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JUNE 21, 2013

Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – [link]. Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Four Ways Small Businesses Can Benefit From Crowdsourcing – [link]. Forget the coasts.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

David vs. Goliath: Lean Startup Advantages | OpenView Blog – crowdspring.co/1x2JFtG. How to Plan the Perfect Offsite: 8 Tips (from Jayna Cooke) – crowdspring.co/1nMzHMU. 7 Harsh Realities about Startup Accelerators – crowdspring.co/1ruQ8ya. Before the Startup – crowdspring.co/1rGYDDQ.

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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.” We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), The same was true for PR. I couldn’t care less about those.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2013

Roominate , one of my favorite Lean LaunchPad teams came out to the ranch last week for a strategy session. They outlined their retail channel and PR strategy and told me about the type of consultants they wanted to hire. Hiring PR Agencies. That’s smart I thought, a real clear charter for PR. They learned a ton.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

DIY Marketing and PR. Learn everything you can about marketing and public relations for your industry, and make sure you’re putting your best foot forward when you promote and talk about your business. Hiring a PR firm can be very costly, and if you’re passionate and knowledgable, you could be your own spokesperson.

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APRIL 5, 2013

Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Being Kind To Your Prospective Customers Is Good Business – (Lean Business: Do Unto Others) – [link]. Measuring What Matters: How To Pick A Good Metric – [link]. Leadership Rule No.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

I know that this all seems obvious now with the movements started by Steven Blank ( Four Steps of Epiphany ) with the whole Customer Development processes / Lean Startup movements also popularized by people like Eric Ries. We then set out to build these features as quickly as we could. Back then it seemed foreign.

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MARCH 10, 2011

Joint PR/Ad study finds PR getting higher marks in social media compared to Advertising [link]. Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business – [link]. Bizarre to see agencies blaming clients for agencies’ failure to evolve their business models – [link]. Half Of U.S.

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MAY 10, 2013

How a 1-Page Business Model Will – and Won’t–Help Your Lean Startup | by Kevin Dewalt – [link]. It’s difficult to fake corporate culture | Business Insider – [link]. 10 Myths about Startups – [link]. The critical metrics for each stage of your SaaS business | by Lars Lofrgren – [link].

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2013

Roominate , one of my favorite Lean LaunchPad teams came out to the ranch last week for a strategy session. They outlined their retail channel and PR strategy and told me about the type of consultants they wanted to hire. Hiring PR Agencies. That’s smart I thought, a real clear charter for PR. They learned a ton.

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MARCH 22, 2013

Lean Business: Office Space – A Meditation – [link]. Lean Business: Office Space – A Meditation – [link]. How to Modernize a Public Relations Strategy That’s Stuck in the Dark Ages | Hubspot Blog – [link]. Look for the other photos in the Other section below. Kin – [link].

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups – [link]. Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. Useful comparison of Amazon vs. Rackspace clouds & why Mixpanel is moving to EC2 – [link]. There is no “big break” Not in comedy, and not in startups – [link].

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

Understanding and knowing what steps to take to carry out a successful PR campaign can be daunting, confusing and quite overwhelming. It’s important to set definitive goals and objectives of your PR campaign in order to provide a specific purpose for your communication among the audience you are trying to reach. Continue the momentum.

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MAY 3, 2012

Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media - [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! Ever see a golden retriever dance the Merengue?

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand. Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition. Hey if your pet can have one, why not your biz card?

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AUGUST 28, 2011

Many NFPs operate in ways that would not be considered ‘business-like,’ AND these organizations, like their small, for-profit cousins, can benefit by leveraging the ideas and tools that we often discuss in the Lean Marketing series. But one of the tenets os lean marketing is to define short-term and intermediate goals.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Setting Goals – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link].

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JUNE 19, 2011

Here are 10 great tips shared with us by various PR and Media folks that I hope you find useful! Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. Prepare well. Before the interview make a short list of three or four points you want to make during the interview.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition – [link]. Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition – [link]. Outstanding, candid post for entrepreneurs on a failed fundraising effort – by @randfish of @seomoz [link]. The Problem with Collecting Logos at Startups – [link]. That was my idea – [link].

