YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Which essentially means that if you’re looking to build a community, or encourage virality of a message through your intended audiences, you’ll need to apply different strategies to attract and retain them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. Read everything you can about viral marketing. Pick a base, such as LinkedIn or Facebook, to be your community, and work the territory, much like you may have learned to work a room of peers at a tradeshow or convention, or local business organization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2010

Enlist community of support. That’s real viral marketing. Many of my friends at IBM couldn’t imagine why anyone would spend money on such toys. One startup, no matter how smart the people and how well it is funded, can only do so much. You need to convince a thousand partners that they can become winners, if they join you as believers.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

To help foster this innovation, many colleges and universities have opened business incubators, helping students and others in their community to help make their innovative dreams a reality. Offering a “holistic entrepreneurship program,” this residential community has entrepreneurship at every step of the college experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2023

Enlist community of support. That’s real viral marketing. Many of my friends at IBM couldn’t imagine why anyone would spend money on such toys. One startup, no matter how smart the people and how well it is funded, can only do so much. You need to convince a thousand partners that they can become winners, if they join you as believers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In the investment community, this work is called proving the business model. Save your viral campaign and major inventory buildup for later. The founder had simply not done the work to validate a price and customer segment. Good traction on a limited rollout is great validation of a business model.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

RIM is dedicated to working with the developer community in taking their feedback, along with other information and prioritize it as the platform and development process is further refined. We have partnered with existing developer communities, including academic communities to offer developer days and workshops.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

3 Insights for Creating Viral Content written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. For marketers trying to achieve goals tied to increased brand awareness and higher search rankings, viral content becomes the ideal solution. That being said, virality is a matter of more than luck. About the Author.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

” Sean later went on to found the community GrowthHackers.com amongst other businesses. We spend a lot of time trying to get people focused on building products that have viral components and why that has to be measured and constantly tested. Why do I Like the term Growth Hacking?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

It created viral buzz because other fans saw the email address and wanted to know how they got it. The future of the world is in the palm of the tech community.&#. He would occasionally give away free music in exchange for email addresses. This was in the 90′s. He was trailblazing.

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Brandanew

OCTOBER 14, 2016

When utilized in the most proper manner, a large community on Instagram for your brand can be a highly-effective visual advertising channel. In this post, I will show you clever ways of using Instagram to increase customer engagement and building a massive community for your brand. Why do you need niche loyal communities?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There is no sector of the economy that isn’t being transformed by the online community that is now voraciously consuming media, applications, communications and buying global products. Look at the rapid adoption of Groupon, LivingSocial or Instagram as proof of how rapidly businesses can grow through viral means.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

I recently had the pleasure of spending an hour with Jon Steinberg, president of Buzzfeed , a company who focuses on helping media companies make their content go viral. But of course we also focused on making content go viral. I guess this video won’t go viral, then! Good comment community = viral blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. Platform that provides radio music programming via crowd sourced contributions from social community; programming is syndicated nationally. Total raised: $29.5mm. Read more: CrunchBase profile , TechCrunch.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign. The greatest challenge of our “social age” isn’t to grow the largest fan or follower base. Rather, the challenge is this – how can we transform fans and followers on social networks into actual money paying customers?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

The year was 2015 and my company, Shareability, had already been behind some of the biggest viral hits of the past few years. The resulting video, “Ronaldo in Disguise,” became an immediate viral sensation. Going Viral. There was a time when “viral” simply referred to, well, viruses. The shoot was on.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

And passionate players are often the backbone of game communities – especially online. We cultivated a passionate community that nurtured a skilled set of developers. In a previous post , I covered the three main drivers of growth: Paid, Sticky, and Viral. Let’s look at a viral growth company, like Facebook.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2013

Community involvement can be an excellent way to get the name of your business out around the area, and have that name associated immediately with something positive. Many new business owners fail to realize that they are a marketing asset in themselves.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 19, 2013

My Twitter following increased and I began to get more attention in tech and blogging communities. We seeded the community largely with relationships formed through my writing, inviting several dozen well-respected startup founders, investors, and product people to participate.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 12, 2013

“How do we design and build a world-class mobile experience that not only satisfies the needs of our users, but fuels growth and inspires more people to join the Airbnb global community? Myth #2: You can bolt on community, once the commerce engine is going. It all starts with culture. “By

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2016

But these titles are not descriptive of specific roles or skills, and have always had marginal credibility in the business community. They know how to capitalize on social media, viral marketing, events, and the new tools of the trade. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

But these titles are not descriptive of specific roles or skills, and have always had marginal credibility in the business community. They know how to capitalize on social media, viral marketing, events, and the new tools of the trade. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Well, then you’ve got to go viral. Well, then you’ve got to go viral. Dropbox is a perfect example of a company that relied heavily on product virality, which was built into the product. In the startup community, it’s all about the network you’ve built. Product virality is an art.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

Viral Adoption / Group Use Cases Jamie didn’t want to stop at a single household. millions of people watch QVC and I will have unique access to them to tell our story that they might not pay attention to in an online ad?—?so so he went on. He believed he could build a “Ring of Security” around your neighborhood.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2016

If you really want to make it, you need to go somewhere that allows you to network with the thriving tech community. The Seattle tech community is particularly popular, with a large number of companies busy working away on the next big thing. Many tech companies earn success by going viral.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Below are a few characteristics that we look for when evaluating consumer tech investments at Remagine Ventures: Strong Team with focus on execution: The consumer space is highly competitive, demanding excellence in all aspects, including design, marketing, community building, PR, and growth. Speed is also critical.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Listly is a content marketing tool that helps helping bloggers and publishers “ take lists to the next level ” by creating lists that are social, viral and constantly evolving. The domain name choice just made sense for the community-focused company, says Badal. “We Why pick “joingrouper.com” rather than an alternative? “It

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). And so it goes with social networking. And then came AOL.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2011

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Create new online communities of interest, rather than joining existing ones. Viral is an outcome, not a strategy. Don’t just join the conversation, spark it.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) - 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. Except they won’t be called Product Managers.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

As business owners on Alignable start to interact with each other, they’re simultaneously building a core network of trusted peers by following, connecting, and recommending each other, strengthening bonds within their community and/or industry. Card games?) Card games. How do you create an infinite loop?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

In the investment community, this work is called proving the business model. Save your viral campaign and major inventory buildup for later. The founder had simply not done the work to validate a price and customer segment. Good traction on a limited rollout is great validation of a business model.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Build a community, support them, leverage them. Market WITH not TO your community.&# This is sound advice and is in stark contrast to the way most companies market. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). So what can they do? image credit: ZunNurainKalid.

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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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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2018

More and more each year, the online community is becoming populated by a generation of tech-savvy individuals. When the Google Arts and Culture app released a feature in January that matches a selfie to a famous work of art, it didn’t take long for the doppelganger game to go viral. Customers Demand SSL Reassurance.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

After all, virality often tends to be based on ideas that are new to the public. Encourage them to join professional communities for their career growth and compensate them in a way that is comparable to the packages of your other marketing staff. According to the study only 6% of strategists hold a VP title.

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Brandanew

MAY 29, 2015

Growth hackers focus on low-cost and innovative alternatives to traditional marketing, e.g. utilizing social media and viral marketing instead of buying advertising through more traditional media such as radio, newspaper, and television. What good is a 15K community that talks about nothing in common and has been bought?

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