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Peter Baron

Although Peter began his career with a large PR agency in NYC, he ultimately found his way to the warm and sunny South and made it home. True to our agency name, he is one connected guy—some folks think he knows pretty much everyone in the Atlanta tech community.

Venture Atlanta: Heavyweights Declare Us Among the Top Five U.S. Startup Cities

Startups /

I posted last month about the Venture Atlanta Entrepreneur’s Reception as a preview to this year’s Venture Atlanta event, held at the Georgia Aquarium on October 22 & 23. I attended both days from start to finish, and it affirmed my hunch that investors are increasingly focused on real business people with real business ideas. […]

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New Survey Reveals Impact of Content Marketing on B2B Brands

Business Strategy & Insight, PR & Marketing, Social Media /

The latest report on content marketing for B2B companies finds that 93 percent of these organizations rely on content marketing for brand building and demand generation. More than 1,200 North American B2B marketers participated in the survey designed to understand the impact of content marketing on these organizations, as well as the tactics they are

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The Direct Line between Compelling Content and Short-Term Growth

Lead Generation /

I recently talked with execs at a company that had just received a healthy dose of financing. These good people now face aggressive goals for customer growth, and they need to begin demonstrating measurable progress by the end of this year. Growth in such a short term is challenging, but doable. What’s needed is fast-track

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Presenting to Investors: It’s What They Need to Hear, Not What You Want to Say

Startups /

Last Thursday evening, I attended the Venture Atlanta Entrepreneur’s Reception, thrown by Silicon Valley Bank for the 32 entrepreneurial CEOs selected to present to Venture Atlanta this year at the Georgia Aquarium (October 22 & 23). The reception provided an opportunity for these rising leaders to get to know each other and get briefed on

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Google Debuts New Gmail Categorization Feature, But Is It Curtains For Your Company’s Marketing Emails?

PR & Marketing /

Earlier this year, Google began rolling out its new email categorization functionality for Gmail. Using new Inbox tabs, messages are now automatically categorized by type: Primary, Promotions, Social, Updates and Forums. While it may help users prioritize and organize the messages they receive, some marketers are concerned of its impact on their email marketing efforts.

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National Small Business Week Panel Offers Tips for Managing Online Reputation

Business Strategy & Insight, PR & Marketing /

We just wrapped up another annual National Small Business Week sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and while there was much useful information shared by business leaders, marketers and mentors, a particular segment of a Google+ Hangout conversation with a panel of experts caught our attention. Incidentally, this was the first year Google+ Hangouts

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Not All Customers Are Created Equal: Four Tools for New Brands to Find the Right Buyers

Business Strategy & Insight /

Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to watch as well as take part in the launch of hundreds of unique and innovative companies. Many have introduced solutions or services which are clearly useful or fill a void in the marketplace. But very few, at least at the time of their initial launch, have a

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