Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Throughout that development process the marketing team kept pressing, leading the company to 50,000 influencers over the Summer, which made us the largest warm contact influencer network in the market. Although we started in Portland, Oregon, we now have members in every state with many meetup launches planned for 2020.We’re

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Keep customers at the forefront, and listen to them. “Let your mission, values, and customer happiness be the guiding force behind everything you do, and remember you are not the customer. If a taking on a customer means changing too many things, that client just might not be the right fit, Nelson says. Plan ahead.

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Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

” That’s what got me connected with Oregon State University’s Food Innovation Center and Portland Community College’s Small Business Development Center. I went in with the purpose of networking and finding someone who I could rent kitchen space from in a gluten-free facility. I googled “How do you sell a food product?”

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

The location is remote (a 3-hour drive from Eugene and over 4 from Portland, with not much in between). Also, if the weather gets really bad, they offer a full refund voucher good for your next trip - all about customer retention. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2010. (7).

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Every business today has a community that is made up of its employees, customers, supporters, networks, suppliers, and mentors. Recognition of the fact that total community is far greater than a customer list is key to the most profitable business growth. Here’s an example to illustrate my thinking on this.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 7, 2011

Both employees and customers benefit from a business where play and laughter are as treasured as profit and process. Some may contend that there is no place for humor in their business and to that I say, if your customers are human beings, there is a place. Your picture is on our wall as “Customer of the Year&#.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Where in your area will you find land or a building with the right zoning, size, facilities, and access for bringing in raw materials, attracting customers, and/or shipping out finished beer for distribution? See Also: Fear Doesn’t Have to Hold You Back From Networking. Relationships. Brewing is not a solo endeavor.

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Bryce Dot VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak at the XOXO Festival in Portland Oregon. Most people who want to build something independently make this trade-off: they give off pieces of independence to access to the capital and networks that venture capital can provide. The Andyies asked me to talk about our Indie.vc

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 9, 2019

John Jantsch: For me, I speak at an amount that people would consider as a full-time job, but I do it just as much because we sell books and we sell courses and we recruit people to our consulting network. You’re going to learn a little bit about the secret to building customer relationships.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2014

Here’s why: Except for early adopters of technology and diehard environmental customers, most people aren’t buying a fuel type, they’re buying transportation. The Nissan Leaf battery pack alone costs about $18,000 (though government incentives bring down the overall vehicle cost to the customer).

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Sales and marketing oriented, networking, that’s my expertise. Stephen goes out and talks to customers, while also managing emails and doing marketing events. Stephen: I’m out on the floor a lot, going around to talk with customers. What makes you unique from your competitors, and how do you highlight that to customers?

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Where in your area will you find land or a building with the right zoning, size, facilities, and access for bringing in raw materials, attracting customers, and/or shipping out finished beer for distribution? Know your customers and your financials. Step 4: Building relationships with vendors and the local community.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 12, 2019

John Jantsch: So, in preparation for this, because you do the conference and have your business in the city of Portland. Portland, Maine. John Jantsch: Yeah, I was going to go there, because I did a little search, I said, “Fun facts about Portland, Maine.” It was five fun facts about Portland, Oregon.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 11, 2016

percent of social network use in the United States. It is especially popular with teens and the coveted millennial demographic; Instagram is considered the most important social network by American teens, and is second only to Facebook for overall usage amongst Americans ages 12-24. Create a story around your ideal customer.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 14, 2016

Even a mere 1 second delay can result in “11% fewer page views, a 16% decrease in customer satisfaction, and 7% loss in conversions.”. For AWS users, a network optimization tool such as Datapath.io What’s “normal” for us is often alien to our customers. 47% of people expect a web page to load in 2 seconds or less.”.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

She sells custom cross stitch pieces, which are humorous, clever, and definitely memorable. Networking within your industry can often prove a great way to find freelancing work, as well as sites that help connect freelancers with jobs. See Also How to Start an Etsy Shop. Consider using freelance writing to fund your startup.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 25, 2016

You’ll hear me talk about my experience as a member of the Entrepreneurial Scholars program at the University of Portland (shameless plug for my awesome university) repeatedly in other articles. Native customs and body language will make the sale. Starting a new venture, or just feel like your business is stuck in a rut?

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Up and Running

JULY 14, 2015

Here in Oregon, we’ve got some in Portland that are really great and then this article talks about some here in Eugene, Oregon which are doing well but fairly new. The customer validation phase is critical for that kind of thing. Caroline: Number five is not talking to customers. Definitely check out your area.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 24, 2014

Entrepreneurs need to understand and believe the reasons why they should want to cluster in your region given there are other alternatives (nationally Silicon Valley or New York; regionally Seattle and Bellevue, Portland and Bend). Filed under: Customer Development , Lean LaunchPad , Science and Industrial Policy , Venture Capital.

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