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One Piece Of Advice Startups Might Not Hear – Direct Marketing Is Not Dead

YoungUpstarts

One of the best ways to grow both your market and your own personal network within that market is direct marketing, especially in print. There is only so much social media can accomplish and where it leaves off, direct marketing picks up – and vice versa. Cost vs. Results. Networking at Its Very Best.

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Predictive Analytics is a Goldmine for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

This is a whole new world for startups seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Without predictive targeting, a retention campaign may cost more than it gains. Investment risk management.

Analytics 246
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10 Startup Prospects That Multiply If You Look Ahead

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics. Investment risk management.

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Paranoid Companies Miss the Best New Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

A strategic combination can win in a new segment of the market, which neither of you could do alone in the same timeframe or at the same cost. Cost sharing and economies of scale. Companies work together on segments of their business where they believe they can minimize costs but not jeopardize their unique attributes.

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Your Toughest Competitor May be Your Best Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

A strategic combination can win in a new segment of the market, which neither of you could do alone in the same timeframe or at the same cost. Cost sharing and economies of scale. Companies work together on segments of their business where they believe they can minimize costs but not jeopardize their unique attributes.

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Too Many Small Businesses Still Ignore Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. 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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Savvy Entrepreneurs Use Data Mining To Look Forward

Startup Professionals Musings

This is a whole new world for startups seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Without predictive targeting, a retention campaign may cost more than it gains. Investment risk management.

Analytics 257