Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2013

If you are an entrepreneur these days, or trying to grow an existing business, everyone is telling you that you need to use social media. There are many ‘experts’ out there telling you how to do it, or even offering their services. Social media is the realm of public opinion and customer conversations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Selling services has always been about relationships, but the challenges of building relationships with services clients have exploded. Thus services experiences and relationships tend to be based more and more on new media and technology. Companies need service strategies that increase spontaneity to enhance experiences.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” 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.

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Xconomy

APRIL 10, 2017

Soci, a San Diego startup that created a Web platform for managing social media, has closed on $8.5 Soci’s software-as-a-service provides a “central command” that enables business customers to deploy their social media marketing strategies, customize their brand messaging, and control their customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 3, 2023

HACLA, which provides affordable housing to more than 19,000 low-income families across Los Angeles, was added to LockBit’s dark web leak site on December 31. ” At the time of publication, HACLA’s website appears to be operational but has not yet publicly acknowledged the cyber incident on its website or social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2012

If you are an entrepreneur these days, or trying to grow an existing business, everyone is telling you that you need to use social media. There are many ‘experts’ out there telling you how to do it, or even offering their services. Social media is the realm of public opinion and customer conversations.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2012

San Diego-based StockTwits , the online, finance-focused messaging service, said today that it has partnered with Q4 Web Systems , a developer of corporate websites and social media products for public companies. Q4's software powers Investors Relations sites for a wide variety of public companies. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 19, 2009

Thursday, June 25, 2009 -- Using Social Media to Market Your Business. Resistance to social media is futile. Millions of people are creating content for the social Web. Social networking tools are being integrated in the marketing efforts of many corporations, from start-ups to multi-nationals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2021

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. Participate in the top social media sites for maximum impact. Don’t just monitor – engage customers.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2012

The product includes web hosting, social media, mobile, content creation, website creation, SEO, and other services for those businesses. The firm said its new Launch by Local product is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, and helps customers with digital marketing. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. A City of Angels: How Social Media is Bringing LA Closer to Utopia. Social Media and Urban Development in Hollywood.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Selling services has always been about relationships, but the challenges of building relationships with services clients have exploded. Thus services experiences and relationships tend to be based more and more on new media and technology. Companies need service strategies that increase spontaneity to enhance experiences.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 24, 2016

For new businesses, social media marketing may seem a bit overwhelming. Here are four steps to help you get started building a great social media presence. Construct a social media style guide. The post Social Media Brand Image Guidelines for New Businesses appeared first on TechZulu.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” 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. What’s the problem?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Scott, published a classic book that I still recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Social-media advertising. One of these experts, David T. It’s also one of the most accountable, with in-depth data provided by search engines about performance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2010

If you are an entrepreneur these days, or trying to grow an existing business, everyone is telling you that you need to use social media. There are many ‘experts’ out there telling you how to do it, or even offering their services. Social media is the realm of public opinion and customer conversations.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 28, 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 -- "The Web of Me: Opportunities and Implications of Participatory Culture" SDSIC. Whats happening on the front lines in the evolving experience with respect to devices, online services, social media, and personal privacy? Dont miss this panel! See [link] (more).

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2019

Digital Pharmacist says it provides its services to over 7,500 pharmacists. Digital Pharmacist, which is based in Austin, Texas, had been backed by LiveOak Venture Partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Now you can do it for free, or a few hundred dollars, with one of the many web building tools available, like Shopify or Weebly. Social media facilitates marketing and sales. For startups, social media and color printers have essentially replaced the need for external public relations and marketing services.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2011

Los Angeles-based Funny Or Die , the online comedy video site, and social media influence site Klout said Wednesday that they are in a strategic partnership. Klout offers up special awards, access to events, special services, and more to people based on their "social media influence". READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the provider of online marketing services for small and medium sized businesses, said today that it has launched a new product called ReachCast. Pricing on the new offering was not disclosed. The firm said the product is a result of its acquisition of SMB:Live back in February. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Social Media Week (SMW) is finally here and is set to be one amazing week filled with panels, discussions, networking, and much more. What is Social Media Week? Social Media Week is a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Scott, published a classic book that I recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Social-media advertising. One of these experts, David T. It’s also one of the most accountable, with in-depth data provided by search engines about performance.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said today that it has unveiled a new, online web site which highlights prizes the U.S. The new site is run by the General Services Administration. government is offering to help solve the nation's "most pressing" challenges. According to U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

APRIL 18, 2018

As publicity-shy Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before both houses of Congress last week amid an avalanche of criticism about the dearth of user privacy on the world’s biggest social media network, it became crystal clear that the entire social media industry has entered a new and perilous phase.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

In it he asserts that the web is dying and in its ashes will see the rise of the “App Internet.” The web is dying and will be replaced by “the App Internet.” Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. Enter the World Wide Web (WWW).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. With services, scaling the business often implies cloning yourself, since you are the intellectual property and the competitive advantage. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Rob Reed: The position of MomentFeed, is that it is essentially a layer in the location based services stack. They have an interest in all of the data being generated through location based services apps, which give them an opportunity to connect with consumers. Now, what we've entered is actually Social Media 2.0,

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, former Chairman of MySpace, said Wednesday that it has launched a new service which automatically pulls up and links to related content on web pages. Pluck was a developer of social media software for web publishers.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 23, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 -- 8th Digital Media Summit. Past presenters have received millions in funding from our program; and several have sold their company for huge earnings. See [link] (more).

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

Along the way, we found ourselves constantly surprised by unanticipated applications that suddenly appeared and gained huge adoption across the Internet; this was the case with email, the World Wide Web, peer-to-peer file sharing, user generated content, Napster, YouTube, Instagram, social networking, etc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2016

Selling services has always been about relationships, but the challenges of building relationships with services clients have exploded. Thus services experiences and relationships tend to be based more and more on new media and technology. Companies need service strategies that increase spontaneity to enhance experiences.

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Xconomy

MARCH 28, 2018

Reachify, founded in 2015 and based in San Diego, targets medical groups with software-as-a-service (SaaS) that consolidates phone, e-mail, social media, and other electronic communications into a centralized hub and collaborative workplace.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The explosion of self-reporting on social media has led us to provide very intimate details of ourselves. Many market research companies now use this data by ‘scraping’ the web to obtain detailed examples of the sentiment relating to particular issues, brands, products, and services. Datafication of speech.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based MyLife.com is further expanding its services this morning, saying that it has launched a new, "social dashboard" product which helps users centrally manage all of their social and email accounts. The new service comes as a result of the acquisition of Threadsy in March by MyLife. READ MORE>>.

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