crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Website Traffic or Conversions: Which Is More Important? Website Traffic or Conversions: Which Is More Important? More funny commercials in the Random Fun section below.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Similar to your growth strategy , a customer engagement strategy is all about improving satisfaction while increasing conversions. Build a community or group. There are several great ways to build an online community to more effectively interact and engage with your customers. What is a customer engagement strategy?

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Customer Social Network Channel Technical Review 150

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Not because they have a conversion problem but because they never really nail the product or how to market it. This is not a conversion problem. Most startups fail. image source.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going?

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Social Media Media Viral Audience 161

Occam's Razor

JUNE 4, 2018

I mean developing and inserting a subtle collection of gentle nudges that can help increase the conversion rate by a statistically significant amount. Go look at your ecommerce conversion rate. Go look at your ecommerce conversion rate. It shows you how often you win. :) Your overall conversion rate is likely to be around 2%.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

From 2010 to 2012, the percentage of Americans following brands on social media jumped from 16 percent to 33 percent. That’s a significant increase, but it also means two-thirds of local social networkers aren’t following brands. This social network should be thought of as the professional face of your brand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Isn’t it frustrating to think you understand something new in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? Don’t Buy It ,” which asserts that “earned” social engagement drives far better business results than paid social exposure.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 31, 2014

Why Social Media is a Must for all Companies written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. While younger demographic groups are higher users, all ages are on social media. Social media is all around us and has become a daily part of people’s lives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

Social media connections, if they exist, are buried elsewhere or reserved for monitoring purposes only. Social media is here, and is the preferred mode of communication by a large segment of your customers, so make it a positive differentiator for your business. Guide customers to the right social media channel.

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Social Media Media Customer Viral 249

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Social media connections, if they exist, are buried elsewhere or reserved for monitoring purposes only. Social media is here, and is the preferred mode of communication by a large segment of your customers, so make it a positive differentiator for your business. Guide customers to the right social media channel.

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Social Media Media Customer Viral 228

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Rather, the challenge is this – how can we transform fans and followers on social networks into actual money paying customers? While Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have found ways to monetise their platforms, many are still figuring out ways to connect the social web with the corporate wallet.

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Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 187

Brandanew

AUGUST 22, 2016

The Social Trends Show where we meet social experts, brand owners, bloggers and all sorts of creatives got a high degree of ultra cool recently. Now Meera incidentally, also wears another hat of being the social media guru at Zoho. Meera love comics, travel, art, food, books, conversations and the internet.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

You need to establish good relations with your customers in order to generate more sales and social media is the best place to find and attract new audiences. One of the biggest advantages that social media offers is you can reach a lot of audiences and increase your sales without spending a lot of money.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 29, 2019

We at Version One are becoming increasingly convinced that stronger local communities can help solve many of the problems we are currently facing. Second, they need a community leader who will take the initiative to find a solution. Several tools already exist to help local communities become stronger. Is our neighbourhood safe?

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Eric Friedman

MAY 8, 2009

I connected with Bruce Stockler who is VP Corporate Communications at McCann Erickson , NY and he answered a few questions about how McCann is using and participating online and with social media. How is McCann Erickson using social media right now? Each McCann office pursues its own social media strategy.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

These can include leveraging social media, sending out email newsletters, and putting up website banners. They often do this by releasing teaser images or cryptic messages on their social media platforms a week or so before launching a flash sale on new arrivals.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 30, 2010

People seem to be missing the really big picture of the value of social media and really the Internet for that matter. They look at how current social networking sites work and how online and offline relationships currently work and make the assumption that this represents the value proposition.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

At first, we had no idea how users used iOS accessibility features The Dabel app has finally been noticed after being discovered and adopted by members of the blind community. link] Is this a live radio app or is it a voice social network? So, why do you even need a voice social network? Accessibility.

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

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Eric Friedman

MAY 10, 2019

After reading the recent Chris Hughes Op-Ed in the NYTimes about Facebook I have been thinking about social networks. Having used just about every service out there, tried my hand in helping build one , and being immersed in social feeds for the last decade, I wanted to weigh in on where things might be going.

