crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Digg v4: How To Successfully Kill A Community – [link]. New OK Go Video – White Knuckles (Have these guys mastered full-proof viral videos?) – [link]. Ugly numbers for McDonald’s Foursquare nationwide check-in promo – [link]. Generic call-to-action ads don’t work – [link].

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Brandanew

MAY 29, 2015

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. Sure-shot way to lose trust and potential customers (even if your terrible response does not become viral). You and your brands get perceived as douchebags.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Nor to achieve the greatest “virality” in our digital campaigns. While Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have found ways to monetise their platforms, many are still figuring out ways to connect one’s communities on social media with the corporate wallet. Companies should provide delightful and memorable experiences to customers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There, I Said It: Screw Viral Videos – [link]. Interesting info about the crowdSPRING creative community - [link]. Interesting info about the crowdSPRING creative community - [link]. Marketing Is About Values – [link]. Learning About Marketing Through Physics – [link]. How do colors affect purchases?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

Top 50 Startups To Work For After College | Business 2 Community – crowdspring.co/1kJbIIh. 7 Things Marketers Can Learn From 2,616 Viral Headlines. Failure is Opportunity: It Was Good That Shaun White Lost in Sochi | by Barry Moltz - crowdspring.co/1gMg1js. ripenn - crowdspring.co/1gSudHW.

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View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

Even if your own company isn’t newsworthy, you are on the ground in the startup community, and that is valuable. Offer reporters an exclusive on the successful, viral campaign that got you there, or a behind-the-scenes look at what your product does and how you’ll deliver on this huge campaign’s promises. That is objectively crazy.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Thanks to Danielle Sabrina, Society22 PR ! #3- As soon as you have 2-3 months' worth of sales data to work with, use a formula to calculate stock reorder levels to ensure you always have stock ready to go, especially if you're promoting your products on platforms known for viral content, like TikTok. Tell us in the comments below.

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eCommerce Omaha Entrepreneur SEO 143

Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

A darling of the tech startup community, reportedly valued at more than $1 billion with investors including Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and DST, Airbnb is an online marketplace that facilitates short-term rental of properties such as members’ homes or apartments. Perhaps most importantly, listen.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

And no matter what the latest trends indicate, you will eventually have to spend money on PR and marketing. But the cost of PR and marketing is going to outstrip that within a couple of months of being up and running! Join the conversation by adding Mashables Pete Cashmore to your Circles on Google+ Close Welcome to Mashable!

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

If you're a junior VC, you're not going to have the best investment filter, nor the most experience--but you can definitely be a leader in your community and build a great network of potential hires and partners. you want an investor with a large local network of potential hires.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2013

They want the perfect feature set, the PR company lined up to do the perfect press release, they want maximum coverage, rave reviews, viral adoption and they want to sit back and then wait for the signups to come roaring in. I hear about it in every first product release. You can see it in the founders’ eyes.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

The chart above shows age distribution within major social networks and online communities. ViralSearch: Identifying and Visualizing Viral Content – [link]. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more!

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2020

Public Relations (PR) involves efforts to raise the profile of your company, manage your reputation, and build relationships with key people or organizations to attract customers and increase sales. In this post, you’ll find out the importance of including PR in your business plan. Anchor Your Sales And Marketing Efforts.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

Marketing the Viral Effect and Not-for-Profit Gold – [link]. How Three Germans Are Cloning the Web – [link]. Twitter’s Ad Sales Are Booming, Says Gawker – [link]. Why Marketers Never Learn From Others’ Social-Media Mistakes – [link]. How This Man Made Dos Equis a Most Interesting Marketing Story – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

At the launch of the company, the core email community (people with a lot of technical understanding) was our target audience. Donating a portion of all our profits to veteran and cancer research charities establishes our brand as a revolution in companies that give back to the community rather than leech off of their customers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

At crowdSPRING we talk a great deal about how we can leverage our limited marketing resources to drive traffic and revenues and build strong community. Other tactics leverage partnerships with other businesses to create mutual value and introduce our respective communities to one another’s services or product offering.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Tap into niche communities to further understand the questions your audience is asking. For example, Indie Hackers is a community full of entrepreneurs, makers, and marketers sharing their experiences and seeking advice: Take the insights gleaned from these communities to reverse engineer customer sentiment and pain-points.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Do your own PR. Whether or not you’ve got the budget, doing your own PR to start with is a good idea. You can also spend some time participating in relevant online communities. For Goodvidio, this meant starting with a local community. Experimenting with a combination of these methods is a good idea. Go the content route.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. Before there was Fab there was fabulis, a social network meets places guide targeted to the gay community.

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Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 1, 2019

All the important SEO tools that you need for pay traffic, social media, PR and of course, SEO. I think there is a place for podcasting for somebody to just interview hot prospects in their community or people that are doing what they want to be doing in their community. I’m on a Heil PR-40. Let’s do this.”

