Start Up Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

I’ve been a big advocate for the web changing communications and advertising forever. Crazy, outdated advertisers who haven’t been told that TV is dead? And amid all this media madness, the advertisers get as much attention as the football players. The PR and buzz is unparalleled. One commercial, 2.9 million bucks.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

SaaS products aren’t viral – [link]. 13 advertisements that make science fun | ScienceDump - [link]. Fatherpreneurship: How to be a Successful Father and Entrepreneur - [link]. Avoid the 50/50 co-founder model – here’s why – [link]. Want to get a job at a startup? Show them WHY. Great example – [link].

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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. The other thing to know right away as a founder is that there’s a subtle (but large) difference between people in advertising or visual branding and folks who understand the words that make a brand tick.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Billboards and outdoor advertising have been around for almost 150 years now and in many ways are precursors to, and cousins of, today’s online campaigns, both paid and viral. In 1925 roadside advertisements started appearing along highways across America and by the mid-50s they could be found in virtually all of the 48 states.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The non-profit benefits from increased promotion to a larger audience, and the small business can benefit from positive public relations, stronger audience engagement, and marketing opportunities that they might now otherwise have. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition.

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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. Therefore, marketing and public relations are often tackled piecemeal by whomever has time. Public Relations. Your Questions. Print Story.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

But experienced business owners and marketing/PR experts all agree that such doubts and fears are irrational. Related posts: 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). If this describes you – you are not alone. image credit: Jurgen Appelo.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. The Definition of Advertising Has Never Been More Unclear | Adweek – crowdspring.co/15pL6DI. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

Referral Marketing– This includes intentional word of mouth activities, viral tactics as well as intentional referral generation. Public Relations– This includes activities aimed at receiving coverage in traditional media outlets. Public Relations Category on Duct Tape Marketing. Print Advertising is not Dead.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. 40 Creative Advertisement for Inspiration – [link]. Internet Advertising Hits New Revenue Record – [link]. Crowdsourcing Effective Advertising – [link]. 40 Creative Advertisement for Inspiration – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Four Lean Advertising Campaigns That Went Viral | Harvard Business Review – [link]. 25 Awesome Fashion and Advertising Photography examples by Hartmut – Norenberg [link]. Letting Go: The Best (and Hardest) Thing You’ll Ever Do | Inc – [link]. 5 Ways to Lose Investors in Under 3 Minutes – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 3, 2010

How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. 40 Creative Advertisements With Unexpected Ideas – [link]. 75 Advertisements Featuring Cute Children and Adorable Babies – [link]. 75 Advertisements Featuring Cute Children and Adorable Babies – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2011

Although that campaign pre-dated the rise of the social media, it is a great and early example of the viral effect that can sometimes occur with a fresh new campaign.

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

ADVERTISEMENT. ); ); ); Home » emedia and Technology. Curalate allows us to see how the content we pin to our boards is performing, as well as the content people are organically pinning from our sites, and more importantly how viral those actions are, since it’s reported that 80 percent of Pinterest activity comes from repins.”

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 8, 2015

Using PPC Marketing to Make Content Go Viral: Here’s How It Works crowdspring.co/1InOIwn. The Basics of Email Marketing | Search Engine Journal crowdspring.co/1PYFIjm. Two Retail Veterans Take Aim at Amazon’s E-Commerce Reign nytimes.com/2015/05/07/tec…. 20 Ways to Never Write Boring Content Again | SEJ bit.ly/1zdOcyP. 1InLxVh.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

What does advertising do? - [link]. There, I Said It: Screw Viral Videos – [link]. Retro inspiration: Vintage Advertisement Of Modern Technology – [link]. Very good article about Trader Joe’s and why they’re succeeding by being different – [link]. Marketing Is About Values – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

7 Social Media Mistakes that Can Keep Your Content from Going Viral - [link]. Why Ad Holding Companies Should Act More Like VCs | Advertising Age - [link]. Advertising Age - [link]. Twitter Advertising: Gender targeting for Promoted Products now available - [link]. Digital Titles at Ad Agencies: Going, Going, Gone?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

