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[Review] Gamification By Design: Implementing Game Mechanics In Web And Mobile Apps

YoungUpstarts

The trouble with a book titled “ Gamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps ” is that most people will assume it’s meant for games – or at the very most, application – designers.

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7 Keys To Making A Business Out Of Your Great Product

Startup Professionals Musings

Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different. Save your viral campaign and major inventory buildup for later. Good traction on a limited rollout is great validation of a business model. Focus on collecting customer references.

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Viral Marketing Costs Real Money These Days

Startup Professionals Musings

Every time I see 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 couple of years ago that viral marketing does not equal word-of-mouth. Develop viral content. Seed viral activity.

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Making the Most of Your Drip Email Campaign: Content, Length & Frequency

ConversionXL

In this article we’re going to dive deep into a discussion about creating content for your autoresponder campaign. We’ve talked about ReOptimizing your autoresponders and creating effective drip campaigns before. Identifying The Starting Point of Your Auto-Responder Campaigns. Viral/ Emotional State.

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What did they do before you came along?

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Here’s a simple question, often asked when designing software but more useful when you’re designing your marketing and sales pitch: How are people doing this today without you? Here’s how this gets your marketing and software design off the ground. Example and pattern. What’s the HTML5 tag for sarcasm?)

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Twitter Link Roundup #52 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship , small business , leadership, social media , marketing, and more! 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) – [link]. Why You’re Going to Hire the Wrong Designer – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #170 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks | TechCrunch – [link]. Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks | TechCrunch – [link]. The Verge – [link]. ” [link].