Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most have the technical challenges well understood, but many are a bit short on some basic street smarts , or basic business realities. In addition to locking in his leadership position in electric vehicles, he has also used his patents to negotiate faster growth in his market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Marketing is everything these days. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. I like the guidance from marketing coach David Newman’s recent book “ Do It! Don’t fall into the marketing-speak trap. Good marketing is not rocket science.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Digital marketing is the latest strategy of advertising your business, promoting it to the next level. For this purpose, affiliate marketing is used by which you can advertise your products by letting a publisher website post information about it. You can maximize your sales by using this sales strategy.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

From crafting a compelling brand identity to mastering digital marketing, it's a multifaceted journey that demands careful planning and execution. We asked entrepreneurs, and business owners their tips on building an e-commerce business and here are the responses. #1- Thanks to Jonathan Hussey, Developer Connection ! #4-

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Top 5 Episodes of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast in 2023 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing 2023 was a year of remarkable growth for the marketing industry. With a rapidly changing landscape, it’s never been a more exciting time to be an entrepreneur. Click here to listen to the episode.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe that a great idea alone will assure business success. Yet in this age when customers have a thousand alternatives, and are overwhelmed by a multitude of messages, sales efforts can make or break a business. No pain usually means no sales. Hardly anyone mentions selling principles.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Redefining Success In Sales With The Unsold Mindset written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Garrett Brown and Colin Coggings In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Garrett Brown and Colin Coggins. Is that something somebody can learn? [20:57]

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Moore titled “ Crossing the Chasm ,” but most entrepreneurs have no idea how it relates to them. There are other chasms out there just as deadly as the technology one, such as the ones below: Market requirements chasm. Marketing and sales chasm. Marketing costs can be a deep hole. Marty Zwilling.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

They have been around for ages, and entrepreneurs merely adopted them into the digital world. There must be a reason for entrepreneurs to still use newsletters, right? Well, there are actually several good reasons newsletter marketing works! This is where you start to use newsletter marketing as a sales funnel.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Every new business dreams of growing from a startup to a global market leader in a few years, like Amazon.com, but that goal is elusive. As a mentor to entrepreneurs, I often get asked for the magic that has made Amazon the world's most valuable brand , from a total unknown only twenty years ago.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

You’ve come up with a brilliant business idea, and you’re ready to get started as a brand-new entrepreneur. Are you a Necessity Entrepreneur? Necessity Entrepreneurs Build Exceptional Businesses. Necessity Entrepreneurs are uniquely equipped to build exceptional businesses and inspire meaningful change in their industries.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Being an entrepreneur or business owner has its share of ups and downs. While the downs can be pretty low the ups always seem to triumph for a true entrepreneur at heart. Milestones are what entrepreneurs and business owners work towards. Once you finally reach a certain point then reflection can truly begin.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 9, 2023

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they deal with economic uncertainty and here are the responses. #1- In a recession, advertising costs can go down as fewer companies invest in marketing. Allocate most of your marketing budget to SEO, Content Marketing, Social Media, and email marketing to retain and build brand loyalty.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2018

Sales and marketing is the most important and most powerful department of any corporate or business. The whole business and revenue depends on the sales, marketing and promotion techniques adopted by the companies. The soar and effective marketing efforts can boost your business and take it to the heights.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the companies they’re starting in 2023 and here are the responses. #1- This presents a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to launch their own businesses and capitalize on the latest technology. Thanks to Michelle Wintersteen, MKW Creative Co. ! #3- Thanks to Jaden Oh, TRAFFV ! #9-

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2022

Most entrepreneurs believe they are “different,” but they can’t quite understand how. The classic book, “ Hunting in a Farmer's World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur ,” by serial entrepreneur and business coach John F. Dini makes the case that entrepreneurs are hunters, while the rest of us (large majority) are farmers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Unpacking 17 Years Of Sales Consulting Experience written by Sara Nay read more at Duct Tape Marketing. The Agency Spark Podcast, hosted by Sara Nay, is a collection of interviews from thought leaders in the marketing consultancy and agency space. How do you help people translate their niche into their sales conversation?

