Tuchman: Toyota gave Caribu a $50,000 grant and national ad spots
Max Tuchman · #34 Can Storytime Become Big Business? · Mar 3, 2025 · at 6:09
Max Tuchman details corporate recognition and earned media Caribu received as a bootstrapped startup.
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“Toyota gave us a 50,000 dollar grant and gave us a 2018 Toyota Camry commercial, and a New York Times banner ad that they ran throughout all of December.”
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