Facebook Newsfeed Advertising: Why We Won’t Do That Again | MarketingProfs – [link]. ViralSearch: Identifying and Visualizing Viral Content – [link]. Stop Reinventing Disruption | Maxwell Wessel-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

Marketing the Viral Effect and Not-for-Profit Gold – [link]. How Three Germans Are Cloning the Web – [link]. Twitter’s Ad Sales Are Booming, Says Gawker – [link]. Why Marketers Never Learn From Others’ Social-Media Mistakes – [link]. How This Man Made Dos Equis a Most Interesting Marketing Story – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 1, 2016

Referral Marketing – This includes intentional word of mouth activities, viral tactics as well as intentional referral generation. Public Relations – This includes activities aimed at receiving coverage in traditional media outlets. This applies to cross-channel leverage as well.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2015

The Secrets Of Writing Smart, Long-form Articles That Go Absolutely Viral crowdspring.co/17YlCF6. Why This Startup Won’t Let the Team Work From Home crowdspring.co/1CHW7Fq. The Often-Overlooked Value of Cold Calling crowdspring.co/1Gr3OB6. This Mistake Will Get You Called Out on Social Media crowdspring.co/1G7ahgR.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) – [link]. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) – [link]. 60+ Mind Blowing Cars Advertising Ideas – [link]. 60+ Mind Blowing Cars Advertising Ideas – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2012

Banksy on advertising – [link]. The Illustrated Anatomy of a Viral Pinterest Scam – [link]. Don’t try to game the system – provide awesome service instead (good reminder from Seth Godin) – [link]. Ten Lessons I Learned from Shark Tank – [link]. 9 Ways Google+ Can Help Your Business – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2012

What Every Start-up Should Know about PR – [link]. Digital advertising is broken – [link]. Interesting perspective on truthiness in advertising – [link]. Will CPE (Cost Per Engagement) advertising ever take off? Google spending big money on traditional advertising – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Can enterprise SaaS products be viral? Print Publications Combined [CHART] – [link]. Microsoft’s Big Hidden Windows 8 Feature: Built-In Advertising | HotHardware – [link]. 50+ Amazing and Creative Outdoor Advertisements – [link]. 55 Creative Print Advertising Examples | DezineGuide – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Not All Viral Videos Are Good Content Marketing – crowdspring.co/12NPqSc. Inside Square’s Winning PR Strategy | Fast Company – crowdspring.co/1u8oYst. Eight social networks worth a closer look | ZDNet – crowdspring.co/1G48rfO. 9 Ways to Use Content Marketing as a Recruiting Tool crowdspring.co/1z9A8jM.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 17, 2015

Boost Your Chances of Going Viral on YouTube [link] crowdspring.co/1HdNBO8 For Search & Social, Headlines Are The Top Drivers Of Traffic [link] crowdspring.co/1CFvaxH Content Marketing Metrics You Aren’t Measuring | SEJ [link] crowdspring.co/1KPRXNZ Tools You Didn’t Realize Could Send You More Blog Traffic [link] crowdspring.co/1Tjee9M

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Finally, we work hard to create marketing value in the social media space and work to engender word-of-mouth and the viral effect. In April of 2004 Burger King and their agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky had an insight that led to what was, at the time, the most successful viral effort ever launched by a business: the Subservient Chicken.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 15, 2015

Read The Fine Print Before You Use Microsoft’s Viral Age-Guessing Tool crowdspring.co/1FSoMIx. Related posts: Twitter Link Roundup #191 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More. The Future Of “Killer” Robots: Helping People crowdspring.co/1ETtAey.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

This is why I loathe interviews – way too many idiots advertising for programmers out there. This is after Microsoft spent millions and millions advertising their “victory” in all those “Highly Reliable Times” ads in the trade rags. March 26, 2011 at 8:53 pm. Kind of like the KIN, and now WP7.

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