crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

“the people you fire are more important to your [company''s] culture than the people you hire.” 5 Things I Learned Analyzing Buffer’s Revenue Dashboard | Ivan Kreimer – crowdspring.co/1xfTwMG. 5 Ways to Hire the Best Talent for Your Startup Team – crowdspring.co/1ptyfds. ” – crowdspring.co/1slKVZ2.

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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.” And it was going to mention the two words that SuperMac marketing needed to live and breathe: revenue and profit. We hired union laborers to do that. The same was true for PR.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Revenue dropped and bankruptcy loomed as a real possibility. So, hire an accountant to handle the financials. Hire competent people who you will trust in their jobs – and then trust them. Marsha Friedman is a 24-year veteran of the public relations industry. I had to figure out how to turn my company around.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

Hire People Bothered By Suck” And Other Insights From GitHub | by Dharmesh Shah, Hubspot Dev Blog – [link]. Through the Looking Glass: Hiring Sales People – [link]. Social Ad Revenue To Grow 18.6% Yahoo’s disappointing display ad revenue results [link] further signal the erosion of the display market.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

I hired another guide to help with the load, and I started charging for tickets to pay the guide. My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. I hire the best, so we’re all able to have it all. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Hire for potential, says Jason Fried of 37signals - crowdspring.co/1aHHrTp. Hire for potential - crowdspring.co/1aHHrTp. The Pricing Model That Increased Our Free Trial Signups by 358% (and Revenue by 25%) – crowdspring.co/1alarDV. Qualities Of Truly Great Employees | Business Insider by Dharmesh Shah - crowdspring.co/1h0QmFY.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Don’t Confuse Growth with Success, and Don’t Delay the Revenue Model | Startup Management – [link]. The Right Way to Hire Your Customers | Bill Lee – Harvard Business Review – [link]. PR Nudges Its Way to the Content Table | by Josh Sternberg – [link]. Microaggression and Management – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Google Shopping: New Revenue Stream Or More Of The Same? Zappos’ culture coach: how ‘squishy’ stuff like culture took us to a billion dollars in revenue | VentureBeat – [link]. Hire slow, fire fast” is not only overused–it’s also complete b t.” Is crowdsourcing a threat or opportunity for PR agencies?

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Sales Reps May Not Work – [link]. Internet Advertising Hits New Revenue Record – [link]. Silicon Valley’s Disruption Deficit Disorder – [link]. Steve Jobs’s Strategy? “Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff&# – [link]. What Can You Learn from 7 Awesome Corporate Blogs?

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Small Business Marketing Tip: Send Email Campaigns At Night To Increase Revenue | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Why I No Longer Advise Startups to Hire M.B.A.s | The Accelerators-WSJ – [link]. Email Design Best Practices For Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Top 6 Crowdsourcing Websites | ichitect – [link].

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 14, 2018

If every small business successfully generated more leads and revenue, and thus had to hire more staff to manage their growing businesses, there would be more jobs and less unemployment. Thanks to Anna Crowe, Crowe PR ! #13- Because of this I started my own PR firm. Everyone wins this way! 9- Freedom to seek opportunity.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 22, 2012

The Key to Startup Hiring: Build a Magnet – [link]. Facebook to Debut Ad Exchange in Bid to Boost Revenues – [link]. 10 skills the PR pro of 2022 MUST have – [link]. EBook Revenues Beat Hardcovers For The First Time – [link]. Five Secrets Of Companies That Build Great Teams – [link].

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 22, 2019

Hire exceptional people. Don’t neglect public relations. You may have a solid marketing strategy, but do you have a solid public relations strategy? Public outreach is important for small businesses, and particularly new small businesses.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 3, 2016

The bonus of naming the company Redhead Marketing & PR is that when I am meeting a potential client for the first time in a coffee shop or wherever, they are always able to spot me because of my company name and hair color. Thanks to Hilary Reiter, Redhead Marketing & PR. #5 I named my company RED PR for several reasons.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

I started Pressed PR to serve a niche that I was a part of myself – independent musicians. Thanks to Dawn Jones, Pressed PR ! #9- I combined my journalism and public relations expertise to create a business that helps others effectively leverage LinkedIn for results. Thanks to Gina Moccio, Babe Crafted ! #8-

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ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2017

