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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

Both Sides of the Table

Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. My personal favorite and best fit for GRP Partners was Thumbtack. The idea of aggregation is powerful in a world where your social communications are fragmented and increasingly hard to manage. Team Pip.io

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Small Business Marketing Insights for 2020

Duct Tape Marketing

Those are all things that I think you should have an internal resource to do, but the secret ingredient is to marry that with a strategic marketing partner. Remember how back in the day, every deal was done with a handshake with a trusted partner you could look in the eye? So, pay to play is definitely here.

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Transcript of What Local Businesses Need to Know About the State of Local SEO

Duct Tape Marketing

This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. John Jantsch: Well, and let’s not forget to throw in the aggregators that are out there doing the 10 best blah, blah, blah in their city. John Jantsch: At what point does this all become pay to play? Transcript.

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