Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

On why you should be an entrepreneur, “A lot of people do what they have to do. He said that he noticed a lot of tech entrepreneurs don’t speak into the mic, don’t project their voices with confidence and aren’t necessarily paying attention to the mood or energy of the audience. This was in the 90′s.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. They created a Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly €190,000 from 9,000 supporters. Betancourt Lopez understood the value of viral marketing, especially for a key demographic — young people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2016

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2023

How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business ,” was one of the first to predict that Gen-Y would lead the charge, bounce back from the last recession, and be big winners. examines and analyses this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal critical lessons every Gen-Y entrepreneur and marketer must learn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2014

7 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Use Video To Grow Their New Business written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Properly designed and produced videos are an amazing way to build strength behind any marketing campaign. Viral Video Marketing. Congratulations! Creating Brand Recognition.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Except the "strategy" is a tirade of drivel I've heard so many times I can lip-sync as the words spew out the founder's mouth: "We're going to A/B-test AdWords campaigns until we discover our hook.". We're putting a 'Retweet' button inside the product to encourage viral growth.". Which is OK — not all products need to be viral!

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Traditionally, the majority of entrepreneurs have been logical thinkers, problem solvers, with full attention to details. Of course, the best solution would be a new wave of so-called whole-brain thinkers, but this term is usually reserved for Einstein and Picasso, and no entrepreneurs that I can name. Creativity is the key word here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Driven by the current pandemic, smart entrepreneurs of all ages are jumping into the fray with new ideas, new recovery strategies, and discarding outmoded business models. I see it most in the newest generation of entrepreneurs (Gen-Y), who were shocked out of entitlement into action by an economic downturn.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 5, 2023

Entrepreneurs leverage TikTok as a powerful platform to promote their businesses. Entrepreneurs can employ popular trends, challenges, and collaborations with influencers to reach a wider audience and gain viral attention. Brand messaging, engagement, and customer awareness are the main goals of the TikTok campaign.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2022

Traditionally, the majority of entrepreneurs have been logical thinkers, problem solvers, with full attention to details. Of course, the best solution would be a new wave of so-called whole-brain thinkers, but this term is usually reserved for Einstein and Picasso, and no entrepreneurs that I can name. Creativity is the key word here.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

But “ Gamification by Design ” by gamification expert and chair of the Gamification Summit Gabe Zimmerman, and entrepreneur and veteran technologist Christopher Cunningham, is a lot more than that.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. They created a Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly €190,000 from 9,000 supporters. Betancourt Lopez understood the value of viral marketing, especially for a key demographic — young people.

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Brandanew

JUNE 3, 2016

Since 1996 when this statement was made by one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, the three words have gone really, really viral. Maybe that is one of the reasons why almost every brand created a content marketing campaign initiated by a blog but gradually they posted less and less, eventually abandoning the idea.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2013

Building a business from the ground up can be a difficult process, and every entrepreneur knows the importance of marketing. This guide is intended to ensure that your small business doesn’t miss out on any of the customers who can be reached by a thorough marketing campaign: Digital.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

With an innovative product in the consumer payment space, the company had viral-ready content. Take good care of them, and organic, viral sharing may welcome your product to the marketplace. Entrepreneur Social Media How-To''s' Its social media and editorial advertising strategy clearly put the product first. Target influencers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2010

But instead of focusing on just one category of thing, I am going to mix it up and make it about various resources any entrepreneur might benefit from. A great blog for entrepreneurs should be like a wonderful novel. Feel free to add your own favorite entrepreneur stuff to the list, starting with number 11… Happy New Year!

