Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

Unfortunately, in my role as business advisor , I don’t see the same response to more common weak signals , like the move to phone texting instead of voice, or politics invading social media. Establish and evaluate metrics at multiple levels. Proactively evaluate new technologies for impact.

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Marketing Social Media Metrics Customer 162

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Incorporating a business entity early through online services. Establishing your brand with interactive social media. Marty Zwilling

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Incorporating a business entity early through online services. Establishing your brand with interactive social media. Marty Zwilling.

Tips 161

Tips Startup Social Media News 161

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Technology 97

Technology Social Media Startup Entertainment 97

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2021

The basic alignment framework of strategy, customers, people, and processes hasn’t changed, but the pace of technological, competitive, and social change has increased at an amazing rate. Re-evaluate processes as they are today and set metrics to better represent the new sales, operational, and service needs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

For example, many investors I know tell me they look for business plans that allocate the largest portion of a requested investment to marketing, but most often see the top “ use of funds ” to be further product or service development. The smart ones were already working on new features, and able to counter competition quickly.

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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. Too many businesses I know still see customer service as a burden, rather than an opportunity to gain loyalty and advocacy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

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Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 106

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Startup 55

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 55

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99

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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Technical Review Layoffs Social Media Metrics 124

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Besides Sense, MuteSix’s former and current clients include companies such as Adidas, Petco, Ring and Theragun, to whom it provides a full range of marketing services, including top-notch direct response videos. In today’s highly competitive ad environment, both content and data are kings. The key takeaway?

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Commerce Content Marketing Startup 211

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Most of the guidance you see for entrepreneurs is aimed at those who are selling a product (Apple, Tesla, Xiaomi), or selling a service (Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat). The challenges for making money and survival in these professional services worlds are different, maybe even tougher. Use visibility and social media to pull clients in.

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Social Media Pricing Technical Review Demand 56

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2016

Include mobile-app support and new social-media channels. Incorporate social consciousness into your message. Use social media and personal discussions to isolate their interests and needs. Overhaul the buying and service experience. Today’s customers want to be mobile and location sensitive.

Customer 55

Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 55

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2016

The way to get ahead of the competition is to look at what they’re doing right and do it better. If your competitor is spending more on social network advertising, so should you. Native Facebook videos are competing with YouTube videos and becoming the best way to get your message across on social media.

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Marketing Social Media Social Network Technical Review 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2017

Not so long ago, every business assumed that the keys to success were the highest quality product, the best value for the buck, and the best customer service. The advent of social media and real-time interactive feedback via the Internet allows every customer to build and expect a relationship with your business, rather than just touchpoints.

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Customer Custom Product Marketing 85

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Incorporating a business entity early through online services. Establishing your brand with interactive social media. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 61

Startup Social Media News Tool 61

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2015

Not so long ago, every business assumed that the keys to success were the highest quality product, the best value for the buck, and the best customer service. The advent of social media and real-time interactive feedback via the Internet allows every customer to build and expect a relationship with your business, rather than just touchpoints.

Customer 100

Customer Custom .Net Competition 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2014

Not so long ago, every business assumed that the keys to success were the highest quality product, the best value for the buck, and the best customer service. The advent of social media and real-time interactive feedback via the Internet allows every customer to build and expect a relationship with your business, rather than just touchpoints.

Customer 98

Customer Custom .Net Competition 98

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Decide which parts can be automated, people resources required, and customer service points of contact. Include planned measurements and metrics. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 105

Startup Search Engine Optimization Summary Customer 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2013

The basic alignment framework of strategy, customers, people, and processes hasn’t changed, but the pace of technological, competitive, and social change has increased at an amazing rate. Re-evaluate processes as they are today and set metrics to better represent the new sales, operational, and service needs.

Startup 94

Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Framework 94

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Decide which parts can be automated, people resources required, and professional support services required. Include planned measurements and metrics.

Search Engine Optimization 58

Search Engine Optimization Startup SEO Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2012

The basic alignment framework of strategy, customers, people, and processes hasn’t changed, but the pace of technological, competitive, and social change has increased at an amazing rate. Re-evaluate processes as they are today and set metrics to better represent the new sales, operational, and service needs.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Social Media Startup Framework 93

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. It is to out friend.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Decide which parts can be automated, people resources required, and customer service points of contact. Include planned measurements and metrics. Marty Zwilling.

Tips 93

Tips Search Engine Optimization Summary Startup 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2011

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Decide which parts can be automated, people resources required, and customer service points of contact. Include planned measurements and metrics. Marty Zwilling.

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Customer Custom Search Engine Optimization Summary 96

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. The metrics were good but we wondered how much better they would be when we expanded our product. Choose that market. Microeconomics.

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Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

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. Customers have no tolerance these days for multiple interactions, necessary support requests, poor customer service, or bureaucratic processes. Track competition to stay ahead of copycats.

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Technical Review Technical Advisors Startup Mentor 160

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Many startups and mature businesses have not yet accepted the fact that customer satisfaction and loyalty in this “always connected” age are about more than product and service quality. In this context, the palette of channels for reaching customers has greatly expanded, to now include social media, digital, mobile and new online options.

Customer 100

Customer Custom Satisfaction Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Many startups and mature businesses have not yet adapted to the fact that customer satisfaction in this “always connected” age is more than product and service quality. 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.

Customer 97

Customer Custom Satisfaction Social Media 97

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Sustainable competitive advantage. As an entrepreneur, make sure you understand your direct and indirect costs, staffing requirements, margins and metrics to make sure these elements are in place. Product distribution or service delivery. Every solution has competitors and alternatives, or it has no market.

Pricing 100

Pricing Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup 100

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

That’s @MeganBerry to you, blogger and social media expert, marketing manager of Klout.com. No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 12, 2010 This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches. Metrics availability. Showscase your products and services.

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