talkTECH Insighter

What Doesn’t Kill You… Makes You an Entrepreneur?

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:01:38 -0800

What Doesn’t Kill You… Makes You an Entrepreneur?:

Rebekah Iliff aka Realistic Rebekah gives the lowdown on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

Learn more about The Lean Entrepreneur by Brant Cooper and...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:01:27 -0800

Learn more about The Lean Entrepreneur by Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits in their book video, including Patrick in all his 6’4” 230 lb glory wearing a cape-apron (The Capron).

The book will publish February 26!

Represent.la: A Map of the Los Angeles Startup Community

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:01:40 -0800

Represent.la: A Map of the Los Angeles Startup Community

Top 5 Preschool Apps for 2013

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:01:41 -0800

Top 5 Preschool Apps for 2013

AppBoy Customer Engagement Platform For APP Developers

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:01:17 -0800

AppBoy Customer Engagement Platform For APP Developers

How companies are innovating with help from service providers

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:01:17 -0800

How companies are innovating with help from service providers

10 Inspired Holiday iPhone Apps

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:29:37 -0800

10 Inspired Holiday iPhone Apps:

Client: Appboy’s 10 App Recommendations for The Holiday Season on Inspired Magazine’s site.

Terms of Service: a List for Social Internet Users

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:38:46 -0800

Following Instagram’s recent changes to their Terms of Service, talkTECH’s Kelly Byrd thought it may be helpful to provide a list of Terms of Service/User Agreements for popular social communities and websites because it is important and smart for both casual and professional users of these sites to remember what they’ve agreed to.

Speech with Milo Nouns: Top Learning App for Kids

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:01:01 -0800

Speech with Milo Nouns: Top Learning App for Kids

Vixely Girl Crush: Sonya Waterworth of Yekra

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:12:42 -0800

Vixely Girl Crush: Sonya Waterworth of Yekra:

Meet Vixely’s latest Girl Crush, is our client Sonya Waterworth of Yekra.

Learn more about their new platform for filmmakers and moviegoers alike and why Janis Joplin and Audrey Hepburn make great female inspirations.

The Top 10 Tech Accessories of 2012

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:30:40 -0800

The Top 10 Tech Accessories of 2012

Submit a 1-Page Job Proposal with CEO Joanna Riley Weidenmiller

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:49:58 -0800

Submit a 1-Page Job Proposal with CEO Joanna Riley Weidenmiller:

Recruiter discusses “the future of job search and job sourcing” and shares an interview with 1-Page Business CEO Joanna Riley Weidenmiller

Our client Bill Magnuson demoing Appboy in the dev. bootcamp...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:19:39 -0800

Our client Bill Magnuson demoing Appboy in the dev. bootcamp session at APPNATION CONFERENCE.

Mobile Mondays year in review event

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:19:53 -0800

Mobile Mondays year in review event

GraphDive launches to help you read your customer’s minds

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:02:19 -0800

GraphDive launches to help you read your customer’s minds:

Each day, as a seemingly endless stream of social media data flows into the digital ocean, savvy companies are attempting to interpret these disorganized bits and bytes to make better business decisions.

GraphDive is an enterprise social analytics and interest graphing company that helps ecommerce, media, and travel companies filter and decipher this data and, as a result, deliver personalized user recommendations.

Speech With Milo iPad App Review

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:00:47 -0800

Speech With Milo iPad App Review

eBay Classifieds Takes on Craigslist

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:23:19 -0800

eBay Classifieds Takes on Craigslist

Educational Speech Therapy App Suite, Speech With Milo, Launches First-of-its-kind Front-Facing Camera App

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:01:06 -0800

Educational Speech Therapy App Suite, Speech With Milo, Launches First-of-its-kind Front-Facing Camera App

The One-Page Proposal Changes the Job Recruiting Game

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:55:18 -0800

The One-Page Proposal Changes the Job Recruiting Game

Event: Startup PR Uncovered

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:00:36 -0800

7:30 - 9:00 pm, Thursday, December 6

Learn the basics concepts of PR from the managing partners of one of LA’s fastest growing launch-only PR firms.

This 90 minute class will cover the do’s and don’t’s of startup PR, what to look for when hiring a PR firm, a PR pitch gone wrong, best practices for launch, and what to do when you cannot afford a PR firm.

Student Takeaways:

Basic definitions of PR basics like “press release” and “the wire”
The meat and potatoes of a PR pitch
How to roll out an “exclusive” story
Actual case studies of a successful campaign and a campaign gone wrong
Damage control
How to grab a reporter’s attention
Battle-tested strategies for do-it-yourself PR

Kristen Tischhauser is a co-founder and managing partner at talkTECH communications. Kristen brings a decade of public relations and marketing experience to talkTECH Communications, specializing in the lifestyle and technology arenas. Her multi-faceted approach in delivering strategic, results-oriented PR campaigns and launches, expertise in media relations, and grassroots branding tactics has a proven track record.

Kristen has facilitated top teir media co erage in numerous print and digital publications including Inc., Forbes, The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, The Next Web, Fast Company, Mashable, TechCrunch, G4, GigaOM, ChannelPro, Gizmodo, Wired.com, CBS Tech Talk, Los Angeles Times, and L.A. Weekly; and broadcast outlets including Reuters TV, CNN, The Today Show, and HLN.

Chathri Ali is a managing partner at talkTECH communications where she drives all high-level operations, strategy, and account management for clients. Prior to joining talkTECH, she held executive roles at Los Angeles’ leading startups including VP of Marketing at Little Black Bag and the Director of New Media at Opportunity Green. As the producer of her own tech news podcast, LATech.TV, Chathri conducted interviews with enterprise companies such as HP, Microsoft, and Google, as well as startups in the mobile application space.

Chathri’s focused, strategic approach to launching startups has led to placements in TechCrunch, The Next Web, Fast Company, InStyle Magazine, Glamour Magazine, The Los Angeles Times and over 2 million views of partner videos on YouTube.

Use Promo Code ‘talktech15’ to get 15% off the ticket price.

We hope to see you there!