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Portland Audio Technical Review Video 74

Up and Running

JANUARY 22, 2020

Incorporating referral links into your communications and incentivizing folks to share them facilitates “viral lopping” and organic growth. PR and media outreach. Do some volunteer work or community service. You can also track referrals to pinpoint your strongest advocates and cultivate those relationships even further.

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SMS Marketing Affiliate Social Media 101

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Whatever the case, there are tools and strategies you can use as an SMB owner to build your social and PR game plan. Chicago-based PR firm, Walker Sands Communications has helped us compile a number of tips to help SMB owners publicize their company, sans agency. And, it doesn’t involve a monthly retainer.

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sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Aaron Wall, SEO Book Add a free feature which is accessible, useful, and spreads virally. So don’t actively do SEO, but do do things that will bring you SEO benefit like outreach to relevant communities, viral blog posts, embeddable content etc. Have you researched a PR / launch strategy? The result of that?

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Bootstrapping SEO Startup Widget 49

VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

Blogs/ press – to get consumers to learn about your new app, PR remains a viable source, especially when it comes to buzzy/social apps. ProductHunt/ Reddit/ Directories – another form of PR/social media, directories of new products and forums solicit feedback from users and contribute to discovery. Unfortunately not.

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Mobile Social Media Distribution PR 190

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

PR can be executed on a modest budget, and the awareness and word-of-mouth that can be attained is priceless for a small company. A couple of weeks ago, Ross wrote about setting goals for your company , and this is critical in your approach to PR. Create a budget. Have a plan.

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Public Relations Small Business Lean PR 130

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Everyone in the eCommerce industry, including the Shop.org community, was wondering what company I would found next. You can see his first viral video series below (it is called Bubala Please and already has 600,000+ views in a few weeks?—? They expected it to be good based on the success that Coremetrics had enjoyed. And it worked?—?today

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Stealth Cofounder Los Angeles Technical Review 48

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 10, 2013

I reached out to the entrepreneurial community, and they shared the business trends to avoid this year: 1. Thanks to Richard Laermer , RLM Pr. Avoid Trying To Go Viral. As social media platforms continue to mature, we will be seeing more examples of viral videos, viral campaigns, viral __. The Rule Of Thumb.

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Rembrandt Communications

APRIL 2, 2019

After all, we’ve all felt that little tinge of sadness, jealously or insecurity when reading posts by others, especially when negative posts go viral and the media covers them a d nauseam. Women are the barometers of their home, the change makers in their communities and the creative force behind the conversations we’re having nationally.

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Social Media Media Viral PR 150

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 24, 2018

I reached out to the entrepreneurial community, and they shared the business trends to avoid this year: 1. Thanks to Richard Laermer , RLM Pr. Avoid Trying To Go Viral. As social media platforms continue to mature, we will be seeing more examples of viral videos, viral campaigns, viral __. The Rule Of Thumb.

Viral 126

Viral Social Media LLC Mobile 126

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. The goal here is to foster and grow your relationship with the greater community. Think about how you could share some of that knowledge with the community. Don’t forget to celebrate these events with your customers and the community. Networking. Get efficient.

Small Business 48

Small Business Marketing Technical Review Audience 48

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. The goal here is to foster and grow your relationship with the greater community. Think about how you could share some of that knowledge with the community. Don’t forget to celebrate these events with your customers and the community. Networking. Get efficient.

Small Business 48

Small Business Marketing Technical Review Audience 48

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2021

Social media a great place to build a community. Insightful content has a higher chance of “going viral” on social media, which also can help in reaching key stakeholders like potential investors, clients and partners. Social advertising on platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter offer precise targeting options.

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Social Media Marketing Public Relations Startup 158

The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2012

In your communities, keep an eye out for content that has already been posted to see what people like and look for content that haven’t been pinned yet. PR Daily offers seven proven ways to create viral Pinterest posts. AdviceMedia offer a brief list on how to make your website go viral on Pinterest. Be original.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2014

Right now, today, appearing in virtually every corner of the the internet you can be find my neighbor’s video along with thousands of others and witness one of the most successful, most impressive viral media campaigns of all time. Related posts: 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!).

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2023

A campaign should only be used if your product has a “viral” quality to it. While it can be a beneficial tool for raising funds and developing a community of supporters, it should not be a startup’s exclusive source of funding. The crowdfunding act itself becomes a marketing strategy.

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Startup Campaign Cofounder Venture Capital 141

The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2024

As a respected thought leader in the tech community, she provides funding to early-stage startups that are ready to share their vision with the world. Representing the Underrepresented Series A funding is a major hurdle for women, people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and immigrants.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Here are a few businesses that have actually built a meaningful following around a cause and that contribute greatly to communities around the world: Grameen Bank makes small (micro) loans to poor people to help them start their own businesses. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!).

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