crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

5 Essential Web Apps for the Lean Small Business – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. An entrepreneur tells us how he screwed up his Google acquisition – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. email obsolete?

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

It is time to think of your business card as not just a handy way to share your email address, but as a selling opportunity. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Ron’s email asked, “What the heck is going on with crowdSPRING? Hey Ron, Taking a cue from the lean startup movement, Mike and I have lost a combined 30 pounds this summer. Why is an increased emphasis on health important to startup founders and entrepreneurs? Lean startups: Office space for the 21st Century.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

But my favorite was when the public relations manager said, “we’re here to write press releases and answer the phone in case the press calls.” My new head of Public Relations quickly learned that my admin could answer calls from the press. The same was true for PR. on April 10, 2009 at 6:58 am Said: Amazing blog.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 28, 2011

Many NFPs operate in ways that would not be considered ‘business-like,’ AND these organizations, like their small, for-profit cousins, can benefit by leveraging the ideas and tools that we often discuss in the Lean Marketing series. But one of the tenets os lean marketing is to define short-term and intermediate goals.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. Over its lifetime a Lean Startup may spend less money than a traditional startup.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 17, 2012

We write for ourselves, but we also write with our audience of users in mind: small businesses, entrepreneurs, startup folk, and creative types. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition. Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Use the right words.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

crowdSPRING’s latest small biz newsletter: lean marketing, social media, crowdsourcing & more – [link]. 10 Valuable Tips and Tricks for Designing HTML Emails – [link]. Her fascinating story is in the Other section below. Crowdsourcing Examples in Business – [link]. Wholesale Flowers – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2011

Alternately, will they communicate with you by phone, by email, or by sending packages via a messenger or delivery service? Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The basis of the concept, as applied to startups, comes from the Lean manufacturing world popularized by Toyota.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 19, 2011

If you are doing the interview on the phone, stay away from email and other potential interruptions. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Keep these simple and clear and keep the list in front of you so you can refer to it and keep the interview focused.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

Michelle Garrett of Garrett Public Relations says: Small business owners need to do more networking to make more contacts, not only for possible referrals, but as resources and even as friends you can turn to when you have a question or problem related to your business. Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. While the product is being engineered, Marketing begins to create web sites, corporate presentations and sales materials.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Becky is an entrepreneur, writer, artist, and philosopher of creative, adventurous living. Since selling her first company, an award-winning public relations firm, Becky has studied what she has coined “stARTistry,” the art of creative initiative. Marketing Podcast with Becky Blades. Duct Tape Transcript. This is John Jantsch.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Perhaps you haven’t tried email marketing, social media, public relations, special events, or other marketing methods and some or all of these may prove effective if you try. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2011

Perhaps you haven’t tried email marketing, social media, public relations, special events, or other marketing methods and some or all of these may prove effective if you try. Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

If you are fortunate enough to receive those cS discount offers in your email, it is becaue of Amanda’s hard work. I sometimes read his help desk tickets just to remind myself how effective email support, when done right, can be. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool. Thanks, Diego!

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

An important part of your overall marketing strategy is public relations. These are the people who will open your email newsletter and who will read your blog posts – talk to them, they’re listening! Related posts: 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!).

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

This series of posts is a brief explanation of how we’ve evolved from Product Development to Customer Development to the Lean Startup. Marketing develops a complete marketing communications plan, provides Sales with a full complement of support material, and starts the public relations bandwagon rolling.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Lean Business Tips: Hiring Contractors for Fun and Profit(ability) – [link]. “Empower Your Small Business”, crowdSPRING’s smallbiz newsletter: content marketing, lean biz, more – [link]. Are You Doing Your #1 Job as an Entrepreneur - [link]. Be Vulnerable | Feld Thoughts – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 16, 2012

Lean Marketing Tips: Public Relations & Focus – [link]. The Entrepreneur’s Handbook: 101 Resources for First Time Entrepreneurs – [link]. Lean Marketing Tips: Public Relations & Focus – [link]. Responsive Email Design – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet (with templates) – [link]. Auto-responders: Why Trigger-based Email Will Increase Your Conversions – [link]. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet (with templates) – [link]. Simplicity | Entrepreneur by Debra Kaye – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 21, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! iTunes link – Cost is $2.99) or Related Posts: Creating Customer Bliss Has Social Media Changed Customer Service?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

For example, in our definitive guide on how to start a successful clothing brand or clothing line , we suggest that aspiring apparel entrepreneurs choose their niche. Public relations consulting. We just emailed the guide to you. Email address. Or, it may be the niche that you find most fun and exciting.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 4, 2011

Negotiation Tips For Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Freelancers – [link]. Top 10 tips for email newsletters – [link]. Lean startups: Office space for the 21st Century (what to consider when leasing office space) – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2015

5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Kindergarten Teachers | crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1EQCGpi. Lean Doesn’t Always Create the Best Products [link] crowdspring.co/1FcPnhs Inspiring Entrepreneurs Who Built Careers Around Their Passions and Social Media [link] crowdspring.co/1A6oKvy Will Millennials Kill Email Marketing?

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: trust & loyalty, marketing insight, lean business – [link]. What is the best time to send email campaigns? What is the best time to send email campaigns? 10 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From High School Seniors – [link]. What is the best time to send email campaigns?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. 10 of the most counterintuitive pieces of advice from famous entrepreneurs | The Buffer Blog – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Search engine marketing is a tactic that is perfect for a lean, iterative approach to marketing. Is a user registration or harvested email address a conversion? Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

Since this was the marketing department, I was going to be planning to spend some advertising and public relations dollars. What did they think the leaders most important attributes were? It would be great to know how they got news and information about new products and new companies. What magazines did they read?

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Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2009

Believing Your Own BS is Toxic Lots of noise and smoke before a product ships seems to be a toxic byproduct of enthusiastic entrepreneurs. We were larger than life, but as one potential investor told us, “You guys are all hat and no cattle.” Hindsight is wonderful.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 28, 2013

Empower Your Small Business – NEW edition: marketing, lean business, paid search, #1 mistake – [link]. Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends! Lean Business: Freelancers for ALL My Friends! How Opting People OUT Can Actually Improve Your Email Marketing | Hubspot – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

3 Rules for Building Features in a Lean Startup – [link]. An entrepreneur’s guide to crowdsourcing – [link]. Excellent post by Seth Godin on the challenges of dealing w/ email, social networks, etc. An entrepreneur’s guide to crowdsourcing – [link]. How To Name Your Company – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

If you have a website, prominently display your phone number, your email address, or a link to a support request form. Is there anything more frustrating than sitting on hold or waiting for a response to your email when you have a problem you really want to solve? How many emails did you receive last quarter? Make it easy.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 30, 2015

EVERY entrepreneur needs to grok this: Job Jumpers Need Not Apply – buff.ly/15UM0ix. An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Taking Over the Family Business crowdspring.co/1ydnwM0. Lean Business: Unleashing the (task) Force | crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1tdsoAs. Secret Rules for Powerful Sales Emails crowdspring.co/1KU0peQ.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 3, 2012

Just get your web page live, set up a Twitter account and a Facebook page, start building that email list and you’re on your way to endless riches! We do a lot of email marketing to our user base and work hard to provide offers that they will find valuable and meaningful. Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 3, 2012

What Small Business and Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Roger Federer – [link]. Lean Marketing Tips: Increasing Lifetime Value With Email Campaigns – [link]. What Small Business and Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Roger Federer – [link]. More than 50% of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Pink is the New Purple!

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