Content marketing is a centralized channel that also has overlap with others, such as SEO, social media, and public relations. It’s sometimes not entirely clear where content marketing starts and where SEO or PR end. Predictable Revenue. Litmus blog. Content Marketing. Content marketing is kind of a wide field.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Small Business and Startup Tips: Hire and be Human | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. If, When, And How To Avoid Hiring A CEO | TechCrunch – [link]. How To Hire Hackers: A Realistic Guide For Startups | OnStartups – [link]. Small Business and Startup Tips: Hire and be Human | crowdSPRING Blog – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Change Its Revenue Stream – [link]. Interesting thoughts from Wieden+Kennedy: Why We’re Not Hiring Creative Technologists – [link]. Wow – only 1318 companies control 80% of global revenue – [link]. Good data from @msuster on The State of Venture Capital and the Internet – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Persistence Is Golden: How To Hire Great People – [link]. Persistence Is Golden: How To Hire Great People – [link]. Facebook doubles revenue, on track for $3+ billion this year – [link]. More businesses are turning to crowdsourcing to innovate & reduce costs for packaging designs – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Startups should look to hire from agencies | Technori- [link]. Good thoughts on startups hiring senior people – Old People | ben’s blog - [link]. Just 25 Developers Grabbed 50% Of App Revenues On U.S. Startups should look to hire from agencies | Technori - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

The difference between being a founder and a hired CEO – [link]. “How to Get Hired When You Are Just Starting Out” – [link]. Google Revenues: $14.4 How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. 5 Rules for Designing Like Apple | ZURB – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

6 Ways You Can Improve Churn Rate and Increase Revenue | KISSmetrics blog - [link]. 6 Ways You Can Improve Churn Rate and Increase Revenue | KISSmetrics blog - [link]. HomeAway Co-Founder: Why I Hire Failures – [link]. This Year, What Is Your Small Business Thankful For? – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. Pinterest is quietly generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins – [link]. The Power of the Rule of Three in Marketing Your Small Business – [link]. – [link].

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

For example, some startup sales execs believe hiring the core sales team is a key objective. Once the product begins to ship, startup sales execs use orders and revenue as its marker of progress in understanding customers. And if first customer ship is on this date over here, then I need to hire and staff a sales organization by then.”

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc.

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Up and Running

MAY 14, 2019

It can be challenging to get a good enough handle on your cash flow to feel confident that you can afford to add a new hire salary to your budget to begin with. And then there are government regulations, strategic planning challenges , changing tax codes, organizational growth, membership, revenue, and other barriers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

A VC: MBA Mondays: Revenue Models – Subscriptions – [link]. Don’t Hire the Perfect Candidate | Lance Haun-Harvard Business Review – [link]. The Science of Productivity: How To Get More Done In Less Time – [link]. Google’s Larry Page on Why Moon Shots Matter | Wired Business – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

desperation for software talent has moved even small and midsize tech companies to make acqui-hires.” – [link]. These days, investors want to hear about the revenue you’re generating, not the traffic.” - [link]. Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. Love this post about how Meetup.com bet the company and changed its revenue model – [link]. Best Practices and Tips for Restaurant Web Design – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Nurturing Wisdom – [link]. Un-manage your employees – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I seized this opportunity to try an experiment in both client service and employee retention, by focusing on senior level staff first, and combining that with a flexible and healthy working environment that is not a mainstay in the public relations world. The goal of public relations is to create change.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

When I decided to create full time creative business, I couldn’t find online marketers or PR services who understand the creative process, this meant I was doing everything in the business from online presence, to markets and exhibits which resulted in burnout. Thanks to Nicole Nurse, Black Leopard PR ! #27) 13) Promote Myself.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

At crowdSPRING we talk a great deal about how we can leverage our limited marketing resources to drive traffic and revenues and build strong community. Most important lesson: hire a 6-foot tall chicken to promote your brand. The viral awareness and PR that this mania built for the two brands was unprecedented and incalculable.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

” I say this to myself for my business, a freelance pr and media company called Blitz Public Relations, and I shared with my colleague here at Menorah Park where I work part-time as well as a pr media specialist. Thanks to MJ Pedone, Indra PR ! #25 25 – Accept & Learn from the Past.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

After years working in fashion PR/Marketing in NYC and Milan, and then as a co-founder/owner of a Brooklyn-based rock ’n’ roll play space for kids under 5, I found myself becoming overly excited about my friends starting new businesses. #10 – Obsessed with Entrepreneurs & Music. Image Credit: Carey Balogh.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

Yet we used the product development model not only to manage product development, but as a road map for finding customers and to time our marketing launch and sales revenue plan. Engineering focuses on building the product; it designs the product, specifies the first release and hires a staff to build the product.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2015

5 Mistakes You’re Making When Hiring Millennials [link] crowdspring.co/1A6ihAR A Much Better Revenue Model for Podcasting [link] crowdspring.co/1KnzO7N NerdWallet raised $64 million in Series A led by Institutional Venture Partners – Silicon Valley Business Journal [link] crowdspring.co/1IClQlq What Killed Secret? 1KQ30VW .

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