Ellie Mirman's Startup Marketing Blog

Ellie Mirman

Ellie is an inbound marketer who specializes in lead generation, email marketing, sales & marketing alignment, and marketing analytics.

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Got Some Comedy In My Inbound Marketing

Posted by Ellie Mirman

Jul 18, 2009

My worlds are colliding in a wonderful way - my very funny uncle, Eugene Mirman, made this video all about inbound marketing. Enjoy!

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Topics: marketing, comedy, family

How To Promote An Event With Inbound Marketing - On Video!

Posted by Ellie Mirman

Jun 12, 2009

Yesterday I did a presentation on How to Promote an Event with Inbound Marketing for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Social Media Marketing conference. Since I'm here in Massachusetts, and the event was out in Texas, I did the presentation via a live webinar and recorded the session.

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Topics: marketing, social media, video, events

Facebook for Business Tips [My Radio Debut]

Posted by Ellie Mirman

May 19, 2009

Recently I made my radio debut on Career Life Balance Radio as part of their "Marketing Minutes" segment. My segments are focusing on "How to Use Facebook for Business". Listen below for my surprisingly high-pitched Facebook for Business Tips.

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Topics: facebook, marketing, social media

Do You Own the Search Results for Your Name?

Posted by Ellie Mirman

May 7, 2009

I won't even attempt to deny I'm not a marketing geek. One of the things I loved about Kyle James' blog post "Jokes: 36 Reasons You Might be Addicted to Social Media" was "#6: You own the Google search results for your name." That definitely held true for me.

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Topics: fun world of marketing, social media, fun, seo, branding, blogging

More Americans Head North For Good But Affordable College

Posted by Ellie Mirman

May 4, 2009

The secret's out - Canadian schools are a great education at a great price, plus the application process is much easier. It's definitely what got me to go to McGill... So easy to apply (online, no essay, no interviews) and I could attend for less than half the price of a regular US college. Right, and it was a great education too.

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Topics: university

The Ultimate Self-Help Book from the Very Funny Eugene Mirman

Posted by Ellie Mirman

Apr 30, 2009

The Will to Whatevs Eugene Mirman As perhaps the unofficial official blogger of my family, and also a well-intentioned member of society, I feel it is my duty to share this wonderful read. The Will to Whatevs is the ultimate self-help book for dealing with all of life's twists and turns, from school to marriage to death. Perhaps in that order, but perhaps not.

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Topics: comedy, events, books, family

My Internet - From A To Z

Posted by Ellie Mirman

Apr 17, 2009

One of the features that I [hated at first but now] love about Firefox 3 is the "smart" address bar that remembers the web pages you've been to along with all their page titles - so if you start typing the website URL or page title, Firefox pulls up a few suggestions of sites you've recently or repeatedly visited.

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Topics: fun

Live Storytelling: A Soviet Childhood Gang

Posted by Ellie Mirman

Apr 16, 2009

In this short video, my brother tells a story of his childhood gang - a group of 7-year-olds in Soviet Riga, Latvia - in a wonderfully entertaining way. And I say that not just because he's my brother, but because (1) a Soviet childhood is surprisingly funny, and (2) my brother has a knack for storytelling. "Look up communism. You'll find out."

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Topics: comedy, family

The Story of Exodus, As Told Through Facebook

Posted by Ellie Mirman

Apr 3, 2009

This brings together two fabulous things: Jewish stories and social media geekiness - in a hilarious way!

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Topics: facebook, fun world of marketing, comedy, religious studies

I Made An Internet Marketing Geek Discovery!

Posted by Ellie Mirman

Mar 25, 2009

It's no secret that I'm an Internet marketing geek. In particular, I spend a lot of time learning the ins and outs of Facebook to share how businesses can use the social network for marketing.

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Topics: facebook, marketing, fun world of marketing, seo

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