crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

How Much Traffic Do New York Times Links Generate | Entrepreneurs Unpluggd – [link]. Fighting among co-founders is healthy- [link]. Gap Moves Away From Global AOR Agency Model | Advertising Age – [link]. Marketers Rate Below Politicians, Bankers on Respectability | Advertising Age – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Storage is what’s known as “highly fragmented,” meaning easier for a new entrant to get traction if it could design a better product / service / experience. That marketing can be PR or SEO or influencer distribution or other forms of “unpaid” marketing. It it just more time that they save? Efficiency?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. 5 things a non-technical founder can do - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2010

How to Find a Technical Co-Founder – [link]. What it’s like to be the SO of a start-up founder – [link]. What’s Next for Groupon’s Founder – [link]. Advertising doesn’t sell stuff – [link]. The New York Times List Of The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. Thats why eBay advertises on search engines, and Facebook doesnt. For Neopets, its simply a side-effect of their game-like product design.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

RSVP: [link] Tuesday, February 2nd 9AM Crowdsourcery Potions 101: Why Some Marketing Potions Fail and Others Thrive, Hosted By JWT Some have predicted that crowdsourcing is the future of the marketing, advertising and industrial design industry. Usually these discussions focus on Marketing, PR, Customer Service or an Agency.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 8, 2013

More founders reject VC money | Crain’s New York Business – [link]. 5 Things Founders Shouldn’t Skimp On – [link]. “Anything–even doing laundry–will help you dream up new ideas better than sitting in a meeting” – [link]. People First – [link].

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

This is a guest post by Scott Allison, CEO and founder of Teamly.com. I want to reflect on my experience as a non-technical founder and reassess my original decision – almost two years ago – to stick to what I’m good at, and not waste time learning to code. New York City. Thursday, February 23rd, 2012.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs what fledging tech startups should be looking for in a CTO hire to ensure founders get the right person for the job.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." Instead, we do everything possible to validate the founders belief. Only after a major, public, and expensive failure would they try a new iteration. When we build products, we use a methodology.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. Was looking for something like this. thank you Edouard Reinach kodak is not a word made from nothing.

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View from Seed

MARCH 8, 2016

Jesse Derris is the founder and CEO of Derris & Company , a PR, branding, and communications firm based in New York. When we work with founders, for instance, we’ll collaborate early on to uncover what the brand story is and how to articulate it.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

When my Japanese husband died at a young age almost 16 years ago, I had been doing medical writing for a major New York Hospital and also helping him with his documentary films for Japanese and American public television. I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. Image Credit: Bess Heitner.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Beauty brands relay on social media strategy as much as traditional PR! We attended the Cosmoprof beauty trade show in Las Vegas to catch up with colleagues we don’t see very often and to scout new beauty brands and trends. Image Credit: Trina Albus. It was a busy summer for MAGENTA! We look forward to Cosmoprof every year! #6

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2022

.” Melanie is also the Co-Founder of The Convoy and GroupUps, B2B marketplaces that help small businesses save money so they can invest more in themselves and their communities. Key Takeaway: You say your company is amazing. But why should your customers believe you? That's the corroboration.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Their marketing strategy has two related strands, firstly assume a position of thought leadership centred around the founder and CEO, Josh March, and secondly generate press coverage by intelligent use of data. Other companies with naturally PR-able elements would do well to emulate this strategy, as many have, of course, done before.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 14, 2015

Here are interesting news stories about innovative small businesses, surprising PR choices, and a business competition opportunity in the Middle East. Another interesting aspect of this business is that their leadership is 80% female, including co-founders Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss, and President Beth Kaplan, among others.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

10 Essential PR Tips for Startups. Sign up for her course on “ PR for Startups ” to learn more about getting media coverage for your fledgling business. .” While pitching individual writers sounds more promising to many PR folk, you should always determine the official pitching method for your preferred publication.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@jack : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is on Twitter as well, sharing updates from his work as the CEO of Square. dens : Co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley gets personal on his Twitter account, sharing his interests in soccer and hidden urban art. MichaelDell : Follow Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 4, 2009

Thanks to those of you who were willing to fill out the survey, I learned my net promoter score (about 25) as well as some clear other segmentation insights: about 80% of you are founders of or work at a startup, you read many of the same other blogs, and many of you would like to engage with Lessons Learned in formats and venues beyond this blog.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 21, 2020

d Communications Founder, Loretta Markevics, saw an opportunity to, as she says, “turn quaranlemons into quarantade,” and to support those who were doing the same. We visited many cities but spent the most time in New York, Miami, Austin, New Orleans, Santa Fe, Palm Springs, San Diego, and soon, LA.

