Twitter Link Roundup #175 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More
Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!
The image above shows a creative print ad for Max Shoes. You’ll find a fun collection of 44 more creative print ads in the Social Media & Marketing section below.
Small Business and Startups: Cultivate Trust and Nurture Loyalty – http://crowdspring.co/17djr9d
Empower Your Small Business: trust & loyalty, marketing insight, lean business – http://crowdspring.co/ZofxK9
7 Simple productivity tips you can apply today, backed by science | The Buffer Blog – http://crowdspring.co/17vtHga
crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight: Rent A Green Box – http://crowdspring.co/17o17dQ
Why You Need to Redefine Failure | Intuit Small Business Blog – http://crowdspring.co/120YCyj
The Importance of Scheduling Nothing – http://crowdspring.co/10ZmBfS
Stop Building Things Your Customers Don’t Really Want or Need | by Andrew Gluck – http://crowdspring.co/15hdrjE
Why I Love My Angriest Customers – http://crowdspring.co/17t49jN
Rule No. 1: Get to the Point – http://crowdspring.co/155XTis
Small Business and Startups: Cultivate Trust and Nurture Loyalty – http://crowdspring.co/17djr9d
Why We Ignore Good Advice | Psychology Today – http://crowdspring.co/155V3Ki
You play like you practice – http://crowdspring.co/12l0SRj
Does HubSpot Walk The Talk On Its Culture Code? – http://crowdspring.co/16Q6xzF
5 Hard Questions to Ask Yourself During a Conflict | by @joulee http://crowdspring.co/17o079x
If you need to pivot, pivot hard | Version One Ventures – http://crowdspring.co/121kBVU
Reframing the problems with “Freemium” by charging the marketing department – http://crowdspring.co/15mbemQ
Does your Company Culture Attract Rockstar Talent? Here Are 9 Tips | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/16Vgyde
A Startup’s Three Visions – http://crowdspring.co/17t4fI5
Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – http://crowdspring.co/ZlS2hQ
A New Way To Look At Optimism’s Role In Success | Fast Company – http://crowdspring.co/15m9ABR
VC funding in Chicago is down more than 40% – http://crowdspring.co/11ao97c
Stop Building Things Your Customers Don’t Really Want or Need | by Andrew Gluck – http://crowdspring.co/15hdrjE
Startup Jedi: How to get through the sh*t times | GeekWire – http://crowdspring.co/15fDTdu
The *real* pivot – http://crowdspring.co/114Cq58
The pragmatics of happiness at work: It’s just good business | GigaOM Pro by Stowe Boyd – http://crowdspring.co/16VHSbk
Startup Etiquette: How to Get the Most Out of Coffee Meetings |Technori by Len Kendall – http://crowdspring.co/155Y1OW
How To Price and Sell Your Startup’s Product – http://crowdspring.co/ZcUjyV
“Leadership has nothing to do with titles.” … What Is Leadership? | Forbes – http://crowdspring.co/158wr3I
Linkedin Founder Reid Hoffman’s Advice for Entrepreneurs | KISSmetrics Blog – http://crowdspring.co/155XwVj
How Dave Goldberg of SurveyMonkey Built a Billion-Dollar Business and Still Gets Home By 5:30 PM – http://crowdspring.co/15fDsjk
Looking for a data scientist? Here’s who you need | VentureBeat – http://crowdspring.co/16SbvvR
Tough to see how Foursquare will differentiate its location data service from other big players – http://crowdspring.co/ZkTSmi
The Importance of Scheduling Nothing – http://crowdspring.co/10ZmBfS
Start-ups: 80% of Your Growth Depends on This | by Jeremy Quittner – http://crowdspring.co/ZozBMx
What Western And Chinese Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Each Other | Forbes http://crowdspring.co/174jaY8
What To Do When Things Aren’t Working Out | by @dnamartell – http://crowdspring.co/11eN7SV
Hire People Bothered By Suck” And Other Insights From GitHub | by Dharmesh Shah, Hubspot Dev Blog – http://crowdspring.co/ZsrUoA
Showrooming: Most Say They’d Need At Least A 20% Price Gap to Abandon the Store – http://crowdspring.co/123ftk5
Through the Looking Glass: Hiring Sales People – http://crowdspring.co/Z37H9s
