Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

You declare how much someone clicking an advertisement is worth to you, and then the search engine does its best to get you as many clicks as it can at that price. My first AdWords campaign was limited to five dollars a day, and we were buying clicks at five cents a click. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

More users than ever are leaning on their mobile devices for research before engaging a brand. WordPress may be a better option because it’s free and will allow a lot of the customization that is necessary when running a paid or organic marketing campaign. Build a Fast, Mobile-Friendly Website. Start Tracking with Google Analytics.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

This attention is valuable to yet another set of people: namely, the traditional businesses (see above) who are using marketing to grow, and are looking to advertise to new prospects. In the old days, these media companies would then themselves plow this profit back into marketing and advertising, and grow.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Avoid common advertising tropes like overly gendered products that don’t need to be — laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, and even yogurt are almost always advertised with women in their campaigns (typically moms). Lean into social. If something is tired, Millennials with sniff it out faster than they can swipe left.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2016

Any which way, Snapchat has large “reach,” which is a key measure for any advertiser. Reach matters to advertisers for an obvious reason. Immediacy is tremendously important in advertising. That’s why live TV events are great for advertisers. Snapchat is a “lean forward” technology.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

With over 20 years of experience in video marketing, comedic content, and creative advertising, Emily has helped bestselling authors, top influencers, and e-commerce brands craft compelling, humor-driven video ads that engage audiences and drive sales. It helps brands stand out while making complex topics more relatable.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

Lean Business: Capacity Management, Overhead, and Your Business – [link]. Lean Business: Capacity Management, Overhead, and Your Business – [link]. Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks | TechCrunch – [link]. Marc Andreessen: Not every startup should be a Lean Startup or embrace the pivot | Gigaom – [link].

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

When you’re in the early stages of your startup, it can be difficult to find funds or validate spending money on marketing and advertising or to even find the time to plan out your organic marketing strategies. Perhaps you’re an entrepreneur on a lean budget. Image Source: [link]. The good news?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 8, 2011

It’s not easy being lean – [link]. 37 Creative Shoes Advertisements – [link]. crowdSPRING to Create a New Logo for UN Population Fund’s Worldwide 7 Billion Actions Campaign – [link]. Why the United Nations is turning to crowdsourcing to launch its ’7 Billion Actions’ campaign – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

Empower Your Small Business: trust & loyalty, marketing insight, lean business – [link]. Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. What is the best time to send email campaigns? What is the best time to send email campaigns? ” – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

The image above is an ad created by TBWA for Moustaches Make A Difference – a campaign to raise support for prostate cancer research. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. Who’s Next? – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Crowd funding part 2: Creating a successful campaign – [link]. Joint PR/Ad study finds PR getting higher marks in social media compared to Advertising [link]. Brilliant and Clever Food Advertisements – [link]. Brilliant and Clever Food Advertisements – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet (with templates) – [link]. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet (with templates) – [link]. Four Lean Advertising Campaigns That Went Viral | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Are there examples of native ads done right?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 15, 2012

And then on the client side, we can super, super target e-mail campaigns and whatever other things. Nick: So clients would be the advertisers. Jason: Advertisers. But even so, it could be a report that’s vanity and you know that, but you’re not going to train them on lean start up, are you? That’s super.

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Your plan doesn’t need to be a lengthy document either, especially if you follow a Lean Planning methodology. Now if you’re looking for an active plan that you can edit and adjust over time, you may want to consider creating a lean plan. Create a paid advertising campaign. Start doing guerilla marketing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The problem with a Lean Startup: the Minimum Viable Product | Paul Kortman – [link]. Campaigns | NYT FiveThirtyEight – [link]. Real-Time Marketing is Upon Us–Here’s How Advertising Needs To Adapt | Co.Create – [link]. Campaigns | NYT FiveThirtyEight – [link]. Want to create a new habit?

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

Since this was the marketing department, I was going to be planning to spend some advertising and public relations dollars. Now I had happy and surprised customers walking around with paid advertising for my company. Who did they think were the leaders in the color graphics board and monitor market? What magazines did they read?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups – [link]. 9 in 10 young adults trust advertising (aieee!) – [link]. 40 Extremely Shocking Advertisements – [link]. 100 Creative Modern Advertisements – [link]. 40 Extremely Shocking Advertisements – [link]. SPEC Campaign [link].

