crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Kevin Willer Shares His Experience Building Google’s Culture In Chicago – [link]. Spot on by @dhh about school pedigree and computer engineers. Facebook Is Using Minors To Advertise Alcohol – [link]. 25 Creative Advertisements – [link]. 25 Creative Advertisements – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Why I Sold My Startup Instead Of Taking VC Money | Built In Chicago - [link]. Chicago’s Startup Community Grows Outside Of Groupon’s Shadow | Chicagoist - [link]. How Facebook’s Top Engineer Is Trying to Read Your Mind | Wired – [link]. | PandoDaily - [link]. The product lens - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Hiring startup engineers? Good long read on the history of Motorola | Chicago magazine – crowdspring.co/1nQMcBM. They seem to be | AVC – crowdspring.co/1rbM5FT. This Invaluable Lesson Will Keep You From Making Catastrophic Hiring Mistakes - crowdspring.co/XeV4JS. Busting the Lean-Startup Myth – crowdspring.co/1ozOXHA.

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View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. We have companies in Chicago, San Francisco (and elsewhere in Silicon Valley), Omaha, and New York. .

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. 11 – US Army Classified as a Computer Engineer.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Money wasn’t an obstacle for the Chicago-based founder, but as a black woman in technology, networking in a new city might be. “We This is an especially personal issue for Finney, whose father was able to transition his career from blue-collar mover to software engineer thanks to a data-entry class that IBM brought to inner-city Milwaukee. “It

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Chicago’s startup engine roars | Chicago Tribune - crowdspring.co/16aYZLL. The New Science of Who Sits Where at Work | WSJ - crowdspring.co/1gq3TGK. You Can’t Be a Wimp—Make the Tough Calls | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/H4gLnT. The Future of Business Models Will Be Centered on Crowds - crowdspring.co/16aTTiD.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2018

We like to thinking of geo-fencing as extremely advanced mobile advertising based on physical location. For example, say you own a wedding venue in Chicago. Say you’re an engineering company looking for more business. This geographical location is known as a geo-fence. Geofencing can help you do just that.

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Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

If I lived in Chicago, Berlin, or Madrid, I might not invest in startups at all. I avoid the entertainment industry, and anything where the revenue stream is based on advertising. I’ve been around Silicon Valley for a while so I’m connected to many engineers and investors whom I deeply respect. Some lawyers, even.

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www.clickz.com

JANUARY 7, 2013

Search Engine Watch. Media Planning Media Buying Publishing Display Advertising Video Mobile. Additionally, use social media advertising to target your audience and to send them to your page rather than off of the social media site. SES Chicago. Display Advertising. Display Advertising. ClickZ Awards.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

However, we needed a head of engineering to recruit and lead a larger team to accomplish our larger goals. I felt that I had to re-educate myself on the engineering talent landscape given how fast it is evolving, and had a deep curiosity regarding what the best engineering leaders of right now looked like.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Use An Effective LOCAL Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Strategy An effective search engine optimization strategy will get your website on a top position in the search results pages of all the major search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Business Plan Development Chicago IL).

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Use An Effective LOCAL Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Strategy An effective search engine optimization strategy will get your website on a top position in the search results pages of all the major search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Business Plan Development Chicago IL).

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2012

But Chicago-based startup MentorMob ( www.mentormob.com ) wants to change that – the free, community-based collaborative service aims to aggregate and organize the best online educational content on any topic, so it’s easier to find. Which means you’ll be learning continually, as well. Learning From Others.

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Eric Friedman

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

I recently interviewed Motoko Hunt of AJPR for Search Engine Strategies Chicago where she will be speaking in the Search Around the World: Europe, Asia/Pacific & Latin America panel. I speak at SES Chicago and other conferences in US, Europe and Asia including SES, SMX and AdTech. Motoko Hunt.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

In 2008, Seth Godin published a list of things that “every good marketer knows” Among that list was: “Anticipated, personal, and relevant advertising always does better than unsolicited junk.” In addition, the social sharing buttons at the top create a built-in growth engine / viral loop. Tweet It!].

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

I sold $5,000 of banner advertising within one week of launching the site. I had MIT, Harvard, Chicago, and other top-tier schools interested in buying it and Wharton actually using the solution (and they kept it for four years). I built the eCommerce engine myself and self-funded the business. The second was MBA ZoNe.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

He lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter, dog, and bike. He lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter, dog, and I bet you it's more than one bike if I had the gas. So did you, I'm envisioning you like going down the street in Chicago somewhere knocking on restaurant doors and saying, I have an idea, you want to like be part of this.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 14, 2010

Unicast is a leading interactive technology company with offices in New York City, London, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco. The company creates and supports some of the most high-profile advertisements from big brands. Unicast is the latest to relocate their headquarters here, moving into the Silicon Labs building by City Hall.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Traditional agencies of all types, from financial institutions to advertising and design, have used crowdsourcing and the two models have proven to be quite complimentary. Olander Group researches, plans, and buys advertising space for clients on every media type. What are some industry specific challenges you faced? .

