Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Traditional marketing hype won’t get you the attention you need. Today’s audience is looking for something more creative, more visual, engaging, and interactive. You need to hone your design and tone, taking a strategic approach to establish brand recognition in your marketplace, all while keeping your target audience on top of mind.

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Up and Running

APRIL 25, 2013

Direct mail marketing efforts usually involve a physical promotional document, such as postcards doubling as direct mail coupons , mailed to a pre-determined database of mailing addresses. Combining a direct mail marketing piece with a digital marketing campaign is a good 1-2 marketing punch for many SMBs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

And I think that the difficult thing is you're really pitching to two audiences kind of simultaneously. So mostly for assisted living in memory care, which is more needs driven, your primary audience is the adult children, usually the adult daughter, John. And so the approach has to be relational. It's just a matter of integrating it.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 30, 2015

There’s really no denying that email marketing still plays a vital role in generating eCommerce revenue. Direct Marketing vs. Transactional: Which Is Best? There are two primary types of emails that you should be concerned with in eCommerce: direct marketing and transactional. Not necessarily. Cart contents.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

While no comprehensive data about the movement exist, some prominent start-ups say their growth in the past year — in users, if not necessarily profit — affirms that the sharing movement is finding an audience beyond the technology hubs of Silicon Valley and Manhattans trendy SoHo district. If I find a full-time job, I may not need the money.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

A confused mind always says ‘no’, goes the old direct marketing adage. Google only displays 65 characters in its search results, email clients such as Gmail will truncate long subject lines and Twitter doesn’t allow too much for tweeting your headline. CityCliq: 88.9% improvement.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 23, 2018

Not only should you research your industry and make sure there is a demand, you need to build an audience to serve. If you build it, they will not come-garner an audience first. Know your market and your competition well. Direct marketing. Know your finances. Be smart with your finances.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2018

It is a set of custom marketing strategies you need to engage in to ensure that your product identifies, attains, retains and grows its demographic. Content Marketing Basics. Content marketing is a marketing method that involves disguising the direct marketing of a product to an audience.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2014

The marketplace is at its most competitive during the Christmas period, so your marketing campaign needs to be professional, eye-catching and tailor-made for your target audience. Before you start to produce any marketing materials for your direct marketing campaign, you will need to identify who your target customer is.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2024

These experts specialize in crafting and conveying your business’s narrative to the right audience in the most effective manner. They are adept at identifying the unique aspects of your brand and strategically positioning them in the market. Unlike direct marketing or sales efforts, the impact of PR can be less tangible.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 31, 2023

Similarly, they are more likely to trust other customers compared to the word of your employees or direct marketing from your business. You need to make sure that you are looking at the different details and aspects of a logo that matter to your audience. Do not fall into the trap of avoiding reviews to dodge poor reactions.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2018

This technique is great for events, works in real time, easy to customize audiences, and can go back up to 6 months prior in terms of collecting data. In other words, this direct marketing strategy uses a smartphone’s (or other mobile device’s) location to alert the person who owns the device about an offer from a nearby business.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

I have seen Ian Rogers speak before and when he does he usually has the audience on the edge of their seats. He displayed a deep mastering of the power of the Internet, direct marketing and Twitter to manage his business. Quincy Jones III , Ian Rogers and Chamillionaire were all on the same panel facilitated by Brian Zisk.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 8, 2019

Although a lot of attention is paid to digital marketing, direct mail pieces are still a worthwhile consideration for any business’ marketing plan. In fact, even with millennial audiences that are stereotypically pigeonholed into only caring about online marketing and social media, direct mail campaigns are thriving.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It comes out dependent upon when you're listening to this in mid-October of 2024, October 22nd, to be specific, he is a inducted into the Gorilla Marketing Hall of Fame, direct Marketing Hall of Fame, the Marketing Hall of Fame. Would you also say, well no, this is something every individual needs to be thinking about.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It creates opportunities for direct marketing. This app can help advertise your product through big audiences. Instagram is a platform to connect people. They spend most of their time looking at social media sites. Twitter helps grow your online store if done the right way.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2017

To enliven Puerto Rico´s market, Neil Billock has recently moved his direct marketing business and entrepreneurship to the country. Local businesses, in particular, will be able to take advantage of digital marketing as it increases their visibility and takes them to the forefront of the market.

