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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Ariel Ramirez: New incentives to self-report in Brazil
Sunday, May 28, 2017
How to Get the Attention of a Social Influencer to Grow Your Brand
Influencer marketing is one of the biggest trends in social media marketing. The concept is simple, in theory. You’ll work with a social influencer (someone who has already established a large following and a strong reputation) to earn more visibility for your brand and content—kind of like creating a shortcut to a higher level of popularity.
There are many possible approaches to this, including working together with an influencer to create collaborative content, getting an influencer to review your products or share your content, or even having a simple conversation with an influencer.
Any of these strategies gets you to your end goal of being acknowledged and respected by a social influencer who can put you in front of thousands of new followers. However, each strategy has one important underlying prerequisite: they all require you to get a social influencer’s attention first.
Why it’s hard to get the attention of a social influencer
It may not seem like an extreme challenge, but getting an influencer’s attention is more difficult than you might think:
- They’re busy. According to Social Media Today, the average person spends almost two hours a day on social media—and that’s with an average following and network of friends. To maintain an influencer status, social mavericks need to post new content, respond to followers, stay up-to-date and reach out to new prospective contacts. That takes commitment, on top of a possible full-time work schedule. They don’t have time to waste.
- They get a lot of requests. To make matters more challenging, most influencers also deal with an inordinate number of inbound requests. They have people asking for advice, wanting favors and making proposals all day—and there’s no way for them to get to everyone.
- They aren’t here to do favors. Even if they could address every request that came into their inbox, influencers probably wouldn’t want to. Most influencers are entrepreneurs (in one way or another), and want to maximize their time engaging in valuable tasks; they can’t afford to do favors for others.
Related: How One Entrepreneur Uses Influencers to Help Apps Gain Traction
How to do it
Knowing these limitations, what can you do to stand out in the crowd in order to grab an influencer’s attention?
- Gain authority of your own. Before you approach an influencer, try to become a proto-influencer in your own right. Get yourself published on lots of outside sources, engage in conversations related to your industry and build up a social media following. If you’re seen as a peer, it’s more likely that you’ll get a response.
- Know whom you’re talking to. Don’t come up with a generic template for reaching out to influencers. Instead, get to know each individual before you reach out to him or her. Know what their area of expertise is. Know what their likes and dislikes are. Study the type of collaborations they’ve been a part of in the past. When you reach out, mention specific works they’ve done that you appreciate and cater to their interests.
- Speak from the heart. Don’t let yourself sound like a robot. It’s better to sacrifice a little formality and speak sincerely from the heart. Write to them the way you’d speak to them in conversation, and don’t be afraid to let your personality show. It will make you far more appealing than the long line of corporate automatons.
- Play off type. Lead with a perspective or opinion that’s rarely seen in your industry. You might disagree with a concept that’s generally accepted as true, or present a problem with a new technology or development that everyone else believes is perfect. Find a way to differentiate yourself.
- Offer something valuable. Next, don’t ask for a favor immediately. Instead, offer something valuable, and pose your pitch as a way for your target influencer to gain credibility. They’re much more likely to respond to something that will benefit them rather than if you were to demand their attention for nothing.
- Cut to the chase. Don’t drone on about your offer—remember, these are busy people. Instead, keep your message as concise as possible. If you need to follow up with more details, you may do so (within reason).
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Don’t be surprised if, even after following all these steps, you’re not successful with your first pitch. Even a perfect pitch can get lost in the shuffle, and influencers may genuinely have too little time to engage with you.
However, following this approach consistently, with multiple influencers, will eventually lead you to at least one valuable connection—and from there, it will get easier and easier to grow your social influence.
The post How to Get the Attention of a Social Influencer to Grow Your Brand appeared first on StartupNation.
May 28, 2017 at 04:30PM
from Anna Johansson
Denmark appoints new “Tech Ambassador” to lead tech diplomacy
Casper Klynge has been named Denmark’s new Ambassador for Technology and Digitization, according to Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Currently based in Indonesia as Denmark’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and ASEAN, Casper will relocate to Silicon Valley when his new role commences.
Denmark earned worldwide attention earlier this year when it announced the new position — a first of its kind. The position was created in response to technology companies’ increasing influence in the global economy.
“It is crucial for Denmark that we position ourselves as best as possible in relation to the rapid technological development of the past few years. Technology development and digitization are by nature — global — and have a huge impact on all branches of society,” says Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen.
In this new role, Casper will liaise with technology giants such as Microsoft, Apple, and Google, helping to attract new investors to Denmark and promote Danish innovation abroad, as reported in Foreign Policy earlier this year.
