socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

In a move which significantly broadens its market focus, Santa Ana-based RealPractice said Tuesday that it has launched a new, automated marketing software called ReplyWise. Realpractice said its new marketing automation product costs $99 a month for up to three marketing campaigns, and will include a 60-day trial offer.

Marketing 178

Marketing Product Social Media Advertising 178

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based CrownPeak has set its sights on the social media space, saying this morning that it has launched a new product which publishes content into social networking sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Tags: crownpeak social media publishing facebook software saas. READ MORE>>.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media SaaS Social Network 100

socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2017

San Diego-based SOCi , a developer of enterprise, social media management software, announced this morning that it has raised $8.5M SOCi manages social media pages for multi-location and multi-tenant businesses. in a Series A funding. The funding was co-led by Vertical Venture Partners and Grayhawk Capital.

Social Media 113

Social Media Media San Diego Capital 113

TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

How will you be taking this to market? Often this ties to marketing support. How do we prioritize internationalization versus getting something to market? Do you need to process user-contributed media? How can we leverage AI to get our product to market faster? What’s been done so far to validate the concept?

Develop 520

Develop Development Technical Review SEO 520

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

The SaaS VC gap: China & other markets trail the US. Early-stage SaaS VC slip snaps recovery as public software stocks soar. We’ve called these nine and 10-figure deals, which shine brightly in the media and are hefty enough to bend the curve of VC fund sizes upwards, “ supergiants ” after their stellar counterparts.

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Venture Capital SaaS News Los Angeles 231

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Calabasas-based Spotlight , the developer of ticket management software-as-a-service, said today that it has appointed Richard Dym as its Chief Marketing Officer. Spotlight said its customers now include Comcast, MetLife, Nike, Oracle, Time Warner Cable Media Sales, NBCUniversal, Stanley Black & Decker, and Principal Financial Group.

Marketing 140

Marketing Oracle Calabasas Sales 140

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

If you didn’t notice that the stock markets in the US dropped nearly 4% today (after falling last Thursday and Friday) then you were probably completely off-the-grid and on vacation. You thought media twitter was bad… You thought tech twitter was bad… — Hunter Walk (@hunterwalk) August 24, 2015. Neither do I.

Marketing 150

Marketing Venture Capital Startup Invest 150

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. Social media users are over 60% more likely to check email at least four times a day than those who don’t use social media. I’ll wait.

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Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas Do you see anyone frustrated by these empty textboxes? With over 25 years of experience in the software industry - and many successful AI integrations under our belt - TechEmpower can help you replace those empty textboxes with happy customers.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence TechEmpower Tips 295

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

Silicon Valley and the media industry that surrounds it values youth. The Valley has obsessed with a quick up-and-to-right momentum story because we were thought to live in “winner take most” markets. innovated in social media advertising and for a variety of reasons wasn’t ultimately successful and went to zero.

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2018

Customer service is critical to customer retention in the SaaS subscription model. We were also one of the earliest to apply social media to business processes when most business owners did not yet understand the evolution of the social customer. Being too early can be more dangerous than being late to market entry.

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Custom Customer Conference Social Media 166

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Social Media. Every entrepreneur needs to leverage social media for better marketing, requirements, and customer service. Gamification.

Technology 133

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 133

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Talk about the market, when you say you're outside Google and Bing, explain what that means? That product right now is on 2,000 publisher websites, it's sold under the SaaS model, and a lot of people on the free, ad-supported version. The company was founded in 2001, as Findology Interactive Media.

Advertising 203

Advertising Startup Google Commerce 203

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The company said its platform provides customized webpage, marketing materials, social media presence, customizable iOS and Android apps, QR codes, tablet and printer, and more. A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Dylish, has launched a new online ordering platform to handle delivery and take out orders, the company said this morning.

Startup 113

Startup Social Media Platform Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2010

Anametrix is headed by Blasie Barrelet, and says it is developing software to correlate web analytics, social media, search engine marketing (SEM), video & audio, e-mail campaigns, market research and other data for businesses. Tags: anametrix venture capital angel investor business analytics software saas.

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SEM Funding San Diego SaaS 174

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Email marketing and cross-channel interactive marketing saas solutions provider ExactTarget has acquired Pardot, a marketing automation provider and iGoDigital, web personalization provider in a move that will revolutionize its marketing platform. Pardot to Redefine Marketing Automation.

