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Portland startups Urban Airship, ShopIgniter, and AppFog are hiring marketing talent—and that’s a good sign

Rick Turoczy on November 9, 2011

When it comes to tech startups, there are certain things that are must haves: awesome engineering, an exec who can lead and sell, and some way of getting the word out about the product.

The third one—getting the word out—remains something for which most startups contract or hire lower level generalists. So when they start hiring higher level talent to bring those skills in house? That’s a really good sign. And that’s exactly what’s starting to happen here in Portland.

Let’s take a quick look at what’s happening with marketing gigs around the startup scene:

Sure sure. It’s not a huge laundry list. But it’s definitely the early blips of a trend. And a positive trend at that.

And I’m sure there are more interesting marketing openings that I’ve missed. (Feel free to link them up, below.)

What’s more, with these positions opening a really good time to get some more seasoned marketing talent involved in the burgeoning Portland startup scene. And that’s never a bad thing.

(Image courtesy Phil Whitehouse. Used under Creative Commons.)

Published by Rick Turoczy

More than mildly obsessed with the Portland startup community. Founder and editor at Silicon Florist. Cofounder and general manager at PIE. Follow me on Twitter: @turoczy

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