Why You’re Not As Productive As You Want to Be (and What to Do About It) | Technori – http://crowdspring.co/17jRKfa
Some start-ups shun funding in bid to retain independence | Livemint – http://crowdspring.co/17k8jrc
The Happiest People Pursue the Most Difficult Problems | HBR – http://crowdspring.co/1568REM
Why I Love My Angriest Customers – http://crowdspring.co/17t49jN
Using the Crowd as an Innovation Partner | Harvard Business Review – http://crowdspring.co/16WuN1d
What are some of the most ridiculous startup ideas that eventually became successful? | Quora – http://crowdspring.co/16VlcYw
7 Simple productivity tips you can apply today, backed by science | The Buffer Blog – http://crowdspring.co/17vtHga
Eight brands that crowdsourced marketing and product ideas | Econsultancy – http://crowdspring.co/Ze5FCH
Rule No. 1: Get to the Point – http://crowdspring.co/155XTis
Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – http://crowdspring.co/ZlS2hQ
Social Ad Revenue To Grow 18.6% By 2017 – http://crowdspring.co/16QtR0b
The brand is a story. But it’s a story about you, not about the brand – http://crowdspring.co/ZtTZsJ
Internet Ad Revenues Again Hit Record-Breaking Double-Digit Annual Growth, Reaching Nearly $37 Billion – http://crowdspring.co/Z0IIUa
Reframing the problems with “Freemium” by charging the marketing department – http://crowdspring.co/15mbemQ
Excellent interview about big business & social media. Lots of good insight – http://crowdspring.co/15m9lXk
The disruptive potential of native advertising | by Felix Salmon – http://crowdspring.co/17gnRfE
Showrooming: Most Say They’d Need At Least A 20% Price Gap to Abandon the Store – http://crowdspring.co/123ftk5
Want to Slash 50% Off Your Marketing Budget? Try Being Nice… | MarketingProfs by Peter Shankman – http://crowdspring.co/1569oGQ
Conservation of energy in conversation – http://crowdspring.co/11aRYSf
45 Stunning Print Ads for Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/11hdI1B
7 Design Principles, Inspired By Zen Wisdom | Co.Design – http://crowdspring.co/16Y8M49
Photoshop CS6 Cheat Sheet | Web Design Ledger – http://crowdspring.co/16Y5AFJ
70 Awesome Illustrator Tutorials That Every Designer Should See | Designrfix – http://crowdspring.co/16Y52Q3
Learning to See | Information Architects – http://crowdspring.co/Zi8IXx
Yahoo’s disappointing display ad revenue results http://crowdspring.co/12kkuow further signal the erosion of the display market.
10 Beautiful Retro Style Illustrations | Desizn World – http://crowdspring.co/16Y962L
50 Excellent Photoshop Photo Effect Tutorials | Hongkiat – http://crowdspring.co/16Y5az8
28 Lovely Tattoo Lettering Fonts | CreativeFan – http://crowdspring.co/11ha47Q
25 Brilliant Fresh Freebies From Dribbble | Ants Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/16Y5nSR
Infographic design from a dozen different countries – http://crowdspring.co/11hbLC2
The Importance of Sketching in Creating a Successful Design Work – http://crowdspring.co/16Y8YjZ
25 Creative Bookmark Design Ideas for Readers – http://crowdspring.co/11heY4P
40 Free Wedding Fonts – http://crowdspring.co/11hcWBr
35 Creative Typography Design Master pieces for your inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/11hbdME
Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business | Smashing UX Design – http://crowdspring.co/15fE8Fd
55 Witty and Inspiring Motivational Quotes Wallpapers – http://crowdspring.co/11hbyyS
Design Tutorials and Inspiration: 16 Very Creative Business Cards – http://crowdspring.co/11hdEyR
45 Stunning Print Ads for Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/11hdI1B
25 Super Cool free fonts For Your Design | Grafix Designs – http://crowdspring.co/11hcbZk
Free High Resolution Textures – Lost and Taken-Early 20th Century Paper Textures – http://crowdspring.co/17BwAvR
20 Magnificent Examples of Typography | Enfuzed – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6l9C
45 Restaurant Identity, Menu & Stationery Designs Showcase – http://crowdspring.co/Zlbm1O
