YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

The greatest challenge of our “social age” isn’t to grow the largest fan or follower base. Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign. According to Metz, the Social CRM process is fairly involved.

Technical Review 187

Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 187

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2013

Social media can also be an important and useful part of your marketing campaign, particularly if your business exists only online. For companies without a physical location, social networks are the only place that customers can go to get an idea about you, your business, and your company culture.

Marketing 153

Marketing Startup Technical Review Viral 153

Version One Ventures

JULY 27, 2015

These days, we’re hyper-focused on marketplaces, communities and social platforms. We love these platforms for many reasons, but the primary one is the power of their network effects and how they create a high degree of defensibility for startups. What are network effects? Direct Network Effects.

Networking 60

Networking Community Viral Social Network 60

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg’s journey started when he created a message program ‘ ZuckNet’ at the age of twelve, CourseMatch and FaceMash in college, and finally the world-famous social networking platform ‘Facebook’ which revolutionized communication, followed by taking over WhatsApp and Instagram. 16- Subscription service by BMW.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

They have completely changed the social network space, managing to innovate new ways to monetize creativity while competing against popular social media platforms. It was launched in 2014, and its idea was that sustainability shouldn’t only be limited to wealthy or middle to upper-class communities. 9- Discord.

Artificial Inteligence 77

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 77

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). We’re a how-to site and community for small business on marketing. .

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Where are the young social media users going? Snapchat is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products.

Social Media 238

Social Media Media Viral Audience 238

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. Establish partners and referrals. Customers who enjoy doing business with you are more than happy to spread the word.

Marketing 265

Marketing Viral SEM Startup 265

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Anyone in the community can edit posts and frequent users are allowed to vote irrelevant questions off the site. PartnerUp If you have a question that can be expressed in fewer than 140 characters, the PartnerUp community will likely have an answer. Thankfully responses aren’t restricted with a character limit. STOKED!!!!

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

Social Media 267

Social Media Media Social Network Viral 267

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. Establish partners and referrals. Customers who enjoy doing business with you are more than happy to spread the word.

Marketing 257

Marketing SEM Viral Social Media 257

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 26, 2022

TikTok has evolved from a platform known for viral dance moves to a place of rapid product discovery. The New York Times named this urge to buy something the “TikTok Feta Effect,” after a viral recipe for baked feta pasta resulted in the cheese selling out nationwide in the U.S. via Shopify ]. Above all else, make entertaining videos.

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Sales Customer Viral Marketing 115

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). Nothing seems impossible anymore.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

Here are some key recommendations I gleaned from her book to make this work: Empower your social media front line team. This front line team, often called community managers, are the “voice” of your company, and must have authority to make and carry out decisions that can make or break a customer’s experience.

Social Media 249

Social Media Media Customer Viral 249

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

And that involves processes, structures, feedback loops, analytics and a community.”. With Vine, you’re building a backend system that stores video and a front-end that is a simple viewer and an easy way to share content out to social networks,” says Thadd Selden, Worry Free’s CTO. 8) Angry Birds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Here are some key recommendations I gleaned from her book to make this work: Empower your social media front line team. This front line team, often called community managers, are the “voice” of your company, and must have authority to make and carry out decisions that can make or break a customer’s experience. Marty Zwilling.

Social Media 228

Social Media Media Customer Viral 228

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. What’s the problem?

Social Media 261

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 261

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2012

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. If your business doesn’t connect with your customers, individually and as a community, demanding customers will not only ignore you, but will actively keep other customers away.

Networking 234

Networking Customer Entrepreneur Social Network 234

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Where are the young social media users going? Snapchat is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products.

Social Media 161

Social Media Media Viral Audience 161

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Where are the young social media users going? By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. It’s the principle underlying “viral marketing.”

Social Media 251

Social Media Media Marketing United States 251

mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Pros: There’s no registration required, and the site maintains a sizable community of experienced coders who are up for side projects. Coders can create anonymous profiles and accept solicitations to work on projects or join a team. Entrepreneurs can browse coders by skill or location. What will you find here?

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Coder Technical Review Social Media Technical Cofounder 60

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. Establish partners and referrals. Customers who enjoy doing business with you are more than happy to spread the word.

Marketing 235

Marketing SEM Startup Viral 235

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Read everything you can about viral marketing.

Social Media 222

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 222

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. Establish partners and referrals. Customers who enjoy doing business with you are more than happy to spread the word.

Marketing 146

Marketing SEM Viral Social Media 146

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2011

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. If your business doesn’t connect with your customers, individually and as a community, demanding customers will not only ignore you, but will actively keep other customers away.

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Customer Startup Networking Viral 229

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

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. Not just social, you have the power to sell natively on messaging apps and online communities.

Social Media 96

Social Media Media Sales Audience 96

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

A notable site is FaceSmash which sold for $30k the week the movie Social Network came out. Even Perez Hilton blogged about Flippa because of its relationship to FaceSmash and Social Network. You can get more sign-ups using viral techniques. I’m going to have to try this one day.

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EC2 Social Network Distribution Demand 53

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

It is an “ online community of passionate boaters and expert service providers ”. Collect email addresses so you can follow-up with links to the pictures tagged with their names on your social media. Use these photos to build out your photo gallery on your website and social networks. Products and Promotional Items.

Social Media 100

Social Media Viral Advertising Social Network 100

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 6, 2006

I must admit that I have seen way too many social networking related plays that want to be the next MySpace of some niche market. In addition, who wants to sign up for multiple social networking platforms like MySpace, Facebook, and niche sites for politics, sports, etc.

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Social Network New Jersey Database Wiki 60

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Cohort analysis can be done for revenue, churn, viral word of mouth, support costs, or any other metric you care about. Create a separate social media group for users of various products and invite them to join a relevant one. If they trust social networks, blogs, magazines, etc., By traffic source.

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Retention Analytics Campaign eCommerce 126

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

You can share your site on all your social networks. You can have your staff share your site on various social media platforms. But your organization doesn’t have enough in personal relationships to create a viral following in the beginning.

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SEO Marketing Startup Mobile 100

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

I strongly believe that the first few hires of a startup should belong to the growth department, whether they’re marketers, community managers, or salespeople (selling your product is the best way to learn how to improve it). Jun-15: Community Manager (growth team). 1x hacker in charge of product/development.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. What’s the ARPU of a business on a social network? Next-Gen Networking. 2029 Stierlin Court. 1 Hacker Way. Card games?)

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

ConversionXL

JANUARY 31, 2014

Surely, what’s “appeals” to a 54 year old mother of 5 who goes online to check Facebook and Metafilter will be vastly different from a Google Glass wearing, 27 year old power-user of social networks you haven’t even heard of yet. It’s about connecting with the viewer and communicating value as quickly as possible.

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Analytics Video Matching Conversion 134

Hearpreneur

APRIL 7, 2019

By creating BuzzFeed, Jonah Peretti entered history as the man who set up the first successful media in the era of social networks. BuzzFeed was conceived as a kind of viral laboratory that deals with digital media. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Rather it was on the things they liked to share.

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Entrepreneur Viral Social Network Social Media 55

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 7, 2016

And now, we’re pleased to announce that we have just produced our second eBook, “ Understanding Social Platforms.”. Why social? As individuals, we use social platforms on a daily basis. As investors, we love the underlying business models, including the daily use case, virality, and network effects.

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