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The TV Is No Longer a TV

Chris Koch

I’m sure that by now you’ve heard of an Internet TV startup called Aereo that uses tiny individual antennas to let consumers in several U.S. I’m sure that by now you’ve heard of an Internet TV startup called Aereo that uses tiny individual antennas to let consumers in several U.S. Disruptors are everywhere.

Cable 100
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2011: The year of personal brands

Chris Koch

Of course, then Owyang left Forrester for a startup, Altimeter, that was started by a former Forrester analyst and which has since scooped up a number of other Forrester analysts. What happens when your personal brand quits?

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Is the era of PR over?

Chris Koch

Unless the company they work for is a startup or otherwise desperate for attention, these people tend to be ground down by the risk management aspect of their jobs over time. Looked at this way, there are only two types of PR: Guard dog PR and placement PR. Let’s look at each in more detail. Guard dog PR.

PR 100
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How customers will react to a crisis in your company and what to do about it

Chris Koch

Meanwhile, when startup airline ValuJet suffered a series of safety problems and a fatal crash in the late 90s, it quickly changed its name to AirTran. ValuJet’s lack of widespread recognition in the marketplace meant that the switch happened with little fanfare.

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The Robot I’d Have a Beer with – After He Takes My Job

Chris Koch

and a better education and now you’ve got a robot that could fit in at any Silicon Valley startup. So you take Victor and give him some arms (hey, who needs arms to work a virtual Scrabble board?)

Startups 100
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How to Grab Readers’ Attention: Be Counterintuitive

Chris Koch

Startups like i.Materialise , Kraftwurx , Ponoko , Shapeways and Sculpteo operate brisk 3D printing services and communities connecting makers, buyers and sellers of unique items, from gadgets and games to jewelry and housewares.

Startups 100
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Six factors driving B2B social media marketing adoption

Chris Koch

B2B magazines are shuttering by the hundreds –literally: 137 in 2007, 120 in 2008, and 130 through the third quarter of 2009— twice the number of new startups (yes, they still do start print trade magazines), according to MediaFinder, a database of magazines. Those titles that remain have cut staff and have many fewer pages to fill.