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Traction Metrics Seed Real Startup Funding And Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

That should make you wonder - how do you measure traction in a metric? While thinking about the parameters of traction, and how to measure it, I was impressed with a new book, “ Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth ” by Ash Maurya, a serial entrepreneur, and creator of the one-page business modelling tool Lean Canvas.

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7 Keys to Positive Results Utilizing Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. The first thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work.

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3 Important Facebook Marketing Trends in 2016

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How can your company best benefit from social networking ads in 2016? In addition, make use of as much automation as you can in 2016 to reduce manpower costs and put the money towards other more important matters. Here is the breakdown of these 3 factors to watch in 2016: 1. That was $15.5 billion in 2015 alone.

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5 Engagement Principles Now Drive Business Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

With interactive social media and video everywhere, everyone needs to feel they have a relationship with their leaders, and every brand needs leader personification for customers to relate. Focus on two or three pertinent metrics in any situation. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 09/20/2016.

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8 Key Principles To Keep Up With The Speed of Change

Startup Professionals Musings

This means regular updates are required to your business plan, marketing message, social media, and website content. Define and use market metrics to tune your plan. Businesses often settle on one social media or distribution channel based on initial testing, and never look back. Static content quickly becomes dead content.

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6 Trends Generate Huge Data And Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

exabytes per month at the end of 2016, of which half was video. Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. Extend data metrics into non-traditional channels, such as email, internal social media, and customer collaboration platforms.

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Can Startups Surf The Huge Information Tidal Wave?

Startup Professionals Musings

zettabytes by the year 2016. Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. Extend data metrics into non-traditional channels, such as email, internal social media, and customer collaboration platforms. Gamify: engagement to get what you pay for.

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