Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2013

has appointed Matt Monahan as its VP Social Media Marketing to stir its digital business acceleration. Monahan will be in charge of managing Science’s social customer acquisition companies like EverySignal and Madrigold. LA-based Science Inc.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Offering one more social media site (over 200 already exist on Wikipedia) probably won’t work. Don’t forget to market yourself before, during, and after your initial idea, through social media, websites, and events. Take advantage of low-cost modern tools and automation. Prioritize mergers and acquisitions early.

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Outsource Development Social Media Software Review Custom 154

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Atomkeep , an online service to help users synchronize their social media profiles across a number of social networking sites, has been acquired by Jobscience , a developer of social relationship management software tools. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Here is an outline of some key force multipliers that I have seen used effectively in the ongoing battle for business survival and success: Establish a presence on multiple social media channels. Amazingly, I still find that many small businesses still don’t use any social media, much less appear on a range of platforms.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Now, Thrive Global is adding a tech tool to its arsenal of cognitive behavioral therapies with the acquisition of the Los Angeles-based startup, Boundless Mind. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the stock and cash acquisition will see all nine members of the current Boundless team join Thrive Global.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2010

The price of two of Demand Media's acquisitions, Pluck , and The Daily Plate , have both been made public with the firm's IPO filing Friday evening. for Pluck, a developer of social media tools, and paid $5.0M Financial terms of those acquisitions had not been announced by the firm previously. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

People with the wrong tools or no training. Make sure people have the right tools, and know how to use them, for accounting, inventory tracking, and planning. The most cost-effective marketing approaches have changed; from catalogs to web sites, and from television commercials to social media.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2016

HelloSociety develops tools to help marketers reach influencers on social media, including on Instagram, Pinterest, Vine, YouTube and blogs. Los Angeles-based HelloSociety , the influencer marketing agency which is part of Science, Inc. , has been acquired by the New York Times, the company said late Friday.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

TrustYou , a provider of social media monitoring technology and services to businesses which has its U.S. Financial terms of the acquisition of ReviewAnalyst was not announced. headquarters in Manhattan Beach, said today that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding, and acquired Dallas-based ReviewAnalyst.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should select only social media for marketing, or stick with digital media, or just count on traditional media. Social media as a marketing tool is here to stay, and is now widely accepted. The tools and measurements are the same for both.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2016

United Online said the sale is part of a strategy to exit the social media business, and is part of an ongoing evaluation of "strategic alternatives" by JMP Securities and work by ACXIT Capital Management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

If there are conflicts within the team, or differing views of the strategy, or evidence of missing processes and tools, the investment process will likely be terminated. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should use social media for marketing, digital media, or traditional media. The place to start today is if your company only uses traditional media for marketing, or no marketing. The tools and measurements are the same for both.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2022

The same goes for business deals that fail during acquisitions or when it is time for you to retire. Make sure they have the tools to support them. With today’s worldwide Internet and social media, your brand impact is not set by what you say, but by numbers of followers, influencers, and satisfied customers.

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Technical Review Social Media Entrepreneur Startup 147

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2020

There are lots of others trying to put content on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok, which is more about entertainment around social media. What we do, is we take them from social media into a one-to-one relationship, via text, directly to their phone. Scott Grimes: A lot of it is for new user acquisition.

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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. Really listen to feedback from the team, and empower them with the ability to make customers happy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Marketing-driven customer acquisition. In this context, the palette of channels for reaching customers has greatly expanded, to now include social media, digital, mobile and new online options. Word-of-mouth driven customer acquisition. Traditional marketing efforts (advertising and promotions) are still important.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

If there are conflicts within the team, or differing views of the strategy, or evidence of missing processes and tools, the investment process will likely be terminated. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references.

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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.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

Some very interesting graphics including this heat map: Very cool visualization tool! Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Growth entrepreneurs quickly find themselves removed from day-to-day operations, and become more and more occupied by transactions with lawyers, investors, and potential acquisition partners. If your passion is customers, you definitely will be happier as a lifestyle entrepreneur.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2021

According to TrillerNet, it acquired FITE, a global live-event and Pay-Per-View, SVOD and AVOD and streaming platform for sports and entertainment, and separately, also acquired Amplify.ai, a developer of conversational AI tools for brands and others. Financial terms of the two deal were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Marketing-driven customer acquisition. In this context, the palette of channels for reaching customers has greatly expanded, to now include social media, digital to mobile, and new Internet options. Word-of-mouth driven customer acquisition. Traditional marketing efforts (advertising and promotions) are still important.

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Custom Customer Satisfaction Social Media 97

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 19, 2015

Social Media Automation Tools. Social media has become a critical communication channel for businesses to acquire new clients, reduce support costs, and learn about customer preferences. This will increase profitability and fight off competitors who compete by cutting their prices. CRM Platforms.

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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. Businesses often settle on one social media or distribution channel based on initial testing, and never look back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

In addition, every business has operating costs, like customer acquisition, fulfillment, inventory, and customer service. Social media activities require professional effort and time, so beware the hidden costs. Assess cost versus value with analytics and measurement tools. Engage your audience with social media.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2007

And in fact all our globally-connecting-social-networking tools are making face-to-face more, not less desirable. Thanks to the tools yall are building, we now have more far-flung friends--including people weve never met f2f--than ever before. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

My 1,000th Post on This Blog - Tim Berry's Blog - Planning Startups Stories , July 21, 2010 HTML5 video markup, compatibility and playback - Niall Kennedy's Weblog , February 8, 2010 Your Product Needs a Soul - ArcticStartup , February 12, 2010 Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Customers are more in control of their buying decisions than ever before, with the wealth of alternatives and information available online, and interactive access to sources they trust via social media. With today’s online tools, let the customer see and hear from your support organization, marketing and top executives.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Farbod Shoraka: My background is actually in mergers and acquisition advisory. We partner with them, and give them tools to help their business. We''re partnering with the florists, and giving them free tools to help them build their business. It''s sort of an Etsy for flowers. We now have 2,000 florists around the country.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In addition, every business has operating costs, like customer acquisition, fulfillment, inventory, and customer service. Social media activities require professional effort and time, so beware the hidden costs. Assess cost versus value with analytics and measurement tools. Engage your audience with social media.

Social Media 93

Social Media Content Startup Web 93

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2013

Clearly, globally, data is coming out of the explosion of cloud, mobile, social media, and healthcare areas. Each of those dimensions really overwhelms existing platforms, whether that's a relational database or business intelligence tools. Why is Big Data taking off, and why the interest in this area? It's just exploding.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. LinkedIn has been my primary tool for keeping track of who to invite. * Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. How do you use LinkedIn?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based CurbStand (www.curbstand.com) is hoping to change that, by offering up a mobile app which connects you with the company''s network of CurbStand valet parking companies, which offers on-demand retrieval of your car, mobil payments, and on the valet parking operator side--lots of business analytics tools and reporting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

It’s amazing how many proposals I see that are “me too” with only slight or abstract differentiation from other social media sites, ride sharing, or collaboration tools. A startup with innovation and high entry barriers is the most attractive candidate for investors and acquisition partners.

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Netflix Social Media Competition Custom 54

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

If there are conflicts within the team, or differing views of the strategy, or evidence of missing processes and tools, the investment process will likely be terminated. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references.

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Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 108

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Storygami is a SaaS tool that allows content creators and brands add overlays such as relevant context, social streams and call to action buttons to videos. DigiSynd manages Disney’s brand presence in the social media space. Founded a series of successful startups resulting in IPOs and acquisitions.

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