Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. The reason I have so many typos is that I value cranking out more content rather than perfect posts. This is the market that Wonga serves and they are killing it! Big market. Blogging has gone through many iterations. LendingClub. 24.5mm in Series C.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The idea was that if you could put up a consumer site that was seen as the best place to consume content then people wouldn’t go to lower-quality or free sites to get it. The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Contributed by Jackie Carrillo, a content coordinator and contributor who writes on technology, marketing, business management and education. . Google deploys digital spiders to crawl the web looking for new pages and content, and then the search engine indexes those new pages, or adds them to it search capabilities.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We discussed in the video why they don’t price this money but give it as convertible debt) they don’t make announcements to the market. They also avoid Reg D.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. When I was running startups I felt like a horse with blinders on because I was super focused on the content management market and ignored many other markets. Writing this bl0g – This blog is a huge creative outlet for me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Investing in a podcast can be worthwhile, but your organization needs to answer this question before you start: Does a podcast make sense within the whole of your marketing strategy? Think of podcasting like long-term marketing. But this typically comes with a hefty price tag. Are you able to commit to it? Choose a show style.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 11, 2010

How does this effect digital marketing? Just as the internet changed the way we could market, will e-books do the same? We’ll share our experience developing enterprise and consumer facing semantic search applications from three perspectives: Content and user experience, knowledge engineering and technology. Is this a good idea?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. We talked about the negative effect of Apple’s closed system attitude but how that will be a gift to the market because Apple’s cracking of the operator hegemony has forced the industry to innovate. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. Tags: Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. Team Pip.io

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

I don’t do advertising on my blog, but I thought it was worth mentioning Ryan in particular because he has an alternate model for doing a startup. Provides electronic book services for content publishers; services include digital scanning and conversion, distribution to leading e-book retailers, monetization and royalty management.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

Welcome to Social Media Week --the one week out of the year where we get to tweet and blog about social media! Usually these discussions focus on Marketing, PR, Customer Service or an Agency. RSVP: [link] 3PM Whole Foods Market presents: Afternoon Snack. Try the waitlists. I think you'll have a good shot at getting in.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

This makes it a great way to market your visually pleasing products to an audience that is seeking arts, craft ideas, and photography. If a potential customer takes a quick glance at your Instagram, they should be able to tell exactly who you’re marketing to and what your product or service is. Consider Etsy and Pinterest accounts.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

Content companies, for example, should be able to amass traffic and sell advertising on a bootstrapped budget before they come close to seeking equity financing—because you can, and because that’s the market expectation and that’s what your competitors are already doing. Maybe you meet a CTO who is tired of working with ad agencies.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

To ensure your business continues to take advantage of the changing tide, here are 21 ways to help accelerate the growth of your new business in the year ahead: Become a prolific content creator. Dove, for example, sells soap but consistently posts content about positive body image. Build a content website or add a blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 25, 2018

Written for EO by Raul Harman, editor in chief at Technivorz blog. Even so, if you’re planning a professional event and your success depends on people showing up, you’ll want to implement a marketing strategy to ensure its success. Today, every marketing strategy should incorporate social media.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

I'd been working in email marketing for quite a while before I took on my first B2B campaign. What I didn't realize is that minor tweaks to generalized email marketing tactics aren't enough to create a successful B2B campaign.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Today, inbound marketing is inescapable for any startup that wants to be successful online. Not surprisingly, a survey done by Statista found that content marketing was believed to be the most effective digital marketing technique according to marketers — followed by marketing automation, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Whether it’s a question, a product comparison, reviews about something specific or to test the market to see what all is available, customers turn to search engines for information and product awareness. Must-Read: The Great Content Battle: Search Engine Optimization vs. Creativity. Importance of SEO in digital marketing.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . Salesforce) and a marketing platform (e.g., Our historic salestech and marketing tech stack was: CRM : Salesforce. I run PEVCTech , a community focused on this area.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2010

I wanted to see two things: Would the second (or sometimes even third Tweet) convert enough people to my blog to make it worth potentially annoying some people on Twitter? If your goal is to send a Tweet that converts to people to a blog post sending more than one Tweet is recommended. My conclusions. So, whaddaya think?

