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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

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. That exit conversation was memorable.

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Why Paid Search Must Be Part of Your Mix

Duct Tape Marketing

Digital advertising isn’t a novel idea. From Google and Facebook ads to sponsored content on LinkedIn to banner ads on other websites, advertising online has been around for a while. If anything, the importance of advertising in general, and of paid search in particular, has increased in the past few years.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

Content companies, for example, should be able to amass traffic and sell advertising on a bootstrapped budget before they come close to seeking equity financing—because you can, and because that’s the market expectation and that’s what your competitors are already doing. > > You don’t have to live in the West Village.

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A Startup Journey With GrubHub Founder Mike Evans

Duct Tape Marketing

But the restaurants liked it at first cause it tracked how effective their advertising was. But like conversion did not work. Or was it just like you'd bump into somebody and you'd strike up a conversation? And so I started solo, but by the time I got to Kansas I was riding with two other guys 24 7, we became close friends.

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SEO Is An Integral Marketing Channel

Duct Tape Marketing

If you don’t get SEO and your website right, many of your referral leads, trade show leads, and advertising leads bounce right into the arms of the competition. . Outbound marketing and advertising create demand. He owns & operates Kansas City Web Design®, a Kansas City inbound marketing agency , and Kansas City SEO®.

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Why Online Reviews Are Almost As Good As Actual Referrals

Duct Tape Marketing

Jason Keeler is the Director of Digital Marketing at EAG Advertising & Marketing , Kansas City’s small business ad agency. Entrepreneur Lead Conversion Lead Generation Referral Marketing Small Business Jason Keeler' He’s an avid Royals fan and a lover of all things related to internet marketing.

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Startup firms partnering with government? Really?

Austin Startup

Kansas City, Mo., The program was so successful the city is now advertising for interested firms to apply for the coming year. was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Backed by a $1 million grant, Washington, D.C.,