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7 Keys To An Engaging Framework For Social Media Mktg

Startup Professionals Musings

Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics. Measuring is all about return-on-investment (ROI). Measuring is all about return-on-investment (ROI). Pick the ones that fit your desired outcome. Iteratively execute and measure results.

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The Most Misunderstood Facts About Building a Business on YouTube

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We have made 5 online video investments in total – some we will talk about later this year. Content is a “hits driven business” and therefore you can only invest in platforms not media. You must invest in technology. You can’t build a brand on YouTube. I think most arguments miss the mark.

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Startup Business Model Considerations

SoCal CTO

Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years.

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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

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Customer Acquisition. How many adds came through organic SEO? For example, if you have developers, content people or SEO folks working on SEO programs you’ll need to allocate their time / costs to this effort. SEO is seldom “free.”. How many through affiliate deals? lowering $1.50 increasing conversion from 12.5%

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Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

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In essence Muhammad thinks the “growth hacking” is a charlatan term for online marketing that consists of a bunch of everyday tasks that all online businesses should be doing: SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Social Media, Referral Marketing, etc. “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Success begets success.

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7 Steps To A Winning Social Media Marketing Campaign

Startup Professionals Musings

Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics. Measuring is all about return-on-investment (ROI). Measuring is all about return-on-investment (ROI). Pick the ones that fit your desired outcome. Iteratively execute and measure results.

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Social Media Marketing Should Not Be Used Alone Today

Startup Professionals Musings

None should be considered competitive mutually exclusive to any other. Every business should look at its cost of customer acquisition (COCA) and return on investment (ROI) twice a year and after each campaign. These give good customer connection and SEO. The tools and measurements are the same for both. Marty Zwilling.