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The brains behind one of marketing’s biggest hits are out to reshape the industry again… with direct mail

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Postie , a new Los Angeles-based startup, has a vision for the future of advertising and marketing — and it’s direct mail. Unilever buys Dollar Shave Club for reported $1B value. Neddenriep, served as the chief technology officer for Science — a role he’s continuing at Postie. “A

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Dollar Shave's TV Push Powered By Convertro

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Fans of Los Angeles subscription razor firm Dollar Shave Club might have noticed a lot of the firm recently on television. Convertro said it has been working with Media Design Group , a direct response TV advertising agency, to help measure the efficacy of broadcast marketing. READ MORE>>.

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Calibrate Ventures Adds Two Venture Partners

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She also is a board member at Broadly, and Calibrate says she is also an angel investor in a number of companies. Murray is President of CreaterIQ, and was previously the CFO of Dollar Shave Club; he also had served as CFO of Machinima and Senior Vice President of Comcast Interactive Media, in addition to time at Yahoo!

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Reflections On 2019: Mike Jones, Science Inc.

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(www.science-inc.com), which has been behind such companies as Dollar Shave Club, August Home, DogVacay, Hello Society, Playhaven, and many others. I organize everything from documents, media files to trip planning, and family calendars on Notion. We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season.

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Understanding What’s Going on in #LATech

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Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA.

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Loot Crate Tops Deloitte Technology Fast 500

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Los Angeles-based Loot Crate has scored first place in the annual Deloitte Technology Fast 500 , the annual ranking of the fastest growing technology companies in the United States by accounting firm Deloitte. Loot Crate had a 66,661% five year growth rate, the highest nationwide.

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Reflections On 2017: Michael Jones, Science Inc.

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Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). I think we will see the rise of a newer and larger mobile-focused media companies and the continued evolution in traditional television entertainment.