YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2014

Keep your pitch conversational — no one likes a hard sell. How can you keep the conversation going if it feels like they still might be considering your offer? Maybe you sound like you’re giving a lecture instead of having a conversation. • Embrace the risk of being specialized and present your business’s unique identity.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2013

After all, if you get too chummy with customers — or even appear too interested in or sympathetic to their personal circumstances — they might start to want more from you: better pricing, extended credit, lengthier conversations, access to your services on nights and weekends, etc.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 12, 2011

Next, Dan Stewart from Safety Harbor, Florida, pitched Happy Grasshopper , an email-based referral marketing service. Then Taariq Lewis from San Francisco, California, presented Stanzr, a lightweight online events platform specifically focused on moving qualified leads generated through webinars towards a close.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2008

conversion rate (average as reported by shop.org) and you are dutifully reporting our revenue of $1 million as a result. In blue below is the typical direct conversion impact and in red it a very large area that we almost always ignore quantifying. It's a tall order, but after two years of blogging why stop now. : ).

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

Lead Generation. The breakdown: “Capturing conversation outside brand-owned channels is not a perfect science, but at the moment, Radian6 is leading the pack. Reader Service and Lead Generation. Audience Development. Assn/Non-Profit. B2B: Business Media. City & Regionals. CMS Insights. Consumer Media.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation. The conversation shouldn't end after conversion. The Proof Is In The Revenue. Hiring The Right Candidate. You see someone else's work and feel undeniable misery. Keep going.

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