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[White Paper] How To Build An Online Network of Influencers

YoungUpstarts

As we head into 2011, we can safely say that to be effective within online PR , marketing, and communication we need to be social. The responsibility lies with you, the communicator, the PR professional, or the online marketer. Download the rest of this white paper here. Look, Listen and Love. It’s not that strange.

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Why Some Startups Win

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 customer discovery findings. The same was true for PR.

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[Review] Inbound Marketing

YoungUpstarts

White papers – five to seven page papers that educate marketplace on trends and challenges. This can be anything from requests for demos, downloading of white papers, meeting requests and so on. b) Pick right PR agency. Ensure that the PR agency you work with has the chops to execute inbound marketing.

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Profound Beliefs

Steve Blank

If we did enough discovery customers would have told us what features were important to them, how we compare to competitors, how we should set prices, and how to best sell to them Once I understood the strategy, the tactical marketing To Do list (website, branding, pr, tradeshows, white papers, data sheets) became clear.

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5 Key Tips For Building Effective Thought Leadership

YoungUpstarts

E-books, Email Newsletters, White Papers, Webinars, Infographics – any market research, case studies, sharing a story can be a great vehicle to communicate to your selected target audience, differentiating yourself from your competitors.

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The 50 Best Marketing Strategies For Small Business

Mike Michalowicz

While it’s important to keep up traditional communication and PR, business owners should also be extending their relationships through online forums – website, blogs, and social networks. Use food to generate PR for your event too — one company I know of sent S’more’s kits to local TV newsrooms to help promote a camper and RV show.

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How to Do Your Own PR If You Can’t Afford to Hire an Agency

Up and Running

Whatever the case, there are tools and strategies you can use as an SMB owner to build your social and PR game plan. Chicago-based PR firm, Walker Sands Communications has helped us compile a number of tips to help SMB owners publicize their company, sans agency. And, it doesn’t involve a monthly retainer.

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