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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

30 new tools & resources for designers (September 2014) | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/Wziyt0. 30 new tools & resources for designers (September 2014) | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/Wziyt0. 30 new tools & resources for designers (September 2014) | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/Wziyt0.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Bruce Clay’s 2014 SEO Industry Predictions – crowdspring.co/1ehtr8n. What’s new for designers, January 2014 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1dvCDkJ. 10 Design Trends I Don’t Want to See in 2014 | Design Shack – crowdspring.co/1fLjBLO. 25 Fresh Thin Fonts For Free – crowdspring.co/1dvDBxm.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

9 Fonts Brands Should Avoid in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1uDQgsH. 10 Free eBooks for web designers from 2014 | Creative Nerds – crowdspring.co/1xfSjb2. Visitor Inertia (how design impacts site visitors) – crowdspring.co/1maIlEj. 25 Free Business Card Mockups for Pitching Your Work – crowdspring.co/1slKVK2.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

Mobile Ad Market Spending To Hit $18BN In 2014, Rising To ~$42BN By 2017, Says Gartner | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1dQM4jh. Fantastic Designs Of 2014 Concept Cars - crowdspring.co/LTNik4. 18 pivotal web design trends for 2014 | Econsultancy - crowdspring.co/1dx9bPN. Life Above and Beyond the Fold | Moz - crowdspring.co/LIKmGQ.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

50 Free Resources for Web Designers from August 2014 – crowdspring.co/1vJ9Fwa. 50 Free Resources for Web Designers from August 2014 – crowdspring.co/1vJ9Fwa. Mega menu design trends in ecommerce: 2011 vs. 2014 | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1plL1t0. Think kerning isn’t important? What’s on the MENU?

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MARCH 13, 2014

Social, Digital & Mobile Around The World (January 2014) – crowdspring.co/1gYcVJm. State of Web Design in 2014 | InstantShift – crowdspring.co/1dgt2TH. 50 essential freebies for web designers, March 2014 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1ncJGKj. Thinking about buying some online ads?

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Below is an adapted excerpt from “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed” by Jennefer Witter. It was published in October 2014 and is available for purchase online and in paperback. . Turns out her company was looking for a PR company. The Little Book of Big PR Giveaway.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2019

You have the Startup Awards, the Family Business Awards, even the Security & Fire Excellence Awards (which has sold out every year since 2014!). It’s not all about white collar tech companies — there are more than 65 construction-specific awards to apply for every year, to give but one example.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shama is a visionary strategist for the digital age, a web and TV personality, a bestselling author, and the award-winning CEO of Zen Media – a global marketing and digital PR firm. And by the way, this term was coined in 2014, so it's not new. Earned media, yes, traditional pr, but also digital. The term is not new.

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MAY 23, 2014

The Single Biggest Reason Most Entrepreneurs Fail in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1jzW3Oy. HTML, CSS, PSD and More: 23 Free Design Resources from May 2014 | noupe – crowdspring.co/1lDrTpe. Top 4 Web Design Trends for 2014| SpyreStudios - crowdspring.co/1gj2BQP. Do Entrepreneurs Get Better With Age? |

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AUGUST 15, 2014

The best new fonts, August 2014 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/Y0ZRj6. 2014 Logo Trends – crowdspring.co/1ooNliy. The best new fonts, August 2014 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/Y0ZRj6. Video Game History Through Controllers – crowdspring.co/1obCI2z.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

30 Fantastic Free Fonts for Designers, September 2014 | Design You Trust – crowdspring.co/1xGhzaC. 30 Fantastic Free Fonts for Designers, September 2014 | Design You Trust – crowdspring.co/1xGhzaC. Free Pack of 12 Detailed Vector Screen Textures – crowdspring.co/1nS5OuM. 25+ Best Free Icon Fonts – crowdspring.co/1pttocg.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Old School SEO Tests In Action (A 2014 SEO Experiment) - crowdspring.co/1dB0QGP. Email marketing best practices, 2014 edition - crowdspring.co/NeK0bD. Word Science: How To Influence Others To Share More Of Your Content - crowdspring.co/1eQNknc. Advertising On Facebook For Likes Is A Waste Of Money - crowdspring.co/1fYVhou.

