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Using Limited-Time Offers and Flash Sales for Promotion

The Startup Magazine

Marked by their brevity and exclusivity, limited-time offers and flash sales are time-sensitive promotions that create a sense of urgency and excitement among customers. Effectively utilize this approach by clearly communicating the limited duration of the offer and highlighting the exclusivity of the deal.

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Building An Event Strategy That Connects With Your Community

Duct Tape Marketing

Building An Event Strategy That Connects With Your Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Isaac Watson In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Isaac Watson. Key Takeaway: Events can serve as a powerful strategy for building a community around a business or brand.

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7 Modern Day Business Strategies For Long-Term Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, a popular approach is to create a “pop-up” store or “flash mob” event in the midst of another gathering, like a Super Bowl, to get attention and scaling for your brand. Commit to and communicate a higher-level purpose. Use them to find your relevant influencers. Produce marketing events to get visibility and attention.

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Are You Ready for the Post-Flash World?

Altgate

Flash for mobile is dead. Can Flash for desktops be far behind? For years, Flash has enjoyed a monopoly that is comparable to Microsoft in the past and Google now. Developer community of 3 million. If anything, HTML5 adoption will likely accelerate, ironically because of Adobe’s abandoning Flash for mobiles.

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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. This probably sounds illogical. After all, people rarely say they are mad because they are not being heard.

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50 Places You Can Learn to Code (for Free) Online

YoungUpstarts

University-level courses, tutorials, cheat sheets, and coding communities all offer excellent ways to pick up a new language, and maybe even a new job, too. Learn how to code on these sites with a heavy community influence ready to offer help to newbs. You can even get certified and find a job through the site. Language Specific.

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The Biggest Social Media Trends to Watch in 2020

Duct Tape Marketing

Whether it’s Alexa skills and flash briefings or the potential impending fall of Instagram influencers, Stelzner has insights to share about all of the social trends that should be on your radar screen. The value of investing in community development. The value of investing in community development. Follow on Twitter.