Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There is no sector of the economy that isn’t being transformed by the online community that is now voraciously consuming media, applications, communications and buying global products. This world of local meets retail meets digital advertising portends to technology disruption and with it VC opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Every time I challenge a business plan with little or no budget for marketing, I get the answer that they will be using “viral” marketing, which costs nothing. First of all, Seth Godin pointed out a long time ago that viral marketing does not equal word-of-mouth. Develop viral content. Seed viral activity.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

RIM is dedicated to working with the developer community in taking their feedback, along with other information and prioritize it as the platform and development process is further refined. We have partnered with existing developer communities, including academic communities to offer developer days and workshops.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. Total raised: $29.5mm.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). And so it goes with social networking. And then came AOL.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign. 5) Embracing social advertising and retail , as well as the exciting opportunities offered by mobile and geo-location technologies. According to Metz, the Social CRM process is fairly involved.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) – [link]. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) – [link]. 60+ Mind Blowing Cars Advertising Ideas – [link]. 60+ Mind Blowing Cars Advertising Ideas – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2013

Poorly chosen text colors that make them difficult to read, third party advertisements, and unnecessary graphics that slow down the site and get in the way of the customer should be avoided. Consider also some of the sites you’ve visited that were not well designed.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

And passionate players are often the backbone of game communities – especially online. We cultivated a passionate community that nurtured a skilled set of developers. In a previous post , I covered the three main drivers of growth: Paid, Sticky, and Viral. Let’s look at a viral growth company, like Facebook.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

3 Insights for Creating Viral Content written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. For marketers trying to achieve goals tied to increased brand awareness and higher search rankings, viral content becomes the ideal solution. That being said, virality is a matter of more than luck.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Marketing and advertising require an investment of significant amounts of money and time. It’s no surprise that the cost of running the advertising itself is often smaller than the cost to produce that ad or marketing piece. The truth is that most advertising and marketing doesn’t work. So what can they do?

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Why has growth hacking so strongly resonated with the startup community? One explanation is that “growth hacking” is just a catchy way to rebrand marketers, but this begs the question as to why “growth hacking” went viral in the first place. Paid advertising channels follow the same pattern. Channel instability.

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Brandanew

OCTOBER 14, 2016

When utilized in the most proper manner, a large community on Instagram for your brand can be a highly-effective visual advertising channel. In this post, I will show you clever ways of using Instagram to increase customer engagement and building a massive community for your brand. Why do you need niche loyal communities?

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VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

The flattening of the mobile adoption curve and Apple’s deprecation of its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) have elevated customer acquisition costs significantly. High User Acquisition Costs: The landscape for acquiring new users has become increasingly complex and expensive. Gaming founders know this challenge well.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. 40 Creative Advertisement for Inspiration – [link]. Internet Advertising Hits New Revenue Record – [link]. Crowdsourcing Effective Advertising – [link]. 40 Creative Advertisement for Inspiration – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

I recently had the pleasure of spending an hour with Jon Steinberg, president of Buzzfeed , a company who focuses on helping media companies make their content go viral. But of course we also focused on making content go viral. It is absolutely MVP of advertising. I guess this video won’t go viral, then!

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Advertising and marketing have never been so much fun – [link]. 20 Creative, Interesting, and Amusing Advertisements – [link]. Digg v4: How To Successfully Kill A Community – [link]. 20 Creative, Interesting, and Amusing Advertisements – [link]. Simple and smart – Goodbye (Crummy) CAPTCHAs.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

The year was 2015 and my company, Shareability, had already been behind some of the biggest viral hits of the past few years. The resulting video, “Ronaldo in Disguise,” became an immediate viral sensation. Going Viral. There was a time when “viral” simply referred to, well, viruses. The shoot was on.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Nor to achieve the greatest “virality” in our digital campaigns. While Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have found ways to monetise their platforms, many are still figuring out ways to connect one’s communities on social media with the corporate wallet. 5 Integrate with social advertising and technologies. The Social CRM Process.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

