Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

As I visit the websites of many startups, as well as more mature businesses, I still too often see a “contact” page offering nothing but a sterile form for customers to submit, never to be heard from again. Social media connections, if they exist, are buried elsewhere or reserved for monitoring purposes only.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly require an investment to be hard hitting – in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2012

As I visit the websites of many startups, as well as more mature businesses, I still too often see a “contact” page offering nothing but a sterile form for customers to submit, never to be heard from again. Social media connections, if they exist, are buried elsewhere or reserved for monitoring purposes only.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” The “Tyranny of the OR” is a concept from the classic business best-seller “ Built to Last ,” by James C. United Airlines spend a long time recovering from that debacle.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As soon as you have 2-3 months' worth of sales data to work with, use a formula to calculate stock reorder levels to ensure you always have stock ready to go, especially if you're promoting your products on platforms known for viral content, like TikTok. But if you are an introvert, all this public speaking and networking may terrify you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I have a friend who runs a nationwide “traditional” business, and business has been down, like it has been for most people. I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” Here are some specifics: Create a business profile on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” The “Tyranny of the OR” is a concept from the business best-seller “ Built to Last ,” by James C. United Airlines is still recovering from that debacle. You need to be there.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2013

There are many different types of marketing, and it isn’t uncommon for one or more of them to be overlooked by busy business owners. This guide is intended to ensure that your small business doesn’t miss out on any of the customers who can be reached by a thorough marketing campaign: Digital.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Thinking of ways to market your small business can be overwhelming, especially when you consider the cost and return on investment. Big companies spend millions of dollars every year marketing and building their businesses. Small businesses have a similar need to get the word out but have much more modest budgets.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Thinking of ways to market your small business can be overwhelming, especially when you consider the cost and return on investment. Big companies spend millions of dollars every year marketing and building their businesses. Small businesses have a similar need to get the word out but have much more modest budgets.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It's brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. And B2B companies that were naturally slower to come to say social media. We've had lots of conversations on is social media community and I think social media enables community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I have a friend who runs a nationwide “traditional” business, and business is down, like it has been for most people. I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” Here are some specifics: Create a business profile on Twitter and Facebook.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2012

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. If your business doesn’t connect with your customers, individually and as a community, demanding customers will not only ignore you, but will actively keep other customers away.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2014

In any industry, it’s important to have business contacts, on which you can develop highly useful relationships. It doesn’t matter what field you’re breaking into, everyone is in the people business. Your need to network doesn’t end with college. Why Networking Is So Important. In fact, that’s when it truly begins.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2014

7 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Use Video To Grow Their New Business written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Your business plans are in place, perhaps you have sought out and won investors, and gotten a foothold in the market with your product. Viral Video Marketing.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your business. Follow her on Twitter @corpnet and Facebook.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

It goes without saying, this is exactly how I would prove causality if I was running social media campaigns on Twitter, Ren Ren or vKontakte. 3: Facebook's Business Value: Two Critical Elements. #4: 6: Closing Thoughts: Two Crazy Social Media Lessons. or Google Display Network. Facebook (Display) Ads.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your business. Follow her on Twitter @corpnet and Facebook.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2014

Why Video Marketing is Underrated (and How to Use it to Your Advantage) written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Today is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is David Preston – Enjoy! Post them to social media and your blog page.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! 38 New Social Media Resources You May. 5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube View More » Business Facebook to Raise Series E Funding wi.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! We talked to bloggers, social media gurus, linguists and naming experts (yes, they exist!) to get the scoop on finding a name that will work on the web. How Do I Start?

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Go BIG Network This site helps investors, startups, service providers, and advisors find each other.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

5 Google's Secret Social Initiative Delayed Until. Let us know in the comments your experiences with any of these options for IT project staffing. 2 What Would Facebook and Twitter Sneakers Look L. 3 5 of the Best New User Experiences of 2010 4 Google May Acquire Groupon for $6 Billion, and.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

When making technical hires, we always reach out to our network of programmer friends and ask them to sit in on interviews and review resumes with us. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Have an account? Jesse Davis , Entrustet. Was debating between two candidates.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 21, 2013

Now that more and more organizations are investing time and money into social media participation, people are looking for ways to measure the return in terms of direct business rather than fans, friends and followers. But, this seems to be in direct opposition to the common advice offered about social media participation.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over the past few years, I’ve shared lessons that entrepreneurs and small businesses can learn from the world’s best brands. ” The Global Brands Report has always contained incredibly useful insights for entrepreneurs and small businesses. What Small Businesses Can Learn From The World’s Best Brands.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. And most notably absent is building a network. One that provides everything that a big, valuable, growing network should.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 27, 2012

More and more businesses these days are catching on to the fact that social media is kind of a big deal. Customers expect to be able to connect with brands they care about, and those who do this well can enjoy the benefits of what social media can do. Entertainment. But the Oscars spanked Jersey Shore with 3.8

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

So how does this impact on small businesses? In a number of ways, but most importantly in considering how a business can and should leverage the new domain, the new platforms, and the new outlets. The best thing about our new media paradigm, is that anyone or any business can get their message out to the world via the Internet.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 26, 2022

TikTok has evolved from a platform known for viral dance moves to a place of rapid product discovery. Brands big (like Ray-Ban ) and small (like Scrub Daddy ) have grown to millions of followers and seen exponential ROI. The TikTok buying craze even has its own viral hashtag: #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt. via Shopify ].

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2012

There is no shortage of social media advice. This is why sound research is so important and why we teamed with Duct Tape Marketing to conduct a statistically valid social media survey of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB). Social media can be productive and it certainly takes an investment of time.

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Almost in parallel with content you need to connect with a community and establish your network. The easiest way to do so is through social media. You can also opt for paid promotion as you set goals for your social media plan. Put that in your email signature, comments on other blogs and share it on social media.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

by Rachel Strella, founder of Strella Social Media. Rarely do entrepreneurs launch businesses without intending to succeed. Starting a business is more than “just business.” Have a game plan for strategizing goals and objectives for your business: Make planning a priority. It’s personal, too.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2018

We are human because our ancestors learned to share their food and their skills in an honored network of obligation.”. Multichannel Merchant explains: One of the most viral examples of the “surprise and delight” strategy came from a rather traditional, old-fashioned brand: Morton’s Steakhouse. Suggest how customers can reciprocate.

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