Start Up Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

While fringe views and conspiracy theorists have always existed, it’s ironic they can now spread their messages on social media virally to the unprotected and at scale. The Anti-vax movement is the latest in a long list of problems social media is contributing to. Social media’s product is to sell attention.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 12, 2010

Let's go look at some tools… Measuring "Invisible Virality": Tynt. Goes viral. The rarest of the rarest of the rare who are on social media. I can measure the "invisible virality" / "spread" by this big huge non-commenting, non-tweeting audience. Invisible Virality.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

In essence Muhammad thinks the “growth hacking” is a charlatan term for online marketing that consists of a bunch of everyday tasks that all online businesses should be doing: SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Social Media, Referral Marketing, etc. “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Airbnb and Dropbox are textbook examples of how growth hacking can transform a business from a niche offering into a household name and market leader. Neither would have achieved virality had customers not received something tangible for their efforts. Is your website optimized for conversions ? Activation.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

And B2B companies that were naturally slower to come to say social media. And I think in a lot of ways, I'm not saying this is an outreach of social media, but I think people started realizing what was possible, you know, in community because of the public facing social media. Wouldn't you say?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

These days, even viral marketing requires real money, for events and promotions. Conversely, a huge marketing budget implies an intent to “spray and pray,” in hopes that something works. Taking your cut before earnings exist implies that you are not willing to take the same risk of no return, as you are asking of investors.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Blogging and social media marketing combined is word-of-mouth advertising on steroids—which is great news for introverts. Some of your keywords, like your business name, might have a fairly high search engine ranking, depending on the nature of your business. Get Social. Most sure the site is easy for you to maintain.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

It goes without saying, this is exactly how I would prove causality if I was running social media campaigns on Twitter, Ren Ren or vKontakte. 6: Closing Thoughts: Two Crazy Social Media Lessons. Attending this presentation inspired me to write this blog post. The case study presented raised tough questions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category. This term is used to describe non-traditional ways to incent growth such as social-media and viral marketing. These alternatives are used in lieu of traditional media such as radio, newspaper and television.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2018

You can use your social media presence to put a call out for comments. Use your social media connections to find your core market, and direct your attention their way. Consistency starts with a strong business name for your beauty brand and continues with a great logo, website, and your other marketing materials.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2020

These days, even viral marketing requires real money, for events and promotions. Conversely, a huge marketing budget implies an intent to “spray and pray,” in hopes that something works. Taking your cut before earnings exist implies that you are not willing to take the same risk of no return, as you are asking of investors.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 22, 2020

But you’re still walking a tightrope with pay-per-click on search engines and paid social media advertising. Organic Social Media Campaigns. When writing such posts, be sure that your tone and style of writing is helpful, descriptive, fun and conversational. Organic Social Media Cannabis Marketing.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In my daily work with ecommerce brands, I see two types of companies: The first type focuses on acquisition and conversion. Cohort analysis can be done for revenue, churn, viral word of mouth, support costs, or any other metric you care about. Some changes you make will influence conversions at the specific time you implement them.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 4, 2024

They were kind of a standard tool, but then social media came along and other stuff came along. So the reason I did that is because I was spending a lot of time thinking, well, how am I going to get this person from social media onto my email list and how am I going to get this person from listening to this over here? (10:43):

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

By now, many would’ve heard of buzz and viral marketing , experiential marketing , and the art of conversational marketing. Enter “ Conversational Capital “, a book written by Bertrand Cesvet, Tony Babinski, and Eric Alper from experiential brand collective SID LEE. Relevant Sensory Oddity (RSO). Continuity.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2023

They were kind of a standard tool, but then social media came along and other stuff came along. So the reason I did that is because, you know, I was spending a lot of time thinking, well, how am I gonna get this person from social media onto my email list and how am I gonna get this person from listening to this over here? (10:43):

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Why You Need Social Media for Customer Support written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. These days, companies of all sizes are upping the customer service ante by being readily available on social media. photo credit: shutterstock. Think Before You Commit. Not convinced?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Contrary to a popular myth, word-of-mouth and viral marketing are not a substitute for more basic branding activities. The right strategy for branding these days is to create a most memorable total customer experience for customers, rather than a focus on hyping the product and the company name.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2020

If online consumers seem to prefer video over other forms of visual media generally, then why not use that to your advantage? Stronger Brand Awareness on Social Media Platforms. Is 2020, and if you don’t have a social media presence, then your business might as well be inexistent. No idea how to do that?

