Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

billion in sales and thus controls less than 10% of the market. That marketing can be PR or SEO or influencer distribution or other forms of “unpaid” marketing. PR requires time and effort from your team that isn’t spent elsewhere and thus is a real cost.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To grow a business, most entrepreneurs know that they should be implementing PR strategies. For this webinar, we were joined by Jennefer Witter, CEO and founder of the Boreland Group, and author of the new book, “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed.” They mix it up with advertising.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Huge structural under-employment in much of the country and full employment in some niche tech markets where it’s impossible to hire developers, designers or sales professionals. For others it feels like a two-speed economy, where rules apply to hot tech startups that don’t apply elsewhere. You know what I’m talking about.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Parades are held, speeches are given, and workers across the country take an extra day’s rest from their labors to picnic, play with their kids, and (often) shop the sales that businesses love to offer on the last official day of summer. in Cambodia, exploring temples, caves, and unusual foods that I can’t wait to hear about.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

How To Write Seductive Sales Copy Like Apple | KISSmetrics Bog – [link]. 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]. How To Write Seductive Sales Copy Like Apple | KISSmetrics Bog – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

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]. The Fire) Sales Have Surpassed 1 Million Per Week – [link]. Mocked And Misunderstood – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Incubator 1871 Nurtures Chicago’s Growing Startup Scene – [link]. Mobile Advertising: Twitter Sales Are Double That Of Facebook In A Google-Ruled, $2.6B In fewer than 2 weeks, Amazon will begin charging sales tax for purchases by Californians – [link]. I’ll take a gigabit to go. Hold the wires – [link].

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

PR and Prose. Thanks to Lauren Gilmore, PR and Prose ! #9- Why should a highly-trained engineer, who could potentially be building a bridge, waste time on a sales proposal in PowerPoint? 9- Considering alphabets and K sound. Photo Credit: Lisa Pinnell. It’s simply a huge waste time. Thanks to Anders Thomsen, NoMore !

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Chicago Entrepreneurism: Four Ingredients To Help Your Business – And This City – Dominate – [link]. BlockBuster puts itself up for sale – [link]. – [link]. How to hire a programmer when you’re not a programmer – [link]. Half of Detroit’s public schools being shut down? – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Why Chicago is the Best Place to Start a Digital Startup - [link]. How to Steal Killer Sales Copy Straight from Your Prospects’ Mouths – [link]. If You Want More Jobs, You Should Want More Immigrants – [link]. 12 Must Watch TED Talks for Entrepreneurs – [link]. Convertible Debt - [link]. – [link].

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Business Plan Development Chicago IL). For example, even though we don't have an office in Chicago, IL, this page on the Growthink website ranks near the top of Google's results for searches on "Business Plan Development Chicago IL" - [link] 4. And how to use it to quickly increase your sales and profits? read more.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Don’t think of it as a sale, think of it as a start of a new relationship. 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. The founders warned of expecting a PR firm to be a magic bullet. Make it easy for them to say yes.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Make sure someone is thinking about overarching plans around PR, marketing and sales and spends time crafting the right messages, understanding audiences and figuring out distribution channels. Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Business Plan Development Chicago IL). For example, even though we don't have an office in Chicago, IL, this page on the Growthink website ranks near the top of Google's results for searches on "Business Plan Development Chicago IL" - [link] 4. Click here to learn more. read more.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Fund raising (as is much of life) is a sale – pure and simple. As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. . Three rules in sales: Why buy anything? Remember again that the three major steps to a sale are: Why buy anything?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I have published many of these PR Tips before. Then I got my MBA at University of Chicago and reinforced my brand. I told her I wasn’t yet convinced that she’d make a good: product manager, designer, sales person, leader, CEO. Yet everywhere I went I was now “strategy guy.” ” Not technical.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2017

Transcript of Can a Sales Person Really Think Like a Marketer? He is a strategic account manager at Relationship One and host of Inspired Marketing and Sales Success Stories podcasts, so Scott, thanks for joining me. written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Transcript provided by Verbatim Transcription Services.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

First I should mention that we’re trying to shake up real estate commissions in NYC which have remained stubbornly high despite an average Manhattan sale price of about $2 million. Certain Chicago post offices were staying open until midnight for the taxtime procrastinators. Photo Credit: James McGrath. Photo Credit: Kate Mura.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

I loved what I did (sales) but I didn’t love doing it for somebody else. 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. Thanks to Jim Tobin, Ignite Social Media ! #2-

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

“Chicago’s venture funding performance is improving [but] Chicago is still trailing several major metro areas.” New Jersey Votes to Block Tesla’s Direct Sales – crowdspring.co/1gnUjAX. A Deeper Look at Uber’s Dynamic Pricing Model – crowdspring.co/1kK4gjw. ” crowdspring.co/1lPU1Ks.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 12, 2020

