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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Organization, Communities or Associations they Belong to That Help Support Their Business

Hearpreneur

As an entrepreneur, joining organizations or networking groups can allow you to connect with like-minded people who can provide you with information and support, and refer customers to you. One of the best ways to promote your business and increase its name recognition is by joining business organizations and/or communities or associations.

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Seven Things Your Customers Can Do Better Than You

YoungUpstarts

You take that money and invest a good portion of it in traditional sales and marketing efforts — including product developers, creative people, and salespeople, all of whom are paid to figure out what buyers want and to say good things about your company — in a quest to get even more customers. In return, the customers pay you money.

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Seven Reasons Why Customer Reference Programs Fail

YoungUpstarts

What could make more sense than to leverage the enthusiasm of happy customers to convince buyers that they need your products and services? And in an increasingly social and networked world — not to mention an economy where every dollar of revenue is critical — this type of third party validation is more important than ever.

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Unique Benefits of Social Media Marketing that You Probably Never Knew

The Startup Magazine

Social media marketing (SMM) is the use of social networks and social media for marketing an organization’s services or products. It offers businesses a chance to engage with their targeted clients and attract new ones to come and become part of the brand’s community. What is Social Media Marketing?

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The Golden Age of the Boston Internet Entrepreneur

Genuine VC

We rode the bubble wave to a successful outcome in 2000 , and after moving away for a few years which included a stint at business school , I returned back to Boston in 2004, and it felt like the web entrepreneurial community had almost entirely scattered after the crash. Today the landscape is very different from 2004.

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How to Use Growth Hacking to Increase Revenue 20x in Just 12 Months

Up and Running

I strongly believe that the first few hires of a startup should belong to the growth department, whether they’re marketers, community managers, or salespeople (selling your product is the best way to learn how to improve it). 1x hacker in charge of product/development. 1x hipster working with both product and growth.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Social networking. Ning Communities. affiliate and referral marketing on the web. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. On-line Communities. Great for visualizing work of product development. Mailing lists/groups. Google Groups. Forms/Surveys. Google Forms. Google Ads.