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Why Some Startups Win

Steve Blank

The other departments gave the same type of logistical answers; the product-marketing department, for example, said their job was to get the product specs from engineering and write data sheets. My new head of Public Relations quickly learned that my admin could answer calls from the press. The same was true for PR.

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

Steve Blank

The other departments in marketing gave the same answers; the product-marketing department said their job was to write data sheets. 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.” The same was true for PR.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

The name of our company came from the name of our flagship product. Since we’re a mobile app company we wanted a product name that was short, easily remembered, non-controversial and at least somewhat descriptive of the service. I named my company RED PR for several reasons.

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Marketing Metrics 101 for B2B Startups

www.rocketwatcher.com

Pipeline Measurements # of Targets - sometimes referred to as “suspects&# this is anyone in the universe who is on the receiving end of your marketing. of Leads – a lead is a prospect that you have qualified as someone who is a good fit for your product and is likely to purchase a solution like yours in a specific timeframe.

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