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Using Limited-Time Offers and Flash Sales for Promotion

The Startup Magazine

Marked by their brevity and exclusivity, limited-time offers and flash sales are time-sensitive promotions that create a sense of urgency and excitement among customers. If you have an online retail shop, for instance, you can introduce a 24-hour flash sale on selected items.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Refer a friend? Commenting?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Refer a friend? Commenting?

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How to tastefully use GIFs to bring your marketing emails to life

The Next Web

Animated GIFs have also made a resurgence in popular culture, becoming a quick way for avid social networkers to share opinions, reactions, and to relive moments on platforms like Twitter and Tumblr. For marketers, though, animated GIFs can also play an important role as a storytelling tool in emails. Keep it light.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard

crowdSPRING Blog

miiCard– which stands for “My Internet Identity”– is an identify verification service using your email address, your mobile phone, and your online banking account to prove you are actually you. miiCard is like flashing your driver’s license or passport on the internet.

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How to Build Customer Trust: 7 Ways to Employ Your Digital Marketing

The Startup Magazine

You not only flash out in front of the client, but you also behave professionally. The good news is that social networks are fundamentally free and offer you the chance to increase your online visibility , have positive interactions, determine who your target audience is, and establish a reputation. Therefore, give it content.

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Where LinkedIn Works for Me

SoCal CTO

Sometimes, Ill use LinkedIn to contact my network, but mostly I still just go to their profile and email them. When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great.