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Many successful entrepreneurs learned how to run a business as they built one, and they had the educational benefit of being able to make mistakes and learn from them as they went along. These nine websites will help you track down the appropriate entrepreneurs. Small Business Administration, SCORE gives free advice to entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2014

Traditionally, the majority of entrepreneurs have been logical thinkers, problem solvers, and pay attention to details. Of course, the best solution would be a new wave of so-called whole-brain thinkers, but this term is usually reserved for Einstein and Picasso, and no entrepreneurs that I can name. Creativity is the key word here.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Geoffrey Arone , the founder of FLock, who is now an Entrepreneur-In-Residence in our Menlo Park office, mentioned this company to me and I thought it was worth writting a post about it. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Software 2.0:

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2023

While these fees may seem reasonable at first glance, they can add up quickly and significantly impact the amount of capital that the startup receives from the crowdfunding campaign. A campaign should only be used if your product has a “viral” quality to it. The crowdfunding act itself becomes a marketing strategy.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Mayfield recently hosted a Mobile Marketplaces dinner with leading entrepreneurs, which yielded several insights. A marketplace is not often a natural hangout, and relies on a barrage of emails, offers and marketing campaigns to get you to remember to go back to check out the site or app. “In Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2012

Many entrepreneurs work hard on the proof of concept (technical), but skip any proof of the business model (revenue flow). This is tricky, since you have to do realistic marketing to see realistic results, but don’t roll out the big viral campaign yet. These days, the technical side may be the easy part.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2021

London-based entrepreneur Joseph Ashford Ellis knows first-hand the challenges and opportunities inherent in marketing startup organisations. Ashford frequently shares insights with clients and other entrepreneurs on marketing strategies for startups. Top 7 Marketing Tips for Startups. Build a Social Media Presence.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It’s why Canva can call itself a multibillion-dollar platform and how ConvertKit pulled itself up to compete with goliaths like MailChimp and Campaign Monitor. Where campaigns to build brand awareness and generate top-of-funnel sales drive traditional marketing, data across the entire customer lifecycle drives growth hacking in marketing.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Launch a viral competition. A viral competition is a competition where you enter with an email address, and then get extra entries for every person who signs up from your referral. For this viral competition we generated 2,987 emails for a total cost of $6,661.11 Run a joint email campaign with a complementary business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Should you be buying key words from search engines, building fabulous web content, blasting out e-mail campaigns, or putting all your efforts into viral videos or social media? As an advisor to many entrepreneurs and small businesses, I often get asked where to start, and how to proceed.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2021

Staples has developed a reputation in the marketing industry for being a creator of viral content. In the past few years, several of his video campaigns have amassed more than five billion views, and 35 of them have landed on the first page of YouTube. Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2012

Driven by the recent recession, smart entrepreneurs of all ages are jumping into the fray with new ideas, new recovery strategies, and discarding outmoded business models. I see it most in the newest generation of entrepreneurs (Gen-Y), who were shocked out of entitlement into action by the recession. Focus on your core competency.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

With time and attention scarce, it’s difficult for entrepreneurs and small business owners to upgrade or learn new skills. There are terrific free YouTube channels for entrepreneurs and small business owners and many online schools and sites offer free or low-cost online courses. ” Body Language for Entrepreneurs.

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Up and Running

MARCH 19, 2015

For every story of someone whose project went viral and exceeded its goal in the first few hours, there are several from earnest entrepreneurs whose crowdfunding efforts missed the mark. So, why do more crowdfunding campaigns fail than succeed? See Also 6 Tips For Running a Successful Kickstarter Campaign.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 26, 2022

TikTok has evolved from a platform known for viral dance moves to a place of rapid product discovery. 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. There’s no telling what will go viral.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

I’ve had a lot of fun coming up with the video concept for my previous crowdfunding campaign, the PROTAG Duet. That video eventually went viral and received over 9,000 Facebook shares. Design & Dev Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion How-To''s' This story continues at The Next Web.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

It seems that everyone is running some type of online campaign nowadays. Here is our guide to running an effective and legal sweepstakes campaign online. First off, let’s define what a sweepstakes campaign is. Case #2 – Unique Hotels Facebook Campaign. Some of them good, some not so much. Case studies.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 6, 2020

I know first hand how frustrating it can be for entrepreneurs who believe in their startup so strongly but are struggling to get the traction they need. The campaign has delivered some of our highest engagement rates on Twitter so far. Here is guerrilla marketing — how to growth hack your startup. Yes, Elle Woods! Conclusion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2014

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. You can start an SEM campaign with as little as $50 today and get results very quickly. Scott entrepreneur lead generation startup' Social-media advertising. business David T.

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