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2018, after two short years and $3 million raised in startup funds, recruitment AI company Ansaro shut down due to bad market fit. Muun found a market need but failed to compete with bigger names that provided customers with authoritative content and resources. Both companies suffered from a fatal lack of marketing.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2023

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the tough lessons they have learned in 2022. #1- It’s been the story for the last two years, but towards the end of the pandemic, entrepreneurs seemed to give slightly less importance to it. Thanks to Chris Gadek, AdQuick ! #10- Thanks to Tom McSherry, Premium SEO ! #13-

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As the CEO of one of Canada’s largest private credit firms, can you describe the basics of private credit and its increasing importance to budding entrepreneurs? For entrepreneurs, this means not just securing capital, but also gaining a collaborator committed to their growth journey. The firm has made more than $4.5

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Hearpreneur

JULY 13, 2022

Here’s the list of industries with the most optimistic future as suggested by entrepreneurs. #1- 1- Network marketing is one such industry. Network marketing is one such industry that relies only on acquiring new customers. As a Marketer, I saw that this industry will have the most positive impacts in the near future.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 2, 2022

In the last few days of 2021, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and businesses what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- By the year 2021, my company had a strong sales force. 6- Increased marketing spend. A market saved me from wasting a lot of time and money on it. Photo Credit: Tim Connon.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 28, 2022

In our societies and business, there’re entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptional personalities and demeanor to pull it through business. Here are the entrepreneurs and business owners, other entrepreneurs considered to be successful. #1- Jessica Livingston is one of the most successful entrepreneurs on the planet.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. We asked entrepreneurs to share their biggest goals and what they were looking forward to in 2021. #1- 11- Growing our market. Our number 1 goal for 2022 is to grow our market control both domestically and internationally.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about their best business or entrepreneur turnaround story and here are the responses. #1- The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. Photo Credit: Brian David Crane. 6- Lord Alan Sugar.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Tackling the Sales Aspect of Being an Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jim Brown. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Jim Brown, founder and host of SalesTuners. He and I discuss sales training and techniques.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2023

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how technology will possibly affect their business tomorrow and here are the responses: #1- Automation will increase Photo Credit: Umair Syed Automation will undoubtedly increase businesses, supplanting monotonous, time-consuming operations and boosting productivity. #4-

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Express thoughtfulness and kindness. After doing some market research, I realized that there was a market for the handcrafted greeting cards that I make, and in September 2019, MsCraftprincess Designs was formed. Photo Credit: Brenda R.

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Rembrandt Communications

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You have great products and services and are ready to grow your business as a new entrepreneur. But you have zero funds for marketing and to boost sales. There are many ways to obtain new customers and boost sales without any money! Soon, you’ll have enough money for a marketing budget. No worries!

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 22, 2021

Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright and the number of entrepreneurs will increase but others argue these changes are meant to work against budding or would-be entrepreneurs. But the big question, will there be or less entrepreneurs in the future? 5- The future belongs to entrepreneurs!

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 17, 2021

In our societies and business, there’re entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptional personalities and demeanor to pull it through business. Here’re the entrepreneurs, business owners, and other entrepreneurs considered to be successful. #1- Entrepreneurs are intimately familiar with their products.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the future trends they see in their industry and here are the responses. #1- As a result, businesses will require digital marketers to assist customers in understanding their new or modified offerings. Again, personalization will become more prevalent in product design and marketing.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright but to others, some of these changes are meant to work against their expansion and business operations. We asked entrepreneurs their thoughts on the future of entrepreneurship and here’s what they had to say; #1- Rise in the speed of tech innovations. 2- Bright and Digital!

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Hearpreneur

JULY 23, 2023

Any business or company looking to grow and succeed in a competitive market needs to expand either solely or in partnership with other businesses. We asked business leaders, entrepreneurs and business owners about their business development tips and here are the insights that can help your venture propel towards unprecedented growth. #1-

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Shattering The Mold: Unleashing the Creator Economy in B2B Marketing written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Christie Horsman In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Christie Horsman, who brings a decade of expertise in both B2B and B2C marketing within the SaaS arena.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 25, 2022

Transforming Marketing With Artificial Intelligence written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Paul Roetzer. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Paul Roetzer. 5:18] How will AI impact the marketing profession? [7:21]

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Different entrepreneurs take on diverse approaches to implement innovative ideas in their businesses and some emerge to be successful. This gains them recognition as innovative and inspire other entrepreneurs to be innovative as well. His innovative ideas about home computers and mobiles changed the market forever.

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