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Traditional marketing vs. social engagement

Berkonomics

College professors teaching marketing must be having a real challenge keeping up with the new channels of communication, the relative values of advertising buys in this new world and explaining how to make the most out of these cheaper and more powerful channels. The new power model of marketing. Ask for endorsements when appropriate.

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Turn “broadcast” into “engagement.”

Berkonomics

College professors teaching marketing must be having a real challenge keeping up with the new channels of communication, the relative values of advertising buys in this new world, and explaining how to make the most out of these cheaper and more powerful channels. Ask for endorsements when appropriate.

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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

Both Sides of the Table

Advertising has driven the majority of Internet innovation. that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. This has prompted many people to question whether advertising “in stream&# and on Twitter is a good thing or a bad thing. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising?

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

Both Sides of the Table

In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) She became an authority on the topic and her blog helped her to both elevate her status in her industry as well as to bring great link juice to her website and improve her SEO. So her wedding story had a happy ending.

Startup 363
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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

Both Sides of the Table

This is why the smartest analysts thinking about the MCN space have often compared the MCNs to “ad networks” which are the middlemen who sit between advertisers and publishers and often take a 15-17.5% I will talk about these strategies in my next blog post. Having business models that aren’t only ad-based.

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Entrepreneurs Should Go For The Quick Buck – Then Stop - Initial Business Models Can Be Enticing But Limiting In The Long Run

InfoChachkie

They knew that price restructuring would significantly impair their gross revenues as well as their net income, which would dramatically impact their stock price. As with many emerging markets, the Facebook advertising ecosystem is relatively inefficient. Even though WebEx eventually modified its pricing, it was too late.

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6 Keys to Becoming an Influencer for More Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Actively participating in social media is the place to start, including blogging and positively responding to customer feedback, to build a growing crowd of followers. The net effect is that influencers can rely more heavily on the less expensive “pull” marketing, rather than traditional “push” marketing.