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Up and Running

JULY 24, 2015

Founders Workbench. The Founders Workbench has a variety of tools to help you get your startup off the ground. For example, there’s a Business Breakfast Club in Queens, New York. See Also How to Do Your Own PR If You Can’t Afford to Hire an Agency. Advertising and marketing. Tax strategies.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Marketing launch) Make a new product available to customers in the general public. Even if you must launch to your customers, avoid the urge to also launch in extra places, just because your PR firm can do it at the same time.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 24, 2015

The Last Days Of Streit’s, New York’s Jewish Willy Wonka Factory bit.ly/1G0HYQ8. How A Founder Can Think Like An Investor At The First Outside Round Of Funding – buff.ly/1HaGxnH. Anger Management: Why the Genius.com Founders Turned to Couples Therapy nytimes.com/2015/04/19/fas….

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 15, 2013

Why Founders Fail: The Product CEO Paradox – [link]. Gilt, 10gen, DoubleClick: Meet The Duo Behind New York’s Most Successful Tech Companies | Forbes – [link]. Did Google just kill PR agencies? Google Did Not Just Kill PR Agencies – [link]. ” – [link]. Want Loyal Customers?

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Up and Running

MAY 6, 2015

The first article that we wanted to talk about is one written by the founder of Palo Alto Software, Tim Berry. Twenty-three year-olds in New York City running a small business. John: PR wants some event calendar. “Hey, there’s an advertisement. Jonathan: Yeah, that’s right. We were terrible.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 3, 2013

“Many VCs don’t understand which founders to fund, and they don’t really understand consumer-facing ecommerce.” Peter Thiel: Twitter will outlast the New York Times – [link]. People who make lots of money from click based advertising are trying to play down the value of clicks – [link].

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

ADVERTISEMENT. ); ); ); Home » emedia and Technology. PaidContent.org Founder Launches Travel Media and Data Company. Sign up for our news alerts, special offers & feature updates: Your Email Address. FOLIO: Alert News Updates. . Advertising/Sales. Marketing/Communications/PR. Advertising Systems.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 7, 2015

. “F*^% You Airbnb”: What Some New Yorkers Really Think About The Company Everyone Is Talking About crowdspring.co/1MWmOYk. Sam Adams Founder: Waiting for That ‘Light Bulb’ Moment? The Brave Strategy That Finally Helped These Two Startup Founders Dominate Their Market crowdspring.co/1MSjZaR.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2015

Pioneered by co-founders of HubSpot Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, inbound marketing is a leading Business-to-Business (B2B) digital marketing strategy. Traditionally, marketers use outbound marketing techniques like email blasts, telemarketing, direct mail, TV, radio and print advertisements to reach buyers.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

INFOGRAPHIC] Mashable’s Birthday: 6 Years Covering Digital News and Innovation [INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Advertising on YouTube [INFOGRAPHIC] Music Subscription Faceoff: How Does Spotify Measure Up? The result is an infographic that dives into the educational and corporate characteristics of the typical startup founder.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

90 Creative Advertisements You Will Listen To – [link]. is a new web magazine about how wordsmiths will survive in the 21st century – [link]. PR for Startups – [link]. Why you should have a co-founder – [link]. PR for Startups – [link]. The Path To Advertising Nirvana – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

90 Creative Advertisements You Will Listen To – [link]. is a new web magazine about how wordsmiths will survive in the 21st century – [link]. PR for Startups – [link]. Why you should have a co-founder – [link]. PR for Startups – [link]. The Path To Advertising Nirvana – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Outstanding post on qualities that Paul Graham (Y Combinator) looks for in startup founders – [link]. Mike Samson, Co-Founder of @crowdSPRING on Raising Angel Funding [Part 1] – [link]. The marketing challenge for startups (by @Scobleizer – interview with founder of Indinero) – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 24, 2019

All the important SEO tools that you need for paid traffic, social media, PR, and of course SEO. She is the co-founder and CEO of the Grommet and author of How We Make Stuff Now. Check it out at semrush.com/partner/ducttapemarketing , and we’ll have that in the show notes. This is John Jantsch, and my guest today is Jules Pieri.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

10 Lessons I’ve Learned During My First Three Months As a Founder (by @lenkendall) | @Technori – [link]. Funding startups that rely on advertising (by @bijan) – [link]. Facebook Could Now Advertise To Children, Thanks To Updated Federal Privacy Rules – [link]. How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids – [link].

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And since a startup thatsucceeds ordinarily makes its founders rich, that implies gettingrich is doable too. A lot ofwould-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is theinitial idea, and from that point all you have to do is execute.Venture capitalists know better. Ideally you want between two and four founders.

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