The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2024

Before Day One Ventures began in 2018, Masha was an angel investor and founder of M&A PR Studio and served as the vice president of communications at Acronis and head of communications at Runa Capital. As a former PR specialist herself, she saw how difficult it was for new companies to share their ideas in a captivating way.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2014

Interesting Facebook post on the viral potential of rumors … The strange truth about fiction – crowdspring.co/1rJBrCv. Marketers Not Prepared for Negative Feedback: New Research | Social Media Examiner – crowdspring.co/1mVP5ES. Is Native Advertising Even Profitable for Brands? Copyblogger – crowdspring.co/1kl099w.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

7 Things Marketers Can Learn From 2,616 Viral Headlines. Failure is Opportunity: It Was Good That Shaun White Lost in Sochi | by Barry Moltz - crowdspring.co/1gMg1js. Top 50 Startups To Work For After College | Business 2 Community – crowdspring.co/1kJbIIh. ripenn - crowdspring.co/1gSudHW. Responsive, adaptive, mobile or native?

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. 12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. Tips, Tricks and Inspiration for Creating Great Screencasts – [link]. What is holding back social media investment? – [link].

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ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2017

Content marketing is a centralized channel that also has overlap with others, such as SEO, social media, and public relations. It’s sometimes not entirely clear where content marketing starts and where SEO or PR end. Virality and Referral. Resources on virality/referral: Referral Marketing Master Course.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2021

His experience includes developing a marketing strategy, producing events, public relations, strategic planning, investment opportunities and crisis management. Insightful content has a higher chance of “going viral” on social media, which also can help in reaching key stakeholders like potential investors, clients and partners.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Four Lean Advertising Campaigns That Went Viral | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Letting Go: The Best (and Hardest) Thing You’ll Ever Do | Inc – [link]. 5 Ways to Lose Investors in Under 3 Minutes – [link]. Auto-responders: Why Trigger-based Email Will Increase Your Conversions – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

New OK Go Video – White Knuckles (Have these guys mastered full-proof viral videos?) – [link]. How Google Saved $100 Million By Launching Google Instant – [link]. The future of books – [link]. If superheroes were hipsters – [link]. I hope you enjoy these links!

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There, I Said It: Screw Viral Videos – [link]. Marketing Is About Values – [link]. Learning About Marketing Through Physics – [link]. Apple’s Pricing Decoys – [link]. How do colors affect purchases? nice infographic) – [link]. Does Your Brand Really Need To Be ‘Social’? – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 15, 2016

Things PR Pros Hate to Hear from Clients written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. When I was a TV reporter, I worked with many public relations firms. If I had to narrow it down to four things PR pros hate to hear, they are: 1. Viral videos just happen. Public relations is a service-based industry.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Whatever the case, there are tools and strategies you can use as an SMB owner to build your social and PR game plan. Chicago-based PR firm, Walker Sands Communications has helped us compile a number of tips to help SMB owners publicize their company, sans agency. And, it doesn’t involve a monthly retainer.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2014

Right now, today, appearing in virtually every corner of the the internet you can be find my neighbor’s video along with thousands of others and witness one of the most successful, most impressive viral media campaigns of all time. Related posts: 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!).

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2020

Now to pitch something like this, you do not need to create a fancy PR release. If you want your data to be understood quickly by the PR reporter, graphs are a great way to do this. Social media content has a tendency to go viral, so incorporate quizzes in your pitches. Tips For Successful PR Outreach and Link Building.

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View from Seed

MARCH 8, 2016

Jesse Derris is the founder and CEO of Derris & Company , a PR, branding, and communications firm based in New York. If you’re building a product that can grow virally—a social network, for example—brand is almost certainly less important at launch than product. And try to listen to the people you’re hiring as experts.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2013

They highlight positive and negative examples of what worked – and sucked – in the fields of social media, PR, customer service, HR, branding and other related areas.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Who cares if you have a ground-breaking or viral product if every single other company claims to have a ground-breaking or viral product? Tags: Strategy business marketing social media start-up tips buzzwords pr public relations small business smallbiz startup. There’s an easy solution. Talk with people.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Who cares if you have a ground-breaking or viral product if every single other company claims to have a ground-breaking or viral product? Tags: Strategy business marketing social media start-up tips buzzwords pr public relations small business smallbiz startup. There’s an easy solution. Talk with people.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

Marketing the Viral Effect and Not-for-Profit Gold – [link]. How Three Germans Are Cloning the Web – [link]. Twitter’s Ad Sales Are Booming, Says Gawker – [link]. Why Marketers Never Learn From Others’ Social-Media Mistakes – [link]. How This Man Made Dos Equis a Most Interesting Marketing Story – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

ViralSearch: Identifying and Visualizing Viral Content – [link]. Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks | TechCrunch – [link]. Google Study Says Mobile Searchers Act Quickly, With 55 Percent Of Conversions In The First Hour | TechCrunch – [link]. 5 Content Marketing Mistakes that Even the Pros Make – [link].

