crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

You need to be HUMAN, not amateur, when building communities. Well thought out points on building a web design community – [link]. Detroit show sucked – [link]. Specialist agencies to help w/ Facebook ads, but not atrocious conversion rates – [link]. Good advice but wrong perspective – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Half of Detroit’s public schools being shut down? Good points by @dhh about the end of the IT department – [link]. The iPad smackdown — 80 to 100 new tablets are coming from competitors – [link]. – [link]. BlockBuster puts itself up for sale – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. Make sure someone is thinking about overarching plans around PR, marketing and sales and spends time crafting the right messages, understanding audiences and figuring out distribution channels.

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San Francisco Startup PHP San Diego 44

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

We’ll do this through a variety of ways like introducing new products and features to our website, and focusing on a variety of marketing strategies to grow and engage our community. This year we will hit our 100,000th person on experiential tours of Detroit and launch a new program that shares lessons learned with other leaders.

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Detroit Entrepreneur Technical Review Revenue 97

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2018

I’d previously been the lead publicist at a very posh PR firm, and the running joke was that I was incredibly “off brand.” And really in PR, the best media coverage starts with the basic pitch. She’s in Detroit, and I’m in Buffalo: two cities known for being in America’s Rust Belt. 8- Attention grabbing.

Naming 103

Naming Rhode Island Entrepreneur PR 103

Up and Running

MAY 30, 2016

It is crucially important that your B&B is located within a community that has a proven tourism track record and a local economy that can support it. How to Do Your Own PR If You Can’t Afford to Hire an Agency. Additional resources to help you with your marketing: 11 Tips for Focused, Effective (and Inexpensive) Startup Marketing.

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SBA United States Hiring Detroit 60

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

A good mentor is someone who has been part of the startup community themselves – someone who has a realistic understanding of some of the basic dos and don’ts of starting up. So frequently embarrassing failures are masked by spinning PR or fudging numbers to give the illusion of success. You don’t need many – one or two to begin.

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Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84