The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Social selling tools lets you sell your products and services over your desired social media channels. This makes your task of selling easier on social media. Not just social, you have the power to sell natively on messaging apps and online communities. Choose your social network depending on your buyer persona.

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Social Media Media Sales Audience 96

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Johnson also says that search engine issues have affected the style of names. Amidst all the search engine and domain name drama, consider that names are memorable when they sound good. 3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar. He says that intentional Web 2.0

Naming 94

Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2010

When questioned, founders usually mention word-of-mouth, viral marketing, and a top quality product. Viral marketing costs real money these days, which usually means adding at least an extra zero to budget estimates. Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Get exposure for your expertise.

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Marketing SEM Startup Viral 235

Gust

MARCH 9, 2014

When questioned, founders usually mention word-of-mouth, viral marketing, and a top quality product. Viral marketing costs real money these days, which usually means adding at least an extra zero to budget estimates. Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Get exposure for your expertise.

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Marketing SEM Viral Social Media 146

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Cost of Acquisition (CAC): The total cost of acquiring a user through a given channel. If you are measuring these two correctly, you can make simple rules/decisions based on your results: If the CAC is over twice the LTV don’t even bother—this channel is likely not going to work. The cornerstone of any business is that LTV > CAC.

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Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

Brandanew

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Newspapers and channels have already shown us the importance of sensational and attention grabbing headlines. You must have seen those viral “what happens next will blow your mind” links. Also, do note that all social networks and search engines only show a certain number of words in the headlines.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! “Most of that money [from venture capitalists and angels] is used to build a product,&# explains Haig Kayserian, the CEO of Kayweb Angels.

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Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. This post is about choosing the right sales strategy and channels for your startup from the start. I’m a geek and software engineer from the former ­Soviet state of Belarus. Step 2: Choose your sales channels.

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Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 11, 2009

This model has not translated well to the world of social networking, because customers of social networks engage sites in a different way than customers of search engines. Social network page views are much more likely to be internally focused; ads are more of a distraction.

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San Francisco Social Network Lean Continuous Deployment 68

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2020

Because in the end … This type of marketing is widely practiced on social networks, especially on Facebook , where the capacity for dissemination and viralization of recommendations is brutal. Social networks, in this case, are used, above all, to disseminate and publicize these Sponsorships. Email Marketing.

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Marketing Social Network Advertising United States 179

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

I know, monster list posts are so last year, but I wanted to put together a resource that could be a bit of a guide as you navigate all of the various platforms, networks, and channels available today. Referral Marketing– This includes intentional word of mouth activities, viral tactics as well as intentional referral generation.

Lead Generation 28

Lead Generation Social Media Public Relations Channel 28

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 25, 2015

Explore potential marketing channels. Explore potential marketing channels. I believe that there are 16 marketing channels available to us today. The real job for any business, depending upon where they are in terms of their growth goals, is to get very, very good at getting clients in just a few of these channels.

Marketing 28

Marketing Channel Viral Public Relations 28

Venture Chronicles

MARCH 5, 2013

Marketing can no longer exist as a siloed function, isolated from product, engineering and operations, and more significantly there is a substantial skills gap that marketing professionals will need to fill to respond to a complete shift to digital. However, the shift to digital also requires organizations to think beyond text.

Social Media 62

Social Media Video Distribution Forecast 62

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Identify the channels where your audience is most active and double-down. Start your brand awareness campaigns where you know your audience is active (turning up regularly, liking content, commenting, and sharing) and create content and creative that’s suited to those channels. Start with the channels you have experience in.

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Audience Technical Review Social Media Campaign 122

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The App Store is a channel for customer acquisition. As the channel gets more and more crowded, just launching an app in the store is getting worse and worse as a strategy for each new entrant. On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral. Its like knowing the future.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Lean Retention SEM 68

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Growth Hacking isn’t viral marketing (although viral marketing is part of it). and answers with A/B tests, landing pages, viral factor, email deliverability, and Open Graph. If a startup is pre-product/market fit, growth hackers can make sure virality is embedded at the core of a product. Rinse and repeat.

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API Viral Startup Retention 167

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? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

There are other models, in other distribution channels. On Facebook, viral distribution has proved decisive. Those companies who have learned to build apps that optimize the viral loop dominate in every category where they compete. So far, I dont see any apps that have much in the way of viral distribution.