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

10 Essential PR Tips for Startups. Sign up for her course on “ PR for Startups ” to learn more about getting media coverage for your fledgling business. Therefore, marketing and public relations are often tackled piecemeal by whomever has time. Public Relations. Your Questions. Print Story.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

An important part of your overall marketing strategy is public relations. I love Duct Tape Marketing , Seth Godin , Chris Brogan and the rest, but give my company coverage in an article in Forbes or BusinessWeek or the New York Times for the greatest impact, the largest audience, and the most meaningful value for our PR dollar spent.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2012

The Illustrated Anatomy of a Viral Pinterest Scam – [link]. Don’t try to game the system – provide awesome service instead (good reminder from Seth Godin) – [link]. Ten Lessons I Learned from Shark Tank – [link]. Banksy on advertising – [link]. 9 Ways Google+ Can Help Your Business – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

SaaS products aren’t viral – [link]. Fatherpreneurship: How to be a Successful Father and Entrepreneur - [link]. Avoid the 50/50 co-founder model – here’s why – [link]. Want to get a job at a startup? Show them WHY. Great example – [link]. Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup – [link].

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 14, 2011

30+ years later, McLuhan’s visually dazzling, quirky exploration of marketing and communication remains a must-read for any Public Relations or Marketing professional. * Social Media is King and there are a lot of books out there on the subject, this one stands out for being fresh, highly rated on Amazon, and well-organized.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 19, 2011

Here are 10 great tips shared with us by various PR and Media folks that I hope you find useful! Related posts: Lean Marketing: Public Relations strategies for small businesses and startups. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). Prepare well.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Billboards and outdoor advertising have been around for almost 150 years now and in many ways are precursors to, and cousins of, today’s online campaigns, both paid and viral. The viral affect of the ads, decades before the internet, made this one of the most effective (and cost-effective) advertising campaigns ever.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

7 Social Media Mistakes that Can Keep Your Content from Going Viral - [link]. Brands Will Become Media: Here’s How | Logic+Emotion - [link]. Why Agencies Could Win the Talent Fight with Startups | Digiday – [link]. Why Ad Holding Companies Should Act More Like VCs | Advertising Age - [link]. Advertising Age - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

But experienced business owners and marketing/PR experts all agree that such doubts and fears are irrational. Related posts: 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). If this describes you – you are not alone. image credit: Jurgen Appelo.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The non-profit benefits from increased promotion to a larger audience, and the small business can benefit from positive public relations, stronger audience engagement, and marketing opportunities that they might now otherwise have. Related posts: Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2015

The Secrets Of Writing Smart, Long-form Articles That Go Absolutely Viral crowdspring.co/17YlCF6. Why This Startup Won’t Let the Team Work From Home crowdspring.co/1CHW7Fq. The Often-Overlooked Value of Cold Calling crowdspring.co/1Gr3OB6. This Mistake Will Get You Called Out on Social Media crowdspring.co/1G7ahgR.

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Start Up Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

The PR and buzz is unparalleled. Postgame is where digital and viral take over, exponentially increasing the value of a Super Bowl ad with each additional view, comment, blog posting and Twitter comment. Pregame buzz – You’re not buying 30 seconds; you’re buying two weeks of pregame hype as well.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is from Frank Strong , director of Public Relations, Vocus – Enjoy! An aspiration of a quick hit that goes viral and leads to instant sales is setting you up for disappointment. Frank Strong is the director of PR for Vocus. If You Liked This Post. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 1, 2016

Referral Marketing – This includes intentional word of mouth activities, viral tactics as well as intentional referral generation. Public Relations – This includes activities aimed at receiving coverage in traditional media outlets. Here’s quick rundown of the various channels to choose from.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2011

Although that campaign pre-dated the rise of the social media, it is a great and early example of the viral effect that can sometimes occur with a fresh new campaign.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

Referral Marketing– This includes intentional word of mouth activities, viral tactics as well as intentional referral generation. Public Relations– This includes activities aimed at receiving coverage in traditional media outlets. Public Relations Category on Duct Tape Marketing. Further Reading.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 3, 2010

How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. How to Manage Your Own PR – [link]. RT @armano: Fake BP Public Relations Twitter Account a Viral Hit [INTERVIEW] – [link]. Illinois leg. enacts 25% tax credit for investors in tech/biotech startups – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 29, 2012

Related posts: Personal branding in a world of meat. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). We love small businesses, we love creativity, we love the people who are leveraging the internet to promote and benefit from these things and, now, we love Amanda!

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