Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2010

If you are an entrepreneur these days, or trying to grow an existing business, everyone is telling you that you need to use social media. But very few are talking about how to measure your results, and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. Social media is the realm of public opinion and customer conversations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2017

If you are an entrepreneur these days, or trying to grow an existing business, everyone is telling you that you need to use social media. But very few are talking about how to measure your results and return on investment (ROI), and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. Get attention and reach your audience.

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Social Media Media Metrics Satisfaction 69

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

The cost of entry has never been lower, with new tools to create your own website , and free social media to get your message out everywhere. Make sure the name and trademarks you want are available, as well as web site address, social media tags, and any other intellectual property. Names and taglines are critical to success.

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Social Media Metrics Media Tool 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2013

If you are an entrepreneur these days, or trying to grow an existing business, everyone is telling you that you need to use social media. But very few are talking about how to measure your results, and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. Social media is the realm of public opinion and customer conversations.

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Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 102

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

They helped create over 5 million new businesses in 2022, a forty percent increase over the previous year. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Establishing your brand with interactive social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Social media is so pervasive in today’s world that every entrepreneur believes instinctively that they know how to use it for their startup. When it comes to social media for your business, expect a high learning curve, but rest assured it’s not rocket science. Create an integrated conventional marketing and social media strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

In my experience, the good news is that everyone is becoming more and more comfortable with relationships via the new media and technology. Here is my list of some key recommendations to help you get your fair share of business: Customize and personalize every communication you can. Make sure clients know how you manage your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In the interests of helping you work smarter and last longer, I would like to offer my top ten list of key resource drains to avoid in early businesses and startups, based on my years of advising entrepreneurs and my own business experience: Expanding your product line too quickly for scaling. Poor communication and visibility from the top.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Establishing your brand with interactive social media. Early customer feedback will position your solution, and help you make pivots before critical time and money are lost.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. What are your key Startup Metrics ? What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Do you need to process user-contributed media?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. What are your key Startup Metrics ? What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Do you need to process user-contributed media?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Content Startup Social Media IP 175

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2019

With the advent of instant communication and social media, customer service starts at the first hint of interest by you, and never ends for repeat customers. One bad customer experience will kill not only one customer, but many future ones, who hear the message via social media and friends. The world has changed.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

How do you make sense of all that data and actually help it to drive business decisions? Pasadena-based UberMedia (Www.ubermedia.com) is taking that data, and sorting through it to help businesses. We also work with companies doing measurement of marketing campaigns and store visits. Gladys Kong: For instance, location data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2019

Inbound marketing is all building two-way virtual relationships, which are the norm for today’s generation via social media, mobile apps, recommendations from “friends” and influencers, modern websites with customer-focused content, friendly forums, and chat bots. Implement marketing metrics based on inbound data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Everyone is talking about how social media can help you jumpstart your business at no cost, and experts are springing up on all sides to help you do it at a high cost. Before you start, analyze existing media, demographics, and new social media alternatives for a fit to your rollout campaign requirements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Should you be buying key words from search engines, building fabulous web content, blasting out e-mail campaigns, or putting all your efforts into viral videos or social media? In fact, the first challenge is to build a strategy, put together a budget, and define measurement metrics. Pick a theme and a team for each and get started.

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Marketing Metrics Social Media Content 96

SoCal CTO

APRIL 1, 2009

I am excited to be participating in and announcing the of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal. And perhaps to stimulate new connections.

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Southern California TechEmpower Technology Council Metrics 150

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

He is a marketing professional with over 8 years of extensive online and social media marketing experience. Patrick is the man behind all the marketing aspects of what could be called one of the funniest sites on the web. He gives up the goods and a few tips on what you could do to help market your company.

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Sites Marketing Social Media Social Network 61

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. The bottom line is that Los Angeles Tech is trying to help find and navigate that content. One of the more interesting new features is that the site now takes into account social signals.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It’s the only site aside from Google I go to every single day so that I don’t miss out on an incredible offer. To prove that point, tonight I had the privilege of hearing him speak at Lean LA , a Los Angeles group that helps high tech start-ups build great companies on a budget. Noah has what I believe he called “Thank You metrics”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

In a world where it’s easier to judge the immediate value of a business, I know that metrics like “time on site&# matter. And some tech companies are growing like wildfire helping brands to find more people who “like&# them. Social Media helps change that. That’s what AOL was.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Can software algorithms help drive more user engagement and video views for publishers? I was running the largest deals in the media and entertainment video area across many different Google products. I also lead our media and entertainment vertical practice. The metrics are very solid.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Even a million users on your social media site won’t pay the bills until you sell some advertising or a premium service. It’s your job as a leader to be the model high performer, quantify the team view with metrics, and expand awareness to the best outside competition and new tools.

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Technical Review Layoffs Social Media Metrics 124

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

In the media NYC is “hot” right now yet having just spent 6 days in NY I heard many similar stories as I get in LA: not enough VC and hard to get great tech resources. How did they end up with such an irreverent site and what was their objective? Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children).

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

. - talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. Take a look at other sites: [link] But the overall idea is to provide branded search in order to get merchandise from your artist, star, etc. Disclosure: we helped build the system that is behind these.) Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2013

But marketing is not “rocket science,” so I’m a big proponent of self-help and practicing the pragmatics in-house first. Use social media in concert with a web site and offline media. Put your best efforts into helping prospects break through the clutter, engage them, and intrigue them. Marty Zwilling.

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Sales Startup Metrics Customer 105

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Jackson, CEO and co-founder of CapLinked (www.caplinked.com), which is developing tools to help entrepreneurs and investors connect. Eric is also author of the book The PayPal Wars: Battles With Ebay, the Media, the Mafia, And the Rest of Planet Earth , where he documented that experience. What's the business model behind the site?

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Southern California Entrepreneur Software Review Yammer 243

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Establishing your brand with interactive social media. Early customer feedback will position your solution, and help you make pivots before critical time and money are lost.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2016

Native Facebook videos are competing with YouTube videos and becoming the best way to get your message across on social media. Facebook has Anthology, a service that connects business with media partners to help them produce quality videos to promote their brands online. Get the Most for Your Money.

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Marketing Social Media Social Network Technical Review 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

In addition to legal and local requirements, you need a business name that is available as a website domain name, and a user name on key social media channels, including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Having a website won’t help if customers can’t find it. Use social media to actively engage with your customers.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Will it be able to help brands market themselves better in social media? It provides key metrics that allow you to have a better understanding of your tweets. Do take note that this is only based on users who viewed your tweet using Twitter’s android and iOS apps, or through their official site. Let’s take a look.

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Content Marketing Social Media Journal 93

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2010

According to its web site, Concern helps those with the most extreme cases of poverty. You can checkout all the excitement through our photo stream here: The local event, dubbed #LATwestival, was hosted by Shira Lazar and featured alternative band, Metric.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Maybe its because Im 66", but I think most clothes shopping really stinks and when was the last time that a sales person was actually helpful. Having help narrowing choices is what its going to be about going forward. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

A few companies have aggregated all of that free media out there from those marketing materials. It helped that we could speak to that problem, and help the studios address that issue by giving consumers a legal alternative. Especially with DVD sales declining, we offer an interesting way to help studios.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

What can they do for funding, where can they go for help? User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking? Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

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