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6 Trends Are Driving A Data Tsunami For Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Per a new study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 69 percent in 2014, reaching 2.5 Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors.

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Smartphone Location Tracking Apps Next Wave Is B2B

Startup Professionals Musings

As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, still waiting to be found: Find strategic partnerships. If your B2B contacts check-in regularly at certain types of locations (entertainment venues, stores, etc.)

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What Amazon Hopes to Achieve with Prime Day

Tech Zulu Event

On July 15, Amazon’s Prime Day , an ostensible celebration of the online retailer’s 20th birthday, will offer members “more deals than Black Friday,” including seven Deals of the Day, thousands of lightning offers, and flash sales every 10 minutes. billion in 2014 Singles’ Day sales, spurred by more than $2 billion in the first hour.)

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Location-Based Services are a Bonanza for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Internet marketers see it as a better way to target consumers, and even retarget them to close a sale. As outlined by Adam Holden-Bache recently on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, along the following lines: Strategic partnerships. Branded entertainment.

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Location-Based Services in B2B Offer Better Return

Startup Professionals Musings

As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, along the following lines: Strategic partnerships. If your B2B contacts check-in regularly at certain types of locations (entertainment venues, stores, etc.)

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Tapiture Taps Into Successful Social eCommerce And Secures $2.25M In Seed Funding

Tech Zulu Event

If Pinterest is catnip for girls, Tapiture was founded to go after the men, but quickly evolved into a more sophisticated artistic social media community. The curated design and photography-driven entertainment site is where GIFs and memes intermingle with stunning photography, video and the ability to purchase in app.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. Ben Jeffries launched his startup, Influencer , in London in 2014 after his close friend matched with Caspar Lee, a Yo uTuber with 7.3 With new followers — today her account, @weworewhat , has 2.2

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