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Test Your Aptitude for Business Internet Jargon

Startup Professionals Musings

Blogs composed of video clips are called “vlogs.” For businesses, these are now prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Search engine marketing (SEM). No SEM plan means you are missing a huge marketing opportunity. Streaming video. Social media marketing. Viral marketing.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

Link has a summary of his argument plus a great video). SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. I was talking with a colleague once about how videos go viral. Look at Viddy & SocialCast.

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Internet Business Lingo Quiz for Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Blogs composed of video clips are called “vlogs.” Social networks. They became popular for socializing, but now are prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Search engine marketing (SEM). No SEM plan means you are missing a huge marketing opportunity. Streaming video.

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The Expert Guide to Creating a Marketing Growth Strategy

ConversionXL

In that case, the company has existing knowledge of the space and can leverage its networks and credibility for market expansion. It still creates a new revenue stream, but the unrelated nature of this move likely means the business can’t leverage its existing knowledge or networks to gain traction. Unrelated diversification.

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The Most Misunderstood Facts About Building a Business on YouTube

Both Sides of the Table

Along with Greycroft, I was the first institutional investor in Maker Studios (sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion) and am still the largest investor in Mitu Network , the largest online video producer of Latino content. We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year.

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Small Business Marketing: Web Design Best Practices and Tips

crowdSPRING Blog

A strong website can also help individuals and businesses to promote their brands online, including on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Classmates, Bebo, Yelp, Foursquare and others. Most small businesses can benefit from professional photographs (or videos) of their business. Consider Site Load Times.

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Small Business Marketing: Web Design Best Practices and Tips

crowdSPRING Blog

A strong website can also help individuals and businesses to promote their brands online, including on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Classmates, Bebo, Yelp, Foursquare and others. Most small businesses can benefit from professional photographs (or videos) of their business. Consider Site Load Times.