With extensive experience working with international organizations on everything from foreign policy to development and trade, Casper is well-equipped to represent Danish interests in Silicon Valley.
According to the Foreign Minister, “With the tech ambassador at the forefront, we must cultivate a closer dialogue with a wide range of tech players – companies, research institutions, countries, cities, authorities and organizations. First, to gain better insight into developments internationally. Second, to promote Danish interests and values in relation to this agenda”.
In recent years the Öresund region, which encompasses Copenhagen and neighboring Malmö in Sweden, has earned a reputation as a hub for technology and innovation. This new position demonstrates Denmark’s commitment to promoting this reputation abroad and attracting new investors and entrepreneurs to the region.
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May 28, 2017 at 04:29PM
from Katie Koerper
Go Grow Demo Day 2017 at CSE: Startups pitch to investors and business leaders
As part of the Go Grow acceleration program of the Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship (CSE), twelve young startups had the chance to push their businesses to the next level of growth. At the capstone event, the Go Grow Demo Day on May 24th 2017, which also represented the graduation from the program, they pitched their ideas in front of Copenhagen’s startup- and investor community and an expert jury (Peter Inselseth Jørgensen, COO at Praice; Kim Wiencken from Northcap and Jakob Heiberg, COO at Kaffekvaernen).
Supporting startups at an early stage to reach international growth
At first, Program Director Dorthea Nielsen went more into detail about CSE as the Copenhagen Business School’s entrepreneurial incubator which started in 2007. Since then, more than 700 teams went through the accelerator program which is designed to make the participating businesses thrive and suit for international growth; in a period of four months of close collaboration with personal mentors, experts, CSE staff and other startups. She pointed out the diversity among the startups in this year’s spring batch, which reflects in their pitches and emphasized the importance of culture within the businesses themselves:
“A successful startup nurtures a culture of excellence that works as a domino effect fostering long-term economic benefits and happiness for the startup”
The following startups made their final pitches:
Arono created an app which provides customized simple diet plans, focusing on nutrition as essential aspect in human well-being.
Augmento uses machine learning and sentiment analysis technology to scrape online communication flows and evaluate which topics matter to specific target groups.
Carcel is a high quality Danish fashion label produced by women in prison and made from 100% natural materials.
Deemly gathers ratings and reviews from across P2P marketplaces and social networks, making business more transparent and trustworthy when sharing, borrowing, selling or renting online.
Green Tech Challenge offers access to network, partnerships, and possibly funding for green companies.
Larsen & Eriksen is a Danish watch brand based in Copenhagen, heart of the vibrant Scandinavian design movement and one of the world pioneers in urban bicyclism.
Legatbogen is the biggest search engine for grants in Denmark, helping applications to find the right grants as well provide managements service to get the right applicants.
Minlæring is an advanced technology for learning online, with more than 100 upper secondary schools in Denmark as customers.
Swipty provides an app where users can buy and sell their unwanted gift cards. All the physical gift cards are digitalized, so they can be exchanged instantly.
Vizgu aims to digitalise art for museums, using an image recognition platform that uses tablet or smartphone cameras to show system generated or user-generated information on objects the user points at.
Yooowe is an online community platform where surfers, skiers, boarders and local businesses can rent or rent out gear, making it easy and fun to find unique local experiences and quality gear all around the world.
What provides fast and affordable opinion polls for market research, making it more motivational and fun.
After the startups’ official graduation ceremony from the program, the judges also awarded What as the best investment case and Carcell for the best pitch. Vizgu was picked as the audience favourite via an online poll during the event.
On September 28th 2017 CSE organises the Entrepreneurial Day of CBS where you can explore the future of student entrepreneurship in the North.
The post Go Grow Demo Day 2017 at CSE: Startups pitch to investors and business leaders appeared first on Øresund Startups.
May 28, 2017 at 04:29PM
from Stella Zimpfer
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Rough Path Theory and Signatures Applied To Quantitative Finance – Part 1
To date QuantStart has generally written on topics that are applicable to the beginner or intermediate quant practitioner. However we have recently begun to receive requests from academics and advanced practitioners asking for more content on research-level topics.
This is the first in a new series of posts written by Imanol Pérez, a PhD researcher in Mathematics at Oxford University, UK, and a new expert guest contributor to QuantStart. In this introductory post Imanol describes the Theory […]
May 14, 2017 at 04:23PM
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Saturday, May 13, 2017
Iran presidential candidates lay blame for ‘failed’ nuclear deal on reformer Rouhani
May 13, 2017 at 04:29PM
from Josie Ensor
Exclusive Telegraph ORB poll: Conservatives lead across all social classes
May 13, 2017 at 04:29PM
from Patrick Scott
Sunday, May 7, 2017
S. Koreans want new leader to create jobs minus corruption
May 07, 2017 at 04:30PM
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Sunday, April 30, 2017
SO, WHERE IS THAT SHOCKED FACE AGAIN? Study Finds Democrats Least Tolerant of Opposing Views. Liberal privilege!
