3 Stats to Help Your 2016 Social Media Marketing Strategy By Deanna Zaucha, November 2015 As 2016 approaches, it’s a good time to reflect on the state of social media marketing in 2015, and decide which social media platforms you hope to grow in the next year. Social Media Examiner put…
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How 2 Frat Bros Built Snapchat Into a $16 Billion Company
How 2 Frat Bros Built Snapchat Into a $16 Billion Company The ephemeral messaging app went from high school sexting to the one of the most valuable private companies in the world. By Will Yakowicz, November 2015 During the spring semester of 2011 at Stanford, two fraternity brothers, Evan…
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Simple Steps to Optimizing Your Email Marketing Campaigns
Simple Steps to Optimizing Your Email Marketing Campaigns Four Tips for Developing Engaging Emails That Result in Increased ROI By Joseph Brady, October 2015 As the world of business increasingly focuses on mobile marketing and social media, email marketing has come to be viewed as somewhat "old school." Even so,…
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22 INCREDIBLE NEW TOOLS FOR ENTREPRENEURS & STARTUP FOUNDERS
22 INCREDIBLE NEW TOOLS FOR ENTREPRENEURS & STARTUP FOUNDERS By ListHunt, October 2015 A while ago we started a new ListHunt series that finds the best new tools for startups and founders from the past week. The main driving force behind this new series was that we…
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4 Things Businesses Need to Know But Often Don’t About Facebook Advertising
4 Things Businesses Need to Know But Often Don't About Facebook Advertising By Kim Walsh-Phillips, October 2015 Businesses should be measuring their social media activities, but many still don't. According to this year's Industry Report from SocialMediaExaminer.com, only 42 percent of businesses surveyed said they were able to measure their social activities. …
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How to Get Your Startup Setup on Social Media the Right Way
How to Get Your Startup Setup on Social Media the Right Way By Shane Barker, April 2015 Are you using social media to promote your startup? Would you like some tips on how to get your startup setup on social media the right way? (more…) Contact Us
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How I Built a Startup While Traveling to 20 Countries
How I Built a Startup While Traveling to 20 Countries By Jay Meistrich, January 2015 One year ago, I left San Francisco, sold and gave away everything I owned, and moved into a 40-liter backpack. I traveled to 45 cities in 20 countries, three Disneylands, and one…
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Israeli Start-up Marketing Weekly Review 151
Israeli Start-up Marketing Weekly Review הסטטיסטיקה של פייסבוק – 10 נתונים מעניינים מרחבי העולם לשנת 2015 01.10.2015 – 07.10.2015 בכל שבוע Gaia-VSM אוספת עבורך את המידע המעשי והמעניין ביותר ליזמים, על מנת לקדם את הידע על הטרנדים החמים, לנתח מחקרים רלוונטיים ועוד. הנושאים כוללים בניית…
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People Who Become Highly Successful In Their 20s Have These 6 Mindsets In Common
People Who Become Highly Successful In Their 20s Have These 6 Mindsets In Common By Djordje Todorovic, September 2015 Authority, influence, and solid income — these are labels which seem to define highly successful individuals. Achieving a higher status, fame, and abundant resources requires a certain mindset. (more…) Contact Us
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5 Online Marketing Basics Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know
5 Online Marketing Basics Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know By Rocco Baldassarre, August 2015 (more…) Contact Us
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How to Effectively Use Visual Storytelling for Your Brand (Infographic)
How to Effectively Use Visual Storytelling for Your Brand (Infographic) By Justin Lafferty, July 2015 More and more social platforms are embracing a visual approach. Brands on Facebook and Twitter are learning that striking, inviting imagery is as important as the words you write in posts. According to a…
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Facebook’s Oculus to Pay About $60 Million for Gesture-Control Firm Pebbles
Facebook’s Oculus to Pay About $60 Million for Gesture-Control Firm Pebbles By Orr Hirschauge, July 2015 http://gaia-vsm.com/components/com_wordpress/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Facebook’s-Oculus.mp4 Facebook Inc.’s Oculus VR said Thursday it agreed to buy Israel-based gesture-control company Pebbles Ltd. Oculus, the virtual-reality headset maker that Facebook bought last year, said Pebbles “will be joining…
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Marketing platforms for startups
Marketing platforms for startups By Nic Brisbourne, June 2015 This chart shows where audiences are accumulating by number of users and average amount of time spent. Multiply the two together and you have total number of hours spent by property, which is a rough proxy for the size of…
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This is not a typo: Only 3% of Americans are legally allowed to invest in start-ups
This is not a typo: Only 3% of Americans are legally allowed to invest in start-ups By Elizabeth Scharpf, June 2015 Of the richest venture capitalists, all are worth more than $1 billion, and all are men. The majority of these have invested in Groupon, LinkedIn, Skype, YouTube, Paypal,…
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From A to Z: 200 Essential Resources for Entrepreneurs Building a Business
From A to Z: 200 Essential Resources for Entrepreneurs Building a Business By John Rampton, June 2015 Being an entrepreneur can be difficult. Being an entrepreneur attempting to launch a startup is even more challenging. The good news? You don’t have to go it alone. There are a…
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