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JULY 10, 2014

Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers – July 2014 – crowdspring.co/1qOorQj. Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers – July 2014 – crowdspring.co/1qOorQj. 30 Free Web and Mobile Icon Sets from 2014 – crowdspring.co/UJxt3t. 30 Free Web and Mobile Icon Sets from 2014 – crowdspring.co/UJxt3t.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

30 new free tools & resources for designers (October 2014) | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/1z7oKKI. The Ad Industry Has Made Peace With Crowdsourcing | Mashable – crowdspring.co/1nArZVP. What makes HubSpot…well, HubSpot? The company’s latest alum tells all | BetaBoston – crowdspring.co/1xeM3wT.

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APRIL 18, 2014

30 Fresh new illustrator tutorials from 2014 | Creative Nerds – crowdspring.co/1ijC04O. Do’s and Don’ts of Using Light Typefaces | UX Movement – crowdspring.co/1ijB4gI. 70 Really Cool Business Card Designs for Inspiration | iBrandStudio – crowdspring.co/1ijEjEL. Amazing collection of typography designs – crowdspring.co/1ijBpA2.

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MARCH 21, 2014

Four Important Small Business Insights – Marketing in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1eRYMvL. The Best PR Advice You’ve Never Heard – from Facebook’s Head of Tech Communications – crowdspring.co/1j0R45o. In the video, he sings the hit song “Frozen” in the voices of 21 Disney and Pixar Characters. Most are spot on.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 3, 2014

After spending considerable time reviewing suggestions from today’s top thought leaders, I’ve compiled a list of what I believe to be the top five online marketing tactics to focus on in 2014. To me, these tactics go beyond just the benefit of increasing your SEO rankings in 2014. provide valuable content to your target market, and.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2015

Lately, especially in 2014, startups have seen great success with turning to the masses — to individuals willing to donate small amounts of money on a massive scale. Take a look at a few of the most popular Kickstarter campaigns of 2014 and take the following lessons to heart. Small Business, and PR Daily. Pull at Heart Strings.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2014

20 Scary Free Fonts for Halloween 2014 | Best Design Options – crowdspring.co/1sctybn. Basic designs show us pop culture characters with iconic colors | DesignFaves crowdspring.co/1w60qoR. 24+ Best Apps for Graphic Design Freelancers | noupe – crowdspring.co/Zopx9n. Halloween 10 free vector flyer templates | Creative Nerds – crowdspring.co/1sBSBHI.

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MAY 16, 2014

Mobile Commerce Sales to Top $100 Billion In 2014, Forrester Estimates – crowdspring.co/1iGdIy3. What’s new for designers, May 2014 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/RHLHQY. The Anatomy of the Perfect Technical Interview from a Former Amazon VP – crowdspring.co/Rswumt. Founders Can’t Scale: Fact or Fiction?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Ecommerce Trend for 2014: Buying Into the Subscription Service Model | by Matt Villano – crowdspring.co/1hVvm6v. Marketing Trend for 2014: Smaller Messaging Has a Big Impact | by Marketing Profs – crowdspring.co/1aGyhcw. This I Believe: A Manifesto for a Magnificent Career - crowdspring.co/1j1OStc. Forbes - crowdspring.co/188qNBM.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

How Content Marketing Can Help Grow Your Business in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1gNMc5E. How Content Marketing Can Help Grow Your Business in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1gNMc5E. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! The 10 Best Conference Call Services for Entrepreneurs – crowdspring.co/1eIUvyQ.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

By now, some resolutions are probably already broken and everyone is back into the “ same ole’ same ole’ ” of 2014. See how easy it is to jumpstart your PR for the upcoming year? But it doesn’t have to be that way! There is still time to take action to make 2015 the year that your business sees the success it deserves.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: 4 keys to success, 2014 trends, content marketing – crowdspring.co/19PV71E. Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt I) | by Mike Samson - crowdspring.co/164zLP9. Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt I) | by Mike Samson - crowdspring.co/164zLP9. 19IMztu. .

