crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Invest in Your Customers More Than Your Brand | Michael Schrage-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Tech Startup City: G2 Crowd in Chicago | Forbes – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends!

Social Media 107

Social Media Small Business Design Media 107

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

Chicago venture picture better than U.S. Tons of great insight from @ randfish about inbound marketing and SEO in this AMA – [link]. Why Advertising Agencies Must Disrupt Themselves – [link]. Why Advertising Agencies Must Disrupt Themselves – [link]. Crowdsourcing: The Future of Advertising?

Social Media 108

Social Media Small Business Design Media 108

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 11, 2011

is the first company to devise s system to effectively crowdsource SEO (search engine optimization) services. A company looking to place ads on search networks posts their campaign through Trada and their community of SEO experts contributes keywords and terms to the campaign. prototype, build, and test their software.

Software Review 92

Software Review Africa Technical Review United States 92

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Equally, hoping to unseat TripAdvisor without understand their SEO strengths and how much it would cost to knock them down would be naïve.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Don’t Hire the Perfect Candidate | Lance Haun-Harvard Business Review – [link]. 30% of Excelerate Labs CEO’s have been women – Chicago more diverse that most and growing! - [link]. Scaling Your UX Strategy | Robert Fabricant-Harvard Business Review - [link]. SEO For Facebook Graph Search?

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

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]. In-House SEO: Integrating SEO into the Project Process – [link]. Happy for friends at Mullen. #3

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

The Tech Scene in Chicago is Blooming – [link]. How Color Affects Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | Search Engine Land – [link]. Microsoft’s Big Hidden Windows 8 Feature: Built-In Advertising | HotHardware – [link]. 50+ Amazing and Creative Outdoor Advertisements – [link].

Social Media 102

Social Media Small Business Design Media 102

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Why Chicago is the Best Place to Start a Digital Startup - [link]. desperation for software talent has moved even small and midsize tech companies to make acqui-hires.” – [link]. Can’t Get You Out of My Head-The history of advertising jingles, a truly American art form - [link]. – [link]. Why Men Fail - [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Because Most SEOs Don’t Know What Strategy Means – [link]. Because Most SEOs Don’t Know What Strategy Means – [link]. A very handy guide to mobile advertising – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Chicago Entrepreneurism: Four Ingredients To Help Your Business – And This City – Dominate – [link]. 90+ creative advertising & design from January-February 2011 – [link]. New, improved Google Social Search squeezes out SEO – [link]. 8 Tested Guidelines for Creative Advertising – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 8, 2012

Welcome back to Smart Bear Live, the call-in show with Jason Cohen, sponsored by Software Promotions. Don’t forget to sign up for the wonderful Business of Software conference to hear Jason speak in person. So it’s property management software? Our software will do that. Why do we need this thing?

API 220

API Software Review Hosting Technical Review 220

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Oh, in my truest Bob Dylan voice, the times they are a changing for local marketing and SEO. Chicago, IL. With Local Services, you have the ability to advertise your business on Google and receive leads directly from potential customers. You’ll also see a drop-down menu of relevant services next to a zip code search box.

Los Angeles 45

Los Angeles San Jose San Diego Sacramento 45

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Why Web Designers Cannot Ignore SEO? Groupon’s value to Chicago goes beyond Google deal – [link]. 43 page dress code manual at UBS AG? 6 Tips to Making Great Flyers – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I started out working for various agencies and eventually I was recruited to work in-house for a Fortune 500 company doing SEO and PPC work. what I really liked about SEO and PPC was that it was involved with everything related to online marketing. My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c.

Entrepreneur 115

Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 115

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. I currently work in information security, and I help teach developers how to write better, more secure code.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

And just to prove that it wasn’t all fun, this is me in Chicago basically doing some work. I began placing advertisements on the website. Would you be interested in advertising on my website?” and I got a handful of advertisers who said yes. I still made money from advertising that went on the website.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 76

Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

Many franchise systems who receive support from our sister company, iFranchise Group — a premiere franchise consulting group — would ask where could they find services in PR, SEO, and website development. They’re serving their advertisers. 19) Advertising is flawed. So I turned the business model upside down.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Houston Software Review LLC 48

37signals.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Established 1999 in Chicago. Over 1 million people use 37signals simple web-based software to collaborate on projects, track contacts, and organize their business with an intranet. I was initially unfamiliar with project management software, and the name helped me understand why exactly I should give basecamp a shot. 27 Apr 10.

Product Name 44

Product Name Naming Product Software Review 44