Remove 2009 Remove Media Remove Mentor Remove Social Media
article thumbnail

Earned Media: What is it & how can it benefit or harm your brand?

From the Venture Trenches

Of the three horses in a brand’s marketing troika: owned , paid and earned – earned media is the least understood and least utilized, despite the fact that a conscious effort to leverage the channel can be extremely effective and long lasting. However, they do require a constant vigil, particularly in regards to earned media.

Media 45
article thumbnail

Earned Media: What is it & how can it benefit or harm your brand?

From the Venture Trenches

Of the three horses in a brand’s marketing troika: owned , paid and earned – earned media is the least understood and least utilized, despite the fact that a conscious effort to leverage the channel can be extremely effective and long lasting. However, they do require a constant vigil, particularly in regards to earned media.

Media 40
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Tips For Attracting Female Customers

Tech.Co

In the Harvard Business Review Female Economy 2009 report, women purchasing power was predicted to control about $28 trillion in annual global consumer spending, if not more. Connecting with your customer via social media, forums or advertising is the norm these days, but there’s nothing as strong as building a community around your brand.

Tips 71
article thumbnail

As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

Both Sides of the Table

By 2009 had reduced to around $15 billion in capital from LPs. And hard for me to imagine the Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger weren’t instrumental mentors to David. I use social media. But I became a VC in 2007 and wrote my first check in 2009 – 4.5 And reinventing itself. And some firms will go under.

article thumbnail

Carpooling Wants You To Share Your Car, Meet New Friends & Get Paid For It!

Tech Zulu Event

In 2009, after their first round of investment, they launched internationally. Do you have any mentors, Investors? though is the visibility and support that startups get from investors and media when they release great products. Our original German site, mitfahrgelegenheit.de , was founded as a student project in 2001.

article thumbnail

Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

Dec 26, 2009). Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. We’re Living In The Dark Ages Of Social Media - rosskimbarovsky.com , August 9, 2010 If you believe the media and social media “experts&# , we’re living in the Renaissance of social media.

Startup 191
article thumbnail

Boomers are Driving a New Entrepreneurship Boom

Startup Professionals Musings

With longer life expectancies and greater health in later life, older generations are moving to start new firms -- and mentor young entrepreneurs. Half of the Internet users aged 50-64 use social media now, an 88 percent growth from the previous year. Business-startup rates in America increased the most in the Midwest and South.