SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Thursday, November 15, 2012 --. TCOSC Marketing and Sales Executives Society. As a marketer, this means that your ability to influence purchase decisions will be increasingly determined by what customers' social networks think about your product - in real-time. Driving Purchase Decisions in the Social Media Era.

Social Media 113

Social Media Media Technology Council TCOSC 113

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Even though Lyft nor Sidecar presented at TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 they need to be mentioned as they were a huge time saver both getting from after party to after party and also to get to the airport. Planana handles getting sponsorship dollars for your event so you can focus on marketing it.

Startup 77

Startup Conference Google Web 77

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Thursday, November 15, 2012 -- Driving Purchase Decisions in the Social Media Era. TCOSC Marketing and Sales Executives Society. As a marketer, this means that your ability to influence purchase decisions will be increasingly determined by what customers' social networks think about your product - in real-time.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Technology Council TCOSC 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012 -- Small Business Breakfast Series - Pepperdie Graziadio Alumni Network and SBDC. The day-to-day operations of any small business entails the following components: 1) Talent recruitment 2) Marketing and sales 3) Technology 4) Finance and Legal 5) Customer support, and 6) Healthy dosage of organizational culture.

Networking 113

Networking Sales Customer Custom 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Monday, September 24, 2012 -- Turbo-Charging Social Media Engagement for Retail in Time for the Holidays. How does social media drive engagement for retail marketers? Speakers will share tools, techniques and tips for using social media to build retail brands, manage customer relations and generate sales.

Social Media 113

Social Media Media Mogreet Tips 113

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There is nothing more pure than building a product, putting it out in the world and seeing paying customers using your product and in some cases loving it. As companies get this initial customer feedback on their product they start to have to ask harder questions about unit economics: How much does it cost us to acquire a new customer?

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

The company is ServiceTitan, and its market… is air conditioners. Founded by Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan in 2012, ServiceTitan is very much an up-and-coming billion-dollar business that’s a family (minded) affair.

Glendale 271

Glendale Los Angeles Startup Technical Review 271

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012).

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

They feel very confident they can hit $18 – 20 million in 2012. Early in a services business there is usually no profits as the company reinvests in hiring people to grow, but by $20 million in sales the company should at least be pulling in 10% profits (if not more) depending on how much is reinvested. You own the IP you create.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world. Customers today trust those they know and those they see others trusting. Increase customer leads and conversion. Maximize customer retention.

Social Media 79

Social Media Media Marketing Platform 79

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Thursday, February 16, 2012 -- Optimizing Websites, Social Media and Mobile Devices: Risk and Reward in the Wild West of Technology. ebsites are becoming more interactive and mobile applications are impacting brand awareness and sales. Do you wonder how to best utilize your mobile applications to improve your business and brand?

Social Media 100

Social Media Mobile Media Technology 100

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

Robert Blatt: We say to people that we do customer experience for multi-location brands. Our platform enables them to manage the digital representation of their locations, and engage with consumers in paid, social, and search, to improve that customer experience. So what does your customer look like nowadays? ,p>

Google 127

Google Paid Search Mobile Activity 127

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

Eric Greenspan

JULY 3, 2012

Our customers benefitted from this and saved thousands over the years as a result. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped. The launch would be larger, broader and was to be supported by marketing to Costco members. In May of 2012, sales dropped drastically.

Capital 234

Capital Pricing Press Customer 234

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Launching in 2012, Moreboats.com has been successful in reinventing the market of a mature boating industry. With a savvy reimagining of the online marketplace and an eye for customizing broker relationships, Moreboats.com is ready to revitalize the boat-selling experience.

Technical Review 101

Technical Review Startup Sales Marketing 101

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Scott Cannon: We started in 2012, when it was basically a couple of people on a telephone and the yellow pages. From a customer standpoint, though, it's pretty clear. So, from the customer side, it was much easier. We bring value to those small guys who can't compete against a $60 million marketing budget.

Startup 174

Startup Metrics Customer Custom 174

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. However, our customers, even with Concur, find those solutions didn't meet all of their needs.

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. The feedback was always universal, “that was the most helpful marketing meeting I’ve every had.”

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

Founded in Del Mar, CA in 2012, PacketSled has developed cloud-based technology that continuously monitors its customers’ computer networks, and provides automated intrusion detection, response, and forensics capabilities. The company also has an office in Seattle. The company raised $3 million in a 2013 seed round.

