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The Next Billion-Dollar Startup

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It was nothing against Instagram (I love the app), it was the purchase price that made me all weak in the knees. either way, we're now evaluating startups using the "b" word and that changes everything. Who will be the next startup to get that kind of deal going? Will it be for more money?

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7 Ways to Prove Scalability to Investors

The Realtime Report

Small business startups and entrepreneurs often think that investors will be ready and waiting to sink thousands and millions of dollars into their idea. Investors look for startups that are scalable. Your idea may seem fine for your location or community, but this doesn’t mean that it will be scalable.

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B2B vs. B2C Influencer Marketing: Platforms, Practices, and Packaging

Webbiquity SMM

I think and talk and work a lot on the “big four” of the social networking world: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. In your view, what social networks beyond those big four should B2B marketers be paying attention to, if any? You’ve got Community , which just raised $40 million. I love LinkedIn.

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Hiring a Social Media or Digital Marketing Agency? Answer These 10 Questions First

Pam Moore

Businesses of all sizes from solo-entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses to Fortune 50 brands often turn to social media and digital marketing agencies to help them develop a social media and digital marketing strategy. You need a structured plan to be successful using social media.

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Making Dough(nuts): A Real World Example of Using Social Media.

Jason Yormark

For the past few months I’ve had the luxury of watching a new local business not only use social networking and community building to build buzz for their business, but integrate it so much so, that it is an integral part of their day to day routine. FROST is about customer enablement through two-way communication.

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Why More Members, Money, and Ads Don’t Always Mean More Success: A B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide

Webbiquity SMM

This question is particularly compelling today as we see Facebook set new records in terms of users, market valuation and revenue growth and wait with anticipation to see if Myspace can reinvent itself after conceding its market leadership position in social networking back in 2008. Background on the two social media sites.

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The Inferior Brand

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Sure, there are challenger brands, startups and more that have the potential to find their niche, build a market and be the quintessential contender, but there is a very real reality that most people don''t like to face: your brand may, in fact, be inferior. We live in a globally connected community, there is no doubt about it.

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