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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

It’s building a product that is substantially differentiated, and, as Bill Gross, one of the most prolific tech entrepreneurs of our era says, “ It needs to be 10x better than the competition ” (because if you shoot for that then in competitive markets you might achieve 3x. Look at Viddy & SocialCast. Underbelly.

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The only 2 ways to build a $100 million business

Version One Ventures

Your business has a high viral co-efficient (or perhaps even a network effect) that lets you amass users cheaply without worrying too much about the monetization per user or spending money on paid acquisition. High LTV can usually be found in transactional or subscription businesses.

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[Review] The Social Customer

YoungUpstarts

Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign. To make one’s social CRM strategy come alive, the book proposes the following key ideas: 1) Adopt a strategy canvas approach (ala Blue Ocean Strategy ) to differentiate your business from the “red oceans” of competitors.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. might have been a lot less differentiated.

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3 Insights for Creating Viral Content

Duct Tape Marketing

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. Evoke an emotional response with controversial content.

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[Review] The Social Customer

YoungUpstarts

Nor to achieve the greatest “virality” in our digital campaigns. Adopt a strategy canvas approach (ala Blue Ocean Strategy ) to differentiate your business from the “red oceans” of competitors. 2 Differentiate Social CRM from its components. 2 Differentiate Social CRM from its components.

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Twitter Link Roundup #123 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link] 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link]. Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link]. Marketing the Viral Effect and Not-for-Profit Gold – [link]. How anyone can create a successful online business for next to nothing (Part III) – [link].