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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

Anyone who has sat stymied with their cursor blinking in a “username” field knows that coming up with a name is harder than you’d think. How do you find that perfect Twitter handle or that ideal epithet for your blog, website or startup — one that’s snappy and memorable, and that you won’t hate by next year? How Do I Start?

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. Through his research he helped bring ARPANET to Philadelphia in 1973. CEO Summit – Two people are invited from each company to attend an event with big name speaking guests. In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5

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6 Strategies Guaranteed to Boost Revenue for Your Hair Salon

Up and Running

Birthday presents, Christmas presents, thank you gifts, graduation gifts, you name it. To learn more about loyalty programs, read this comprehensive article from the Hubspot blog on using these programs to add value, and then download their free guide on how to use loyalty programs. Create a referral program.

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How My Failed Music Career Led to Founding a Successful Business

The Startup Magazine

This was when I brushed off the skills I learned during my college internship and founded web design and SEO company 12khz (this name was a marketing disaster! But that’s a story for another blog post). I later changed the name and I was off and running. Sagapixel, the Premier Philadelphia Area Web Design and SEO Company.

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Why Women Entrepreneurs Should Focus More on Branding in 2021

Women Entrepreneurs Can

How can you become a more recognizable name in your community? Women entrepreneurs may have suffered even more due to issues such as having kids at home doing e-learning while they try to establish a name for their firms. When you focus on branding, you’re also forced to think about the ways you’ll promote your name.

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Top 3 Reasons To Use Event Marketing To Drive Growth

YoungUpstarts

There’s nothing like putting a face with a name to build a stronger relationship with a customer or prospect. When my company held a small event recently, we generated twice as many social media shares than we had guests, and a follow-up blog post drove 10 times as many likes as we had attendees. Event marketing creates communities.

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Creating a Successful Brand Ambassador Program

The Startup Magazine

Maker’s Mark has long been a big name in bourbon, and the company works hard to stay that way. Members of the Embassy get a variety of exclusive perks like business cards and access to special tastings; they even get their name burned into the side of a bourbon barrel. Maker’s Mark. Define Program Structure.