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. Successful people don’t wait for their kids to teach them about new technologies, or wait to be the last one on the block to try new things.

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Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 222

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

Out is the “cocktail only&# Twiistup and in is the new format of a conference that should take its rightful place on the national technology calendar. We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. Tags: SoCal Stuff LA SoCal startup technology.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Hawaii Semantic 228

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Skip the acronyms, history of the company, and the disruptive technology behind your solution. Market size and growth opportunity. Investors are looking for a large and growing market. Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation).

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Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Business Plan 138

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2013

” When you’re an entrepreneur, there are a million “If I just had…”s, and often, they center around technology. My point is, by viewing technology as a necessity, we create our own prison. While tools, technology, and accessories might be helpful, they do not guarantee success. We no longer use it as a tool.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Online and offline marketing need to work together, for best results. Texting has the personal touch of offline communication with the convenience of technology. Online marketing, as the name suggests, requires your audience to be online. As a marketer, you want to get the most out of all the channels available to you.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2014

Treating technology as a magic bullet. In so many ways, technology has made it easier to connect with customers. So it’s understandable that many business owners automatically assume that more technology is always better. But if you’re not careful, technology can also be used as a barrier that keeps customers at arm’s length.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Florida Cofounder 254

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It used to be that you could be doing only one channel, only one digital channel, that has direct marketing, which is email. So I don’t think that the chat bots will be able to… So first of all, the chat bot can already understand the intent, that just depends on the technology. You can ask the same questions.

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Marketing SMS Channel Conversion 40

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Money buys resources, technology, and manpower — all critical elements in helping a new business succeed. Sub in new technology, a bigger store, a larger advertising budget, and on and on, for those two pennies and you get excuses made by struggling entrepreneurs everywhere. It takes courage.

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Florida Cofounder Tampa Technical Review 145