Up and Running

JANUARY 22, 2020

But you’re still walking a tightrope with pay-per-click on search engines and paid social media advertising. unpaid) channels can be a goldmine for cannabusinesses today— if you know how to do it correctly. Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Instead, leveraging organic (i.e.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

While platforms like Instagram offer a great starting point, the key to differentiation lies in the age-old strategy of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Second, focus on digital marketing channels that align with your target audience—SEO, social media, and email marketing have been invaluable for us.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already starting to have a significant impact on search engine optimization (SEO) for agencies. And vertical videos can result in higher SEO (Search Engine Optimization) content, making the videos stand out more in the search results. Thanks to Austin Armstrong, Socialty Pro ! #15-

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

TikTok and Influencers One viral video on TikTok can reach 1.5 Omnichannel: Diversity and Inclusion Every successful organization uses multiple channels to communicate with potential customers and advertise its products. As for Metaverse — businesses should keep an eye on it as it is not clear yet whether this is hype or a trend.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 27, 2021

This unique vacation rental software allows you to: Handle bookings Management multiple properties Build a website Sync third-party booking channels Process payments. Plus, just because you integrate Lodgify into your tech booking stack doesn’t mean any of your other channels are on the sidelines.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Channel-level expertise: An understanding of how the channels work (e.g., After this initial success, Airbnb then reverse-engineered Craiglist forms with a tool that allowed users to repost their listings: By communicating benefits and removing barriers to success, they gave users a reason to get involved.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Traditional video had very high costs of distribution due to limited time slots of broadcast TV (we only had enough spectrum to support 3-4 channels). The number of channels grew with cable & satellite TV but we still have limitations that makes distributing content high. Not so fast. Content goes global (of Maker Studios 4.4

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2020

Others do far too little, assuming the viral effect and word-of-mouth will soon kick in, and sales will suddenly grow exponentially. Aggressively enter new markets and sales channels. If your website isn’t pulling in the growth you need, expand to Amazon and other channels. Real growth always requires real marketing.

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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? Research the top digital channels for your business today. There is no one best channel for all businesses.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Myth #2: You can bolt on community, once the commerce engine is going. Growth hacking” or the mentality of “try every viral trick, every channel as quickly as possible in order to get ahead in the land grab” is a hot topic. Communities are incredibly hard to create and curate so they cannot simply be bolted on.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

I break the answer to that question down into three engines: Viral - this is the business model identified in the presentation as "Get Users." Here, the key metrics are Acquisition and Referral, combined into the now-famous viral coefficient. If the coefficient is > 1.0 , you generally have a viral hit on your hands.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 13, 2017

A growth team, however, is largely overlapped with product, engineering, and design as well. They work cross-functionally with engineering, design, analytics, product management, operations, and marketing to design and execute growth initiatives.”. Software Engineer. ” Software Engineers. Product vs. Growth?

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 28, 2023

SEO – Search Engine Optimization for Online Marketing Concept. You must represent your brand in your bricks & mortar building, online via your website, through your social channels, and in any other ad campaigns you run. If you go viral, your brand will soar. trillion E-commerce industry.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Choosing the Right Marketing Channels for Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. As of October 2017, there are roughly sixteen marketing channels available to us. Businesses need to get very, very good at getting clients in just a few of these channels. This applies to cross-channel leverage too.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 10, 2024

But just posting a video to YouTube isn’t going to make it go viral or automatically drive consumers to your website. Keep reading to learn more about the importance of video SEO and how companies can improve their search engine rankings on YouTube. These days, YouTube is as big of a search engine as Google.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

The same video content likely works well in other channels. Don’t copy the style of a popular video (especially a “viral” one) if you’re trying to drive home your unique value proposition or establish your brand. The B2B video examples below were distributed on LinkedIn or other social channels, as well as YouTube. Plan it out.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Successful product launch campaigns have a strong value proposition, multi-channel distribution, supporting content, and other trappings common to every marketing campaign. Most products are built by engineers and product people, and they are often uncomfortable cold calling customers to get meetings for early feedback. His solution?

