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How to Shorten Your Sales Cycle and Avoid Wasting Time

Both Sides of the Table

One of the questions I used to ask in any recruiting meeting for a senior hire or even a junior sales rep is as follows: “When you run sales campaigns do you prefer to . No gate keeper : One of the most destructive forces in a sales campaign is when mid-level manager blocks you from meeting her boss. It’s too strategic. .”

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7 Lessons They Don’t Teach You In Crowdfunding School

Startup Professionals Musings

Keep all IP details close to the vest. Don’t forget to account for the time and cost of crowdfunding campaigns. They forget about the platform fee -- typically 5 percent -- taxes on pledges, preparation and social media commitment to prepare and execute the campaign, and the give-back required if you don’t meet your goal.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. This Panel will explore issues such as: How can companies best utilize social networking media?

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From Agency to Enterprise Software: The Evolution of Buddy Media

This is going to be BIG.

I decided to go back through the Wayback Machine to figure out what Buddy has called itself over the years: 7/27/2007 – Application Developer: Buddy Media is the leading developer of applications for the emerging new media platforms, including Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites.

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Enhancing Marketing Strategies with AI Assistance

Duct Tape Marketing

Also, by focusing on the emotional and personal aspects of the ideal clients, marketers can create targeted campaigns that resonate with their audience. 14:07] AI prompts for social media content and information. [16:22] It's something that trademarked IP that I call the marketing hourglass. Like this show?

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Google Analytics Health Check: Is Your Configuration Broken?

ConversionXL

Is the office IP address filtered out? Are the IP addresses of your affiliates filtered out (agencies, freelancers, etc.)? Is your home IP address filtered out? Are the IP addresses of remote employees filtered out? Offline marketing, newsletters, social media, affiliate links, etc. Filter Creation.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

companies, more sensitivity around technology IP and security. 1/ Social Network Interference. In 2017, we learned about how social media feeds were used to surface biased or planted information. In the meantime, we have what we have today. This is again a much deeper topic to explore and I will do that in early 2019.