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How LinkedIn Has Transformed The Businesses of These 3 Entrepreneurs

Buffer Social

Especially if you’re a small business owner whose personal brand is closely linked to your company mission, LinkedIn shouldn’t be ignored as part of your social media strategy. I sat down with a few founders to learn more about how LinkedIn has transformed their businesses. and beyond.

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All the Founders Around Me Were Raising Money — Here's Why I Didn't

Buffer Social

When I started Tech Ladies in 2015 as a coffee meetup in New York City, I could immediately see the potential for it to grow into something larger. It seemed like such a simple solution to connect our community with those who wanted to diversify their teams. I always wanted to build something big.

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You Can’t Buy Brand Advocates or Social Media Friends

Pam Moore

It requires investment in the human beings within your community. Customer Experience is Your Brand – Adobe Summit 2015 Inspiration. However, it’s up to you to invest in relationships that will help you earn trust, advocates and loyal customers. Bottom line, the best relationships take time.

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How to Utilize Social Media as a Startup

Socialmedia.biz

In 2017, Wasp Barcode surveyed more than 1,000 startups and found that almost 61% of them were using social media as their primary marketing tool. According to Social Media Examiner , 58% of entrepreneurs and small business owners strongly agree to social media playing a crucial role in the growth of their organization.

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Reflecting on 10 Years of Building Buffer

Buffer Social

One of the things that inspired me to launch earlier than I may have otherwise, was an initiative someone started on Hacker News called November Startup Sprint. We decided to get on a plane and travel to what we thought of as Startup Mecca, San Francisco. This helps us take a genuinely long-term view on the business.

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23 Outstanding Social Media Marketing Guides

Webbiquity SMM

10 Reasons Why Small Business Can’t Ignore Social Media by Marketing Technology Blog. To help, J-P De Clerck looks at several strategic content marketing frameworks, including the seven “building blocks” framework from Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose and the 4-step content marketing framework for startups from Lee Odden.

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Social Pros 29 – Lauren Vargas, Aetna

Convince & Convert

Lauren is one sharp cookie; she used to do social media/community management for Radian6 among others, and is also noteworthy because she has something like 5,000 pairs of eyeglasses, which is pretty awesome. Targeting small businesses, targeting enterprises, very passive support versus very active customer support. Good times.

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