15 Free Wireframing Tools for Visualizing Ideas – http://crowdspring.co/16Y92jr
20 Fantastic After Effects Video Tutorials – http://crowdspring.co/11he9sL
35 creative print ads | Desizn World – http://crowdspring.co/17Bxdp6
15 Modern Product/Industrial Designs | Designskilz – http://crowdspring.co/17BwPam
45 Sleek White Letterpress Business Cards – http://crowdspring.co/11hbvmI
45 Informative and Extremely Creative Infographics – http://crowdspring.co/17BxOr4
30 Brilliant and Beautiful Movie Poster Design examples for your Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/17BxfNT
Designing Better Experiences Through Data | UX Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/114Cfa2
Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/1ySfi
Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/XTLkS
10 Great Logo Designs | Designskilz – http://crowdspring.co/YeEWXL
23 Examples of 3D Logo Design Inspiration | CoalesceIdeas – http://crowdspring.co/11hc3cb
50+ Stunning Examples of Creative Logo Design | Grafix Designs – http://crowdspring.co/11hdYO0
35 Amazing Soccer and Club Logos | Smashing Hub – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6BFA
25 Super Cool free fonts For Your Design | Grafix Designs – http://crowdspring.co/11hcbZk
25 Examples of Logo Using People Illustrations – http://crowdspring.co/11hd2ZZ
UX Best Practices for Designing Mobile Apps | by Marcos Moralez – http://crowdspring.co/1569Dl0
Designing A Website: 15 Web Design Related Photoshop Tutorials | DesignSphere – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6xFE
Circular Elements in Website Design – Best Practice | Designmodo – http://crowdspring.co/17BxyIy
60+ Outstanding Examples of Hand Drawn Website Design | Onextrapixel – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6YzT
15+ food and restaurant web designs | Webdesigner Depot – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6OII
Impressive Single Page Web Design Inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/17BxhW0
20+ sunshine yellow website designs for your inspiration – http://crowdspring.co/16Y94YL
30+ Fresh Pricing Table Designs Inspiration | web3mantra – http://crowdspring.co/11hdtDE
60 Beautiful iOS App Icon Designs for your Inspiration | Graphic Design Junction – http://crowdspring.co/11hdPtZ
Eight Lessons in Mobile Usability Testing | UX Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/Zl6wBL
32 Free Icon Sets for Building Unique Web Interfaces | SpyreStudios – http://crowdspring.co/17BwxQS
“New research reinforces the idea that intelligence is not fixed – and therefore can be strengthened” – http://crowdspring.co/155TUCw
10 Essential Online Tools You Should Be Using | Inc – http://crowdspring.co/15mwvNu
Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme: The Internet currency will collapse | Slate Magazine – http://crowdspring.co/ZtSVox
Why We Ignore Good Advice | Psychology Today – http://crowdspring.co/155V3Ki
“Almost 50 percent of Americans will have a diagnosable mental illness in their lifetimes” – http://crowdspring.co/15fDzv2
Using the Crowd as an Innovation Partner | Harvard Business Review – http://crowdspring.co/16WuN1d
Most clinical research is statistically worthless | The Economist – http://crowdspring.co/15iN7pk
Re-thinking Clinical Trials for the World of Crowdsourcing | Xconomy – http://crowdspring.co/170RSSt
Conservation of energy in conversation – http://crowdspring.co/11aRYSf
What is the single most important life lesson older people feel young people need to know? – http://crowdspring.co/ZmQNSN
Nearly 100 Percent Of American Women In Jobs That Typically Pay Men More: Analysis – http://crowdspring.co/153jEiH
The Importance of Scheduling Nothing – http://crowdspring.co/10ZmBfS
What Ron Johnson Got Right | Gardiner Morse-Harvard Business Review – http://crowdspring.co/Zcqcrt
7 Simple productivity tips you can apply today, backed by science | The Buffer Blog – http://crowdspring.co/17vtHga
I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.
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