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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. All of that might be true, but the 2006 price might still be over-valued. That doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble. Trust me, we’re all hurt when bubbles burst.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

This was 2006 and we were now working on our second company. My favorite line about using blogging for PR I heard from Brian Solis who said, “PR doesn’t stand for press release, it stands for public relations.&# When you think about your blog, think about which members of the public you most need relations with.

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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

Both Sides of the Table

When Salesforce.com decided to buy my company in December 2006 I dropped everything and focused religiously on closure. But I sometime see people get bogged down in PR releases, cancelation clauses, minimum guarantees, whatever. Any deal – ANY DEAL – that was pre 9/11 was suddenly in question. I was obsessed with the closure date.

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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

Both Sides of the Table

I need to give credit for the topic to PR Malloy who Tweeted me this question. PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. As a startup this is often the one true source of strong leverage in a negotiation to: Get a better price, get a longer-term commitment, get PR commitments and so forth. ” Here’s what I mean.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

It is interesting to note that this model has been invented in Europe (Blablacar started in 2006) and while there have been some similar and more recent initiatives in the US (e.g., Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. ► 2006. (7). New SaaS 13 Index: Welcome to LogMeIn (Nasdaq: LOG. Laughing Out (c)Loud.

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Twitter Link Roundup #27 – Design, Writing, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Immigrants founded 7000 tech co’s from 1995-2006 – [link]. Trust in Friends Declines, Trust in Experts Rises – Social Media and PR Still Win - [link]. Getting Funded: An Interview with Graphic.ly Co-Founder, Micah Baldwin – [link]. Disagreements and Debates Are Good Things – [link].

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Help Me Celebrate National Small Business Week

Duct Tape Marketing

Twenty five guest post in all with five per day all around the topics listed below: Monday May 16 – What is a Marketing Strategy and How Do I Get One?