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 24, 2015

- devs very interested in productivity and simplifying their lives, not in chasing new techs - Rules: 1) Do documentation right: keyword rich, want engineers to write it; e.g. GitHub is using GitHub to write GitHub docs, engineers more willing to do it, and then can easily launch it as part of project, devs can fork it 2) Remove barriers to get started: (..)

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 6, 2021

Do your market research to see what type of service consumers look for in your line of work, what products are currently trending, as well as what channels of communication and type of content your consumers prefer. Come Up with a Business Plan. Creating a business plan shouldn’t be something way too time-consuming. Conclusion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2013

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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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Email marketing is one of the fastest ways to drive sales of any online channel. Think about it… What other channel can you launch something and drive sales immediately? How many businesses can afford to take away $50k from their online advertising channels to grow their email database? Launch a viral competition.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

As I ask questions to understand the thinking, what usually comes out is something vague along the lines of web marketing, and/or viral growth with no numbers attached. A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 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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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2010

The path to our involvement with the company dates back to last December, actually, when I attended a Gilt Groupe “Expert Talk” run by Josh Knowles, formally their VP of Engineering. He introduced himself and we kept in touch through all the various social media channels—until I heard he was leaving Gilt.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

In addition to legal and local requirements, you need a business name that is available as a website domain name, and a user name on key social media channels, including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. All marketing costs money, including viral marketing, search engine optimization, click-through, and social media support.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 25, 2016

Everything You Need To Know About Marketing Channels In 5 Minutes Or Less written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In this article, you’ll discover everything you need to know about marketing channels. First, let’s take a look at the most popular marketing channels. Those 19 channels are: Targeting Blogs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

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. The story behind Khan Academy is tech legend: educator Salman Khan started by posting videos on YouTube to help his cousin with her math homework and the videos went viral.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

I’ve introduced a new class at Stanford to teach engineers, scientists and other professionals how startups really get built. If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you know I believe that: 1) a product is just a part of a startup, but understanding customers, channel, pricing, etc. Direct channels, indirect channels, OEM.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2020

Who knows, you might even go viral. There doesn’t exist a scientific formula for going viral. A couple of things you need to know: First, YouTube is the second largest search engine. Instead, that money can be channeled back into the business, thereby helping you grow and expand. Secondly, Google owns YouTube.

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

But you can connect the dots and reverse engineer things. It may be a authority blog or an arresting portfolio of images or even a YouTube channel depending on what you do. Thankfully, search engines such as Google are favorable towards quality content. Plan only for virality. It’s amazing to be viral.

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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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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Social selling tools lets you sell your products and services over your desired social media channels. Here are some of the top tools you must definitely use to increase your business presence on social media: Shopify – A complete multi-channel ecommerce solution, Shopify lets you sell your products directly on 20+ social channels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2016

Others do far too little, assuming the viral effect and word-of-mouth will soon kick in, and sales will suddenly grow exponentially. Aggressively enter new markets and sales channels. If your website isn’t pulling in the growth you need, expand to Amazon and other channels. Real growth always requires real marketing.

Social Media 120

Social Media Metrics Viral Channel 120

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2013

Viral reach (views) consists of posts viewed as a result of a friend’s actions (sharing, liking, commenting). So, try promoting your page on other channels. It’s the “viral” metric, touching on one of your primary motivations for creating a Facebook Page- connecting with the friends of your existing fans for free!

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

The more shares a piece of content gets, the higher the chance of it ‘going viral. Search Engine Optimization (SEO). 71% of search engine users don’t click past the first page of search results. “Content has to serve the needs of my audiences and their preferred channels. Social media posts are time-sensitive.

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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.

Marketing 235

Marketing SEM Startup Viral 235

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

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. The story behind Khan Academy is tech legend: educator Salman Khan started by posting videos on YouTube to help his cousin with her math homework and the videos went viral.

Programming 48

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