers onside. If your company isn’t properly aligned, work on opening channels of communication and data sharing.

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Customer Marketing Channel Acquisition 98

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Rather than competing against the likes of Adobe with paid advertising, Canva puts effort behind social proof , getting featured in tech publications and sharing tweets from active users helping to grow awareness with its target audience. Identify the channels where your audience is most active and double-down.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

To generate long-term brand equity and trust, and maintain competitive advantage, every brand campaign should be influenced by a strategy that’s built on four principles: 1. Its content style guide ensures branding campaigns have the same tone of voice across all marketing channels. . Platform and channel fit. Take Mailchimp.

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Campaign Social Media Audience Channel 109

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2014

Surprising Trends in Startup Founder Equity Stakes | by Tomasz Tunguz – crowdspring.co/1njnhbl. The Answer to the Organic Reach vs Advertising Problem on Social Media Channels – crowdspring.co/1rTUmdM. The Unraveling of Miami-Based Gui.de | Tech Cocktail – crowdspring.co/1i671VI.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Once you decide your brand strategy, you should stay the course to build brand equity. Every touchpoint is an opportunity to build or subtract brand equity from your brand. Stay relevant with your customer using the right channels and tactics to deliver on the promises outlined in your brand strategy. Image source.

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Marketing Campaign Software Review Tulsa 128

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2014

These codes are query-string parameters assigned to particular inbound advertising campaigns in way specific to each analytics tool. How Well Is Your Advertising Performing? Like understanding the sources of traffic using campaign codes, you want to do something similar for advertising. What To Do Next About Your Advertising?

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Analytics Software Review Metadata Campaign 113

The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 14, 2014

You could chart the history of web advertising like this (quotes from Adrian Saunders/beaconreader.com ): Display ads from Yahoo and AOL: “Incredible returns! Ultimately the important question is: is web advertising moving forward? Advertising' Trackable analytics on reader behavior!

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Advertising Web Viral Mobile 106

Occam's Razor

APRIL 23, 2012

Choose the right metric and they'll create the most glorious digital experience in the universe, the perfect acquisition campaign, the most amazing customer service channel. Most content sites are currently monetized using display advertising, most commonly on a Cost Per Thousand Impressions (CPM) basis. But it gets worse.

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Metrics Analytics Search Channel 152

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. Total raised: $29.5mm.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

If you like this kind of advice, check out my coverage of a talk by Paul Palmieri, Co-Founder and CEO of mobile advertising service Millennial Media, titled " Investing in Your Influencers. ". He believes that equity need not be distributed equally, as long as everyone involved is happy with their arrangement.

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Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Advertising. Your business plan should include an overview of the kinds of advertising you plan to spend money on. Will you be advertising online? A key component to your advertising plan is your plan for measuring the success of your advertising. See Also 8 Tips For Getting Your Product Into Retail Channels.

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Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Yesterday Forward Investment Partners (FIP) hosted an event on the TV advertising for our portfolio companies and close friends. We collected data and insights on TV spend from ten companies, anonymised it and presented it in the slides embedded below.

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Advertising Portfolio Hosting Channel 98

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Karrie is Chief Marketing Officer at Typeform, leading brand strategy, advertising, PR, internal communications, and DEI efforts as well as overseeing the internal creative studio. John Jantsch (01:11): So that's a lot in the CMOs job, particularly diversity, equity, inclusion. Marketing Podcast with Karrie Sanderson.

Marketing 75

Marketing Differentiation B2C PR 75

Up and Running

MARCH 5, 2020

Understanding the consumer goes way beyond how to reach or properly develop content for advertising. Using the data that is already available to you, like sales, website visits, and advertisement clicks, helps a brand determine what combination of products fits each type of target customer. Identifying your target audience.

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Customer Differentiation Equity Audience 96

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

So, always include a compelling summary page with visual elements that “advertise” your company. This gives the attendees another reason to come, allows him to advertise his business, and sets the stage for your pitch. However, no one will read past the first page unless they’ve already made somewhat of a gut decision to read further.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

The Bing Fund will invest $50,000-$100,000 in early-stage startups, through standard convertible notes (loans that convert to equity at Microsoft’s option). Advertise on VentureBeat. The Bing Fund, Microsoft’s newest incubator, to be headed by VoodooPC founder Rahul Sood. 4 days ago. From $1.5B Editor’s picks.

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Detroit Incubator Technical Review Venture Capital 69

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. So it gives you content, multiple distribution channels, and you start building this audience. Would you support that idea?

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Community Kuwait Cofounder Bootstrapping 53

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

In the tactics section, list your sales channels and describe how you will be selling your products. You might also get immediate access to channels that might have otherwise taken years to break into. Develop a landing page, do some lightweight advertising, and generally reach out to as many potential customers as you can.”.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

They’ve grown to attract big-name clients like LinkedIn, PayPal, and Shopify, mostly through social media channels rather than organic search. It’s how people are using these channels that makes social critical to brand perception and business growth. It does this by building brand equity and aiding recall.

Social Media 145

Social Media Audience Media Marketing 145

Up and Running

JUNE 12, 2014

I’ve ended up on the news many times by just calling up the news channels and asking them if they’d be interested in featuring my business. Be creative. Think Guerrilla. And if that doesn’t work, sometimes it just doesn’t hurt to ask. It’s sometimes that simple.”.

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Founder Marketing Startup Software Review 142

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

VC Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2011

Ad verification startup DoubleVerify has raised a fourth round of $33 million from private equity fund JMI Equity and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). JMI knows quite a bit about display advertising, having bought DoubleClick before its $3.1 According to Ynet , the deal values DoubleVerify at $200 million.

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Private Equity Valuation Equity Acquisition 87

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 19, 2021

On many boards, both the CEO and CFO have direct channels with the board so that they can provide the yin and yang (in a well-coordinated way). You should be doing television advertising.” Reid, the game is engagement and advertising. We should focus on this as an advertising business.” You don’t know what you’re doing.

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Startup Cofounder Advertising Hiring 36

Occam's Razor

MARCH 25, 2014

Your primary owned channel is your website, mobile or desktop. Your primary rented channels, at the moment, are your social existences. You are able to contribute content on these channels, you are able to engage with the audience, you are able to control the conversation/your presence a bit. Bonus reading: Rent or Own?

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Metrics Marketing Analytics Channel 155

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2016

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. Having enough revenue to finally give yourself a salary is an inspiring event, and one that you should savor.

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Salary Startup Viral 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Describe your market penetration strategy, sales channels, pricing, and strategic partnerships.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2015

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. Having enough revenue to finally give yourself a salary is an inspiring event, and one that you should savor.

Sweat Equity 120

Sweat Equity Salary Viral Leadership 120

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

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Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84