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Why You Should Embrace Opposing Views at Your Startup

Both Sides of the Table

What a great way for a guy like me stuck in the 90′s on music to get curated music while I do other stuff. ” I loved the IM’ing with the crowd and the sense of community. Do we have the wrong PR firm? Do your parents know you’re up past midnight pretending to be tech people on Turntable.fm?

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How to Create Free Buzz for Your Startup

David Teten

For startup companies trying to build buzz around their brand, but without the capital to launch a full-fledged PR campaign, there are a lot of ways to hack the PR game. To begin with, the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. Host an event.

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How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

David Teten

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

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24 Entrepreneur Explain How They Come Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

1- Was inspired by the community. I was so inspired by the amount of talent within our community. I founded and curated The Museum of Interesting Things. When I had the idea for the company nearly 8 years ago, I told a former manager of mine at a different PR firm who was a bit of a mentor to me. 6- Based on my passion.

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How to launch a crowdfunding campaign when time’s not on your side

The Next Web

Community is the future for funding promising technological developments that people want and that larger, inflexible corporations are unwilling to build. Considering the aforementioned shortcoming of a big loyal community, we knew we would rely more on our personal networks and marketing if we wanted to reach our goal.

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How To Ensure Your Startup Team Is Growth Hacking Not Copying

Brandanew

Startups need PR, publicity and proof of visibility for investors and while you may have a PR agency, many struggle with producing enough or high quality content. What good is a 15K community that talks about nothing in common and has been bought? You need to create and curate content that they find interesting.

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[Review] The Social Commerce Handbook

YoungUpstarts

Deliver ZMOTs : Develop a way to generate a “Zero Moment Of Truth” (ala Google), that is a shared word-of-mouth experience which reinforces one’s advertising and PR efforts; 14. Flip the Funnel : Harness your happy customers to be a volunteer sales force, deploying them as your customer acquisition team.