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View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

Before joining Blue Apron in 2014, Jared served as senior vice president of marketing at e-commerce company Fab.com, senior vice president of marketing at Ask.com, and director of online marketing at Match.com. Responsibilities included TV advertising, consumer media channels, creative, PR, research, UI/UX, photography, and brand strategy.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To grow a business, most entrepreneurs know that they should be implementing PR strategies. For this webinar, we were joined by Jennefer Witter, CEO and founder of the Boreland Group, and author of the new book, “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed.” They mix it up with advertising.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Web Design Trends That Will Disappear in 2014 – crowdspring.co/1gkIWyH. Free Fonts Best of 2013 | Graphic Design Junction – crowdspring.co/1gkGcRS. 10 Professional-Looking and High Quality Fonts for Web Designers | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1djev73. Very cool javascript library – crowdspring.co/1fhbzKd.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

Rejected by PR industry for being an ad guy | by Edward Boches – [link]. 3D Printing Will Explode in 2014 When Key Patents Expire | Mashable – [link]. Will rapid changes in compensation force ad agencies to evolve faster? Adweek – [link]. Why do ad agencies keep talking about making things? – [link].

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The Next Web

JANUARY 31, 2014

Fast forward to 2014. So, what SHOULD you do in 2014? By now you must have realized what’s WRONG, now is the fun part; here’s what’s going to work in 2014 and even after the next Google update. The beauty of backlinks in 2014 will be earning them in a lot more logic ways. Next: So, how can you remedy this?

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APRIL 25, 2014

Graphic Designer Reimagines Every World Cup Poster From 1930–2014 – crowdspring.co/1ms7eY0. Beautiful examples of colorful business card designs – crowdspring.co/1ms6YII. 47 Strikingly Creative Examples of Business Card Designs – crowdspring.co/1ms4F8n. 30 Outstanding examples of packaging design ideas – crowdspring.co/1iDkpok.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt II) - crowdspring.co/1atXci8. Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt II) - crowdspring.co/1atXci8. Is Small Business Marketing On Facebook A Complete Failure? - crowdspring.co/1aWQct4. Repeat Your Successes, Not Your Failures. Failure Is Overrated – fi.co/posts/2441.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 30, 2014

2014 Logo Trends – crowdspring.co/1lDrFyz. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The Finalists Of The 2014 Innovation By Design Awards: Apps | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/Zn34Kt. Flat Art Inspiration: People and Characters – crowdspring.co/1y7xpfK. 45 Most Powerful Social Issue Ads That Makes You Think – [link] crowdspring.co/1ok2uCR. 20 Pixel-Perfect Free Mockups for Designers – crowdspring.co/X7L9WE.

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Up and Running

JUNE 12, 2014

The growth of her startup is all due to her own efforts: “I wasn’t able to afford a PR firm. You can also use websites like Help a Reporter Out, My Local Reporter, and ProfNet to do some easy PR outreach. As a very creative, social, ambitious, and passionate entrepreneur, I decided to take on the responsibility on my own.

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View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Ellie Mirman was the first marketer hired by the CMO of HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software startup that IPOed in 2014. NVV: Lots of marketers are under pressure to come in and generate demand right away, whether because sales is asking for leads or founders are demanding PR or user growth.

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Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

After being installed in 2014 as Microsoft’s new CEO, Nadella has turned around the Seattle ocean liner on a new course after the Ballmer regime. Satya strikes again. Word here is that GitHub will be afforded a similar situation within Microsoft, operating as a wholly-owned company yet still retaining its structure.

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