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Doing the Right Things is More Important than Doing Things Right

Both Sides of the Table

Let’s say you have a marketing department with an incredibly talented leader who knows SEO, SEM, social media and how to hit the ball off the cover on press coverage. But this leads to organizational drift because staff will continue to produce “work.&#. Let me give you an example. Similar with product features.

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Sales Kids With Grit – Web 2.0 Paper Routes

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Rather than pining for the past, the demise of the paperboy represents a huge opportunity for an entrepreneur who can harness the talents of enterprising 12 – 17 year olds. Search Engine Management (SEM) – Search marketing can be performed by anyone with a rudimentary understanding of Google AdWords. Boys To Men.

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How To Size Your Marketing Budget For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. There is no doubt that marketing overall has become even more critical for startups over the past several years. A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content). Get exposure for your expertise.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

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Ethan recruited a great team of people to help build this proposition including Lisa Robinson running marketing and Rahul Thathoo as CTO who have been working tirelessly for the past year. The next major decision for us was whether to launch in one major city or many at once.

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5 Startup Marketing Actions to Impress Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. There is no doubt that marketing overall has become even more critical for startups over the past several years. A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content). Get exposure for your expertise.

Marketing 106
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Five Elements of a Credible Startup Marketing Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. There is no doubt that marketing overall has become even more critical for startups over the past several years. A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content). Get exposure for your expertise.

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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

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There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. But LTV / CAC is just one measure. Payback Period!!!”

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