Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Social relationships are built around zealots and their disciples who ultimately engage a wider congregation and perpetrate the culture shift. Viral marketing” and “word-of-mouth” are tools of disciples in business today. Build a connection to your product, and leverage the momentum into more social contracts and bigger congregations.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

We're going to use an affiliate program so our customers sell it for us.". We're putting a 'Retweet' button inside the product to encourage viral growth.". This is the viral step: Having trialed the tool, the stranger might use it herself, then more people find out about it, and so forth. "We're going to get reviews on blogs.".

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Neither would have achieved virality had customers not received something tangible for their efforts. In the referral phase, measure these performance metrics: Percentage of customer referrals Number of referred users Total purchases by referred users Lifetime value of referred users Positive reviews Social media shares Net Promoter Score.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 12, 2010

Let's go look at some tools… Measuring "Invisible Virality": Tynt. Goes viral. The rarest of the rarest of the rare who are on social media. I can measure the "invisible virality" / "spread" by this big huge non-commenting, non-tweeting audience. Invisible Virality.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2020

These links can be directed to internal products or affiliate links. Affiliate Link – Websites can sell products for other businesses. Good content can get your potential clients conversing either in the website comment section or on social media handles. Social Sharing – Sometimes, good content gets viral.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Cohort analysis can be done for revenue, churn, viral word of mouth, support costs, or any other metric you care about. Maybe last month you changed how you share social media content and attracted new followers. Create a separate social media group for users of various products and invite them to join a relevant one.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 6, 2021

LinkedIn – LinkedIn is a perfect social media network for building your personal brand by creating engaging posts regarding your business, products, industry, etc; SEO – generate more website traffic, email subscribers, and leads by optimizing your blog and website for SEO.; Conclusion.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 8, 2020

Most companies have woken up to the fact that a strong presence on modern social media platforms is a necessary part of attaining commercial success these days. Despite the fact that more companies are tapping into the power of social media than ever before, however, countless brands keep making the same silly mistakes over and over.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

As you’ll see in this article, there are AI tools for copywriting, design, social media, SEO content creation, decks, and much more. Disclose that DTM is a Writesonic affiliate: Disclosure: Duct Tape Marketing is a Writesonic affiliate and may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

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Marketing Social Media Artificial Inteligence SEO 84

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Most advertisers continue to increase their digital marketing spend in 2019 as billions of consumers are using online social media as a jumping off point into purchase decisions. Also, Viral Marketing gives us the ability to leverage social networks by offering individuals an incentive to refer family and friends to our business.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Lots of educational channels students watch have set up affiliate links where they promote various startups. Using affiliate marketing and collaborating with popular YouTubers can be a great alternative to paid ads. Expose Your Corporate Culture on Social Media. Besides, videos are a lot of fun. Communicate Effectively.

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venturedig.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The business models within the social media realm are much different than traditional businesses. In social networking, they’re ever-changing, backed by eye-opening revenue and have very little documentation. Allocate about 10% of your ad space to product/widget based ad networks (Amazon Affiliates, Widgetbucks).

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

After all, the human voice is connecting, humanizing, and authentic in ways no other media can be. Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. There are many ways to network: send someone an email, make a phone call, engage on social media, etc. Create a referral/affiliate program. Networking.

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Small Business Marketing Technical Review Audience 48

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

After all, the human voice is connecting, humanizing, and authentic in ways no other media can be. Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. There are many ways to network: send someone an email, make a phone call, engage on social media, etc. Create a referral/affiliate program. Networking.

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Small Business Marketing Technical Review Audience 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Don’t let your passion convince you that word-of-mouth and viral marketing will suffice against well-funded competitors and ever more demanding customers. Set specific targets on the sales channels and marketing initiatives you need, including the use of social media, brand building, franchising, trade shows, affiliates, and distributors.

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Get Media Attention. A marketing stunt that doesn’t get media attention is like peeing in dark pants. Whatever your stunt is, make sure it is guaranteed to get media attention —without being so obvious. Microsoft did that to launch Windows and it went viral. Social Media Giveaways As Marketing Tools.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Rae Hoffman-Dolan Rae is the Principal of Sugarrae SEO Consulting and does various types of Internet marketing; search engine optimization, viral marketing, affiliate marketing, site auditing, link development road maps and tons of other little nooks and crannies of this business.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 29, 2013

Everything I’ve found indicates that these heavy pitch oriented autoresponders lead to higher spam complaints, unsubscribes, and negative brand mentions through social media. Viral/ Emotional State. That’s not what this article is about. This content deals with the extremes of the human condition.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 5, 2022

4- Increase media coverage. My number one goal for 2022 is to increase media coverage. Specifically, I plan on putting out one study per quarter that I'll send out to reporters and hopefully get viral coverage on social media. 17- Earn from affiliate marketing. Photo Credit: Scott Winstead.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 21, 2011

A powerful marketing channel available to digital businesses is the social media and platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Indeed, effective use of social media can be to digital companies what a well-designed logistics hub can be to a wholesaler of packaged goods. Engage your audience and your partner’s.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

These may range from joining an affiliate marketing platform to trying new Google AdWords keywords. There are a number of other variables here like virality (the chances of a user referring another user), but I don’t want to overcomplicate things. No idea is bad—we write them all on a blackboard and then select the ones we like best.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I am going to define a way for you to think about measuring social media, and you can't actually easily measure what I am going to recommend. Social media is evolving at an incredible pace. So what actually matters in Social Media? I am going to break the second part of the rule. So why break the rule?