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 24, 2021

Potential customers will remember your name, and they will associate your brand with a certain industry. A company that offers pressure washing might add the name of an industrial device it uses. You must also remember that customers can interact with you if you are posting articles online, writing in your blog, or using social media.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

For viral growth, you want most of your traffic coming from “Browse features,” which consist of YouTube’s home screen, subscriptions, and other browsing features. Fortunately, YouTube allows you to have a default template for your description, so you can add links to your company, social media properties, and other relevant information.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The challenge with this method is that even if you can get a cost-per-subscriber of $5 (that’s $1 per click and a 20% conversion rate on your landing page) you’ll need to spend $50k to generate a 10,000 person database. If your cost-per-conversion is $10, then it will cost you $100k. Launch a viral competition.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 5, 2011

I am not just delegating but working in the trenches, honing the design, optimizing conversion, testing usability and adding functionality. From social media to custom graphics. This is a great tool for startups when they are brainstorming product/company/service name ideas. Great projects need great tools.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

5:26] Typeform really seems like more of a conversation in comparison to a regular form– how often do you fight the idea that people perceive it as ‘just a form where they only need the data’? [7:55] And if you're listening and you have not experienced Typeform, I mean, it really feels more like a conversation.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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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. There’s no telling what will go viral.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

As Dr. Summit Shah explains, your personal brand is the reputation and unique characteristics that become associated with your name over the years. Second, the challenge in this field is that it is not something the majority of people would deem interesting or “viral”, as the term is used in the social media space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

These days, even viral marketing requires real money, for events and promotions. Conversely, a huge marketing budget implies an intent to “spray and pray,” in hopes that something works. Taking your cut before earnings exist implies that you are not willing to take the same risk of no return, as you are asking of investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

These days, even viral marketing requires real money, for events and promotions. Conversely, a huge marketing budget implies an intent to “spray and pray,” in hopes that something works. Taking your cut before earnings exist implies that you are not willing to take the same risk of no return, as you are asking of investors.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

3 Brands to Inspire Your Next Social Media Contest. The contest was simple and nudged their followers to tell them why their friend represented real beauty by simply filling in their friend’s name, and two things that made them feel they are beautiful. 5 things to keep in mind for creating a successful social media contest.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 19, 2019

The New York Times’ John Herrman recently asked “ Is there anything the rest of the internet can learn from LinkedIn? ,” in relation to how people there are relatively civil there compared to purely social media platforms. Hunter Walk: Wait, I thought LinkedIn was a resume and recruiting site. Where does it appear?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2019

Engage customers and prospects in conversation. This can be as simple as including the customer’s name in emails you send out. This includes the logo you use for your business , as well as your company name. Engage customers and prospects in conversation. Engage with them on social media and through other channels.

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Board Effect

APRIL 7, 2020

Underground forms are flooded with the same types of conversations. The conversations of criminals are hidden from the general public. These organizations have warned organizations about scammers that have been engaging in phishing attacks on emails and social media that are related to coronavirus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2016

These days, even viral marketing requires real money, for events and promotions. Conversely, a huge marketing budget implies an intent to “spray and pray,” in hopes that something works. Taking your cut before earnings exist implies that you are not willing to take the same risk of no return, as you are asking of investors.

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools. Social media audiences have effectively become another universe of prospects to tap, which means measurement and tracking is essential to yielding from these visitors both direct and indirect revenue. First Name. Company Name. * By Ioanna Opidee. 07/25/2012.

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ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

The added benefit is that Pins are 100x more “viral” than tweets , so you continue to gain traffic months after someone pins your content. . Tailored title as pin name. Pinterest’s own research of 21,000 users found that clear wording significantly increases conversions. Keyword title on the pin itself. Colorful design.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Just when you think the market couldn’t possibly bear another cat video from Buzzfeed, another one goes viral. As the name suggests, a microsite will be smaller than your main business site. Sales & Marketing Social Media microsites trending' Let’s face it: The internet is a noisy, cluttered place.

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