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PR Is A Passion Play That Cannot Be Outsourced

InfoChachkie

Rather than directly explaining their value proposition with all the passion and heartfelt stridency that only an entrepreneur can deliver, they outsource this communication to a Public Relations (PR) firm. Rather, it translates into “Passionate Relationships” and passion can never be outsourced. Thought not. PR is not order-taking.

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Maintain Your Startup Motivation While Working Harder

Startup Professionals Musings

New business models that provide an ongoing revenue stream, or a secondary stream from advertising, raise your margins and can give you some additional satisfaction. One approach, which is even more work, is to keep tasks in-house rather than outsourcing. Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 5. Outsourcing

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. I am still a big fan of outsourcing. Zondigo, Inc.

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Balance Your Focus Between Passion And Perspiration

Startup Professionals Musings

New business models that provide an ongoing revenue stream, or a secondary stream from advertising, raise your margins and can give you some additional satisfaction. One approach, which is even more work, is to keep tasks in-house rather than outsourcing. Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry.

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7 Keys To Making Many Millions In A Business You Love

Startup Professionals Musings

Use the Internet to outsource staff. Audience contributions, like product reviews, discussion board conversations, and comments on your blog are invaluable because they create more credible content and attract more money from advertisers. Provide website forums to help customers solve their own problems.

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How A Pivot Turned Vantage Media Into A $100M Plus Business

socalTECH

More specifically, we are a real time bidding platform which enables marketplaces to be set up, where an advertiser can bid on consumers who are in the process of buying a particular product. Real time bidding allows advertisers to bid on users in a particular market, who are likely to be purchasing that company''s product.

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Customer Engagement Is Key To Branding Yourself

Startup Professionals Musings

They are overloaded by the media with amazing advertising messages, and people now realize that you can’t believe anything you see in pictures, and even videos can be edited to deliver any message. So start now to think of your startup as a media company, rather than an outsourcer of advertising from some anonymous experts.