Up and Running

JANUARY 8, 2018

For example, if you’re looking to better understanding your market and what makes them tick, it may be a smart idea to try and find a data analyst to help you develop an algorithm that can help you better understand your audience. Instead, post on a skills-specific job board and network on social media. Look in the right places.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

Welcome to Social Media Week --the one week out of the year where we get to tweet and blog about social media! RSVP: [link] 12PM Networked News Gatherers: Defining the Social Media Editor Role, hosted by Time Inc. Usually these discussions focus on Marketing, PR, Customer Service or an Agency. Try the waitlists.

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View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

You don’t have the traction, the big-dollar investments, or the marketing staff to attract media attention. Read the publication, understand its audience, and write your pitch around that. The more you consider the audience when you make your pitch, the less likely that reporter is to hit “delete.”. The irony hurts. Pitch late.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link]. Media Relations 101 for Your Startup – [link]. How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link].

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

You could bootstrap your startup and do most of the tough legwork on your own, perhaps while you hold down another job. On the one hand, bootstrapping your business gives you much more control over it. For example, Buffer, the successful social media company, just closed their only office. Do your own PR.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

As CEO of Quintessence Group, Melinda educates entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies on subjects including small business startup, business development, and social media marketing. Social media is no longer an option, you must be a social media expert, too, or have some budget to hire somebody to help you.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

While our data does apply to a US audience, the reasons for starting a business really aren’t going to be that different, whether you’re in Canada or South Africa. You could also use personal earnings and do a bit of bootstrapping as well. Setting up profiles on social media websites. Day 8: Write a one page pitch.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

When we were deciding what to call our new PR agency we started by writing down a bunch of words that describe what we do, that we felt passionate about. While we were working on the logo it dawned on us that PR was actually uPRoar’s middle name. Thanks to Michael Harris, Uproar PR ! #15 12 – A Friend Helped.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2013

Publicists and those seeking PR and media attention should look elsewhere. * and we are NOT looking for talks about how to bootstrap or run a business on the cheap. * This is the blind resume screening technique Eric has recommended elsewhere.) * The Lean Startup Conference is a no-hype, no-launch event.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 2, 2011

And because he connected with his target audience (young girls), his videos started going viral. A kid with nothing (oh, his parents had split up when he was a baby, so he was being raised in a small house by a single mom) works really hard to improve his talents and proactively goes out and gets himself a big audience of fans/customers.

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