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8 Strategies To Drive Your Startup To Profitability

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Others do far too little, assuming the viral effect and word-of-mouth will soon kick in, and sales will suddenly grow exponentially. Word-of-mouth and social media may get you started, but there is no substitute these days for special promotions, webinars, presence at trade shows, and actively calling on decision makers.

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8 Keys To Scaling The Business After Initial Traction

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Others do far too little, assuming the viral effect and word-of-mouth will soon kick in, and sales will suddenly grow exponentially. Word-of-mouth and social media may get you started, but there is no substitute these days for special promotions, webinars, presence at trade shows, and actively calling on decision makers.

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Interview with Jimmy Hendricks, Deal Current

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In the meantime, Groupon came along, and our media customers started to lose advertising. We learned that Groupon was taking their advertisers. Jimmy Hendricks: We make a percentage of every sale. We also mail checks to the advertisers every day, to make sure people get paid. That's where Deal Current was born.

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8 Initiatives To Increase Your Business Growth Curve

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Others do far too little, assuming the viral effect and word-of-mouth will soon kick in, and sales will suddenly grow exponentially. Word-of-mouth and social media may get you started, but there is no substitute these days for special promotions, webinars, presence at trade shows, and actively calling on decision makers.

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CreatorUp Links You With Top Filmakers & YouTube Creators To Make Awesome Web Series

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Following graduate school, he worked in Film Finance and Sales at CAA, Creative Development at Vuguru (Michael Eisner’s multi-platform studio), and Content Partnerships at Blip Networks. Mike’s work in sales, marketing, distribution, and business development is essential to customer acquisition, growth, and scalability.

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