Marketing Questions

I own a computer repair business where all work is done remotely over the internet (serving throughout the US). I started this business on a shoestring budget and I'm trying to do my best at...

Marketing Business

asked Jul 16 '11 at 00:47

James
133 points

What makes some pre-launch sites great? There is a lot of talk about beginning to market your site well before launch. How does one do that on a "coming soon" page?Most of the pages I've seen just...

Marketing Launch Startups

asked Jun 10 '14 at 12:44

Michael Strunk
19 points

I am ready with my product ( a marketing/discovery platform for local retailers) . I have started connecting with local retail chain stores - managed to get a few contacts in their marketing...

Marketing Sales Website

asked Jul 24 '13 at 23:41

Stanford Sequeira
42 points

Is it worth worrying about branding principles (name, logo, slogan, etc) when launching your app? Or should that come afterwards once you get some customers?One issue is that renaming a company...

Marketing Logo Branding Slogan Startups

asked May 21 '15 at 10:13

Brian Flores
7 points

We have a new project will launch on Kickstarter(crowdfunding website) soon, I want to know if there is any good free promotion method to let more people know our product, except Facebook, Twitter...

Marketing Promotion Survey Kickstarter

asked Feb 6 '15 at 15:39

User34252
11 points

Context: We are a small 3-developer company that sells Windows desktop software for small businesses on our website. We believe that we need both: "Marketing" - i.e. one-to-many interactions,...

Marketing Sales Hiring

asked Mar 5 '10 at 04:00

Polemarch
301 points

I am creating a desktop application and i'll need a video tutorial / demo for the app, to put on my company website. The purpose of the video is to obviously explain how to use the program, but to...

Marketing Outsourcing Screencast Video Demo

asked Aug 2 '10 at 15:39

Tanvir Chowdhury
165 points

For someone just starting to get their feet wet in social media, what are some common mistakes that people make? I'll be focusing primarily on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Marketing Social Media

asked Feb 14 '14 at 15:38

User30126
11 points

I am planning to launch a business that includes having selling machines at several areas in the city. I could identify the fixed and variable costs of the business. I am intending to allow...

Pricing Marketing Sales Media Advertisment

asked Jul 9 '14 at 14:42

Moustafa Ezzat
11 points

What are some techniques (could be tried and tested ones or unique ones) to market a new night club online?I have thought about holding a contest on social media to get fans and followers as a...

Marketing Online Promotion Local

asked Jul 17 '14 at 18:59

Angel Welch
4 points

There are a ton of "startup directories" like Product Hunt that list new startups and apps.Is it worth the time to add your new startup to all these sites? Due to the large numbers of companies...

Marketing Launch Startups

asked Aug 25 '14 at 14:57

Geoffrey Ford
11 points

Is it a good idea to offer a less featured version of your software as open source as a marketing strategy? It obviously has worked well for companies like MySQL and wondering if it could work for...

Marketing Software Strategy Open Source Tactics

asked Sep 9 '14 at 15:42

Glenda Gregory
12 points

Since Twitter and Facebook are the most popular social networks, is it even worth targeting other sites in a social media marketing strategy?Has anyone had any consistent success with other social...

Marketing Social Media Facebook Social Network Twitter

asked Sep 16 '14 at 19:14

Jerry Mason
4 points

I'm now working on my speech to sell my product, and I'm wondering what words to use to describe it. My product is a "real estate repository", and that's the words my competitor are using too. But...

Marketing

asked Sep 22 '14 at 14:25

Francis L
33 points

It always happens when I launch new apps. A month or two into marketing it, there is very little growth or paid customers. Which leads to me losing interest or getting pessimistic about the app...

Marketing Launch Strategy Failure Pivot

asked May 22 '15 at 11:43

Robert Miller
14 points

I have a new task management app. Born out of frustration that the current models out there are lacking in a bunch of features you would think would be obvious plus I added a new feature which I...

Marketing Adwords Project Management Saas Startups

asked May 30 '15 at 02:30

Paul Moran
6 points

I am starting a web encyclopedia in Nigeria but my fear is how to generate revenue with this online encyclopedia.

Getting Started Marketing Revenue Startups Revenue Model

asked May 29 '15 at 22:08

Hassan Sani
6 points

My upcoming business has a side project that requires reaching out to small businesses that do not currently have an online presence. Initially I was hoping to achieve this manually by looking...

Marketing Customers Promotion Small Business

asked Jun 1 '15 at 14:49

Reece Matthews
76 points

I've recently just revealed the branding for my up-coming start-up (still in development) and the aim to generate an interest before we officially launch the site - a few months down the line....

Marketing Social Media Promotion Audience Building Startups

asked Jun 14 '15 at 13:07

Reece Matthews
76 points

We recently launched a food gift website where you can create & personalize your gift. The site has several innovative features which people like a lot. There is an online food gift market in...

Marketing Strategy Adwords Innovation

asked Feb 25 '12 at 08:30

John
16 points