Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I’m no great scholar on bubbles – I have more interesting things to spend my time worrying about than the exact definition , but having been around a few I have at least given them intellectual consideration. In contrast, when the market is falling, by definition your investment is worth less THE DAY AFTER you have invested.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

To understand what Social CRM is, let us first consider this definition by Metz: The customer owns the conversation now, so companies need to change the way they do business. They range from customer insights, marketing, sales, analytics, demand management, support, and customer experience, to mobile and location based services.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

From a PR perspective I would have made those announcements 2 weeks after the conference. And aside from having great market power (the main reason for Twitter to own the client and the customer) advertising is one of the primary reasons that I believe Twitter needs to own the client applications. Kind of obvious, huh?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

I need to give credit for the topic to PR Malloy who Tweeted me this question. PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. As a startup this is often the one true source of strong leverage in a negotiation to: Get a better price, get a longer-term commitment, get PR commitments and so forth. ” Here’s what I mean.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

The definitive guide to formatting CSS – [link]. 4 reasons why PR firms are taking over social media – [link]. Experimenting with data visualization – [link]. 40 memorable design quotes visualized – [link]. 2010 Fortune 500: The top 10 most valuable corporate logo properties – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

4 Reasons PR Agencies Are Failing in Social Media – [link]. Facebook Open Graph: The Definitive Guide For Publishers, Users and Competitors – [link]. Business Photos For Small Business – From Google – [link]. 4 corporate blogging strategies – [link]. 6 Keys To Social Success – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

The best definition of entrepreneurship, in 25 words – [link]. Why Startups Shouldn’t Hire PR Firms – [link]. Facing Another PR Disaster: Google Accused Of Fraudulently Undermining A Kenyan Startup – [link]. When has a consumer startup hit product/market fit? - [link]. Study: Why Do People Use Facebook?

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 9, 2023

5- By embracing challenges Photo Credit: Ori Fruhauf Managing a business in the midst of economic instability is definitely challenging, but also a great opportunity. It definitely makes managing the company harder, but it’s also a great motivator. We're careful about which projects we prioritize during rough economic times.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. WTF is the definition of “may?&# In human speak that sounds like they also have the other option, “may not.&# What a waste to sign an agreement that someone “may&# offer your service.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Especially with other businesses, bartering might seem old-school but can definitely still be effective. DIY Marketing and PR. Hiring a PR firm can be very costly, and if you’re passionate and knowledgable, you could be your own spokesperson.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Comcast is definitely throttling Netflix, and it’s infuriating - crowdspring.co/1ctAHtR. Useful tool that, among other things, provides cost of living for different areas of the world - crowdspring.co/1dB0D6y. What Would Happen If You improved Everything by 1%: The Science of Marginal Gains - crowdspring.co/NzpNgM.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 17, 2014

What is the definition of manhood? Court strikes down FCC’s net neutrality rules – crowdspring.co/L7DOkK. What’s Net Neutrality? What Happened to Net Neutrality Yesterday? What Happens Next? A Q&A | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1eJqEVo. – crowdspring.co/1a41WQt. I hope you enjoy these links!

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

Once I knew I definitely wanted to start a fashion boutique, I started talking about it to people and on social media platforms like Facebook, so people could hold me accountable. My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. Image Credit: Alex Kroogman.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Later stage companies have some additional concerns: What favorable impact could IP have for PR, marketing and investor relations purposes, or as an attraction to potential acquirors? Designing and producing marketing and PR materials (copyright, trademark). Measured as a discrete line item in a budget, it might be near zero.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2011

I’m definitely not lobbying here for promising things you can’t deliver, or hiring a publicist before your first programmer. At any point, hiring a professional to generate your PR may be well worth the cost, but it’s not required. Try to think like a reporter, editor, or producer, analyze their audience, and come up with “the hook.”

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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. The all encompassing Internet does provide opportunities but not when we create a content stealing epidemic.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2013

Finally you website should definitely include some calls to action. Definitely time for a new site. You should promote downloads of quality information via eBooks, Subscriptions to your newsletter, Surveys or Forms that help visitors find answers to their problems. Can you easily change the content on your site and are you? .

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Metz provides a good definition in his book as follows: “The customer owns the conversation now, so companies need to change the way they do business. Avoid confusing Social CRM with its disparate components like database marketing, IT systems, loyalty programmes, social media platforms, or marketing and PR alone. Defining Social CRM.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 8, 2019

In addition, a member of staff from tech, PR, and sales would be ideal, as then you’ve got all the bases covered for questions from attendees. Anyone suffering from some fatigue will definitely love your stall if there’s a table and chairs to sit on! These pros are great at getting people’s attention and can practically sell anything!

