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7 Keys To An Engaging Framework For Social Media Mktg

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Social Marketology ,” outlined the best set of steps I have seen so far for this current world: Focus on desired outcomes first. Create an action plan with metrics.

Social Media

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7 Steps To A Winning Social Media Marketing Campaign

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

Image via Pixabay Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Social Marketology ,” outlined the best set of steps I have seen so far for this current world: Focus on desired outcomes first. Create an action plan with metrics.

Social Media

Social Media Media Marketing Metrics

7 Keys To Using Social Media to Kickstart Your Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2019

Image via Pixabay After a frustrating meeting with a small business client recently who didn’t “have time” for social media, I was surprised to find evidence on the Internet that up to one quarter of small business owners are still hesitant to invest time, money, and effort into a social media strategy.

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7 Keys to Positive Results Utilizing Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2017

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Social Marketology ,” outlined the best set of steps I have seen so far for the new world: Focus on desired outcomes first. Create an action plan with metrics.

Social Media

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7 Steps to Productive Business Use of Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2013

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in “ Social Marketology ,” outlined the best set of steps I have seen so far for the new world: Focus on desired outcomes first.

Social Media

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Trial and Error for Business Social Media Will Fail

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2012

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his new book “ Social Marketology ,” outlined the best set of steps I have seen so far for the new world: Focus on desired outcomes first.

Social Media

Social Media Media Metrics SEO

10 Ways Owners Often Jeopardize Their Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Some chaos is normal in every new business, but many wait far too long before they install metrics based on “best practices,” and fail to attack obvious bottlenecks with a vengeance. The most cost-effective marketing approaches have changed; from catalogs to web sites, and from television commercials to social media.

Outsource Development

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7 Keys To Sustainably Enriching Your Customers’ Lives

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In this age of instant and global communication via social media and the Internet, I see more and more evidence that delighted customers should be your top priority. Use metrics to assess needs and growth economics.

Customer

Customer Custom Satisfaction Metrics

5 Entrepreneur Exasperations To Moderate Your Passion

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2021

You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public. You have tried all the popular initiatives and quick-fix remedies, including social media, search engine optimization, and content marketing. Conventional strategies don’t seem to work for you.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Satisfaction Social Media

7 Ways To Balance Your Heart And Logic With Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

To keep you on a positive track with potential investors, I recommend the following logic principles, to balance your passion in presenting your vision of a new business: Make sure your plan includes some business metrics. For example, if you have ever watched the Shark Tank show on TV, they always ask about the cost of customer acquisition.

Entrepreneur

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8 Key Disciplines Are Essential To Scale Any Business

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

With the real data from that surge, you need to take a hard look at business model realities, cost of customer acquisition, inventory costs, and other key metrics. Document processes and metrics for economies of scale. Key metrics for scaling, such as customer loyalty, are very important after initial rollout.

Metrics

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8 Key Principles To Keep Up With The Speed of Change

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2016

This means regular updates are required to your business plan, marketing message, social media, and website content. Initiate new strategic partnerships and investigate acquisitions versus in-house changes. Define and use market metrics to tune your plan. Static content quickly becomes dead content.

Social Media

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10 Strategies For Success Long-Term As Well As Today

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Even a million users on your social media site won’t pay the bills until you sell some advertising or a premium service. It’s your job as a leader to be the model high performer, quantify the team view with metrics, and expand awareness to the best outside competition and new tools.

Technical Review

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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Guide CTO Coach Southern California

Map of VC Investments

SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Venture Capital

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Kevin Federline Search Engine

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media

8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Software

Google Maps Mobile

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Google

Google Mobile CTO Coach Southern California

Interesting Model for University President

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach

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Challenge of Predicting Winners

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

CTO Coach

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About this Blog

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Blogging

Blogging CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire

Interview with Wes Nichols, MarketShare

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Essentially, we help them learn how to get more with less, and also how to consider new investments in things like social media, mobile marketing, or video. Or did we spark your interested indirectly through a banner ad, which led them to social media, which led them to go into a dealership? Did the TV stimulate search?

Social Media

Social Media Demand Activity Marketing

Entreprenuer Network

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Networking

Networking CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire

Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles?

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles CTO Hire CTO Coach Develop

MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

MyShape

MyShape CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire

Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

eHarmony

eHarmony CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California

A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Incubator

Incubator CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire

Where LinkedIn Works for Me

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media

Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media

Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Southern California

Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media

Innovation and Geography

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

CTO Coach

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media

Events and Networking in Los Angeles

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Networking CTO Coach Angel

Marketing The Funniest Site On The Internet With Patrick Starzan of Funny or Die

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

He is a marketing professional with over 8 years of extensive online and social media marketing experience. We focus on developing strong distribution channels through social media, search, blog outreach and email programs to accelerate the discovery, sharing and engagement with Funny Or Die content.

