socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

Los Angeles-based MarketShare , the developer of predictive analytics software for the marketing industry, has raised a big, $38M funding round, the firm said Monday. MarketShare, which is co-led by Wes Nichols and Jon Vein, said the financing will go towards its technology platform and accelerate growth in markets worldwide.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Other then to come hang with the TZ crew of course.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 -- Digital Lounge Mixer. Network with Startups, Digital Media, Entertainment, Music, Marketing, Advertising, Web Services and Apps, Mobile Business Owners, Professional Services, Entrepreneurs, Investors and Corporations. See [link] (more)

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

(Hint: 60 million US Latinos driving US growth engine) I am beyond excited to announce the Herb Scannell has agreed to move from NYC to Los Angeles to take on the role of CEO at mitú, the fast growing Latino digital media company, serving more than 100 million monthly unique viewers. There is no more Latino-only market. Yes, with a “B.”

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Hydra Media , the cost-per-action (CPA) advertising network, has new funding in hand and legal issues behind it, and is now looking upmarket, the firm told socalTECH in an interview Thursday. How does the firm hope to attract more large brand advertisers? READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Other then to come hang with the TZ crew of course.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 24, 2011

Saturday, August 27, 2011 -- Web 3.0: Networks link spartphones, in-car computer, televisions, and home media networks. Integrated marketing campaigns feature an enticing mix of content and location based information highly targeted to preferences and consumer habits. on marketing, advertising and business models.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising company Airpush has quietly grown to around $100M in annual revenues, according to a recent ranking from Forbes--a big surprise, as the company was completely bootstrapped by founder Asher Delug , who eschewed the usual use of venture capital and private equity to build a company to those revenue levels.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments. Essentially, we help them learn how to get more with less, and also how to consider new investments in things like social media, mobile marketing, or video.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. Calls are changing but not dying. 94% of all online adults use email.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

TechZulu gets some questions answered for all you marketing folks out there. Patrick Starzan is the Vice President of Marketing and Business development at Funny or Die. He is a marketing professional with over 8 years of extensive online and social media marketing experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

But they make the overwhelming majority of their money from advertising. They are selling audiences to advertisers. Whenever I talk about advertising people comment how much everybody hates ads. The customer are advertising agencies and brands themselves. How ads work are always different across media types.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The Internet thus far has been monetized by display, video, and in-text advertising — but the one place every user’s eye focuses on first are photos. Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” The old media companies were resistant to change. He decided to pivot.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. But with the introduction of Apple TV, Google TV, the Boxee Box & other initiatives it’s clear that this battle will heat up in 2011.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

State of Content is an unrivaled opportunity to connect and collaborate with today’s leading influencers, executives, and entrepreneurs in the new establishment of advertising, marketing & technology. This event will bring together thought leaders to discuss the current state of CONTENT within the ever-evolving digital ecosystem.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

version notice boards are disrupting publishing and news content aggregation in Africa, influencing even how media houses on the continent relay news. Johan Nel, CEO and founder of Umuntu Media says,” Mimiboards will help people on the continent record and handle issues live as they emerge. Mimiboard, virtual, 3.0

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Co-founded in 2011 by Sina Sohangir and Shahram Seyedin-Noor, GraphDive raised over $1 million in initial funding. The firm provides businesses with deep, actionable insights to drive future marketing campaigns, personalize online offers and segment their users including Fortune 500 companies and leading online businesses.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service.

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Those who didn’t get a ticket in time, turned to Zaarly where tickets sold on the SUW “grey-market” for up to $450 per ticket (this being up for discussion with potential upcoming policy changes). Also a big thanks to Efren Toscano of TechZulu for streaming and editing the event Sunday evening.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access. million in SF Bay Area ). Hit some bumps in the road?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Iroko Patners had , a souring relationship with YouTube, Google Ads Words, Amazon Web Services even though the movie streaming firm had about eight million YouTube streams a month, with a $1 million revenue run-rate in 2011. The team in London is around 15 people – mostly tech, design, business development and marketing people there.

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Netflix Marketing Technical Review Content 82

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

And this in a nutshell, is what our lives as media consumers has turned into: a constant stream of impatience and auto-pilot interactions with ads. Enter Vidzey , the in-video shopping platform that seamlessly combines media, entertainment and e-commerce. Use digital media to change the way we consume media and shop.

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Entertainment Advertising Startup Media 98

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Demand Media. Demand Media consistently popped up near number one in the list of "companies to work for" from our readers. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. Los Angeles has a strong online advertising industry, and Rubicon Project is one of the companies we heard has been doing well and.

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Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

Their featured speakers, who range in marketing and business expertise, will lead four intimate breakout discussions. and most recently Myspace, where he ran an online marketing team focused on SEO, social media, and paid traffic acquisition. Garth pioneered Klout’s first Influence Marketing campaign with Virgin America.

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SEO CTO Coach Conference Social Media 85

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

I started with a men's apparel brand doing marketing, creative, and branding, and worked on everything from production to design and manufacturing. I've done the same for a Scandavian design house focused on female fashion, doing creative design, branding, marketing, to design and manufacturing.

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Startup Commerce Design Media 182

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2011 comes to Los Angeles and its finally here. Also, if you happen not to be able to attend BlogWorld and New Media Expo this year TechZulu has you covered. Jim Farley is Ford Motor Company’s group vice president, global marketing, sales and service.

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 17, 2011

Congratulations to our good friend, best-selling author and social media thought leader Brian Solis! He will be heading up as Editorial Director and Host for 2011 and future Pivot Conference's. Solis will take over the reins from Chris Shipley, who will be focusing on her position as chairman and CEO of Guidewire Group.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

SANTA CLARA, CA (April 26, 2011) – The Augmented Reality industry is getting ready to show off a new round of innovation to the technology, media, and marketing communities. Nominations for live demonstrations at the 2011 Auggies include: Previznet, Georgia Tech, Mobilizy, Whistlebox, Ogmento, Metaio, Vertigore, and Occipital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). o Their strong skill was online media buying and optimization – they rarely would do CPA deals – mostly buying CPM. Later they became big business in Financial services lead-gen.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 31, 2011

In October of 2011, the company announced a $4.5 1) Give Your Customers (And The Media) What They Want. Richard often utilizes humor when speaking with the media, as he knows that a humorous sound bite is more likely to be published and more readily remembered. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. It was mostly timing. The Present Era.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. In a down market IP can become a huge differentiator.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

We believe there are awesome entrepreneurs everywhere, not just in the places constantly covered by the media. Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. We want to help them, and will.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 13, 2011

The room was filled wall to wall with execs, PR, and marketing personnel from a dynamic range of companies: from some of the biggest mobile device companies in the country to the single-app startups, there was a little bit of something for everyone. And the most… interesting? Seeing the Samsung Galaxy 5.0 ($270) in person.

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San Diego Mobile Startup Cloud Computing 65

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

As lawyers in the social media and Internet law space, this duo brings to the table practical experience counseling clients in real time and explaining breaking legal news in plain English. 20 LA and the LA Media Reform Summit. TZLaw is a weekly, 45-minute live-streaming talk show hosted by Lisa Borodkin and Christina Gagnier.

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IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81