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I read a great article by John Doherty about the shift from RSS to social media and what it means to marketers. The first thing that came to mind was, am I getting old? I have this…
Several designers from Columbus have created a cool social campaign to promote getting a NBA team to Columbus. The viral campaign had some steam at launch as it hit local radio shows and news broadcasts….
One of the most powerful marketing effects your startup could produce is the viral expansion loop. The theory is simple, the execution is not. A viral expansion loop is exponential growth produced by users and…
And this is coming from a startup marketing manager. I have worked on quite a few startup products through the years and I keep witnessing the same trend. The startups that actually solve an issue…
One type of advertising startups often pass on (if not ever used) is apparel. Creating t-shirts and distributing them is not only a strain on resources and money (if your lucky to have some), there…
A trend I am starting to see among young internet entrepreneurs as well as more established startups is a lack of understanding how customers use the internet to research and buy. This information is more…
Startups often want to use viral marketing (aka word of mouth) because it is free, the public does most of the work for you and people are more likely to use a product recommended by…
Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends had a great post last week with marketing experts sharing one of their marketing secrets. I have quoted some of my favorites with a reason why I think the…
Guerrilla marketing is one of the more creative outlets that startups can use to get noticed. One of my business partners, Gabe Shultz of Bored Sketchbooks fame, came up with a great guerrilla marketing idea…