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Niche marketing works. Here’s how.

Berkonomics

So, aiming a brand-new smartphone full of great features but increased complexity using AARP Magazine as your marketing resource just won’t get the job done. You’ll have less competition. Here’s a quick nod to the folks at Colour Graphics for urging me to write this insight. Of course not. Here are just a few to consider….

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. I admit that my writing style back then was a bit more carefree, provocative and opinionated.

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How to use PR Firms at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Obviously you should have somebody that helps you research journalists, gets you meetings, pitches stories, helps prep you for interviews & helps make sure your writing is cogent. Whether we like to admit it or not, PR drives behavior with customers, investors, employees and competition. I write on my blog how I think in my head.

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Here’s How to Do PR on a Budget

Both Sides of the Table

It’s why in this article I advise that people “market today not futures” because you don’t want your playbook in the hands of the competition. The reality is that a journalist who’s writing a story about you – a relatively unknown entity – wants to hear directly from the founders and/or the CEO.

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Best Alternatives to the Amazon Affiliate Program

Tech.Co

Jeff Bezos didn't get to be the world's richest man by writing a lot of checks, and one recent way to keep Amazon's profits healthy has been to cut its affiliate commissions scheme. Top Publications: BuzzFeed News, Vox, New York Magazine. commission). Bookshop’s goal isn’t to beat Amazon. Best for: Authors, book reviewers, booktubers.

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Would the Last Blackberry User Please Turn Out the Lights? I Already Left the Building

Both Sides of the Table

I remember when I first saw one advertised in a magazine when I was on a flight from England to the US. Where Mark Zuckerberg always seems paranoid about competition and industry change – they seemed oblivious to it. Most people I know who gave up their Blackberry’s just write shorter emails and respond to less.

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Web Second, Mobile First

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve wanted to write a blog post called “Mobile Second” for a long time to make this point more forcefully. Try writing long reviews of a restaurant. It’s the new magazine. Use that as a source of competition. People forgot that Fred also wrote “Web Second.” They do both well.

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