Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce. Read everything you can about viral marketing. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Entrepreneurs have also tapped sharing platforms to directly market their goods and services, somewhat blurring the line between unadulterated peer-to-peer co-ops and direct sales channels. Sign up to get: Top viewed stories, photo galleries and community posts of the day. If I find a full-time job, I may not need the money.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

Capture the data – the currency of online direct marketing prior to Twitter was the email address. If a brand had your email address and permission from you to send occasional messages to you then you could effectively market new products or services. Are they recommending you to friends or telling people how badly you suck?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce. Read everything you can about viral marketing. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start.

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OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

New Blog of Note in the Direct Marketing World Gene Raitt, Chairman of the DMA, has launched a new blog today called DM Unplugged. Gene won't be the only contributor -- over time, other DMA board members (including me) and thought leaders in the direct and interactive marketing communities at large -- will contribute as well.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

My parents were entrepreneurs from the time I was born, specifically in retail and direct marketing. We began data.world with the premise to be the world’s largest collaborative data community, and we’ve actually achieved that now, growing our community faster than GitHub did in their first two years of being live.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2011

Our Town is an interesting direct marketing business which essentially introduces people who move to a new neighborhood to the businesses within that community. It was time to start giving back, so he decided to return and help drive the family business. New Beginnings.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2013

“When you are able to match the interests of the community, established organizations will take notice and be more engaged in the growth of the startups.” “When you are able to match the interests of the community, established organizations will take notice and be more engaged in the growth of the startups.”

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2012

By keeping their ear on the ground and taking a stand on a cause that their consumers are fired about, companies can better ride the wave of uprisings while being seen to contribute to their communities. Create content/actions/tools/events/communities to draw people to this idea. Use mass communications to amplify to a wider audience.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

An argument has been raging for decades within the scientific and typographic communities on what seems a very insignificant issue: Do serifs contribute to the legibility of typefaces, and by definition, are sans serif typefaces less legible? The php community practically did not bother to defend itself. Introduction.

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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. And then I had 350 people inside the purple.space community.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 29, 2023

Although smaller community banks may be centered around the direct market, focussing on providing businesses in the area with the right capital and resources, it’s often riskier to place long-term bets on these institutions, especially if you’re considering expanding in the coming months or years.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 11, 2016

Most businesses rely on some form of marketing to increase profits and attract new clients. You could carry out a face-to-face direct marketing campaign. Tailor your strategy to suit your business and target the right market. If you’re a small startup, it’s wise to investigate the best local franchise marketing methods.

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 17, 2012

Before becoming Chairman of the Direct Marketing Association , one of the things I’d noticed over the years was that the association didn’t have a ton of primary market research on itself, sort of a classic case of the cobbler’s children having shoddy shoes.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I lost interest in Magic, I became a little bit cooler and got into internet marketing, which is a lot cooler, and eventually found a buyer. To find that buyer, I pretty much contacted the people who were within my sphere of influence within the community of Magic – players, card store owners, people who traded cards. I love that.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 24, 2012

Some years ago smart marketers latched onto the idea of something they referred to as integrated marketing. The idea behind this concept was to make all aspects of marketing such as advertising, sales promotion, public relations, and direct marketing work together as a single force, rather than allowing each to work as a stand alone.

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Seeing Both Sides

DECEMBER 20, 2010

But haven’t we seen this movie before in the world of direct marketing? History has shown nearly every major new direct marketing paradigm sees impressive initial response rates, but depressing response rates over time. Will daily deals follow a fundamentally different model than every other new direct marketing medium?

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 20, 2010

.   As I wrote a few months back, I recently joined the DMA’s Board of Directors and its Executive Committee to try to help the association – one of the largest and highest profile groups representing marketers – advance its agenda in a few specific ways. 

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 19, 2021

Effective marketing is at the core of any online strategy. However, all too often, people think that effective marketing is simply knowing how to advertise. Direct marketing like that is useful, and it is one of the best ways to get a short-term surge of customers when you start a campaign. Make your way into their inbox.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

DECEMBER 16, 2010

If it’s only of local magnitude, your local newspaper or community magazine would be the one to target. If it is more of a business to business piece, then aim it at industry publications, which is your direct market, rather than a more general audience. Where do you begin?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 20, 2022

When I start my day, I'm the purple guy lean into that because there's a community that is going to get you because you get it. There's a community that is going to rail against you. Our ideologies conflict, our Mar communities then are in conflict. So the truth is we gotta be true to ourselves. Are you aware? It's contemporary.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

As an active member of the telecommunications and Internet community, Caruso will address the attendees about the virtues of starting a company in the Rocky Mountains. Clementine Arts markets the first full line of natural art supplies for children. TopSchool, Inc. More information can be found at www.vcirwinter.com.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

As an active member of the telecommunications and Internet community, Caruso will address the attendees about the virtues of starting a company in the Rocky Mountains. Clementine Arts markets the first full line of natural art supplies for children. Additional Colorado Representatives. TopSchool, Inc. More information can be found at.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

DECEMBER 16, 2010

If it’s only of local magnitude, your local newspaper or community magazine would be the one to target. If it is more of a business to business piece, then aim it at industry publications, which is your direct market, rather than a more general audience. Where do you begin?

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Farming used to be so much more about community. It is so much easier to be successful as a farmer if you have even the slightest bit of support from your community. See Also: How to Get Initial Traction with a Marketing Budget of Zero. Some popular magazines include Growing for Market, Acres U.S.A Be a good neighbor.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

This is a emerging industry and GLIIF is poised to capture a large market share in a very short period of time. GLIIF’s initial offering includes a brand-able and blend-able custom encrypted image at a low cost of entry, pre re-direction marketing services and full analytics. July 18, 2012 10:15:01. Flag this comment.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Applying Traditional Direct Marketing Principles to the Digital Age – CRM Magazine – [link]. Interesting perspective urging companies to consider what they do poorly (not just what they do well) – [link]. Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live? – [link].

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

Or maybe information about how Ragu farmers support local communities. The finest American lawyers hugged the finest Direct Marketing experts and produced this horrendous baby. Or maybe you expect to see videos of farmers picking their produce or interviews to underline that Ragu is not a nameless, soulless corporate giant.

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Venture Chronicles

MARCH 2, 2012

Among community platforms we were first to market with a Facebook application nearly 2 years ago and we have worked to extend the capabilities that our Facebook app delivers , including localization, wall-to-Topic and a deep linking feature that … What are the immediate implications for app developers?

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