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GirlCrew - this Dublin based social media platform and app is on a mission to help women to make new friends This startup’s origin story might be familiar to many. Elva Carri wanted to go out dancing, but none of her friends were able and willing. Undeterred, she took to Tinder to find (no, don’t get ahead) some female friends in the same position by changing her profile picture to ex...
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Many consumers are moving into the realm of purchasing through social media. These are a few of the signs that your business needs to take advantage of social selling. The business world is constantly evolving, and one rapidly changing area is in the way purchases are being completed. While the standard purchasing methods remain an option, many consumers are moving into the realm of purchasin...
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Hold - the innovative mobile app that helps students focus in school and gives them the opportunity to get rewardsThese days, it’s rare to see anyone under 40 not glued to their phones. Whether we’re retweeting puppy videos, checking emails, or reading the news, a good portion of the day is, for a lot of people, taken up the little rectangle of knowledge. While it is a great benefit to...
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FavourUp, an influencer-generated content aggregator that helps brands & their agencies extend the impact of social media influencers, reaches it's 90k Crowdcube crowdfunding target in two weeks.  Many fashion brands are investing up to £50k in one-off influencer posts on social media, but these posts quickly disappear from view, being pushed down users feeds by new posts. This mak...
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On Friday, January 12, micro business owners from around the world will join together in a social media extravaganza to celebrate #MicroBizMatters Day. Over eight hours of broadcasting will be hosted from XYZ Works & Social, 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3EB. The aim of #MicroBizMatters Day is that business owners should give a little time to help other business owners ...
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With investment now totalling $2.5m, social commerce platform Moteefe have launched a new and improved platform to help enable entrepreneurs to create additional revenue streams through customised products. London-based startup Moteefe, a social commerce platform that enables entrepreneurs to sell custom clothing and merchandise via social media, has unveiled its new website after recently closin...
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Henna Sheth writes for Gorilla Accounting, a technology-driven, specialist accountancy provider for Contractors and Freelancers. Here she writes about how start-ups can use Facebook to spark new business.   "You’ve taken the reins, established a brand and won your first client, but what now? The mammoth task of generating a steady stream of clients is arguably one of the most testing j...
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There’s a fair bit of stuff going on at Echobox - so forgive us if we try to summarise. Firstly, Echobox uses AI to intelligently automate content distribution on social media for media companies and publishers - taking over the logistics and legwork of social media management. Basically, it is an AI tool and it takes on the role of your social media assistant. They've even given it a name...
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Startacus recently ran a social media marketing workshop for startups at NI shared creative workspace Eighty81. Part of the workshop focused on creating an overall content strategy - and so to pass on some of this advice, we thought wise to share some valuable tips for all to read.Here we focus specifically on creating your blog content strategy, which will make up a core part of your ov...
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8 Social Media Mistakes Your Startup Probably Makes (And How to Avoid Them) Social media can be a very important part of any business. It can be effectively used for marketing, and there’s no better place to engage with current and potential customers and to show the public that you are a business worthy of their custom. But there are some fundamental mistakes that even the biggest brands c...
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