Galvenize Study Hall – Fundraising with Amos Schwartzfarb 4/13/16 I want to make the disclaimer, these are my personal notes and how I interpreted what was being discussed in the conversation between Amos Schwartzfarb, the Managing Director of Techstars in Austin, and 8 other entrepreneurs who were in the seed fundraising stage of their latest […]
Pre and Post Launch Mobile App Marketing Pitfalls to Avoid
If you are in the mobile app market, or are working on marketing plan for a mobile app. Seema Nayak, head of Digital Marketing at MobStac, wrote a great article for KissMetrix on 11 Pre and Post Launch Mobile App Marketing Pitfalls to Avoid. Feel free to check out the article in its entirety at […]
Social Media Manager Job Decscription
When you are in the market for a new Social Media Manager it is important to have a good idea of what you are looking for. Below is a rather simple Job description that might help you find that next hire found at Workable Job brief We are looking for a driven Social Media Specialist […]
The name game – Tips for naming your app
Coming up with a business or app name can be quite a hurdle for many startups to overcome. Do you use one word or two words, what about three? Do you make up a new word or do a play on an old word? How many characters should it have? How many characters are too […]
Social Media Manager Interview Questions -1
If you are looking to dabble into social media and need a little help, that’s great. Here are a few questions I would suggest to ask to see if you can figure out which category above your potential consultant might fall into: How long ago did you start using social media and why? Hopefully they […]
5 Super Successful Small Business Marketing Campaigns
The following article written by Genia Stevens originally posted in Business.com gives us an interesting look at five different examples of successful small business marketing campaigns. Part of successful marketing campaign for small businesses is to think outside of the box. Hopefully some of these examples can get us all to think a little more […]
The Ultimate Guide to Startup Marketing
by Kissmetrics blog in Kissmetrics Starting a business is exhilarating. Unfortunately, the “build it and they will come” theory doesn’t hold much weight and those overnight success stories you hear about are often the result of behind the scenes years of hard work. Simply put, startup marketing is a unique challenge often times because of […]
Facebook is eating the world
by Emily Bell March 7, 2016 in Columbia Journalism Review Something really dramatic is happening to our media landscape, the public sphere, and our journalism industry, almost without us noticing and certainly without the level of public examination and debate it deserves. Our news ecosystem has changed more dramatically in the past five years than […]
Growth Hacking Live @ SXSW: 30 growth hacks you can use to boost your startup
Streamed live on Mar 11, 2016 Source: CAPITAL FACTORY There’s a lot of terrible information in the social media/online marketing/growth marketing space. This talk intends to deliver, in real-time, real value to attendants; including how to quickly grow a community online, forming a substantial pre-launch strategy, how to ensure your emails and tweets get seen/answered, […]
Tech Inclusion event hosted by Galvenize SXSW2016
Met up with Megan Smith (U.S. Chief Technology Officer White House Office of Science and Technology) at #techinclusion #austin a #sxsw event hosted by @galvanizehq … inspiring for any dad with daughters