Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

And as Jon Steinberg of Buzzfeed points out, the CTRs for social media banner ads are just 0.08%. The fundamental problem with banner ads is a condition called “banner blindness&# meaning that our eyes are really quickly trained to look at what is most relevant on the page – the content we want to see.

Advertising 352

Advertising Media Social Media Screening 352

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

Blogging is one of the best ways to do this and build a brand, even before you have a product or service. I see too many investor pitches, and even executive summaries that ramble on for many pages without a clear message. It's the first step to full use of social media marketing. Let that ideal co-founder find you.

Blogging 110

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media 110

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 135

Blogging Services Search Engine Optimization Web 135

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2012

It's not an uncommon experience, and one which drove Holden Steinberg and Jason Crilly to start PageWoo (www.pagewoo.com), a service which is aimed at helping businesses create mobile-friendly landing pages for their advertisements. Jason Crilly: We're doing mobile landing pages. What exactly is PageWoo? We're doing it for ad networks.

Mobile 249

Mobile Startup Advertising Sites 249

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

For example, I often hear proposals for new online social media or collaboration platforms, maybe more specifically tuned to inventors or artists, or easier to use, and populated by experts, to compete against Slack or Facebook. Be forever curious and optimistic. Build a prototype and experiment with real customers.

Startup 134

Startup Artificial Inteligence Ideas Entrepreneur 134

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

I still remember my disappointment the first time I published my website, did an immediate Google search on the name, and it said my company didn’t exist. Finalizing the web site validates your product plan and sales strategy. Like you probably do, many people search for products and services on the weekends and in the evening.

Web 76

Web Startup Sites Design 76

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

What do children's vitamins and social media have to do with one another? Gordon Gould , the co-founder of SmartPants, talks about the company and how it's applying what he learned founding ThisNext and from a long experience in the social media market to the consumer products goods area--what he describes as Brands 2.0.

Web 225

Web Social Media SEO Media 225

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

Then there is the Internet, delivered through every media, including your smart phone, where the volume of data spewing out is like a new Library of Congress every 15 minutes. Even the Google search engine crawlers may take up to two weeks to find you. Building your home base with personal and product traction.

Startup 104

Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

Then there is the Internet, delivered through every media, including your smart phone, where the volume of data spewing out is like a new Library of Congress every 15 minutes. Even the Google search engine crawlers may take up to two weeks to find you. Building your home base with personal and product traction.

Platform 105

Platform Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 105

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

As companies figure out a way to monetize social media, one of the areas which has been lacking is a way to measure the impact and effectiveness of social media advertising. My partners and I were all involved in the social media space in one fashion or another. So who is using your software?

Social Media 113

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 113

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Our call recovered and we spent the rest of the time talking about the development of their management team and their product. Most notably you need to understand Earned Media and how blogging, public speaking and social media play an important role in the new PR landscape. Again, I reiterate, it IS important.

Venture Capital 291

Venture Capital Press News Startup 291

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

In the online world, you need a solid connection between your domain name and your product, brand, or business. Social media activities require professional effort and time, so beware the hidden costs. Search engines like Google are still the primary method for finding information on the Internet.

Social Media 93

Social Media Content Startup Web 93

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

As companies figure out a way to monetize social media, one of the areas which has been lacking is a way to measure the impact and effectiveness of social media advertising. My partners and I were all involved in the social media space in one fashion or another. So who is using your software?

Social Media 100

Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2015

Every new baby gets a name before it is introduced to the world, and yet some entrepreneurs continue to send me business plans with TBD (to be determined) in place of a business name on the front page. Your desired name is not available on the Internet and/or social media. Nonsense phrases and non-words are tough to brand.

Social Media 103

Social Media Custom Customer Startup 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

I still remember my disappointment the first time I published my website, did an immediate Google search on the name, and it said my company didn’t exist. Finalizing the web site validates your product plan and sales strategy. Like you probably do, many people search for products and services on the weekends and in the evening.

Web 62

Web Startup Sites Design 62

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. Google Ad Sense was just getting going. Mike built a white label product that let large publishers leverage text based ads by building their own marketplace rather than using Ad Words. 6:00 – 7:30).

Capital 265

Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

I still remember my disappointment the first time I published my website, did an immediate Google search on the name, and it said my company didn’t exist. Finalizing the web site validates your product plan and sales strategy. Like you probably do, many people search for products and services on the weekends and in the evening.