San Diego 40

San Diego Conference Funding Networking 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

Customers go there to check on the details of your offerings and verify that you are not a scam, investors look there to check out your management and sales approach, and suppliers expect to find contact information. Two months later they still didn’t have a web site, and didn’t have a customer. Viral marketing needs a website.

Web 99

Web Startup Sites Design 99

InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2012

Our customers benefitted from this and saved thousands over the years as a result. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped. The launch would be larger, broader and was to be supported by marketing to Costco members. In May of 2012, sales dropped drastically.

RSS 170

RSS Technical Review Capital Email 170

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Without users, business owners aren’t going to waste time promoting and marketing their content to your users. In order for local businesses to buy in, they need to a) reach a large percentage of their customer demographic, b) save them time on their existing marketing efforts, and c) not duplicate any of their existing efforts.

Sites 84

Sites Content Sales Startup 84

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

We then spent the first half of 2012 beta testing the product, getting feedback and input to the point where we could start selling it. We launched it in March of 2012, at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago, took a booth, got lots of press, and we've been selling it every since. How did you decide to tackle this market?

Mobile 197

Mobile Startup Platform GRP Partners 197

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

LendingClub helped to pioneer the model, saying in November 2012 that it had surpassed $1 billion in loans issued since 2006, when it was founded. LendingClub stumbled earlier this year, however, when an internal investigation found improprieties in the sale of $22 million in loans. million in 2012 to more than $59 million in 2015.

San Diego 40

San Diego Help Software Review Funding 40

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

LendingClub helped to pioneer the model, saying in November 2012 that it had surpassed $1 billion in loans issued since 2006, when it was founded. LendingClub stumbled earlier this year, however, when an internal investigation found improprieties in the sale of $22 million in loans. million in 2012 to more than $59 million in 2015.

Software Review 40

Software Review San Diego Funding Customer 40

Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

After my latest company collapsed in June of 2012, I went into a bit of a depression. This company I started with my own money and in my third bedroom, had grown and served its customers and employees well for over 11 years. I love coffee, food, farming, sales, marketing and running a startup with great potential.

Startup 167

Startup Entrepreneur Writing Customer 167

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The stock market reached a new all-time high in 2013, and is finally providing some liquidity relief to concerned investors and startups alike. Unless your volumes are in the millions or higher, the difference between manufacturing cost and customer price better be 50% or greater. Next comes sales volume by channel.

Startup 86

Startup Tips Venture Capital Demand 86

Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. The differentiator is going to be customer experience.”. Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Commerce San Diego Web 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

O’Neil said, “ScoreBig.com is the only business that offers consumers deep savings on tickets in a way that protects the brand of the property and the integrity of full-price sales.” He brings to ScoreBig.com the much needed expertise for marketing and growth. ScoreBig.com , headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif.,

Ticketmaster 65

Ticketmaster Entertainment Pricing Class 65

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Large and growing market. Investors will expect market analysis data from a “credible unbiased third party” – that means a nationally known market research firm like Gartner, Forrester, IDC, or many others. Real customer pain and money. Real customer pain and money. Whole solution viability.

Ideas 97

Ideas Patents Startup Google 97

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. In Michael's case, he promised his parents that he would return to school if the sales at his startup did not meet his expectations. "I We Don't Need No Stinkin' Degrees. "As

Tips 247

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. This means selling at least 5-10 customers in advance, before it is even built. You can do this by really understanding your target market and creating them a PDF outlining the solution you will be creating for them.

CTO Hire 81

CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop Development 81

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. CallFire’s business model focuses on providing complete application solutions to businesses, while its open API enables applications to be customized in virtually any fashion.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

Marketers see it as a better way to target customers, but the current consumer offerings have been slow to deliver. Event marketing. If you know your contacts’ real-life interests, you could use that information in your marketing efforts. Are you seeing a lot of your contacts attending certain business events?

Services 82

Services Competition Mobile Entertainment 82

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms. Daily deal” couponing continues to be a popular tool among consumers and marketers, and many major companies have implementing their own version of the trend. A study conducted by Rice University’s Jesse H. Getting Mobile-Ready.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

The Black Tux online tuxedo rental, which is reinventing the customer experience in the antiquated $10B+ tuxedo rental and sales industry. The Blayze network already reaches or 200 million viewers and has generated thousands in sales. RocksBox , a new discovery and sales channel for designer fashion jewelry.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

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