Marketing Questions

suppose a web 2.0 startup has completed its product and is trying to launch it...what are some of the most effective ways to promote the product that is specific to a web 2.0 model (ie. users come...

Marketing Web 2.0 Web Promotion

asked Mar 31 '11 at 05:45

Kamikaze Pilot
253 points

Possible Duplicate: How to promote my business using social networking Hi All, I am going to roll up my sleeves and learn internet marketing to make my startup succeed. Need help with links to...

Marketing Social Media SEO Internet

asked Mar 31 '11 at 07:50

Seattle Techie
6 points

What did you do to make your marketing material appropriate for entering a new cultural market? Have you gone through the process of translating and customizing the material of your website to work...

Marketing Culture Translation

asked Apr 1 '11 at 13:52

Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

How do you overcome the marketers not understanding what it is you do? In my case making the rash assumption they are selling "some IT services". After 3 months I couldn't get through that we...

Marketing Business

asked Apr 1 '11 at 14:44

Robin Vessey
8,394 points

A few months back I got tired of doing portfolio tracking in a spreadsheet and sat down and made a site. I got a few friends and family to start using it as well for their portfolios but have been...

Marketing Advertising Open Source Free

asked Apr 2 '11 at 14:39

Gennadiy
313 points

Following on from my previous question about outsourced marketing can you outsource sales effort as well in b2b senarios? Once marketing has brought in a qualified lead someone has to get the...

Marketing Sales Outsourcing

asked Apr 4 '11 at 10:55

Robin Vessey
8,394 points

I currently own a resume writing business, but am also starting up a separate B2B copywriting business as well as another online marketing site. All of these ventures have very different customers,...

Marketing Social Media Branding

asked Apr 5 '11 at 07:59

Mary Aho
46 points

First this happened to a client -- and now it has happened in a slightly different configuration to me. We have become victims of a classic protection scam. You know -- the hire us to keep bad...

Marketing Recommendations Entrepreneurs

asked Apr 6 '11 at 04:09

Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

I have treated my first few business customers of my software product very well. They are senior managers of medium sized companites. My problem is that I cannot get them to sell my product in...

Marketing Sales Incentives

asked Apr 6 '11 at 07:31

David
1,567 points

Anyone have any market data that would indicate the ratio of reviews to downloads in the iPhone App Store? Does the ratio of reviews to downloads change significantly if an app is free or paid?

Marketing Iphone Mobile

asked Apr 8 '11 at 05:28

Kirk
227 points

I hope i will not get downvote,because my question is a very basic question,But still it can be made as wiki in this site and will be useful for other fellow members, My dream is to start a...

Marketing Software

asked Apr 9 '11 at 03:18

User9279
131 points

I understand the marketing basics on keywords and the use of tools like Google Insight, Keyword traffic estimator, and others. My concern comes from a product that people usually don't search...

Marketing Advertising Website

asked Mar 23 '11 at 10:22

Geo
268 points

I have a launched a very unique product for healthcare billing companies. It is unique in the way that it is operated. I am doing AdWords and SEO tactics, but do you think cold calling works? I am...

Marketing

asked Mar 24 '11 at 06:12

Kpo
131 points

Those funny square codes seem to be popping up everywhere. From the pages of USA Today as a hyper-link to news pictures, in the airport to download reading material after watching a bank...

Marketing Inbound Marketing Advertising

asked Mar 25 '11 at 08:45

Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

In many countries, the income of companies is public and accessible. My question is whether this is correct also for Germany, and where I could look up such information?

Marketing Market Analysis Market Research

asked Mar 25 '11 at 20:17

David
1,567 points

I have successfully launched a startup. It is a niche school management system for Montessori Schools. It's profitable but doesn't produce a lot of income (translated: can't quit my day job). My...

Marketing Sales Lean

asked Mar 26 '11 at 03:57

Keyton Weissinger
126 points

I am hoping to get suggestions to where it is possibly to get linked from and/or get your business listed for free? I know of diystartups.com which is decent. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Alex

Marketing Inbound Marketing

asked Mar 26 '11 at 05:54

Genadinik
1,821 points

I have an early-stage site that I think is pretty good. I won't put the link here because I don't want to seem like spam. But the link is in my bio. While I have been able to get some attention to...

Marketing PR Promotion

asked Mar 27 '11 at 08:26

Genadinik
1,821 points

I'm trying to explain to a friend about building an audience before the product is built ... even while still designing the application. Examples of this might include, opening social media...

Marketing Audience Building Example

asked Mar 27 '11 at 14:48

John Mac Intyre
1,086 points

Has anyone ever had a start-up which was covered by TC? If so, how much traffic does it send your way? Have people seen a significant SEO boost from their links to their site? Is their coverage...

Marketing PR

asked Mar 27 '11 at 16:15

Genadinik
1,821 points