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SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent.

Steve Blank

We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), competitive analyses, channel and customer collateral (white papers, data sheets, product reviews), customer surveys, and market requirements documents. The same was true for PR. I couldn’t care less about those.

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SuperMac War Story 5: Strategy versus Relentless Tactical.

Steve Blank

We had thought really hard about “ market type ” and decided to reposition the company from a technology provider to a solutions provider. Inside the covers of these publications our customers had said that it was the product reviews that most influenced their buying decisions. Theoretically, that’s why I hired them.

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How to Craft (Or Pivot) Your Agency Value Proposition

ConversionXL

And so, the concept for a digital PR service was born. Using my existing skills and resources (including an old domain name), I tested a productized digital PR offer. About 18 months later, we pivoted our messaging to evolve beyond digital PR. The goal was simple: validate demand or move on. Image source ).

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The End of Innocence

Steve Blank

Their national technical means of verification made the world a safer place and hastened the end of the Soviet Union and the Cold War.) Is this behavior an outlier or is it the norm in the PR industry? Reply DK , on August 24, 2009 at 4:01 pm Said: I am shocked, shocked that PR firms try to game the system!

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Twitter Link Roundup #35 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! PR for Startups – [link]. Build a technology company without a tech cofounder – [link]. Build a technology company without a tech cofounder (by @BeckyMcCray ) – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #35 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! PR for Startups – [link]. Build a technology company without a tech cofounder – [link]. Build a technology company without a tech cofounder (by @BeckyMcCray ) – [link].

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SuperMac War Story 2: Facts Exist Outside the Building, Opinions.

Steve Blank

What reviews did they trust? They said the product reviews in these publications were by far the biggest influence on which card to buy. (This made our PR problem manageable and focused. Now we knew what was a make-or-break publication and review and what we could pass on if we didn’t have the time or resources.)