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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

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These “Acme”-sounding names often couple empty words with proper nouns, such as: Phoenix Technology, Eagle Systems, Lewis Enterprises, Malibu Industries, or suffixes such as, “plex” or “tronics.” John Greathouse is a partner at Rincon Venture Partners , a venture capital firm investing in early stage web-based businesses.

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The Data-Driven Marketer’s Guide to Influencer Marketing

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Social media has risen like a phoenix from these ashes and represents a unique opportunity for smart marketers to reach customers in different ways. As Mike Filbey put it: Mike Filbey: “We look for partners that have a very high authority and large email lists. Tactics change, though. That’s a fact of marketing.