crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. 5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. Chicago’s Digital Ten (companies) to Watch – [link]. Mixing Type and Imagery: How to Manage a Controlled Collision – [link]. I’m Starting a Company!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

This is precisely why MakeSpace is growing so rapidly in its core markets: New York, Chicago and Washington DC where they can literally come and pick up your furniture and move it away and you never had to visit a facility and they do this at a cheaper price than incumbents by centralizing the location and thus having cheaper infrastructure costs.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. The owner was not equipped to manage people. Sales Account Manager.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Most of our posts on the crowdSPRING Blog focus on managing businesses and startups; we often write about best practices, and offer plenty of practical tips for managers. She is as knowledgable about our business and our community as anyone and she does her job with as much grace and good humor as I have seen in 30 years in management.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

I started Laura Orrico Public Relations, LLC in 2016 because PR was something I enjoyed greatly. I am a “people person” and not only did it fit my personality and lifestyle, but I had been doing PR for myself, my late husband and celebrity friends for many years. . My company is a boutique Chicago-based PR firm.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

The 7 scars of an entrepreneur | Chicago Tribune – buff.ly/1RwMT17. Forget Time Management; Focus on Stress Management crowdspring.co/1GxqwZu. How to Simplify SEO, PR, and Social Collaboration | Convince and Convert crowdspring.co/1JPSPDh. The Surprising Downsides of Being Clever crowdspring.co/1FiX2aR. 1JPV0Xr.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link]. 8 Steps to Mastering Time Management | OPEN Forum – [link]. 26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Known at 20 – [link]. Chicago-based BrightTag ranked #4! ” – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JULY 2, 2016

For my entire life, my immigrant father has worked his butt off as a general contractor in the Chicago area. I encouraged my father to start a Chicago window installation company. And, at the heart of it, the key to managing my professional and personal life all boiled down to staying grounded and finding a balance.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

The ideal product manager – [link]. The ideal product manager – [link]. CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. The Butcher & Larder whole animal butcher shop in Chicago - [link]. Mocked And Misunderstood – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Why Chicago is One of the Best Cities for Entrepreneurs | @ Technori – [link]. You Can’t Add Value If You Don’t Have Values | Built In Chicago – [link]. Why Everyone In Your Company Should Be A Product Manager | Co.Design – [link]. Startup Psychology: Why Awareness Is Awesome | ON Startups – [link].

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

PR and Prose. Thanks to Lauren Gilmore, PR and Prose ! #9- A few months into my career in management consultancy I noticed that almost everyone in the company was spending a few hours a day in front of PowerPoint. 9- Considering alphabets and K sound. Photo Credit: Lisa Pinnell. Thanks to Suzanne Brown, Mompowerment ! #15-

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Good discussion about the tension between being a maker and manager … Becoming A Boss - [link]. Good discussion about the tension between being a maker and manager … Becoming A Boss - [link]. 30% of Excelerate Labs CEO’s have been women – Chicago more diverse that most and growing! - [link].

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

AUGUST 24, 2014

I’m talking about running and managing strategy meetings, ideation sessions, virtual sessions (using IMS), concept writing sessions, and other group work. The big picture would include the mission and goals of the organization, the real ones, that are often masked behind PR/MBA speak. There are a ton of them.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

be the manager and product developer). Leader/Project Manager – Someone in the organization must drive the plan and keep people focused on a daily basis. This may sound funny as many startups don’t make much money at first, but you should have someone managing the books, paying attention to important tax dates and more.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 23, 2014

Prior to starting a company he worked in PR where he helped put out fires and manage digital communications. In Chicago for example, there’s a big demand for renting rooms versus hotels. Some people can manage this dissonance, most can’t. Len Kendall is the founder of CentUp. Work at a coffee shop.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

This proved invaluable because by watching customers use the app in grocery stores, the team learned that they not only an easy way to save money, but to also manage their shopping list. You can also try to build an initial following by leveraging public relations (PR). A company has to be really good at PR to get a lot of buzz.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Well, if you happen to be a company in Chicago, search no more! Started by Erin Kelley after a long career of IT consultancy and management for lots of world-class organizations. Simply Smart Technology helps small to medium sized businesses manage their IT environment from end-to-end.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2014

