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Snap, Baidu Renew Advertising Sales Partnership

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Venice, California-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , and Chinese Internet giant Baidu said on Monday that the two have renewed a sales partnership the two first inked in May of 2017. According to the companies, Baidu will continue to act as Snap's representative to advertisers in Greater Cina, Japan, and South Korea.

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Zefr Taps Former Fox Networks Exec As President

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Venice Beach-based Zefr , which provides contextual targeting software for brands advertising on YouTube, has named former Fox Networks executive Toby Byrne as the company's new President, the company said this morning. Byrne previously also has worked at BBDO. READ MORE>>.

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Whisper Names Sales VP

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Venice, California-based anonymous messaging app developer Whisper said Tuesday that it has named Shelby Huston Haro as the company's Vice President of Sales. Haro is from the entertainment industry, and has served at Maverik Digital, GetGlu, Penske Media Corp, along with Flixster, Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango.

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Snap Taps Amazon, HuffPo Execs For New Positions

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Venice, California-based Snap has snagged two executives, one from Amazon and the other from the HuffingtonPost, as it continues to grow its executive team.

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Report: Snap's New Chief Business Officer Turning Around Ad Business

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What's behind the turnaround in the online ad business of Venice-based Snap ? According to a report from CNBC , a new Chief Business Officer--Jeremi Gorman--has completely changed Snap's advertising business. Gorman previously was an executive at Amazon, and was appointed to the position in October.

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Tech and Entertainment Have a Home in Silicon Beach

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But it was the low-key, creative beach vibe of Venice and Santa Monica that spurred a spate of start-ups to seek offices and homes. The predominantly resale neighborhoods of Venice and Santa Monica also feel the tech boom. Pardee Properties , the top agent in the market, recently closed on actress Anjelica Huston’s Venice compound.

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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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. OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers. The firm, based in Pasadena, has dozens of.