Sites

Sites Marketing Social Media Tips

The 5 Most Common Frustrations Of An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2015

You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public. You have tried all the popular initiatives and quick-fix remedies, including social media, search engine optimization, and content marketing. Conventional strategies don’t seem to work for you.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Satisfaction Social Media

Performance marketing agency MuteSix bets on content and data to boost DTC e-commerce

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

We’ve worked with lots of startups at different points in the funnel, starting from the ground up and working with them through various rounds of funding, all the way through acquisitions, including two by unicorns. But these days, ground up is tougher. Another big thing we’re trying to solve is incrementality.

Commerce

Commerce Content Marketing Startup

Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

Blogging

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California

Getting Your Internet Company Bought - Startups Uncensored #6

Jason Nazar

APRIL 9, 2009

It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation revealing the metrics and measurements for Mergers and Acquisitions in the online space with one of the best experts in the field. We are joined this month by Shawn Colo , the Co-Founder and Head of M&A at Demand Media. TO SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT, CLICK HERE.

Santa Monica

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5 Realities That Frustrate All New Business Founders

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2016

You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public. You have tried all the popular initiatives and quick-fix remedies, including social media, search engine optimization, and content marketing. Conventional strategies don’t seem to work for you.

Search Engine Optimization

Search Engine Optimization Satisfaction Entrepreneur Social Media

8 Growth Practices That Every Startup Needs To Follow

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2022

He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world. Pick a single metric that is the focus for all growth. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions.

Startup

Startup Social Media Metrics Customer

8 Positive Lessons From Facebook On Building Momentum

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2019

He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world. Pick a single metric that is the focus for all growth. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions.

Social Media

Social Media Metrics Customer Custom

8 Tips For Quantifying Traction In Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Most great crowdfunding campaigns, for example, are the result of momentum built through social media. Unfortunately, your personal assessment that you have traction probably won’t be convincing to potential investors and partners, so it’s important that you create and track your progress against some metrics.

Tips

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8 Strategies For Sustaining Momentum In Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

It’s important to define your growth strategy, document it, communicate it to your team, and align metrics and employee rewards to target goals. In most companies, maintaining momentum requires the right strategic partners and acquisitions, in lieu of short-term price adjustments and special sales.

Technical Review

Technical Review Technical Advisors Startup Mentor

How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

After a year in the market, MakeSpace was growing rapidly and our biggest issue was CAC (customer acquisition costs) relative to payback period (when we get our marketing investment back) and relative to LTV (lifetime value). The metrics were good but we wondered how much better they would be when we expanded our product.

Startup

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8 Principles For Building A Competitive Core Business

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2017

He talks in detail about ten of the key challenges that Facebook faced in their growth, to move from a tiny social media upstart to one of the most successful companies in the world. Pick a single metric that is the focus for all growth. For many companies, the long game is choosing the right strategic partners and acquisitions.

Competition

Competition Social Media Metrics Customer

7 Keys To An Engaging Framework For Social Media Mktg

7 Steps To A Winning Social Media Marketing Campaign

Trending Sources

7 Keys To Using Social Media to Kickstart Your Brand

7 Keys to Positive Results Utilizing Social Media

7 Steps to Productive Business Use of Social Media

Trial and Error for Business Social Media Will Fail

10 Ways Owners Often Jeopardize Their Business Growth

7 Keys To Sustainably Enriching Your Customers’ Lives

5 Entrepreneur Exasperations To Moderate Your Passion

7 Ways To Balance Your Heart And Logic With Investors

8 Key Disciplines Are Essential To Scale Any Business

8 Key Principles To Keep Up With The Speed of Change

10 Strategies For Success Long-Term As Well As Today

Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

Map of VC Investments

Kevin Federline Search Engine

8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing

Google Maps Mobile

Interesting Model for University President

Challenge of Predicting Winners

About this Blog

Interview with Wes Nichols, MarketShare

Entreprenuer Network

Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles?

MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf

A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive

Where LinkedIn Works for Me

Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple

Open Source Business Model

Innovation and Geography

Events and Networking in Los Angeles

Marketing The Funniest Site On The Internet With Patrick Starzan of Funny or Die

The 5 Most Common Frustrations Of An Entrepreneur

Performance marketing agency MuteSix bets on content and data to boost DTC e-commerce

Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

Getting Your Internet Company Bought - Startups Uncensored #6

5 Realities That Frustrate All New Business Founders

8 Growth Practices That Every Startup Needs To Follow

8 Positive Lessons From Facebook On Building Momentum

8 Tips For Quantifying Traction In Your New Venture

8 Strategies For Sustaining Momentum In Your Startup

How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

8 Principles For Building A Competitive Core Business

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