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Distribution San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 74

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

Subscribe to the Business channel. The name I chose is scovry and the website ( [link] ) that it goes to is a social media based search engine that displays results in a “spy” type format. Social Networks etc. Google Offers Free Wi-Fi in India to Access Social Networks. Social Media Lists.

Naming 97

Naming Social Media Social Network RSS 97

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Meanwhile, some of the web’s best-known companies increased their presence in New York City — likely bringing investor money and capable engineers with them. Social Media Lists.

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New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 1, 2016

Lead generation is essentially a game of channels more than tactics. Meaning you need to find the right mix of channels that allow you to profitably attract a high enough number of leads over and over again in order to feed your growth objectives. You don’t simply assemble a few tactics; you master a few channels.

Lead Generation 28

Lead Generation Channel Partner Campaign 28

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

While all of these factors are true to an extent, the truth of the matter is that the reduced costs of hardware and software are easily offset by the expense of engineers and experienced business people. Nearly all of your costs will be headcount, primarily in the engineering department. Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

Facebook, Twitter Engineers Tweak Google’s Social Search [VIDEO]. Subscribe to the Business channel. 9 Digital Ways to Become a Social Good Hero in 2012. 10 Inspiring Social Networks for Writers. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking.

LLC 68

LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Now more than ever, social media channels are increasingly the norm, so further investing in community activities like meet-ups and workshops can add a face-to-face element — one that is extremely valuable. With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market.

France 77

France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A tool like Quuu identifies relevant, shareable content to keep your social media channels active. . Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

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Developer HTML API Ruby 93

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 22, 2021

People still see social media as this disconnected piece of marketing that you have to go figure out and play in. Just like every other facet of marketing — social media needs a strategy too. Social media is just another channel, it is another part of marketing. So how does it fit into your overall objectives?

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Curation Audience 95

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Again, its critical to focus your marketing launch on those publications, venues, and channels that your potential partners are paying attention to. If the viral coefficient is 0.9, Dont chicken out and do a closed beta; get real customers in through real renewable channels. Pay attention to your fundamental driver of growth.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

They hope to raise awareness through viral marketing and word of mouth, since participating in professional industry events can be a pretty expensive ordeal when you take into account hotels, flights, tickets, etc. B y definition, early stage startups don’t have lots of money and resources.

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Finder Startup Social Network Mobile 128

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

That’s how search engines know what your site is about. It’s our direct connection to the search engine giant itself, and it can give us a wealth of information about how Google is reading our website. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. That’s spam.

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Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

David Eads, the vice president of product marketing at Kony Solutions recently wrote an article for Mobile Commerce assessing the mobile channels brands need to support. Sourcebits has engineered over 200 apps to date, with plenty more to come. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

On a more serious note, Gordon has a laundry list of founder qualities or experiences that will pique his curiosity: “Have a resume I envy and admire; make a significant contribution at a company I am fascinated by; write a great book or make a great game or TV show; [develop] significant software engineering experience and/or education.&#

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Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

While there are a huge number of intricacies with search engine optimisation, the basics are to find the right key phrases to target, to include those terms on the page naturally and within the page title and, of absolutely massive importance, to get other sites to link to you. For everyone that helped – thanks very much!

Bootstrapping 49

Bootstrapping SEO Startup Widget 49

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Pinterest is probably the best tool for this, given its robust database of high-quality images, but you can also use e-commerce sites like Etsy or a simple image search on one of the major search engines. You’ve probably already used this trick when a username is taken on one of the big social networking sites. Social Media.

Naming 104

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 104

Hunter Walker

JULY 29, 2017

HW: When you dove into the world of anti-vaxxers you encountered some really interesting conclusions about how extreme groups use social media effectively, and how traditional voices are getting drowned out. I reached out to Gilad Lotan and we decided to map the network, to look at message dissemination techniques. They just do it.

Social Media 86

Social Media Campaign Media Marketing 86

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

.” The name is important for discoverability , whether in Google searches (10% to 50%+ of site traffic, depending on the category), the App Store (especially painful in iOS6) and other text-based discovery channels. Subscribe to the Business channel. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media.

Naming 84

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84