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The above ad from Apple in the 1984 Super Bowl helped make Super Bowl advertising must-see TV and redefined how companies leverage the Super Bowl to promote their products. Obvious but Hard Lessons in Small Business Advertising – [link]. Chicago’s Exploding Tech Startup Scene: Second to None – [link].

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Austin Startup

JUNE 19, 2018

A few years after, I found myself in Chicago working at Motorola’s marketing department. his relentless pursuit to “outsmart, not outspend” the competition, unending creativity, constant focus on putting humanity ahead of technology in engineering culture, and his unshaken belief that a small group of rebels can tackle the giant?—?all

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 6, 2010

There are 98 links on a travel site I am looking at right now, on the page for a hotel in Chicago. Now go buy advertising on those sites (from any ad network) and earn a higher ROI on your campaigns. Take a week to segment that data and find out how to save 10% of the cost. Count the number of links on your main pages.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 21, 2019

This was a couple of software engineers who put this in for whatever reason [.] A batch of dodgy Tylenol pills, suspected of being laced with cyanide, killed seven people in Chicago in 1982. The result wasn’t as damaging for the brand as advertising experts predicted. This was not a corporate decision. Apologize publicly.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

Chicago venture picture better than U.S. Why Advertising Agencies Must Disrupt Themselves – [link]. Why Advertising Agencies Must Disrupt Themselves – [link]. Crowdsourcing: The Future of Advertising? Amazon Set To Sell Advertisers On Its Customer Purchasing Data – [link]. in Q4 – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 8, 2015

6 Thoughts on Creating and Leading Engineering Teams – buff.ly/1zNp7eB. How to Make a Dent in “The Women Problem” in Chicago – buff.ly/1FKFUQy. The Basics of Email Marketing | Search Engine Journal crowdspring.co/1PYFIjm. How One Entrepreneur Raised A Half Billion Dollars crowdspring.co/1HRNSqX. – buff.ly/1EY9ktL.

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ConversionXL

JULY 8, 2014

Researchers Monga & Bagchi of the University of Chicago have published a paper on their findings, you can check it out here. More words however gives paid advertisers more “real estate” so to speak, to describe the content & reduce friction that comes with earning the click.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

“Chicago’s venture funding performance is improving [but] Chicago is still trailing several major metro areas.” 4 Surprising SEM Stats Every E-Commerce Marketer Should Know | Search Engine Land – crowdspring.co/1kD9ZHH. A Deeper Look at Uber’s Dynamic Pricing Model – crowdspring.co/1kK4gjw.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2015

In addition, San Francisco is within striking distance of other major US B2B tech markets, like New York and Chicago. Home to major branches of many advertising and marketing agencies, including Publicis, Ogilvy, IDEO, and Razorfish to name just a few, San Francisco also offers a rich talent pool of workers with sales and marketing expertise.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: Puts the Emphasis on Chicago Entrepreneurs’ Stories – [link]. Guerrilla to Genius: 300+ Creative Advertising Campaigns – [link]. British Engineer Designs Own Heart Valve Implant, Saves Own Life – [link]. Happy for friends at Mullen. #3

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

TripleLift is native programmatic advertising simple, scalable, and effective on the visual web. Built in Chicago.). Adam Brod , VP of Technology and Engineering, BookBub. Other people [at TripleLift] in the interview process tend to focus more on the skills and abilities, so I’m looking for culture fit in this question.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

How closely knit design and engineering teams put Pinterest on a rocket ship | Gigaom – [link]. Tech Startup City: G2 Crowd in Chicago | Forbes – [link]. Half of What Online Advertisers Know About You Is Wrong – [link]. Native Advertising Is Bad News | Digiday (by Ben Kunz) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. Chicago startups connecting with big local companies, entrepreneurs and corporations | by Wailin Wong – [link]. The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. Here are 10 tips – [link].

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www.inc.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The focus of a CTO, a position akin to and occasionally still referred to as "vice president of engineering," is typically to develop and implement new technologies. In a start-up context, bands are formed sometimes by happenstance, and my head of engineering absolutely acts as the CTO," Teree says. "We 500|5000 The 2010 Inc.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Funding startups that rely on advertising (by @bijan) – [link]. Lightbank Aims To Change The VC Game As It Expands Its Investments Beyond Chicago | TechCrunch – [link]. Facebook Could Now Advertise To Children, Thanks To Updated Federal Privacy Rules – [link]. Search Engine Watch – [link].

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David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

From the beginning, the BHSI Fellowship has created meaningful, customized experiences for Fellows with connections to influential business and civic leaders, exposure to a broad audience as a speaker at Chicago Ideas, and over $3 million in financial support and in-kind contributions.”. The application process is not advertised.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 8, 2012

On the other hand, if you get 1,000 people… Let’s say if, for argument’s sake, I get 50 people in Chicago to sign up because that’s where I’m located at, and I get between 10 and 20 properties. I mean, I live in Chicago, and I’m not far from Northwestern University, which is in Evanston. Jared: Sure.

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