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Social Network Networking Social Media Video 68

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

With free coffee and Internet, workspaces, and built-in community, coworking spaces provide a great place to get things done without feeling the isolation of working at home, or trying to overcome the frenetic nature of working in a coffee shop. startups, social media firms, advertising and PR companies, and more.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

. - Local MVP (most valuable professional) customers are critical in helping Microsoft penetrate foreign markets affordably and effectively, providing the firm its most effective marketing communications and saving it hundreds of millions of dollars in support costs. Community marketing is the best way to leverage Rock Star customers.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Our focus revolves around the LinkedIn lead generation by optimizing their profiles, scaling their approach and sourcing employees, therefore creating lead opportunities through a social media platform, such as LinkedIn. This is essential as personal brands truly reflect the brand of their company.

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Leadership Founder Technical Review Entrepreneur 166

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

There’s much debate concerning social networks and friendships. Some assert that we’re living in the Renaissance of social media and our potential to build friendships is better than ever. I believe we’re in the Dark Ages of social media. The Ten Step Social Media Marketing Checklist.

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Social Media Media Social Network New York 111

ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

Most conversation about social media strategy sucks. I’m going to blow the doors wide open on why most social media marketing strategies are garbage & why even the halfway decent ones still aren’t nearly as effective as they could be. Write Good Content. Write Good Content. Post Frequently.

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Social Media Media Marketing Database 126

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Whether it is a blog post, a Facebook update or even a random tweet, many large companies and multinational corporations invest a good deal of time, money and effort into understanding what kind of conversations are happening online about their brands. Navigating The Social Media Sphere. We are all volunteers,” says Veron Lau.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Freemium to paid conversion rates for SaaS businesses hover around the 2% mark on a good day. Now, there are many methods you can use to try and increase your conversion rate. Great user onboarding is imperative for steering your users in the direction of conversion, and it all starts with activation. for freemium users.

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Conversion Email eCommerce Community 103

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Social media isn’t a platform to generate sales, but a powerful medium for generating demand for your business. Here are seven ways to use social media to improve the quality of your email list. Offer relevant promotions. Participate in targeted groups. Use paid advertising to boost content.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

Most conversation about social media strategy sucks. I’m going to blow the doors wide open on why most social media marketing strategies are garbage & why even the halfway decent ones still aren’t nearly as effective as they could be. Write Good Content. Write Interesting Headlines. Census Bureau.

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Social Media Media Marketing Database 128

ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

Most conversation about social media strategy sucks. I’m going to blow the doors wide open on why most social media marketing strategies are garbage & why even the halfway decent ones still aren’t nearly as effective as they could be. Write Good Content. Write Good Content. Post Frequently.

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Social Media Media Marketing Database 127

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 11, 2018

Influencer marketing, if done right, can help your startup or small business grow your audience, improve sales, and expand brand awareness through social media. Who are the influencers in social media? However, if you are paying less and getting great conversions, you’re still generating a better ROI.

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Marketing Software Review Social Media Audience 62

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2018

But to use hashtags effectively, you must do more than just plug them into your tweets on Twitter or posts on Instagram, Facebook or another social network. When a person adds a hashtag to their post, that hashtag is indexed by social networks and the content becomes more easily searchable and discoverable by others.

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Small Business Marketing Social Media Social Network 191

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In my daily work with ecommerce brands, I see two types of companies: The first type focuses on acquisition and conversion. Companies with a high LTV have a strong brand image , earn word-of-mouth and organic referrals, and enjoy “search monopolies”—conversions by brand name search. had a problem: tons of traffic but no conversions.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Using Social Media to Generate Sales Leads written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. And currently, everybody seems to be on social media. hours a month on the social platform, and 260 million active users on Twitter, you cannot afford to avoid social media.

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Social Media Media Sales Lead Generation 70

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

I think we all know by now that a conversation is happening on Twitter and that this extends to talking about brands. On Facebook (and nearly all social networks that preceded it) the relationship was always reciprocal – if I accept your invitation to follow me then I have to follow you. Facebook.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2012

When it comes to social media, most experts agree that one of the worst things that small- and medium-sized businesses can do is to jump onto the social media bandwagon without a proper game plan. Here are some points when navigating the social media space: 1. Understand your customer. Know your objectives.

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