Platform 56

Platform Marketing Social Media Web 56

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Considering our revenue is SaaS revenue this achievement is even more remarkable. ” How can businesses not incorporate information into their marketing and sales funnels? Social Media Tech Market Analysis' The timing of the announcement of this investment couldn’t have been timed more perfectly if we tried.

Social Media 358

Social Media Yammer Invest Organization 358

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. Digital Media was an obvious theme because it’s one in which LA (where I’m based) and NY (where I spend a lot of time) have strong assets, companies and management teams. Why Pay-Per-Call?

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Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has acquired Digital Pharmacist , a software development firm which helps pharmacists manage refill reminders and other marketing. The deal was worth $125M. READ MORE>>.

Invest 113

Invest Newsletter Social Media Equity 113

InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

Perhaps in part due to its dominant market share, WebEx adopted telecom-style pricing, which effectively penalized their users. In each case, they successfully migrated their go-to-market strategies to one based on long-term sustainability. WebEx was the early leader in web meetings. Arbitrage Is Fleeting. Scaling Right.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur SaaS Pricing Cloud Computing 225

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 10, 2013

Clay will share his experience on how to build a profitable and bootstrapped SAAS startup that’s doubled in revenue almost every month since its inception. Clay Collins is the Co-Founder of LeadBrite , a profitable and bootstrapped SAAS startup that’s doubled in revenue almost every month since its inception in May of 2012.

SaaS 97

SaaS Southern California Santa Monica Marketing 97

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.

Tech Coast Angels 105

Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. We build product roadmap software – it’s a SaaS company based here in Santa Barbara, California. Semick: They are.

Venture Capital 115

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

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.

Social Media 235

Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. how to market our products and company. So our board meetings consisted of discussion about.

Startup 325

Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I’ll publish the final post in this series this week and then move on to my next series – sales & marketing. When you’re researching a market you can spend a year putting your hypotheses on paper but you somehow never really have a handle on the minute details of the industry until you’ve lived in it.

Entrepreneur 267

Entrepreneur Startup SaaS San Diego 267

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2012

The following guest post is from Eric Gaydos, Buzz Marketing Manager at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable.

Social Media 154

Social Media RSS SaaS Email 154

InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

Unfortunately, successful musicians seldom have the luxury of market testing their subsequent albums. Despite the fact that including a former Beatle on DSOTM would have generated significant media interest, the band excluded Paul and Linda's comments because they were, "trying too hard to be funny." Pay To Play.

Startup 269

Startup Cloud Computing RSS Writing 269

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Social Media. Every entrepreneur needs to leverage social media for better marketing, requirements, and customer service. Gamification.

Technology 86

Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Scherzay was previously the CTO at CrowdGather, and also had founded social media software firm FavRav. Thaeres is a SaaS-based, dashboard solution for mid-market enterprises. We looked at the market and tried to figure out how we could provide a solution for those industries, to specifically meet their needs.

Startup 159

Startup Oracle Custom Customer 159

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The tech market is filled with many stories of early-stage funding. Our investments focus heavily on the financial services industry, digital media, mobile applications & infrastructure, SaaS / Cloud and retail innovation. It’s even more exciting when you can report an exit of a company that is a major win.

GRP Partners 285

GRP Partners Technical Review Truecar Invest 285

InfoChachkie

MAY 14, 2012

During my tenure at Expertcity (creator of GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting), one of my responsibilities was leading our online marketing, a role I retained until our eventual acquisition by Citrix. When we launched GoToMyPC in 2001, the rules of online marketing were still being written.

Content 171

Content Platform Paid Search OpenX 171

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2012

The following guest post is from Laurie Barkman, Marketing Lead at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable.

Entrepreneur 191

Entrepreneur RSS Conference Training 191

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2013

According to MomentFeed, 7-Eleven, JCPenney, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and The Home Depot have all selected the company's platform to power their social marketing efforts at the local level.

Custom 164

Custom Customer Santa Monica Social Media 164

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

in a Series A from TVC, to invest in expanding sales, marketing, and business development. Levels Beyond provides software for streamlining media management, distribution, and monetization, and is based in Denver. Levels Beyond said it raised $4.5M TVC Capital's Jeb Spencer joins the company's board with the funding.

Capital 157

Capital San Diego Equity Software 157

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Storygami is a SaaS tool that allows content creators and brands add overlays such as relevant context, social streams and call to action buttons to videos. EnvoyNow is innovating in the on-demand food delivery space, targeting the underserved college market. DigiSynd manages Disney’s brand presence in the social media space.

Fractional VPE 40

Fractional VPE Entertainment SaaS Social Media 40