crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 30, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Boston Globe writes about @chrisbrogan – Digital guru’s gospel: Keep it human – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Do People Know Your Story?

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To build a community. I wanted to be a part of a community of consultants that would provide me with the opportunity to build relationships with other practitioners, share lessons learned, and periodically collaborate. Photo Credit: Will Bachman.

Entrepreneur 132

Entrepreneur LLC Technical Review Finder 132

View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

You don’t have the traction, the big-dollar investments, or the marketing staff to attract media attention. And don’t pitch a Boston newspaper on your San Francisco startup. Even if your own company isn’t newsworthy, you are on the ground in the startup community, and that is valuable. The irony hurts. Pitch late.

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Seed Stage San Francisco Startup CTO Hire 120

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

Responsibilities included TV advertising, consumer media channels, creative, PR, research, UI/UX, photography, and brand strategy. She serves on the board for Big Sisters of Greater Boston, and on the board of advisors for Chewy and Dia&Co. Nancy lives in Lexington, MA with her husband and two daughters. Back to Top).

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Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 177

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Nicole most recently comes to us from SmartBear Software , where she was responsible for the launch and marketing for an entire product: overseeing activities like PR, creative, content creation, and social media engagement. So we’re glad to have her (back) on board. hiring a great team. building a product people love.

Portfolio 120

Portfolio Boston PR Social Media 120

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? Not surprisingly, San Francisco was the top startup region, with New York City in second place and Boston in third.

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San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In the valley or in Boston, lawyers will often *defer* up to $25K until funding in return for 0.5%-1.0% PR/Marketing. For startups, PR firms are a waste of money. Better to do personal outreach to blogs/local media. The best early PR is a product that people actually love plus a genuine story to tell from the founder.

Software Review 65

Software Review Offshore Startup Boston 65

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Local : many entrepreneurs like to use their old friend from Boston even though they’re now living in Boulder. He’s totally tapped into the startup communities in Silicon Valley and a bit in LA. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual.

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Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I use my social media and massive amounts of public outreach to bring awareness to my program (my Instagram grew to 12,000 engaged followers). I was tired of reading about dog food company recalls every time I opened up the news or social media. Tampa Bay community and make a difference in people’s lives.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Marketing Sales & Marketing Home Marketing Basics Sales Online Marketing Finding Customers Social Media Branding Social Media Does Your Companys Social Personality Need a Makeover? Coming soon to Dallas, Boston and Philadelphia. Financing Some Jobs Act Proposals Make Headway. Branding From Entrepreneur to Icon in Five Steps.

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Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

Feld Thoughts

JULY 28, 2014

Next, there is the wonderful PR quote about the SBIC that says “Since the program’s inception, SBIC “success stories” include the funding of companies such as Apple, Costco and FedEx when they were burgeoning small businesses.” I’d be happy to meet with you. “Then when you dig into it, there were some problems.”

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SBIC Venture Capital Colorado SBA 142

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The uber-connected and overly caffeinated social media manger. The Community Manager. For instance, Ben Carcio, the CEO and co-founder of a startup called Promoboxx in Boston, fits more into The Sales Manager group than the Founder group (per Kriege’s loose definitions). The community manager is also the sales rep.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Cofounder Boston PR 60

techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. Make sure someone is thinking about overarching plans around PR, marketing and sales and spends time crafting the right messages, understanding audiences and figuring out distribution channels.

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San Francisco Startup PHP San Diego 44

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2018

In contemplating various names on a plane ride coming back to Chicago from Boston, we landed in a bad rain storm with the pilot’s forecast of the storm becoming much worst and that we were very lucky to have beat the severe storm. And really in PR, the best media coverage starts with the basic pitch. Why NRGized Media?

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Naming Rhode Island Entrepreneur PR 101