Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. He took out an ad in the Yellow Pages (it was the early 80′s, pre Internet), which cost him $1,000 / month for a half-page ad. If it worked in the Yellow Pages, why not on the Internet? Cars Direct / Internet Brands.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2020

Internet is crucial. Repeat the internet is crucial. Diana Ennen is the President of Virtual Word Publishing , offering PR and marketing services. If you haven’t done it previously it can seem challenging, but it doesn’t have to be. These tips should help. Get it set up and know what to do if it happens to go down.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 17, 2016

In the past, the way a product launch worked was by hiring a PR agency, meeting with reporters during a press tour, and watching the articles pile up on launch day. The media no longer plays such a big role in product releases due to the vast technological advancements and cultural shifts toward the Internet.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

That’s what happens when you put your company “out there” onto the Internet without giving a nod to Google. Small Business, and PR Daily. Google likes Google+. Remember the example of you walking into the stadium dressed in the rival’s colors? Google likes Google+ ; that’s just a fact. Find Alicia on Google+.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

With free coffee and Internet, workspaces, and built-in community, coworking spaces provide a great place to get things done without feeling the isolation of working at home, or trying to overcome the frenetic nature of working in a coffee shop. startups, social media firms, advertising and PR companies, and more. Thinkspace.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2012

The sites that even your genius SEO guy and tech savvy PR team are often powerless against. Kent Campbell is Chief Strategist for Internet Reputation Management , and has a nuanced understanding of SEO and online reputation strategies. by Kent Campbell, SEO expert and founder of InternetReputationManagement. They’re here.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2019

Undeniably, the internet has made a big impact on the everyday lives of the people of today. Young and old, men and women, rich and poor, almost everyone has access to the internet. The internet has a very wide reach and this influence comes with having the ability to create strong biases, both good and bad.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Everything we were taught pre-Internet is still relevant. While traditional methods (PR, advertising, events, seminars) and online methods (SEO, SEM, social, referral marketing) are well understood by most companies there are many methods that are less well publicized. Link has a summary of his argument plus a great video).

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 24, 2009

While I love TechCrunch, the post and the quote about the PR agency (“one PR firm has discovered a dynamite strategy, throw ethics out the window&# ) left me wondering; how do PR agencies interact with TechCrunch and other blog and review sites? Is this behavior an outlier or is it the norm in the PR industry?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

I have seen many teams pour tons of money, time and effort into PR strategies without thinking about how product tweaks could drive more consumption, more retention and more referrals. But I still believe Sean Ellis was right. Growth hacking is a mentality that a company needs to be committed to. Doesn’t.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 2, 2019

With everyone using the internet for research of all types, especially mobile that makes up over 50% of global searches. Google’s way of being aware of what is ‘on the internet’ by periodically indexing the web at varying depths. If a link comes from it then great, if not, it is still a good piece of digital PR.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

The fact that today’s Internet bubble does not represent all companies does not disprove its existence. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Establishing a presence on the Internet even if you have a physical store, is critical. While it’s important to keep up traditional communication and PR, business owners should also be extending their relationships through online forums – website, blogs, and social networks. PR Marketing Strategies. Social media isn’t new.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Are you trying to build buzz, but don’t have the cash to launch a full-fledged PR campaign? I emphasize that the best PR you can build is through satisfied customers with high Net Promoter scores. In other words, you should focus first on a great product/service, and only after you’ve achieved that worry about PR.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2022

While Metaverse rose to fame initially due to Facebook’s name change into ‘Meta’ to express their ambition to become a Metaverse company within 5 years (and perhaps deflect some of the negative PR), there are now many large companies, startups and brands working on their metaverse strategy.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Research shows that over 42% of internet users worldwide now use ad blockers to reduce how much advertising they see. While there’s nothing you can do about there being too many ads on the internet, ad irrelevance, intrusiveness, and size are all elements to consider. Leverage Performance PR to build trust with cold traffic.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

In an eCommerce or Internet Services business it is often the marketing costs (if purchased online) and in an enterprise software company it is often marketing plus enterprise sales reps. Generally you should take your full marketing spend including PR divided by your customers acquired to get your “fully loaded CAC.” That bit is easy.

