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Getting On The List

Written by: Christine Haskell September 11th, 2008
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I just attended an event where Edie Hilliard gave a short talk on her experience in the radio industry. We all want to be “on the list.” It almost doesn’t matter which one—it could be anything from a VIP list for an event to an approved vendor or being the go-to guy. A certain amount [...]

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Posted in Mentors and Advisory Boards, Networking, Social Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships | 2 Comments

Twitterers actually aren’t twits

Written by: Rich Sloan September 2nd, 2008
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Twitter. It’s ridiculous, right? The distractions of visiting a website to provide updates to your “followers” about where you are and what you’re doing. Sounds like such a waste of time!
But alas, I beg to differ. From what I’m learning, it’s one of a variety of really effective vehicles to achieve business goals. Developing interaction, [...]

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Posted in Advertising and Promotion, Affiliate Marketing, Business Blogging, Email Marketing, Grassroots Marketing, Marketing, Marketing Plan, Networking, Online Marketing, Running a Business, Search Optimization, Strategies & Smarts, Web Site Promotion | 21 Comments

Get Ready for Big Publicity Activities

Written by: Melanie Rembrandt September 2nd, 2008
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Welcome back from Labor Day fellow StartupNation Entrepreneurs! I hope all of you had a wonderful summer full of fun, relaxation and success!
But now, it’s time to prepare.
Why?
The big PR season is ready to start. Not only are there going to be a lot of stories about the political campaigns, economic conditions, and back-to-school activities, [...]

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Posted in Advertising and Promotion, Direct Marketing, Email Marketing, Grassroots Marketing, Marketing, Marketing Plan, Networking, Niche Marketing, Online Marketing, Public Relations (PR), Running a Business, Web Site Promotion, eCommerce | No Comments

(Part 2) How Suzy Batiz made $1 million: She protected her concept, used friends’ input

Written by: Rich Sloan June 12th, 2008
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As I indicated in Part 1 of this series of blog entries, Suzy Batiz, founder of Poo-Pourri, shared her advice, further proving what a true shining star she is, right here, living and working among us in the StartupNation community. What a role model!
Below Suzy provides more of her advice.
In Suzy Batiz’s Words:
COVER YOUR BASES/PROTECT YOURSELF
Only once [...]

Posted in Advertising and Promotion, Angel Investors / Venture Capital, Business Financing, Business Startup Costs, Family Business, Finding Funding, Inspiration to Start Up, Inventory Management, Legal, Manufacture a Product, Marketing, Networking, Online Marketing, Outsourcing, Patents and Trademarks, Protect an Idea, Running a Business, Sales, Sales Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Web Site Promotion | 2 Comments

Good networking. Great inspiration!

Written by: Rich Sloan May 30th, 2007
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Inspirational examples of people who are MAKING IT HAPPEN are all around us. Several StartupNation community members gathered in Northern California recently to meet up, get smarter, and get inspired by each other, and it was hosted at the TechShop, the brainstorm of an active StartupNation community member nicknamed, TechShopJim here in the StartupNation discussion forums. [...]

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Networking at Trade Shows

Written by: Ryan Allis May 14th, 2007
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Last time I talked about growing a contact list by networking. Over the next few posts I'll talk about some specific places that are excellent networking opportunities. Today I'd like to talk about trade shows.
Trade shows are an excellent resource for good sales leads. The costumers you meet are pretty much pre-selected buyers. The nature [...]

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