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Blood, sweat, and tears: How we got from 0 to 500K downloads on a budget

The Next Web

Next: : If you’re gonna go global, plan it from the start. Think global, start early. WhatsApp founder Jan Koum is an Ukranian immigrant, and I’m betting it had helped him realize the potential of going global from day one. Next: A one-woman PR team. My first foray into PR was a bit naive. It cost us exactly $0.

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Wealth and Ownership Amid A Shifting Global Financial Order

Duct Tape Marketing

Wealth and Ownership Amid A Shifting Global Financial Order written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Carol Roth In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Carol Roth. And that's the shifting of the global financial order. We just saw the, the second US debt downgrade ever.

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Is Google Letting Women In Business Down?

YoungUpstarts

While things haven’t always been this way, it’s commonly understood pretty globally these days that in order to grow a successful business, it’s advantageous to build a diverse workforce who can bring their own ideas and innovations to the table. This 53% discrepancy is the highest found in the study. What this means for business leaders.

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Twitter Link Roundup #199 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

110 People Own 35% of Russia’s Wealth - crowdspring.co/19D9pi8. Global study: World not ready for aging population – Yahoo News - crowdspring.co/19LsRt2. The urban life of bees, ‘fuel-efficient’ insect-sized robots, and healing with honey | Environment – crowdspring.co/GNiSwR. Five Myths About U.S.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

This got passed around on email from person to person and became so popular it appeared on the Today Show where Jonah (admittedly not an expert in global factory conditions) appeared with Katie Couric and Nike’s head of global PR and debated sweatshops.

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Starcount.com: Charting The Stars In Social Media

YoungUpstarts

My PR minder ushers me into the cavernous hotel suite in one of Singapore’s newest hotels, the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. At the lobby, the PR girl tells me the chairman suite – at US$13,500 per night – isn’t even really used by top celebrities. “Drew is running a bit late,” she apologizes.

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Twitter Link Roundup #139 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Global search ad spending up 17% in Q2 (but Europe only 2% growth) – [link]. Cool infographic looking at global inequality using the Olympic rings – [link]. Global Warming Has Opened A Huge Mining Opportunity In Greenland – [link]. Intriguing outdoor Advertising: 33 New Examples – [link].