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

The Lean Startup Conference is an event by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs—except that our definition of “entrepreneur” may be different from the one you have in mind. Oh, and your salespeople have to make sure bookstores will stock it, and your marketing and PR people will have to make sure readers know it exists.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 6, 2024

That is when I just really appreciated your voice because that was definitely a period of when I was kind of shifting from one identity to another. So I've definitely seen the evolution. Now, I can tell you that this is my background in pr. (11:33): 22:32): Can you do PR for me? And I'm like, I don't have a PR company.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." Thanks for this post, I was going to buy the book anyway after reading Stevens blog but this post definitely made me get it faster (just ordered). When we build products, we use a methodology.

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View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

Its actual definition is “being one of a kind; unlike anything else.” Editor’s note: You can find more resources around PR, content marketing, and customer acquisition for seed-stage startups in the Marketing & Growth section of our platform. I’ll admit this might be a personal pet peeve, but it’s also a good rule of thumb.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Definition of Advertising Has Never Been More Unclear | Adweek – crowdspring.co/15pL6DI. Three questions to ask your marketing team – crowdspring.co/18n7nWC. “Content marketing attracted 12% of marketers’ budgets in 2012 & more than half plan to spend more this year” – crowdspring.co/18qdqKa.

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View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

EM: It definitely helped us get off to a very fast start. NVV: Lots of marketers are under pressure to come in and generate demand right away, whether because sales is asking for leads or founders are demanding PR or user growth. ” What were the advantages of doing these aytpical, non-scalable things?

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright but to others, some of these changes are meant to work against their expansion and business operations. Thanks to Christine Perkett, Mindfull Marketing + PR ! #13- The entire landscape is going to evolve and finally not just be a white man’s game. And that’s exciting.

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The Next Web

JUNE 21, 2015

Suggested by: Brittany Berger , Content & PR Manager @ Mention. Suggested by: Brittany Berger , Content & PR Manager @ Mention. Startup marketers like myself: definitely read this one as soon as possible (in fact, I’m making a promise to start it today). Suggested by: Brittany Berger , Content & PR Manager @ Mention.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2012

More and more PR firms are moving away from the traditional retainer-plus-billable-hours fee structure to “pay for performance.”. It’s still an evolving frontier; even the definition of ‘pay for performance’ differs from one agency to another. At EMSI, our definition is getting actual media exposure.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 31, 2014

If so, you’re definitely on Google’s bad side. Not only will those visitors not convert in my website, but irrelevant links from guest posts are definitely going to be targeted in Google’s next update. Set your browser to “Private Browsing”, then Google for the following phrases: Yourname guest post. Written by yourname.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

While I would like to say there was a very expensive marketing and PR campaign for our company that really was not the case. PR gets a bad rap for spinning stories, but I believe that telling great, authentic stories is the real heart and soul of communications and public relations. 12- Symbolise bridge between marketing & PR.

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Transformify

APRIL 19, 2018

And you should definitely share all you write on your portfolio and social accounts. You just need to pick one open source project that you like, set up a local development environment, and find a very simple first PR to help with, even if it’s just improving the documentation of the project.

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www.bothsidesofthetable.com

MAY 13, 2012

The terms “CTO” and “VP Engineering” have such stigmas associated with what they are that I’m sure some people will feel uncomfortable with the definitions I’ve put forward. But for non-technical founders let me offer you a definition that you can use when you build a team.

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Ben's Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2012

A weak definition of what you are looking for will lead to a bad outcome. For example, I’ve seen many a young CEOs excited about her company’s competency in marketing and PR because she got a bunch of positive stories on her launch. That’s not a high PR standard. World-class PR people can turn around negative stories.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 30, 2013

You can’t just go and blast your PR all over the place, no one will listen to you, and if no one listens then no one buys. Once people recognize that you don’t just blast your company’s PR all over the place, but share stuff they like (give good advice, relevant info etc) and find useful, they will follow and like your activities.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2015

The best definition I can find came from Wikipedia (no surprises), and it goes like this: “Inbound marketing refers to marketing activities that bring visitors in, rather than marketers having to go out to get prospects’ attention. b) Pick right PR agency. What is Inbound Marketing? First, let us define what inbound marketing is.

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Eric Friedman

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

PR firm vs. In house vs. Intern vs. Nothing? Definitely a combination of everything above – I have used many web hosts over my career on the web and have a lot of experience with both shared hosting and virtual dedicated hosting environments. As knew technologies come up its good to know the strengths and weaknesses of each.

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