It took me a second to grasp what was happening, but I quickly realized that he was not crazy and not trying to cool himself off from the heat of a Chicago August. In contrast, the Ice Bucket Challenge is a low-cost, light-touch, ongoing event that works to build awareness and create involvement with little or no oversight or management.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have published many of these PR Tips before. If you’re not in the mood for a personal essay as an example of personal brand management you might want to wait for my next post. Literally every project I started I had to sit down with the manager and explain that I wanted to be on the technical track. ” F**k.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I’m not against MBA’s (I have one myself from University of Chicago and my lovely wife was graduated from Wharton – she loves to remind me that they usually score higher in the rankings than we do). Many MBAs took marketing courses but have never been on the front line of A/B testing, email campaigns or PR initiatives.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. In High school I made flyers telling everyone I was going to own a hair salon that held fashion shows and in college I majored in Business Management. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 1, 2012

Instead of doing the boring (and convenient) thing of taking a cheap flight from Chicago to Disneytown, I’m opting to drive through the heartland and a bit of the south — I’m going Gonzeaux (“GAWN zoe”) on my way to FEI. We can talk open innovation, idea management systems, process, people, culture.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

These include building products, recruiting, managing your finances, marketing, selling, getting feedback from customers and … fund raising. ” What he meant was that since your scarcest resource as a manager or sales rep is your time you need to qualify better. People who manage processes make more sales.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2023

We are a PR and digital marketing agency specializing in regulated markets, like cannabis and psychedelics. Although company names like Best Plumbers and Chicago Pizza might do well in the marketplace, they are not eligible for trademark protection since they are too generic or geographical in nature. 2- Conventional sounding name.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

Amazing lean startup resources Is Entrepreneurship a Management Science? Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, and more ► January (6) Lo, my 18891 subscribers, who are you? Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

These kinds of connections seldom emerge from middle management who view the immediate threats more than the long-run benefits. Not to mention every major agency, many PR firms, etc. Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates and other senior teams from Microsoft need to want to promote local startups. are not likely to spearhead this movement.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2017

I also as a manager of a team, as a head of a company I love having all of my team members where I can meet with them frequently. Do you have the PR department of an organization coming to you? We’re working with a company called closet box dot com in Chicago. It was specifically addressed to people who live in Chicago.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

After a few months working out and end jobs around Chicago, I met an extraordinary business consultant who helped me build my business from the ground up in exchange for social media services. Internally, we negotiate with other teams, office mates and managers. My skill set limited to theater and social media. Photo Credit: Judy Katz.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 20, 2018

Thanks to Jonas Sickler, Reputation Management ! #4- 6- Using the idea of Chicago sports team colors. Using the idea of that Chicago sports team colors and the fact that I was born and raised as a Northsider – things started to come together. Thanks to Robyn Lanci, Owl PR ! #12- 4- Created a new word.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 21, 2019

Slow delivery times : When it comes to managing ecommerce logistics—coordinating online orders, fulfilment, and shipping—hiccups are inevitable. Either the CEO doesn’t have a clue about the team or company he’s managing—or he simply prefers blame someone else. Those demands extend to the earnestness of the apology, too.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 10, 2014

An awesome overview of the Chicago tech scene – crowdspring.co/1krnniz. Managing a Startup Isn’t Different – Don’t Re-invent Everything – crowdspring.co/JAZ4Od. “Chicago is now ranked as one of the top ten cities in the world for starting a company” | The Economist – crowdspring.co/19TzjmX.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2014

The image above shows a typical rush hour in Chicago in 1909. Small Business and Startup Tips: Managing Remote Vendors - crowdspring.co/1lL1sTK. Small Business and Startup Tips: Managing Remote Vendors - crowdspring.co/1lL1sTK. Chicago Rush Hour, 1909 – pic.twitter.com/JJP7AwhMzv. ” - crowdspring.co/1hmqTmI.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Sage advice for startups on picking a PR representative – [link]. Love seeing all the VC activity in the Chicago area! Ten Best Financial Management Tools for Freelancers – [link]. Good summary of our discussion yesterday on the Future of Publishing panel in Chicago – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. Chicago startups connecting with big local companies, entrepreneurs and corporations | by Wailin Wong – [link]. The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. Here are 10 tips – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. Managing and Motivating Employees in Their Twenties – [link]. Un-manage your employees – [link]. Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: Puts the Emphasis on Chicago Entrepreneurs’ Stories – [link]. How Chicago’s clout culture stifles innovation – [link].

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

We managed to create a single software that is so powerful that we can optimize any business whether it is manufacturing, retail, transportation, oil and gas, metals or anything else. My idea was that during market downturns, people need to invest in marketing and reputation management because that’s when marketing matters most.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead – [link]. The Story Behind My Chicago Start-Up: What Worked and What Didn’t - [link]. Trust in Friends Declines, Trust in Experts Rises – Social Media and PR Still Win - [link]. Crowdsourced Writing Projects on crowdSPRING – Now LIVE! – [link].

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