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Pluck't Krop Daily Staff Selections An inspiring peek at a few of the finest portfolio pieces as they are added by our users daily. Loading May 31 Aug 2 Audi: "Mirrors" TV Commercial by Think, Markenfilm The TV Commercial titled Mirrors was done by Think advertising agency for product: Audi (brand: Audi) in Germany. It was released in the Jul 2013. What Greek Startups Can Teach the World While some might question the sanity of an individual who decides to make Greek startups a cornerstone of a plan to spread entrepreneurship around the world, Gary Whitehill says the young, entrepreneurial tech startup economy taking hold there offers lessons for startups everywhere. Inspired by Riots Whitehill is founder of Entrepreneur Week, the Greek version of which was inspired by riots protesting the country’s austerity moves. Whitehill “saw a real resurgence of people in Greece who realize entrepreneurship is the way out of the [economic] challenges they were having.”

Who Creates The Brand Narrative? During a recent exchange on the growing impact of social customer service, Alan Berkson asked me “who creates the brand narrative”? Interesting question (as is often the case with Mr. Berkson). When I search back through Sensei Inc.’s research and client experiences, there’s really only one conclusion that can be drawn in answering this question. Business strategists and marketers do not have direct control over the brand narrative any longer and evidence suggests that customers don’t have it either. How to Determine Facebook and Twitter ROI [INFOGRAPHIC] How do marketers determine social media ROI? This a question asked by many CEO’s and business owners that challenges marketers to deliver value from social media and make a return on their investment. So it’s no surprise that 77% of CEO’s think that marketers don’t really talk about what matters; sales. I present to you an infographic filled with some of the latest polls and interesting mini-case studies that show support for social media ROI. In fact, Edible Arrangements actually saw a double digit sales increase after a Facebook promotion!

Hey, That’s Mine! Give It Back! The Fallacy Of The International Clone Editor’s note: Lee Jacobs is founder of Colingo- An English learning service focused on Brazil. Sometimes his alter ego Mr. Lee gives English lessons on Youtube, check out a recent one on “drinking words” here. I have spent a lot of time in Brazil, working on my startup Colingo, about a month ago I was in Sao Paulo for Dave McClure’s Geeks on A Plane. Brazil is a hot market with many firms like Accel and the famed Sequoia capital searching for opportunities. Many of these investors are looking to fund “copycat,” business that emulate successful American startups. ‎blog.musicplayr.com/jobs We can work it. Musicplayr.com revolutionizes the way how people discover and listen to their music. Integrating different sources all over the Internet allows users to „Play and share their loved music“ from a single platform. We are experienced domain experts with a proven track record in building successful consumer Internet companies and we show love for the things we are pushing forward.

Technology is our friend I have come across many campaigns in the last months that don’t use a URL anymore to open a feedback/more info channel for consumers, but a hashtag. I am not quite sure what to make of this, although this would seem like a nice iconic way to show a development: I started working in a traditional advertising agency in 1996, being a hardcore onliner privately, and I can remember our fights to get the URL into the out-of-home or print ads. Why I Hired A Girl On Craigslist to Slap Me In The Face — And How It Quadrupled My Productivity Welcome Reddit Users! Just a quick shout out—Hack the System is about quick methods to success. So, if you’re interested in learning how to become more productive, or if you want to learn how to get free plane tickets, you should subscribe to my newsletter.