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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 the desk-based Internet emerged it was initially sold through telecom carriers (after players like AOL and EarthLink innovated the market). ” Here’s what I mean.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2014

The hardware renaissance in startups over the past few years, coupled with the accelerating interest in the Internet of Things, led us to seriously consider crowdfunding. The Internet of Things (IoT) is trending in Kickstarter , which indicated to us that a hardware crowdfunding project was a good move to make. Here’s our story.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. At the same time, acquisition opportunities will expand as large existing companies, unable to keep up with the pace of innovation in these emerging Internet markets, will “innovate&# by buying startups. In the new bubble PR may be your new best friend, so invest in it. Carpe Diem.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Great post on the most important internet metric of them all – CONVERSION – crowdspring.co/18u6N8Y. Great post on the most important internet metric of them all – CONVERSION – crowdspring.co/18u6N8Y. Great post on the most important internet metric of them all – CONVERSION – crowdspring.co/18u6N8Y.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Startup PR Tip: To Get Press, Don’t Pitch Your Product – [link]. Startup PR Tip: To Get Press, Don’t Pitch Your Product – [link]. 33 Website Layouts from Internet Studios and Media Companies – [link]. 4 Ways to Get Customers to Open Your Emails | Entrepreneur – [link]. Quora – [link].

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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 Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

It is the most mainstream marketing strategy because the everyday use of the internet and social media has become the most significant source of influencing the audience displaying the intended product. First, you can send them an article about your work in the form of a PR package.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2014

The embedded presentation above is filled with valuable data on the state of the Internet and trends in technology around the world. Redesigning Mary Meeker’s Ugly Internet Slideshow | Businessweek – crowdspring.co/RY0FBD. Redesigning Mary Meeker’s Ugly Internet Slideshow | Businessweek – crowdspring.co/RY0FBD.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2014

Why Custom Audience targeting proves that email has won the internet – crowdspring.co/1m4jXQE. Ad Fraud Creates Worry For Some, Opportunity For Others | Advertising Age – crowdspring.co/1kXIaGI. 10 Charts That Are Changing the Way We Measure Content | The Content Strategist – crowdspring.co/1eBfm8P.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2014

To grow a business, most entrepreneurs know that they should be implementing PR strategies. For this webinar, we were joined by Jennefer Witter, CEO and founder of the Boreland Group, and author of the new book, “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed.” They mix it up with advertising.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2013

According to Pew Internet & American Life Project back around 2008, only about ½ the North American population even used online devices and a mere 8% were deep users of the web. But so much has changed in marketing since then that quite frankly a website even developed in 2010 can seem – well – “old school.”.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2013

PR spam is as real and annoying as advertising spam - crowdspring.co/1ic7T0V. Because Internet | The Atlantic - crowdspring.co/1jtxJbZ. Proof That Online Search Ads Can Boost Offline Store Sales - crowdspring.co/18UW2hI. Creative ads from McDonald’s using wifi signals to attract customers - crowdspring.co/IrX9LS.

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Gust

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Nevertheless, in the era of Internet and mobile services, in which companies tend to have a very direct relationship with end users, most founders want to name the company after the first (or only) product or service around which the startup is built. For example, during my tenure at eHarmony, Inc. ,

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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. It is weird. .

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Up and Running

JUNE 12, 2014

In 2010 Lori launched Cheek’d.com , an online dating site that combines “old-school calling cards with the power of the internet.” The growth of her startup is all due to her own efforts: “I wasn’t able to afford a PR firm. For savvy startup marketing, look no further than Lori Cheek.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 23, 2021

From 1990 to 2020, just 30 years, we went from only wealthy computer nerds having dial-up internet access to almost the entire nation’s population having high-speed internet on dozens of devices. In another 30 years, our modern view of the “internet” may be rendered entirely obsolete, in favor of something fundamentally new.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Social Media Technology 148

Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

If you search the word “Affygility” we are the only company in the entire internet that displays. Third, when choosing a company name, you want something that can be used as an internet domain name that’s relatively short (would love 8 characters or less, but most of those are taken and expensive to secure). Try it and you’ll see.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. I was working full-time for Bread & Butter PR, but the balancing act of being a single mother and working full-time for someone else was too much. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4

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