Web 99

Web Startup Sites Design 99

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. Sam Rogoway: Near Networks is a national production studio that creates online videos for local businesses across the country.

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

Social Media. Each individual piece of content should have its own distinct URL(title tag), and a unique title (H1 tag) for the page that search engines can read and index. Increase the production of your content.It’s a simple formula, go to Google and type in this query site:“ name of your site.com ”.The

Web 61

Web Social Media Content Sites 61

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2013

million new pages added to the Internet every day, the biggest challenge for every entrepreneur is to get found, and get some credibility for a new startup. The biggest excuse most startup founders mention is too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, investors, etc. Your Google ranking will go up dramatically.

Blogging 104

Blogging Product Startup Writing 104

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. And it is the most notable media darling not making any money so everyone is asking the question – how will they make money? Google’s AdSense) or some other form of ad. So did the media. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising?

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We had software executives from Google, Yahoo!, We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. The product focuses on the in-store behavior of consumers.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

Brands in the Facebook world have had to resort to setting up “Fan Pages” and trying to get users to follow them. If a brand had your email address and permission from you to send occasional messages to you then you could effectively market new products or services. The currency of the real-time web is, for now, your Twitter address.

Social Network 235

Social Network Writing Tool Startup 235

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Google followed immediately and introduced Android. Just one year after their respective launches, Apple and Google exceeded one billion app downloads. It is a good thing that there is an app for everything today — work, social media, games, shopping, travel, photography, and schedule of movie screenings.

Mobile 40

Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Check Google , Yellow Pages , and local directories to ensure your business name is not taken. Create and manage your social media presence. Determine a pricing system for your product(s). Recommended.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2012

Matthew Goldman: We're helping people to simplify the decision they make when they pay for products. They use our card whenever they shop offline, and they don't have to have the right phone with the right carrier, or the right bank with something like Google Wallet. We spoke with founder Matthew Goldman about the startup.

Help 157

Help Social Media Incubator Services 157

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

At the moment, Conolly heads the startups social media team in Egypt while Turdubaev looks after Russian countries and translation of the site. More and more small business are becoming disillusioned with having to pay to have posts shown to fans they worked hard to get to like their page. Any funding yet?

Advertising 79

Advertising Services Social Network Startup 79

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

With the an estimated 150K new websites and 7M new pages added to the Internet every day, the biggest challenge for every entrepreneur is to get found, and get some credibility for a new startup. The biggest roadblock is that startup founders already have too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, courting investors, etc.

Blogging 93

Blogging Invest Startup Writing 93

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD.,

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Verizon , Monster Products , MerchLabs , HIRED , Instart Logic , Zeel , Shootly , Move Loot , Microsoft , American Laser Company , Zirx , DoorDash , Drizly. 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. We thank you!

Fractional VPE 40

Fractional VPE Entertainment SaaS Social Media 40

Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

Social Media. Search Engines – Google, Yahoo, MSN, ASK redirect billions of searches everyday. Each individual piece of content should have its own distinct URL(title tag), and a unique title (H1 tag) for the page that search engines can read and index. Increase the production of your content. Search Engines.

Web 62

Web Social Media Content Sites 62

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

But of course Google eventually became the massive winner in this category. The configuration of the team was: 1 CEO, 1 Product Lead and a tech team of 6 people. They already had a completed product and a distribution deal with the largest affiliate network company, Commission Junction. What else is out there?

Advertising 284

Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

We all read them to get a sense of what is going on in the world, peeling back layers of the old world in which media was too scripted. They became both a thought leader in the space as well as a beautifully designed product. Type “personal financial management&# into Google. Do you have sales productivity software?

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

He argues for a world he calls POSO (post social) in which we will only use social applications which drastically cut down our time involvement and/or increase our productivity. Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. You need to log in to use it.

Web 355

Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. Yet most startups seem to constrain creativity to product design. I started to build this into a media & entertainment value chain that broke down the components of the industry into discrete parts. Many people are visual thinkers. That’s a shame. If so, why?

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

StackOverflow is a free Q&A site for software developers, blending functionality from wikis, blogs, forums, and social voting (similar to Digg/Reddit); 7.1mm unique visitors per month; new funds will be used to build out engineering team and build out product. I first discovered it from Dharmesh Shah’s blog OnStartups.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285