YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2016

Here are a few suggestions: Baltimore. Lots of entrepreneurs have recently moved to Baltimore. For many of the reasons that Baltimore is suggested, Detroit offers a lot to entrepreneurs and startups. All the affordability and savings opportunities of Baltimore apply to Detroit as well. That’s right. Think about it.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Digital marketing is a steep learning curve for many hoteliers, our mission is to make it easy for them. While I would like to say there was a very expensive marketing and PR campaign for our company that really was not the case. Our marketing stems around the message “welcome to the Good Life.” Photo Credit: Courtnie Nein.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Thus began my marketing campaign. But some of our largest investments have come from all across the country: BillMeLater (Baltimore, $1 billion eBay), DealerTrack (NYC, $1.3 I have known Kara for 7 years and knew almost immediately after meeting her that I wanted to work with her one day in some capacity.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. The feedback was always universal, “that was the most helpful marketing meeting I’ve every had.”

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The ROI of Lead Scoring written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. According to the Content Marketing Institute, more than 85% of marketers consider lead generation to be their top priority in 2016 – a telling statistic on the priorities of the modern marketer. What Exactly is Lead Scoring?

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

New companies can find it difficult in an over-tapped market. New York City and Baltimore are each 100 miles or less away. Startups are taking notice of the city’s smart, hungry workforce. Building the right team relies heavily on finding eager talent with fresh ideas. Access to Office Space and Funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2011

And a guy that I had seen several times comment to me on Twitter & my blog, Brian Sierakowski (from the Greater Baltimore Tech Council) had sent me a Tweet asking if I’d come to meet entrepreneurs in Baltimore. I had a free day.

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

Jonathan Passley, the owner of PDR Web Solutions, a web design and online marketing company located in Baltimore, Maryland, says he didn’t know how to save for taxes when he first started out at the age of 22. I wish I knew: how to plan for taxes. Johnathan Passley, owner of PDR Web Solutions.

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

These days sales, marketing and PR people seem to grow on trees. If they charge well above the market average then they are usually either greedy or motivated to do something on their own that you are basically funding. You are probably wondering how do I know if they are asking for more than the market rate or not?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 2, 2018

“The corrugated industry is not the sexiest,” observes Jeff Smith, the HR manager for SUN Automation, a Baltimore-based manufacturer of corrugated packaging equipment and parts. ” But she notes that 3M is in “nearly every industry in every global market.” ”

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter never seemed to really take the offense in PR and marketing. Right now the most important role to hire in Twitter would be a seasoned marketing professional who could proactively change the conversation about Twitter and educate people about its significance as an information sharing tool. I guess it wasn’t in their DNA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2010

Most recently, I was selected to be one of seven entrepreneurs for the upcoming reality TV show "Good Fellas Of Baltimore" which centers around businessmen giving back. So from selling candy on the black market in elementary school to closing deals worth over a million, my attitude has never changed.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 21, 2014

How to Get More Customers for Free This Week Through Google written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. It’s guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest post i s from Erik Larson – Enjoy! . For example: “Joe’s Plumbing, Baltimore”.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 11, 2016

Plank’s message about Under Armour and his vision for Baltimore are big (backed by investment on the waterfront — see the plans for Port Covington). Nice diversity of ventures, all generating revenue and entering vibrant markets and making impact. (At the time of this post you could watch the event here ).

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Campus Entrepreneurship

JULY 31, 2012

What is available to everyone in the DC Metro (NoVa, MOCO, Baltimore etc). Join us as we uncover the role that universities and colleges can play in helping you launch your career as an entrepreneur. What can we learn from Facebook, Google, Nike, and other campus based startups?

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davetroy.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

July 29th, 2010 | baltimore , business , design , economics , philosophy , software , trends My last couple of posts have been about finding technical cofounders, either at the start or over time. In Baltimore, I helped to form Beehive Baltimore in February 2009, and it’s grown to include over 100 professionals in its ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

awards dinner on Thursday night I started reflected on what it would take to “change the trajectory&# for Seattle or for any regional market, really. Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? Marketing Muscle. No Dave S. =

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Its great to have another innovative, research university in the Baltimore-DC metro entering the business school market. I have been excited about the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School for a few years now. I have posted on their innovative programs.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Its great to have another innovative, research university in the Baltimore-DC metro entering the business school market. I have been excited about the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School for a few years now. I have posted on their innovative programs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. You’re meeting people who can give you market insights and information. REAL information.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 31, 2016

This invite was extended after the wife of a Baltimore (MD) doctor read my book, Anna’s Journey: How many lives does one person get? We started in one market and now service 6 states and have done over $1m in gross revenue in 2016. Image Credit: Anna Renault. No more leaving a check under the mat.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2017

We don’t mind investing earlier if the situation warrants and we don’t mind leading a B-Round if we know the team well or the market. And anybody who works with us of course knows Kerry Bennett who runs marketing and our CFO Dana Kibler. 88% of the deals we do are Seed or A-Round investments and our median check size is $2.8

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

TrueCar, an LA-based company, sells more cars now than any physical dealer in the country and recently went public and has a $1 billion market cap. While the costs of starting a tech company have plummeted it still does take money to hire a team, launch products and market oneself. Mavens & Marketing.

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Seeing Both Sides

JUNE 29, 2015

In the wake of Ferguson, Baltimore, South Carolina, ground-breaking SCOTUS decisions and much more, I imagine she is not the only business leader struggling with these questions and so I thought I would share a few thoughts to address them. Maybe those actions link to the events, as Aron Ain and Tim Cook did.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

Many people are too cautious in sales processes and as a result when they present their solutions they end up sounding milquetoast and undifferentiated from anybody else in the market. You must know when to sell to leads and when to market to them. I recently wrote about the three rules of sales. Why Buy Anything ? “Listen.

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blog.launchbit.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Some people suggested proven success in marketing or business development and possibly even an MBA. A few mentioned that the non-technical persons marketing skills and experience were important, and a few others claimed it was very important that the non-technical person be willing to learn something technical. Be realistic.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 6, 2018

I remember very early on when Baltimore turned Giving Tuesday into BMore Gives More--Baltimore Gives More. They decided they were going to make it all about how generous Baltimore is. As a result, Giving Tuesday has morphed into all sorts of different hashtags and different campaigns around the world.

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VC Cafe

JULY 2, 2012

a developer of real-time location systems for the healthcare and industrial market. Britain’s Apax Partners in cooperation with Baltimore, Maryland’s JMI Equity has purchased the US-Israeli software company Paradigm for $1 billion. Stanley is headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut, USA.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 27, 2018

Image courtesy of The Baltimore Sun. Whether you’re making a classic lawn “For Sale” sign, branding signage to raise awareness for your business, or an “Open House” event sign, the same design guidelines will apply. So, let’s get started! Design Consideration #1: Branding.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 21, 2015

We just love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Creative Tips and Tools for Social Media Marketers crowdspring.co/1DI10zL. Adobe Stock: shaking up the stock content market crowdspring.co/1DI0jGM.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2020

And I was training in East Baltimore at the time and most of my patients were intercity members of the Baltimore community. Eric Ries : And no one could argue that our current capital market structure is optimized for that happy medium. we're way out of whack. Robert Schooley : Exactly.

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