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from pjmedia: The left loves embracing the idea of “tolerance,” yet the rest of us have long observed that all the Left ever seems tolerant of is itself. A new survey from Dartmouth College provides yet more evidence that…
April 30, 2017 at 04:25PM
from IWB
President Trump Works to Provide Much Needed Aid for Veterans!
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By Gabrielle Seunagal A few days ago, President Trump followed through on yet another one of his plethora of commitments to the nation by signing an executive order to engender a new office…
April 30, 2017 at 04:25PM
from IWB
OptionsHouse: A Review for Options Trading – Bloomington Pantagraph
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April 30, 2017 at 04:23PM
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President Trump Invites Rodrigo Duterte to White House
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By Gabrielle Seunagal On Saturday, President Trump made headlines when he invited Rodrigo Duterte to the White House for a conversation about the current state of drugs. Duterte has earned a reputation as…
April 30, 2017 at 04:25PM
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
Documents Tie Berkeley Riot Organizers To Pro-Pedophilia Group, NAMBLA
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April 29, 2017 at 04:25PM
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As SEC Reviews Bitcoin ETF Again, An Ethereum ETF Might Come First
While earnings, tax reform and a looming potential government shutdown held the front page of the financial news this past week, the alt-currency market had a newsworthy week itself. The Chinese exchanges announced that it would charge a 0.2% fee on … Read Full Story
The post As SEC Reviews Bitcoin ETF Again, An Ethereum ETF Might Come First appeared first on ForexTV.
April 29, 2017 at 04:19PM
from Bitcoin News Editor
100 US Senators Want Israeli High Crimes Suppressed
West Virginia Bill Aims to Define Bitcoin as a Monetary Instrument
West Virginia is headed in the same direction as Florida as the state’s House representatives are pushing for new bitcoin AML regulations. West Virginia House Bill 2585 will now be reviewed by Governor Jim Justice for his approval. In essence, the bill … Read Full Story
The post West Virginia Bill Aims to Define Bitcoin as a Monetary Instrument appeared first on ForexTV.
April 29, 2017 at 04:19PM
from Bitcoin News Editor
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Duncan Brown retweeted: Shareholder pressure having an impact on #execpay – shows current voting system is broadly effective #corpgov https://t.co/786fiVtNlz
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April 22, 2017 at 04:19PM
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Kristal retweeted: Go go #CorpGov go $PTOP @360Advanced by #PotaniyZuev
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April 22, 2017 at 04:19PM
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Glennie retweeted: Go go #CorpGov go $PTOP @360Advanced by #PotaniyZuev by #pyotr4xkrfil
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April 22, 2017 at 04:19PM
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from Glennie
These pictures show how imagination is helping bring abstract science and technology stories to life
Anyone who has ever written anything online is familiar with stock imagery. It’s thanks to sites like Shutterstock, Pixabay, and Pexels that writers can source pictures for their articles without having to part with a lot of money.
Given that it’s mostly free, the vast range of photographs and illustrations is quite impressive.
It’s also not bad business. In fact, Business Insider recently profiled a stock photographer who makes £6,000 from a single image.
However, even with the resources available, some stories are tricky to illustrate. For those of us who write about science and technology, the concepts we describe can sometimes be a bit abstract. For example, if you’re looking for a photo to illustrate a psychological disorder or virtual currency like Bitcoin.
In these cases, it helps when some photographers and designers are inventive and create abstract photos from their imagination, or take ideas from popular culture.
Business Insider spoke to two stock image contributors Andrew Ostrovsky and Sam Whitton, who have portfolios on Shutterstock, to find out what inspires their creations and where their work often ends up being used for.
Ostrovsky makes illustrations rather than photos, and he is a self-taught graphic designer and photographer. “In many of my images the final idea emerges in the creative process rather than in the beginning of it,” he said.
Ostrovsky has a fairly scientific background. Both his parents were scientists — a mathematician and a chemist, but his own education was in medical diagnostics equipment. In this image he merged spheres with lights and sparkles to produce an effect he calls “digital jewels.”
For this image, Ostrovsky was inspired by the theory that our reality is a computer simulation. He said his ideas come up quite spontaneously, and he gets inspiration from recent books, articles in science magazines, and lectures on philosophy, but he doesn’t have the time to fully explore them all.
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
April 22, 2017 at 04:27PM
from Lindsay Dodgson
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