crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

According to Larry Kim, founder and CEO of MobileMonkey, “Facebook Messenger chatbots are the #1 growth marketing channel for the next +5-10 years.” Messaging has eclipsed social networks in popularity. Facebook Messenger can segment your audience. And be sure to use your business name in your messages.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2019

From your logo to the colors you choose and your photos, it is crucial to be consistent in your image across all channels and platforms. The goal is to have customers recognize your brand and name instantly. Your audience may not know whether all of your accounts are legitimate. Leverage Social Media.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 20, 2020

A bio should name-drop past businesses individuals have worked for, successful projects they have been involved in and awards they have won, but this should be balanced by an emphasis on what they are doing right now. Active social media profiles.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2020

A position is an imaginary place that an image (brand) (of a company/product) occupies in the “head” of the target audience concerning certain life situations (in the “binding” to them). Define your target audience. Whom are you promoting your product for anyone willing to buy or a specific audience? Brand position. Positioning.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2018

These changes lead me to believe that they’re aiming to make Google My Business like a social network for businesses. This provides yet another channel for you to identify hot leads and connect with your fans. You should be using video across channels, too. This serves local business owners well.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Make sure your name, address, and phone number are accurate and match what’s listed on your website as well as other online citations and directories. Addressing a problem your audience experiences makes them feel like you understand what they’re going through and helps to build trust with them. Are there reviews?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2020

The Nerdy Nurse is an active brand across all major social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Pinterest. . She is not only a popular blogger and author, but she’s active across many other social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Facebook has an incredible audience, 950 million strong and counting. This audience is immensely attractive to Brands and Marketers around the world. We've seen explosive growth in brand pages, types of advertising and other fun ways to monetize this audience. Lesson 1: Correlations don't imply causality.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 9, 2018

Even if it was, do you really want your marketing plan to be based on your clients throwing your name out every once in a while? They’re owned by someone else, and if that social network ever fell apart, your business would too—at least if it was relying on that one website (or app) for leads.

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Marketing Technical Review Social Media Algorithm 78

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 19, 2019

There is a wide range of jobs that can be done online — blogging, freelancing, you name it. It is as important as learning how to perform and put your networking strategy into practice. Therefore, before developing a business plan , it is essential that you choose a social network that will be your primary source of income.

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Brandanew

JUNE 22, 2016

The first thing you must do is to claim your social media accounts with your brand name. Choose simple and functional names. The worst case scenario here includes the possibility of someone else already using the same name. Maintain consistency across channels. Social media is never a one way journey.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 23, 2012

True, it doesn’t have the same numbers that the likes of Facebook and Twitter can boast, but what it does have is a dedicated audience which has made over three billion check-ins. With over 25 million users globally and 31% of mobile users active on social networks using Foursquare, it has an engaged community and a passionate user base.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2014

These founders need a reality check on what recognized brand names have spent to reach that threshold, and how long it is likely to take. Figure out what is valuable to your audience. Find partners and channels which are complementary, and not directly competitive. Establish partners and referrals.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The New York Times named this urge to buy something the “TikTok Feta Effect,” after a viral recipe for baked feta pasta resulted in the cheese selling out nationwide in the U.S. billion monthly active users, there’s a sizable audience to grow your business, whatever your target demographic. With over 1.5 Look at your customer data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2013

These founders need a reality check on what recognized brand names have spent to reach that threshold, and how long it is likely to take. Figure out what is valuable to your audience. Find partners and channels which are complementary, and not directly competitive. Establish partners and referrals.

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Marketing Viral SEM Startup 265

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Only 3% were online when I started AOL.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

It’s happening constantly on channels such as Facebook and Twitter, to name the major players. The burger franchise is all about social media for marketing and customer service. Through their efforts, Five Guys has one million followers on various channels, which has helped them open twelve-hundred locations worldwide.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. Soon, Discord could become dominant, even before an entire generation of millennials even knows the name. We could not have begun to reach a fraction of that audience with any amount of money if we did not reach through these channels.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2016

The thing is, before ordering and buying a product or service, users visit forums, social networks, and communities to find feedback or recommendations on it. For example, if you don’t want to communicate with your target audience on Twitter, you are free to ignore all services for work with this social media.

