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How To Begin Using Social Media In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a study of 1700 CEOs last year, only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. A business profile starts with a business account using your company logo as your picture (avatar), rather than your photo or a picture of your cat.

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Too Many Small Businesses Still Ignore Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a recent Harvard Business Review article , only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. A business profile starts with a business account using your company logo as your picture (avatar), rather than your photo or a picture of your cat.

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6 Entrepreneur Recovery Steps When Profits Plateau

Startup Professionals Musings

Set up group meetings, sales presentations, and special promotions using webinars, webcasts, and podcasts, rather than travel and personal meetings. Reward employees who make an extra effort to represent the company inside and outside of work. Today, marketing is all about immediacy. Make everyone a salesperson. But don’t worry.

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What To Do When Your Startup Profits Hit the Wall

Startup Professionals Musings

Set up group meetings, sales presentations, and special promotions using webinars, webcasts, and podcasts, rather than travel and personal meetings. Reward employees who make an extra effort to represent the company inside and outside of work. Today, marketing is all about immediacy. Make everyone a salesperson. But don’t worry.

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Stage 32: An Education Hub For Entertainment Industry Creatives

Tech.Co

The average cost per webinar ranges from $39-59 with longer online courses (2-8 weeks) landing somewhere between $99-799. In the past year alone the company has amassed over 1k hours of educational content and generated over $1 million. All of the teachers are industry executives that have excelled in their chosen field.

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Too Busy for Social Media Marketing Could Be Fatal

Startup Professionals Musings

He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. What’s the problem? Start social networking with peers.

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Interview with Jimmy Hendricks, Deal Current

socalTECH

We spoke with CEO and co-founder Jimmy Hendricks about where Deal Current fits into the industry, and how the company grew out of a need of a client. It's the biggest portion of our revenues at our company, and our clients include the Buffalo News, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, JDate, Spark network, and many entrepreneurs.

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