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Feedough

JANUARY 3, 2021

This change has forced marketers to follow and adapt to the changing marketing channels. Digital advertising is a branch of digital marketing and deals only with the promotional mix, and not with other Ps of the digital marketing mix. It comprises images, text, and animation, and shows up as banners on websites and blogs.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In recent times, marketing tools are becoming increasingly popular amongst businesses and the reason is simple. Therefore, if you run a business (or plan to start one), it is an excellent idea to look into effective marketing tools to boost your efforts. But first, why is it advisable to use marketing tools in your business?

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

How to Leverage SEO to Drive Traffic to Your Startup’s Website In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, leveraging SEO is crucial for driving traffic to a startup’s website. This begins with thorough keyword research and tailoring your webpage content to match the interests and demographics of your target audience.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

For Lindsay Tjepkema — who has been entrenched in the world of B2B marketing for more than 15 years — the opportunity was massive. So in 2019, she founded Casted , an audio and video podcast product aimed at B2B marketers. For starters, Casted’s SaaS platform gives marketing teams a way to publish content.

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Feedough

MARCH 15, 2021

And even those who don’t tag themselves as influencers tend to use LinkedIn posts for their own benefits. So, what if there were a LinkedIn content performance optimiser to help you grow your influence? The idea is that you can analyse your content performance for your personal LinkedIn account. Welcome, Inlytics. The Offering.

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Campaign Monitor

MARCH 8, 2022

Your email newsletter is one of your most powerful marketing channels. While other marketing tactics go out of vogue, it begs the question: why have newsletters stood the test of time? When you’re creating new email content on the daily, it’s easy to lose sight of your creativity. . General Assembly. Why it works.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2021

Unless you find an alternative business model to monetize a totally free SaaS product, you’ll have to attach a price tag to it. In this blog post, we’re not going to talk about different business models, seat-based VS usage volume pricing, or subscription VS pay-as-you-go.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The challenge is that my time and money budget for “influencing”–content creation and marketing– is minimal. Also, since I’m not trying to be a full-time marketer, I can’t use some of the standard celebrity techniques. We market to four populations: High-potential founders. Tech stack. I host on Hostforweb **.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 27, 2023

Natalia Brzezinska, Marketing & Outreach Manager, UK Passport Photo Obsessing Over Ranking SEO for e-commerce, despite what many marketers will tell you, being on the top page of search results isn’t the goal; it’s all about driving traffic that converts into purchases.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

You still need a dedicated marketing budget, though—after all, you'll face some of the fiercest competition selling on platforms like these. Most online marketplaces have built-in advertising options, which makes marketing a lot simpler and easier than trying campaigns across the vast internet. Innate advertising options.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. I didn't just read customer reviews or the marketing materials for these website builders. Although some of these tools are part of a suite of other marketing tools, they can all operate independently.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Other features for a digital journal that might be important to you include password protection, Markdown support, the ability to add more than one photo, location and weather tags, and journaling prompts. for Pro), iOS ($4.99

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

This heated competition among alternative social apps could explain why Poparazzi is taking to its blog today to share its metrics and confirm its financing after a year of silence. (Or The app’s idea was, effectively, to turn one of Instagram’s core features — photo tagging — into a stand-alone experience. ”

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StartupNation

APRIL 27, 2021

So, along with looking at potential problems you can solve for the topics you identified in the steps above, look at what’s currently being sold in those markets, too. Look at products on Amazon, conduct a Google search, review websites and blogs related to the topic and see what they’re promoting and how they’re doing it. Web design.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Similarly, customer introductions are invaluable in the early days, but become less valuable once a company has a fully-formed go to market function.”. I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog. All content is developed and delivered by the Real Ventures partners. AskAnything.VC aggregates resources from all the VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

I first learned the ropes around SEO (search engine optimization) and how for years this has been a cat-and-mouse game where people game the system (Google) through link exchanges, offshore SEO “agencies,&# widgets, algorithmically optimized content and the like that degrades the quality of search results. Not the expected reaction.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The challenge is that my time and money budget for “influencing”–content creation and marketing– is minimal. Also, since I’m not trying to be a full-time marketer, I can’t use some of the standard celebrity techniques. We market primarily to four populations: High-potential founders. Tech stack.

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