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Marketing Social Network Technical Review Social Media 28

ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

Topics are an important feature for social networks, just as genres are for music or categories for ecommerce sites. It’s more than just a distribution channel. It’s difficult to target personas when you may have hundreds of sub-audiences. Simply describe interactions your target audience has with your product.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Global audiences of prosumer video producers will create content that is viewed by global audiences in numbers far in excess of traditional TV. TV will enter the era of “participation” which is a much more important trend than “social video” even if it seems less sexy or less fundable. 200 million views.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 10, 2016

The Secret to Discovering the Top Converting Marketing Channels for Your Business written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. There are hundreds of marketing channels competing for your time, attention and budget so how do you learn which ones are going to be most effective in delivering sales for your business?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

But even Harry might not realize the professional benefits other social media channels offer. To be sure, your business needs a comprehensive and engaging LinkedIn company page ; after all, LinkedIn is the most widely used professional and business social media platform. Only registered users can post. Google Plus, You Say?

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ConversionXL

MAY 29, 2018

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Your existing social network, your social capital. You go to your local meetups, any meetup you can go to that might have people in your target audience, and just be a helpful guy, a normal person. I had built name recognition. This post contains video, click to play].

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2010

These founders need a reality check on what recognized brand names have spent to reach that threshold, and how long it is likely to take. Figure out what is valuable to your audience. Find partners and channels which are complementary, and not directly competitive. Establish partners and referrals.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2018

LinkedIn is the oldest social network. While she speaks specifically to LinkedIn today, the principles behind her advice can be applied across all other social networks. Additionally, 75 percent of B2B buyers conduct research in social channels for products and services. Why is LinkedIn Important?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

From a demographic perspective, LinkedIn is very different from other social media channels in that it has a very influential, affluent, and educated audience. Must-have # 2: A professional name. You don’t need to put here that you are TITLE at COMPANY NAME — viewers can see that in your profile.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Here’s what to do instead: Make sure your online buyers or target audience is interested in the product you are selling. Find the right product category that is useful for both your custom and lookalike audiences. You’ve done the target audience analysis and you are good to go. How should I add value to my product?

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Gust

MARCH 9, 2014

These founders need a reality check on what recognized brand names have spent to reach that threshold, and how long it is likely to take. Figure out what is valuable to your audience. Find partners and channels which are complementary, and not directly competitive. Establish partners and referrals.

Marketing 146

Marketing SEM Viral Social Media 146

Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

Un-Social Networking: Martin Lindstrom of Brand Sense says we are suffering a little from digital emptiness. To give us just a little bit of belief the ‘fantastical statement’ above this about : Only a decade or so ago a printer was a guy name Tony in who had a little factory Ringwood. It’s about being there.

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ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

And yet, Pinterest is the third-most popular social network, with over 322 million monthly active users, nearly 50% of whom are in the United States. Instead, think of Pinterest as a way to build an audience or an additional distribution channel for your content. Tailored title as pin name.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Your audience will flock to brands with a strong reputation because they don’t associate you with their need. Brand recognition happens when your target audience recognizes your brand when they see it (even if they’ve never used your solution). Canva doesn’t have the household name status of Adobe. And the wheel keeps turning.

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Audience Technical Review Social Media Campaign 122

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2016

Second, a blog is your way to connect with your audience. Create a YouTube Channel. A YouTube channel is basically a video version of a blog, or as the trend has come to be known as, a vlog. Remember, you are writing for the search engine just as much as you’re writing for your audience. This means no salesy stuff.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Walmart has long been a top name in US retail.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

How to Pick the Right Name for Your Business. 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. Your business name sets the tone for all that follows. Opt for a descriptive name.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

APRIL 28, 2011

I couldn’t resist, so I put my name in the hat. Later that night, I did my pitch to an audience of about 50-75. Directtv went to urbanspoon to help ppl to find sports bars with premium sports channels. I saw a posting on the Women 2.0 I had won. I met some interesting people and did a full demo to over 10 people.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2010

The name of your company and your logo are two creative elements of your brand, but your brand is much more than the name and logo. A Brand Should Have A Good Name and Logo. A strong company (or product) name is easily recognizable and is important to good branding. How do you differentiate yourself from your competitors?

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