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

As a startup, you’re working with limited resources and a lean business model. Its social media and editorial advertising strategy clearly put the product first. Case in point: the little gardening app upstart Sprout It shows up on multiple lists of top influencer marketing campaigns for 2013 for its Backyard Takeover competition.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This philosophy comes from The Lean Startup methodology , which relies on testing hypotheses to better understand your customers’ pain points and goals. A more aggressive promotion or advertising strategy can help your brand reach a larger group of your target customers. Rewards program, contests, email marketing, campaigns; Revenue.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 15, 2013

Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. 7 Surprising Crowdsource Campaigns – [link]. Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. The weird world of vintage advertising | Desizn World – [link]. Do This | Entrepreneur – [link].

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Yet, this was a successful growth marketing campaign. Growth marketing borrows a concept from the lean startup methodology. For example, a growth marketer at Grammarly might begin with the hypothesis that a promotional email campaign targeted at millennials will result in a 10% increase in new subscriptions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Just like in the world of startups, we can start to use micro-scale pilot programs, executed in lean fashion, to gather real facts for making ROI decisions about new project investment. If they don’t, there are a new breed of lean startups who understand this deep in the bones ready to take their place. 12comments: Dougvs said.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The days of creating amazing content, paying for advertisement, and then leaning back on your chair to get great results are essentially over. As with eBooks, the purpose of creating videos for your brand is not to shamelessly advertise your services, but to present yourself as a useful and knowledgeable provider.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

We believe that opting-out of advertising should be an easy, common and legitimate alternative for ad-intolerant users, provided that the content provider can remain as profitable. iRoll® is the only interactive pre-roll unit with the scale necessary to elevate campaigns to the next level. TruMedia Technologies Inc. Share/Bookmark.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

So no wonder 59% of businesses have figured out that they should fix their conversion machine before pumping any more dollars into their PPC or SEO campaigns. Remember the old marketing adage that said “half of the advertising dollars are wasted, just don’t know which half”? Still not convinced? Cutting corners?

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Have doubts about efficacy, but happy to see efforts to predict success of media campaigns – [link]. Can User Experience Designers be Lean? All Market Research is Wrong – [link]. There is No New Media: It’s All New Consumption – [link]. Absolutely Stunning Promotional Poster and Flyer Designs – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2011

I wanted to run a marketing campaign saying “Our business is so easy and secure it makes signing documents feel like a Corona commercial&# but our legal team said no. The best advertisement is happy customers. than it is to explain how the 1999 UETA and 2000 ESIGN Acts and our https framework help keep us secure.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Pre-testing: great for singular brand campaigns—and little else. It came from “pre-testing,” and it made more sense when companies ran singular brand campaigns. That’s no problem for months-in-development campaigns and seven-figure ad budgets. Or your drip campaign touts unrelated benefits? Copy testing isn’t new.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 8, 2024

Through his extensive experience as a rebellious marketer and serial entrepreneur, Alan Dibb has spearheaded a revolutionary approach to marketing known as Lean Marketing. Questions I ask Allan Dib : [01:31] Why Lean Marketing instead of MORE Marketing? [04:12] Lean Marketing, more Leads, more Profit, less Marketing.

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Up and Running

MAY 17, 2016

Milestones are when we launch the product, open the new store, hire that missing person, change locations, start a new marketing campaign, and so forth. They include launch dates, review dates, prototype availabilities, advertising, social media, website development, and programs to generate leads and traffic.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

A well-thought-out strategy lays the foundations for your sponsorship efforts in the same way a marketing strategy guides your marketing campaigns. For advertising opportunities, research PPC, print, and traditional media fees based on similar audiences and value the asset accordingly. Lean on your professional networks too.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Their blog features articles on social media marketing in all its myriad forms – how to get the most from your social media content, mastering platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn; working with influencers; and analyzing your social media campaigns. Want to learn lean marketing tips for your small business?

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2014

According to MDG Advertising , 67% of online shoppers rated high quality images as being “very important” to their purchase decision, which was slightly more than “product specific information”, “long descriptions”, and “reviews & ratings”: Joann Peck & Suzanne B.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Greater discipline during boom times offered more flexibility during lean years. And getting it right during the lean years, Bain reports , has a massive impact on companies’ growth rate after things improve: ( Image source ). What does a thoughtful campaign look like? Premium-brand market leaders [.] Image source ).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

To pull this off, they wouldn’t run a hit-and-hope campaign to target a ton of brands like T-Mobile and pray they’d notice. You can run lead generation campaigns while simultaneously using ABM to win or expand important deals. They specifically targeted the T-Mobile account. It doesn’t necessarily have to be one or the other.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 12, 2013

Years ago, however, the concept of integration applied mainly to consistency in branding elements and a unified message in advertising, public relations and sales promotion. Your advertising builds on your content strategy to drive awareness. Your PPC campaigns drive conversion testing as well as content creation.

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