crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! New edition of Empower Your Small Business, @crowdSPRING ‘s SmallBiz newsletter – crowdspring.co/1mY7CyW. More examples in the Design section below.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 13, 2015

Startups and small businesses face a steep learning curve when it comes to online marketing. 90 percent of consumers trust word-of-mouth referrals from friends and even strangers, compared to only 14 percent who trust an advertising message. Related posts: Small Business and Startup Tips: 5 Marketing Mistakes to Avoid.

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Channel Lean Marketing Syndicate 48

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

It has transformed marketing into how do we find people and persuade them that our product or services is worth doing? In other words, creating a customer that comes to their own conclusion that your product or service is worth their time or their money and that being the purpose of a business. That’s great.

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www.peterdrew.net

OCTOBER 23, 2010

This product needs to be a product you create specifically for the purpose of finding a coder. This product needs to be secret, needs to be able to be found on the web if anyone other than you uses it. If you do indeed create a successful product. They do not do marketing, they do not use their products to make money.

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Web Development Coder Web Developer 40

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 11, 2014

10 Ways to Supercharge Your B2B Lead Generation Efforts written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Then, think about the questions your prospects might be asking or thinking before they ever consider your product or service as a possible solution. 4) Sponsor and be sponsored.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

Recommending additional products or services can help customers solve problems while upping their investment. Cross-selling is recommending additional, complementary products or services to increase the sale value or boost CLTV. Cross-selling recommends additional products that complement the one being bought. Focus on value.

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B2B Email Sales Acquisition 129

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Some use the display advertising options on YouTube, but are not sure what value those ads deliver (and how to think of them in context of web display ads or even TV). It is a pure advertising platform (like every site on the world). What's advertising/marketing/participation on YouTube? How to measure (success)?

Analytics 149

Analytics Marketing Audience Channel 149

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

“Most of that money [from venture capitalists and angels] is used to build a product,&# explains Haig Kayserian, the CEO of Kayweb Angels. “Once that product is built, you will probably have given away a lot of equity.&#

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

What follows are five ecommerce trends that illustrate the direction that online shopping is headed, as well as some insight and strategies that will allow businesses and consumers to better navigate the uncertain seas of web-based retail. Unusual or Commoditized Products. Apple Removes Green Certification From All Products.

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eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

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? Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. In the life cycle of an entrepreneur, shutting the doors on a business isn’t necessarily a gloomy situation. Small business. Advertising.

LLC 68

LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Birchbox didn’t discover the subscription product model when it launched in 2010, but it did make subscription service sexy. dog products ? Follow Mashable Business. Subscribe to the Business channel. More Stories in Business. Small Businesses Plan to Buy an iPad in 2012 [STUDY]. Small business.

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New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

August 20, 2011 by Lauren Drell 1 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

There are endless paths to take when brainstorming your new business name. But for many small business owners and entrepreneurs, the naming process is fraught with uncertainty and doubt. A business begins with a name — the cornerstone of company identity that shapes branding, company tone and first impressions.

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Naming Social Media Social Network RSS 97

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Clearly Define Your Business Model While this may sound like a trivial task, young startups often have an exciting and innovative product, but no real plan for monetizing it. With that in mind, here are four tips for entrepreneurs looking to expand globally.

France 77

France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. If your startup is in that boat, it’s really not a matter of figuring out how to pitch your company — instead, you may want to consider improving your product before hitting the pavement. Screenshots of the product.

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PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

Is “Data” a Business Model? Several years ago I wrote a post about the three business models of the consumer web : commerce, advertising, and user-paid premium services. The enthusiasm for data-driven businesses is well founded, and I heartily share it. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups.

Business Model 113

Business Model Silicon Valley Advertising B2B 113

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

And often, businesses suffer from a “set it and forget” mentality, in which a product manager will slap a Facebook Like button on his sites and declare the business’s website now social. Productivity Lists. Advertising. Small Business. Global Syndication Partners. Mobile Lists. Movie Lists.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Include screenshots of your product , a video walk-through and one or two charts that display traction or revenue. Productivity Lists. Advertising. Small Business. Global Syndication Partners. Focus on traction. How many customers have signed up to your service? How many have been active in the past 30 days?

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Twitter List Directory Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable!

Developer 93

Developer HTML API Ruby 93

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Productivity Lists. Advertising. Small Business. Global Syndication Partners. Mobile Lists. Moms and Family Resource Lists. Money and Finance Lists. Movie Lists. Music Lists. MySpace Lists. Open Source Lists. Photo Lists. Politics Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Research Lists. Shopping Lists.

Social Media 108

Social Media Analytics Media API 108

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Buzz Is Great, But Substance Matters Most In the end, if a startup’s product sucks, it doesn’t matter if it has four users or 4 million when it launches. Start blogging, talk about the problems that you’re facing and how your product is the solution. Now to get the product out to people! Build it, and they will come.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2013

Content Marketing for Brand Engagement and Demand Generation written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is David Capece – Enjoy! So what type of content should the B2B content marketer be producing?

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Demand Tampa Marketing B2B 64

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable! Have an account?

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

The product is the star of the show.” In January 2006, Google acquired advertising company dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million. The company helped Google improve its mobile advertising solutions. In January 2006, Google acquired advertising company dMarc Broadcasting for $102 million. dMarc Broadcasting.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

social media = we were an advertising or public relations firm in 2010. ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Has a Not-So-Amazing Bing Product Placement. Productivity Lists. Advertising. Small Business. SEO, as relevant as MySpace and Google Buzz in the 2nd decade of the 21st Century mobile marketing era.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce? Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms.

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

For the majority of the naming process, you’ll be iterating on two steps: creating a list of words that are related to your product or service, as well as creating permutations of these words to determine the final name. The first set of roots should be fairly literal and represent a core aspect of your business. Productivity Lists.

Naming 104

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 104

Hearpreneur

MAY 18, 2022

After my career as a financial analyst, I decided to pursue a career assisting consumers and small businesses with various financial needs. We quickly realized that getting the right furniture to maximize productivity was harder than it should be. 17- For better product performance. Photo Credit: Matthew Rolfe.

Entrepreneur 139

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Jordan 139

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

It’s based largely on my personal experience naming several tech products as well as the themes I’ve noticed in great startup names. If you constantly put the process on the back burner, you’ll find that it takes time to get back in the groove and that naming can ultimately become a huge roadblock to other parts of the business.

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Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84

mashable.com

JUNE 30, 2012

David Schoenbach is vice president of product management at Exadel Inc. There he heads product definition, marketing, and sales of the Tiggzi , a platform for mobile development. It’s where business data resides. Productivity Lists. Advertising. Small Business. Global Syndication Partners.

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