Thanks to Patricia Jones, Paws PR ! #5- I believe there is a way to authentically connect with others, share your passion and skills, without that interaction becoming a cringe-worthy sales pitch. 5- Participating in networking groups. Photo Credit: Mimi Bosika. Now that’s truly bold. 10- Not running after the trends.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 20, 2018

I was at a crossroads in my career and debating about starting my own sales and marketing consulting business. In my refreshed state, I reviewed what others said I had accomplished which was; empowering businesses with the ability to manifest sales results. 6- Using the idea of Chicago sports team colors. 4- Created a new word.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The 7 Attributes of the Most Effective Sales Leaders crowdspring.co/1EVVc6K. Chicago’s Design Meat Market – Print Magazine crowdspring.co/1JRFqsb. The Interchange-Plus Pricing Model and Why It’s Your Best Friend – Ecommerce Platforms crowdspring.co/1JPYrcq. 1ERNvy0.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Why Chicago Needs to Recruit and Retain Great Tech Talent – [link]. Neal Sales-Griffin ( @ nealsales ): Solving problems, making things and having fun – [link]. The 50 Best Sandwiches in Chicago – Chicago magazine – [link]. Giving your startup a point of view – [link]. Or is it a fake market?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Why Chicago needs to stop playing by Silicon Valley’s rules | by Adrian Holovaty – crowdspring.co/1f87594. Four Keys to Sales Success | Inc by Howard Tullman – crowdspring.co/1fkx7V6. Simplifying the UX of Your Sales-Driven Website to Increase Conversions – crowdspring.co/1fdzKta. – crowdspring.co/1f7WXgp.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

A Start-Up Ecosystem Forms in Chicago – [link]. 5 New Spots for Chicago Tech Entrepreneurs – [link]. Twitter’s Ad Sales Are Booming, Says Gawker – [link]. Twitter’s Secret History As the World’s Worst Tech or Media Business – [link]. Why I left Google – [link]. Name dropping!

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The image on the left is “The Bean&# in Chicago – photographed in HDR. Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Sales Reps May Not Work – [link]. Great talk by Jonathan Zittrain: “Minds for Sale&# (video) – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 15, 2013

FindIt and the appetite for risk among Chicago investors (or lack thereof) | PandoDaily – [link]. The Sales Rule Most Entrepreneurs Break – [link]. The Sales Rule Most Entrepreneurs Break – [link]. Did Google just kill PR agencies? Google Did Not Just Kill PR Agencies – [link].

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

When I decided to create full time creative business, I couldn’t find online marketers or PR services who understand the creative process, this meant I was doing everything in the business from online presence, to markets and exhibits which resulted in burnout. Thanks to Nicole Nurse, Black Leopard PR ! #27) 22) Self-Sufficient.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

An Initial Sales Rep Comp Plan to Lower Your Stress Level, Increase Cash, and Make Everyone Money – [link]. An Initial Sales Rep Comp Plan to Lower Your Stress Level, Increase Cash, and Make Everyone Money – [link]. The origin of the 8 hour work day and why we should rethink it | The Buffer Blog – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Startup fever grips Chicago companies, from Blues to law firms – [link]. “”99 percent of sales come from people who don’t interact with [Facebook] ads.” Not persuaded by arguments about early stage startups & org charts – [link] – Worry about getting s**t done. – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 25, 2012

Take a Tour of 1871, a New 50,000 sq-ft Coworking Space in Chicago – [link]. Proof That Pinterest Drives Sales, And Its Fans Spend Big – [link]. Good article about Facebook’s dual stock class structure & investors – [link]. Why stay-at-home mothers are more depressed than working moms – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 30, 2015

Reasons I Love Sales, and Why You Just Might, Too crowdspring.co/1CoYmta. Secret Rules for Powerful Sales Emails crowdspring.co/1KU0peQ. Add More Personality to Your PR & Social Media crowdspring.co/1ydtRa6. Explore Chicago’s Architecture Gems Through New Database | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/1D6RNfw.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Whatever the case, there are tools and strategies you can use as an SMB owner to build your social and PR game plan. Chicago-based PR firm, Walker Sands Communications has helped us compile a number of tips to help SMB owners publicize their company, sans agency. And, it doesn’t involve a monthly retainer.

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market-by-numbers.com

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Sales or Marketing Company’s method of sales or marketing is unique or stands out compared to others who sell similar products. Means of Production Profits determined primarily by availability (uptime) of its differentiated or highly-efficient production capabilities. Examples include Steel, Oil refineries, printing.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The company that employed us began putting profits above people and new sales above client retention. They recognize the average lifespan of a client is 3-6 months, so they implement a strong sales team to consistently search for new clients. We would name our sales intelligence company Vainu. 10-Passion. 17- To help start-ups.

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