Category Archive: Marketing

May
01

How to refine your elevator pitch

To improve your elevator pitch, start with your value proposition, state your audience, listen to feedback, and remember the goal.

Feb
22

Seven tips for being interviewed over Skype

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Here’s the advice we’d give other entrepreneurs being interviewed for an audio podcast like BitBanter.

Feb
09

Your customers have time- and attention-deficit disorder. Deal with it.

The 24-Hour Customer

Here's how to better design your products around customers' time- and attention-deficit disorder, from The 24-Hour Customer.

Jan
17

What an entrepreneur can learn from Plankton on SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Krabs, owner of the Krusty Krab

When it comes to entrepreneurs, Plankton on SpongeBob SquarePants is pretty bad. Here are four lessons we can learn from him.

Nov
30

Meetup wrap-up: App Savvy author Ken Yarmosh interviewed

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App Savvy author Ken Yarmosh advises iPhone app developers to get feedback from potential users before launching the app.

Nov
20

Meetup wrap-up: Monetize your app this holiday!

The Washington iPhone/Android/Smartphone Developers meetup featured Millennial Media's mobile advertising platform, and more.

Nov
08

Whirlwind week of iSpeedShop demos

App Savvy by Ken Yarmosh

It's been an exciting, busy week for us! We did iSpeedShop demos at gatherings two nights in a row, and got great feedback.

Oct
23

Search engine optimization basics: The words you use

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SEO depends on the words you use. Wordle is a fun way to see what your site is saying, so you can tell if your content is on target.

Oct
10

What women want in shopping: A review of She Means Business

How should companies market to women? By understanding their needs and rewards, and by saving them time. Those are three major points of She Means Business, by Grant J. Schneider of Time's magazine group.

Jun
12

How to use the freemium model: Four lessons from my yoga instructor

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How can developers best use the freemium approach to their advantage? My substitute yoga instructor demonstrated a great technique.

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