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MAY 11, 2012

Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. More interesting ads in the Social Media and Marketing section below. Who’s Next? – [link].

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

5 Essential Web Apps for the Lean Small Business – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Lean Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Ten small business tax planning tips for 2010! – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link].

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MARCH 16, 2011

Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. Top 5 myths about the lean startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: Customer service strategies for small businesses and startups – [link]. The image above has been altered using Adobe Photoshop. – [link]. – [link].

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JUNE 24, 2011

Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand – [link]. More funny commercials in the Random Fun section below. Website Traffic or Conversions: Which Is More Important?

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Amanda Werner is a freaking Valedictorian of her college class and helps out around here with marketing and PR. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: business card as selling tool. Not to mention that he has a scary knowledge of music old and new and is the Music Director and DJs a fantastic show on WIUX, FM ! Thanks, Dylan!

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MARCH 30, 2011

Lean Marketing: Five Cheap Ways To Market Your Startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: Five Cheap Ways To Market Your Startup – [link]. You’ll find more photos of colorful towns and cities in the Random Fun section below. image credit: EpicV27. The Best 10 Solutions For Email Marketing – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. Small Business and Startups: The True “Lean” Movement – [link]. Good reminder on why it’s important to never breach your customers’ trust - [link]. 12 Must Watch TED Talks for Entrepreneurs – [link].

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View from Seed

MARCH 8, 2016

Jesse Derris is the founder and CEO of Derris & Company , a PR, branding, and communications firm based in New York. Can you still operate in some kind of lean or scrappy way and launch a brand that resonates with the market? You can absolutely launch lean and scrappy. It’s doable though.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link]. Newsweek turns to digital-only publication – [link]. Avoid the 50/50 co-founder model – here’s why – [link]. Want to get a job at a startup? Show them WHY.

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AUGUST 17, 2014

Related posts: 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition. inspiration Marketing and branding Social media als challenge ice bucket leadership marketing pr public relations Strategy viral'

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JUNE 8, 2011

It’s not easy being lean – [link]. .&# -Jeff Bezos [link]. 6 great athlete-entrepreneurs and what they accomplished – [link]. The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Get – [link]. The Billion-Dollar Startup Club: Then and Now – [link]. You don’t know the basics. How to design a business – [link].

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Lean vs. Mean – Small Business and Responsibility – [link]. There’s a tremendous wealth of insight in his answers and the way he engaged the Reddit audience. I encourage you to spend some time reading the AMA – you’ll learn a great deal. The link is in the Other section below.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

An important part of your overall marketing strategy is public relations. I love Duct Tape Marketing , Seth Godin , Chris Brogan and the rest, but give my company coverage in an article in Forbes or BusinessWeek or the New York Times for the greatest impact, the largest audience, and the most meaningful value for our PR dollar spent.

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MARCH 1, 2016

But experienced business owners and marketing/PR experts all agree that such doubts and fears are irrational. Related posts: 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). Lean Marketing 101: Giving good interview, or how to get a reporter to eat from your hand. image credit: Jurgen Appelo.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Finally, I’ll write about how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. The PR agency helps the company understand and influence key bloggers, social networks, industry analysts, luminaries, and references.

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MARCH 8, 2013

10 Things Sheryl Sandberg Gets Exactly Right In ‘Lean In’ | Forbes – [link]. Glaser-Harvard Business Review – [link]. The Ultimate Guide to Customer Acquisition | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. What is 500 startups business model? Answer: [link].

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

7 tactics lean startups need to build great products | Gigaom – [link]. F**k You, Startup Yoda | Learn To Duck - [link]. The Depressing Day After You Get TechCrunched | Vinicius Vacanti - [link]. 6 Ways You Can Improve Churn Rate and Increase Revenue | KISSmetrics blog - [link]. Sorry, No Calls (by @ dharmesh ) - [link].

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Last week I wrote about some ways that not-for-profits could leverage the concepts of lean marketing. The non-profit benefits from increased promotion to a larger audience, and the small business can benefit from positive public relations, stronger audience engagement, and marketing opportunities that they might now otherwise have.

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