Fri.Jun 17, 2016

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SAP finally has a marketing hit

deal architect

SAP Marketing has had a rough patch. There was the obnoxious “spokesperson”, Phil that SAP had to hastily take down. There was the balloon imagery around SAP’s cloud. Someone forgot to think about the hot air connotations. There’s all the.

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Why It’s Important To Start Your Business Green From Ground Up

YoungUpstarts

by Michael Rogers of USInsuranceAgents.com. The world currently is at the point where every organization is encouraging business owners to invest in green, eco-friendly businesses. It was set in motion by the need to reduce the world’s carbon footprint. People should learn to think green in any idea they set out to implement. Companies and industries were cited as some of the major contributors to the degeneration of the environment.

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7 Ways to Keep Your Customers Begging for More

Startup Professionals Musings

For too many small businesses, customer service is still seen as a “burden.” Entrepreneurs don’t realize that this burden is actually costing them over $200 billion in repeat sales, according to a recent study by the W. P. Carey School of Business. The report also indicates that customer problem experiences continue to increase, up four percent to 54 percent since the last study.

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Risks That Entrepreneurs Need To Be Prepared To Face

YoungUpstarts

Business is a risk. We all know that inherently. The more you want from the world, the more you must be willing to sacrifice or bet. When you’re the entrepreneur at the top of a business, that means you’re throwing yourself into even more risk. You’re also taking a personal investment in the risks of the business as a whole. Here are just some of the risks you need to be aware of: Lack of preparation.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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7 lessons learned growing from $1,000 to $15,000 a month in 100 days

The Next Web

$15,000/mo in 100 days. Here’s how we got here… I’m about to hit “publish.” What’s the worst that could happen, right? Mm… maybe we should wait until tomorrow. Let me get back to this after taking a few calls. … Alright, let’s do this. *Few more hours more of pondering* Screw it. *Click* The first version of Rype was live. At this point, I was feeling too anxious to take it all in, but it propelled us on a completely new journey from that moment on.

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How Do You Know If You’re Ready To Start A Business?

YoungUpstarts

Most of us have dreamed of being our own bosses. And that dream probably goes hand in hand with one of our hobbies, interests or passions in life. After all, who wouldn’t want to monetize their passion for fashion or interest in music? When you see a successful entrepreneur in their fine suits and high-end sports cars, no wonder we all feel a pang of jealousy!

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Umbel Acquires Lodestone

SiliconHills

Umbel, an Austin-based data software company, announced its acquisition of Lodestone, a fan engagement company, in a blog post. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mark Drosos founded Lodestone Social Media in Austin in 2008. The company raised $100,000 in investment, according to its Crunchbase profile. Umbel, founded in 2010, raised $20 […] The post Umbel Acquires Lodestone appeared first on SiliconHills.

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‘Attention Does Not Equal Love’: Branding Truths Every Entrepreneur Ought To Know

YFS Magazine

If you are thinking that short-term strategies are going to impress and hold your consumers, think again.

 Consumers are smarter and more demanding than ever.

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The Big Picture

Austin Startup

June 19, 2016: This week’s essay is a reprise of a call for technology entrepreneurs to become involved in the figurative Public Square… Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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The Benefits your Business Gains from Donating to Charity

Duct Tape Marketing

The Benefits your Business Gains from Donating to Charity written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit Pexels. When you donate to charity via your business, you will soon discover an array of benefits that come with the territory. There are so many reasons you should apply this tactic to your company. Most importantly, you’ll be assisting worthy causes and helping make real change.