This channel is also quite fast because it’s easy to test ­­ just make sure you have someone who has experience dealing with online advertising platforms. You can also merge this channel with inbound marketing as it is not that necessary to advertise your product ­ you can advertise the content that leads to using your product.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I intend to release one study every three months, which I'll send to journalists in the hopes of generating viral attention on social media. I believe that if I can have one piece of content go viral every three months, not only will I be able to develop more links but also raise my brand's recognition. social media advertising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

There is an old saying in the startup investor community, “Smart investors invest in the team, not the idea.” Similarly, mentioning viral marketing without specifics won’t assure fundability. Giving the wrong people money doesn’t help at the idea level. Leader pitches the plan, not the product.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Some use the display advertising options on YouTube, but are not sure what value those ads deliver (and how to think of them in context of web display ads or even TV). Some have experimented with virality ( Pepsi Test Drive or Dove Beauty , etc.), It is a pure advertising platform (like every site on the world). They do TV?

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. We were post product and had viral growth, albeit at very small scale and still had to evangelize the concept of a vital coefficient w/ most investors. link] leehower. It was a pretty good valuation for the time.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

At this point, with Twitter and Facebook having hit critical mass and millions opting into location-based advertisements, the issue for most organizations is transitioning from ad hoc profile updates to long-term strategy. After all, virality often tends to be based on ideas that are new to the public.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

What does advertising do? - [link]. There, I Said It: Screw Viral Videos – [link]. Retro inspiration: Vintage Advertisement Of Modern Technology – [link]. Interesting info about the crowdSPRING creative community - [link]. Interesting info about the crowdSPRING creative community - [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2011

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Create new online communities of interest, rather than joining existing ones. Viral is an outcome, not a strategy. Don’t just join the conversation, spark it.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2018

More and more each year, the online community is becoming populated by a generation of tech-savvy individuals. When the Google Arts and Culture app released a feature in January that matches a selfie to a famous work of art, it didn’t take long for the doppelganger game to go viral. Customers Demand SSL Reassurance.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Advertising. viral video. viral videos. Mashable’s 20 million unique visitors and 6 million social media followers have become one of the most engaged online news communities. Friendster. Google Maps. Google Wave. Social Media. Social Networking. Web Design. blackberry. celebrities. contributor. Entertainment. foursquare.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Anyone in the community can edit posts and frequent users are allowed to vote irrelevant questions off the site. PartnerUp If you have a question that can be expressed in fewer than 140 characters, the PartnerUp community will likely have an answer. Twitter is more about advertising these days instead of about connecting.

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Brandanew

MAY 29, 2015

Growth hackers focus on low-cost and innovative alternatives to traditional marketing, e.g. utilizing social media and viral marketing instead of buying advertising through more traditional media such as radio, newspaper, and television. What good is a 15K community that talks about nothing in common and has been bought?

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Nielsen Consumer Trust Index shows that 92% of buyers trust organic UGC than paid advertising or brand content. Thus, advertisers need a creatively good mixture of content types to find the right blend that helps brands’ marketing strategies succeed. User-generated videos have enormous potential for sharing and to go viral.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

The chart above shows age distribution within major social networks and online communities. Facebook Newsfeed Advertising: Why We Won’t Do That Again | MarketingProfs – [link]. ViralSearch: Identifying and Visualizing Viral Content – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

People have always gathered to talk about business, life and community events. Many communities now have online forums/bulletin boards that offer varying levels of paid memberships. Purchase a membership that allows you to advertise your business and USE IT. Make yourself the expert in your field in your local community as well.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Are you hosting an event in the community? social media = we were an advertising or public relations firm in 2010. Advertising. viral video. viral videos. Mashable’s 20 million unique visitors and 6 million social media followers have become one of the most engaged online news communities. Friendster.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

But with so many investors still licking their wounds from the dot-com bust, many focused on proven business models, such as advertising or e-commerce. We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth. Here, we argue that we have a viral product that creates a network that possesses network effects.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 5, 2011

Finding advertisers and maximizing revenue can become hard work at times. TextLinkAds is a marketplace where advertisers look for publishers that are related to their products/services. Advertisers also buy ads for back-linking purposes here. MyBlogGuest.com : Community Of Guest Bloggers What?

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