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

After that you can earn more “votes” by posting affiliate links of the campaign on social media – brilliant! Create brand awareness through a focused social media campaign, encouraging content sharing between users. Case #2 – Unique Hotels Facebook Campaign. Objectives. Image credit.

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Campaign Estonia Social Media Viral 95

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 25, 2016

Social and Display Ads. Viral Marketing. Affiliate Programs. Content marketing > Social media > Email marketing. Sharing quotes is inherently social and people are likely to share these quotes via social channels. Existing platform > Viral marketing > Community building.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Jason Falls Jason Falls is a social media strategist, thinker, speaker and educator. Social Media Explorer is also the name of Falls’s consulting company which focuses on strategic counsel for medium and large companies in the realm of social media marketing, digital marketing, online communications and public relations.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2012

On Kickstarter, there are pages where groups and schools can post projects from students and members, making them easy for students, alumni, and all those affiliated with the organization to find. Not only that, it’s the viral passport that will spread on social media, bringing backers to your Kickstarter page to give you money.

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Video Affiliate Cost Viral 225

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

“We’re using … TinyLetter for our “Content Newsletter” … and Buffer to schedule social media posts. Point Nine Capital uses Mention for media monitoring. I use Hootsuite to coordinate my social media activity, which consists of Teten.com, PEVCTech.com , Linkedin , AngelList , and (passively) Twitter and Facebook.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! However, some individuals or small businesses have found success through affiliations with major retailers. Latest Social Media News. The Social Good Brief. Latest Media News. 12 Essential Social Media Cheat Sheets. Social Media.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Growth Hacking isn’t viral marketing (although viral marketing is part of it). and answers with A/B tests, landing pages, viral factor, email deliverability, and Open Graph. If a startup is pre-product/market fit, growth hackers can make sure virality is embedded at the core of a product. like/+1/follow?

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API Viral Startup Retention 167

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

” One of the things that you are so good at, and I think a lot of people neglect this today in the online world, is you have done a great job at attracting mainstream media. I think I’ve generated, it’s definitely thousands of media impressions at this point, or media hits, I would say. Literally went viral.

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Technology Artificial Inteligence Social Media New York 48

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 21, 2009

Or Affiliate programs? Success for campaigns (Search, Social Media, Display, TV and what not) is always measured based on that one visit or what happens when the campaign runs. Why obsess about the "quickie" that is opening an account? Why not the Visitor behavior in the 30 days after sign up? Or your Display ads.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2020

It is the type of marketing that has always been practiced in the traditional media. Because in the end … This type of marketing is widely practiced on social networks, especially on Facebook , where the capacity for dissemination and viralization of recommendations is brutal. Affiliate Marketing. Content Marketing.

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Marketing Social Network Advertising United States 179

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

” One of the things that you are so good at, and I think a lot of people neglect this today in the online world, is you have done a great job at attracting mainstream media. I think I’ve generated, it’s definitely thousands of media impressions at this point, or media hits, I would say. Literally went viral.

Technology 30

Technology Artificial Inteligence Social Media New York 30

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

It made this site very sticky and it grew organically through viral word-of-mouth as a result of doing that. In the Magic site’s case it was a forum that would grow virally by itself. You can add some sort of content generation mechanism like a forum, and that can help it become a viral content generation strategy.

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Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 76

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 14, 2013

You might use any type of blog content format, but it only becomes a Pillar when things like the following trigger as a result of the content: It’s shared extensively via social media (Facebook Likes, Twitter Tweets, Google Pluses and so on). Other sites online reference and link to your article in their content. The Infographic.

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Media Audio Video Social Media 110

ConversionXL

MARCH 25, 2013

Somehow that same rule never caught on to social networks. But really, isn’t social media a dynamic ad for your business? Realistically, a visitor coming from social media channel won’t stay long because the switch from fast paced social media vs long form content is too jarring. Enter RebelMouse.

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Conversion Affiliate Social Media Social Network 126

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

For example, Buffer, the successful social media company, just closed their only office. There are many ways to market a SaaS product—from paid advertising and affiliate partnerships, through active outreach to media outlets, and content marketing. Understanding Software as a Service: How to Build a SaaS Business.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74