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5 Tips For Startups To Win With Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media is so pervasive in today’s world that every entrepreneur believes instinctively that they know how to use it for their startup. When it comes to social media for your business, expect a high learning curve, but rest assured it’s not rocket science. Top social networks are Facebook (1.2

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How To Size Your Marketing Budget For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Gather leads online from your social media initiatives, mine your contacts, attend trade shows, and use lead-generation services. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money.

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5 Startup Marketing Actions to Impress Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Gather leads online from your social media initiatives, mine your contacts, attend trade shows, and use lead-generation services. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money.

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Five Elements of a Credible Startup Marketing Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Gather leads online from your social media initiatives, mine your contacts, attend trade shows, and use lead-generation services. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money.

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Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

By now we all know that the largest part of the online spend has been SEM (search engine marketing) where people buy CPC (cost per click) links to display alongside the “organic&# search results in the search engine. I believe that many social networks confused this idea. Not necessarily in the shopping mindset.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. WordStream – Provides software and services that help businesses manage SEM and SEO campaigns. OTHER DEALS.