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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. It’s why opt-in marketing databases can be so incredibly valuable for companies like Gilt Groupe, One King’s Lane and AdoreMe. There are 2.9 billion by 2014.

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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Startup Professionals Musings

Research your target market to find out who they are and how to reach them. Gone are the days when companies could put up a website that sat on the screen like an electronic business card. Combine social media seamlessly within your traditional marketing plan. Producing weak, unfocused, or unhelpful content. small businesses.

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Pepcom: Mobile Focus San Diego | HTC, Samsung, X1, Paymentone They Haz It!

Tech Zulu Event

The room was filled wall to wall with execs, PR, and marketing personnel from a dynamic range of companies: from some of the biggest mobile device companies in the country to the single-app startups, there was a little bit of something for everyone. And the most… interesting? Seeing the Samsung Galaxy 5.0 ($270) in person.

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ZunguZ Facebook Payment Application | Interview With The Founder Robert Sussman

Tech Zulu Event

We built a Proof of Concept in 2010, went into closed beta in 2011 and opened up to the public in Dec 2012. As a result, various rounds of global meetings were held with: Facebook – Head of growth markets. This stimulates additional marketing and revenue for merchants. When was it launched? Barclays Bank – Vice President.

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Interview with Kian Saneii, Independa

socalTECH

Kian Saneii: We formally launched in 2009, but I started looking at the market in 2008, to see what applications were out there. It's been fascinating to figure out how this third screen, which we call the smartphone, is going to fit into our society and world. Kian Saneii: 2012 is a big year for us.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

Tech Zulu Event

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. When: Thursday, October 27th, 2011 – 7:00 p.m. Event Details. to 10:30 p.m.

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The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

According to Forrester Research (2011 report) 77% users who abandoned an online purchase cite the inability to speak to some as their primary reason for leaving. But if they suck on your computer Imagine just how bad they really suck on mobile devices where the screen size is much smaller. For me that’s why Twitter works.

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