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ConversionXL

MAY 3, 2017

This article will outline some of the lowest hanging fruit in terms of audience targeting. Why Facebook Custom Audiences Is The First Step. On the surface, Facebook campaigns have 3 components: Audiences. Offer a message that speaks directly to each audience. Facebook’s Custom Audiences feature has many options.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2015

Direct marketing is still a widely accepted and efficient way of engaging with sales prospects, but there are right ways and wrong ways to send a prospecting email to your audience. One of the challenges?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Improve Your Direct Marketing Efforts. Let’s face it, marketing through social media and your website simply isn’t enough. There are plenty other effective ways to connect with and woo your audience. Customers respond far more positively when reached through an app than they do to traditional direct marketing techniques.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 15, 2016

There is likely no business owner who hasn’t made a few mistakes in the marketing department. When it comes to marketing your business, “trial and error” comes with the territory of finding which avenues will work best for your brand and your target audience. Trying Too Many Things at Once.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

But what should your printed materials give to your audience? You must know what your audience wants and needs before you target them; marketers shouldn’t be thinking about what they need from them. If you create a marketing piece that has no substance or anything to offer, it’s pretty much pointless.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2018

Social media platforms that are used by your target audience. So, don’t discredit these ‘older’ ways of direct marketing. Creative content that is SEO friendly to boost your search engine ranking position. Creative content that engages your potential customers. A strong brand will engage your customers and incite loyalty.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Direct marketing methods promote quality customer service. Physical marketing materials properly channelled will help you to build a steady customer base. If you want to reach a wider audience, physical advertising is simply a must. Business cards are incredible tools in the hands of clientele.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Take Omnisend , an email marketing, SMS, and automation platform for ecommerce sellers. Their podcast features interviews with industry experts (leveraging their guests’ audiences). The podcast is just one part of their content marketing strategy. Take Ross Simmonds , Founder and CEO of Foundation Marketing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 14, 2020

By focusing on everything from effective marketing and leadership, to the spread of ideas and changing everything, Seth has been able to motivate and inspire countless people around the world. In 2013, Seth was one of just three professionals inducted into the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame. He might be the only person in both.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2012

Use mass communications to amplify to a wider audience. Use direct marketing and promotions to encourage purchase. . - Create content/actions/tools/events/communities to draw people to this idea. Start in places where conversations are already happening. Recruit your most outspoken advocates. -

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Those with access to both products can: Move Salesforce data from Sales Cloud into GA360 for attribution reports, bid optimization, and audience creation. Push GA360 data into the Salesforce Marketing Cloud reporting UI. Connect GA360 audiences to Salesforce Marketing Cloud for inclusion in Salesforce campaigns (e.g.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Multi-Touchpoint Outreach Works Best Combining email marketing , direct marketing , LinkedIn engagement, and even phone calls creates an omnichannel approach that builds trust faster.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2018

Using the correct hashtags and posting at optimal times can get your posts seen by an increasingly large audience, and if your posts are fun as well as relevant and informative, you’re likely to find that people start to follow you on an exponential basis.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 11, 2013

Great content means interesting, high quality and highly shareable content that allows you to capture your audience with engaging information, advice, stories and more to provide value – not a hard sell. Here are a few tips to boost your content marketing: 1. To ensure a strong online presence, you need good content.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

By Pamela Webber, Chief Marketing Officer at 99designs. Hopefully you’ve given some thought to your brand : what makes you different and memorable, your product/market fit and your audience. Email remains one of the most cost-effective channels for marketing departments all around the world. Don’t believe us?

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Up and Running

JUNE 20, 2011

One of the best ways to bolster any business plan is to dedicate a sizeable portion of the marketing section to describing how the company will thrive through the application of the most effective strategy, the one which provides the highest Return on Investment of all: email marketing. Return on Investment. Social Media Symbiosis.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 26, 2017

Broad data about email marketing reinforces the fact that it is an effective and powerful medium for customer engagement. The Direct Marketing Association’s (DMA) 2015 National client email report tells , “Email has an average ROI of $38 for each $1 spent.”

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Retention Email eCommerce Software Review 48

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

They focus solely on email mailing lists and social media to take care of their direct marketing. But direct mail, as well as leaflets and newsletters, can make a big difference to your business. One of the major benefits of POP marketing is that you already have a captive audience.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

It was not that long ago that marketing was a blunt instrument. Millions of direct marketing messages flooded mailboxes from coast to coast, with most of them destined for the trash. Content marketing is one of the most effective ways to reach your intended audience, but not all content is created equal.

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Social Media Startup Campaign Small Business 81

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

In the past year you have probably handed out and received literally hundreds of these tiny leaflets – an ongoing marketing effort that we don’t often think of as marketing. But what we don’t do is treat that little 2″x3.5″ But what we don’t do is treat that little 2″x3.5″

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