By Alexandra Reid
As a regular feature, we provide our readers with a roundup of the best articles we have read in the past week. On the podium this week are ReadWriteWeb, GigaOm, Inc., Financial Post, and MarketingProfs.
How big tech companies keep quiet on big news
While startup companies crave the kind of exposure that can require public relations campaigns worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, established tech players often pick and choose when they speak, if they choose to speak at all. As author Dave Copeland explains, as long as the media clamors for info, hoarding it works as a publicity strategy.
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By Alexandra Reid
As usual, we covered a lot of ground last month on our blog. We wrote about the Startup Canada launch, introduced a new “born global” startup concept, discussed the future of accelerators, and explored how the Canadian university ‘innovation gap’ is more illusory than real. We championed the Montreal startup scene, envisioned what Ottawa should do to support entrepreneurship at home, and warned that VCs can sometimes be detrimental to young companies. These topics merely scratch the surface of our coverage.
In case you missed any of our posts, here’s a handy roundup:
May 2: Check your baggage at the door by Leo Valiquette
May 14: How to make better inventions: Part 1 by David French
May 22: How to make better inventions: Part 2 by David French
May 28: The ‘born global’ disruption by Tony Bailetti
May 29: Picking up the pieces from an R&D misadventure by Leo Valiquette
And on a related note…
In addition to our series, our associates and guest bloggers were also busy writing on a great range of topics. Here are our other posts from May, as ranked by the enthusiasm of our readers:
May 8: Anything they can do you can do better: Competing in social media by Alexandra Reid
May 9: How I learned to stop worrying and love a blank page by Leo Valiquette
May 23: The worst small business social media marketing advice I’ve ever heard by Alexandra Reid
May 31: Canadian university ‘innovation gap’ more illusory than real: Kurman by Francis Moran
May 3: Lessons in entrepreneurship from the Startup Canada launch by Alexandra Reid
May 24: Montreal startup scene continues to rock by Francis Moran
May 15: Managing client expectations throughout an outsourced social media marketing program by Alexandra Reid
May 7: Five old school mistakes creeping into digital and social media planning by Rob Woyzbun
May 30: The future of startup accelerators by Ben Yoskovitz
May 16: The root of all evil by Leo Valiquette
May 18: Dealing with children and sensitive information online by Alexandra Reid
May 1: Why startups should build social media communities before they launch by Alexandra Reid
May 11: Three interesting developments in modern journalism by Francis Moran
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As a regular feature, we provide our readers with a roundup of the best articles we have read in the past week. On the podium this week are ReadWriteWeb, GigaOm, Inc., Financial Post, and MarketingProfs.
