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. What are best practices for integrating mobile, social, Internet and other channels of marketing and customer service or mobile workforce productivity? See [link] (more)

Social Media 100

Social Media Mobile Media Technology 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. 2012. ” SMWLA will take place next week Sept. A City of Angels: How Social Media is Bringing LA Closer to Utopia.

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Fan Appz, a Santa Monica headquartered firm founded in 2010, and a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD) today Tuesday launched its Personalized Marketing Platform, a next-generation social media marketing solution set to help firms convert fans into customers and increase repeat purchases by turning good customers into great ones.

Platform 82

Platform Help Customer Custom 82

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Network with hundreds over delicious four course dinner followed by panel on Attracting Venture Capital, and Top Trends for Social Media, Mobile Apps and Consumer Devices. Our very own Amanda Coolong will be moderating the Attracting Venture Capital, Social TV, Social Media and Mobile Trends panel.

Social Media 84

Social Media Newsletter Mobile Startup 84

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2016

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Gatsby , thinks so, with the launch of a new tool to both improve conversions--and get some social exposure, at the same time. Gatsby said it has launched a new partnership and customer in Helix Sleep , an online personalized mattress company, to launch its product. READ MORE>>.

Social Media 100

Social Media Los Angeles Tool Customer 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The race to get your SXSWi panel to as many votes as possible so that you will be selected to present at the coming 2012 SXSW. For those who may be living under a rock and have no idea what SXSWi is, its five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space.

Southern California 89

Southern California SoCal Guide Mixergy 89

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Talk about the market, when you say you're outside Google and Bing, explain what that means? They typically have specific budgets lined up, and they're looking for ways to diversity, and also access new customers. Years later, I bought the company back, and we rebranded in 2012 to Ad.net. What does that mean specifically?

Advertising 203

Advertising Startup Google Commerce 203

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

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). 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.

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The Most Important Panel You’ll Ever Attend event will be starring an all-star panel of top entrepreneurs from all sorts of industry offering their success to bring on their first 100 paying customers and 1,000 core fans. The hardest part about being a business owner is how to attract those initial paying customers.

Mixergy 70

Mixergy Outsource Development Outsource Conference 70

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

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

The point of PUCCKA was to develop a common methodology to make sure our whole team approaches sales with the same mindset and to give us a language to talk with each other about our prospects, as in, “have you identified your customers pain point yet?”. The goal is to get the customer speaking about their organization.

Sales 367

Sales Slides Startup Customer 367

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

As we’re out we all like to indulge in our social media accounts with sharing updates, media, and check-ins. Is there a potential for a greater evening experience to be achieved based on our social actions? The private beta currently includes nightlife venues from Las Vegas and Los Angeles as test markets.

Social Media 87

Social Media Web Media Platform 87

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. Their unique “provide value to customers first” mantra sets them apart in the digital signage industry.

Social Media 106

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2014

The company was founded in 2012, developed by an all-Trojan team and has already made a big splash with this first-of-its-kind travel website. If the online solutions that exist in the markets today were adequate, that number would be near zero.” At the end of the day, the company aims to make things simple and intuitive.

Competition 104

Competition Startup USC Southern California 104

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 6, 2012

DreamSwapp is an Android-based mobile application to help users record their dreams and share dreams with friends using social media. Our team was founded in May 2012 and we released our app on October 8 th , Chicago, IL. It gives the users the options to use as a dream journal or to have fun as a media tool. Swapp page.

Template 82

Template Social Media Media Research 82

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

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 10, 2013

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. Also, Clay is a marketer and copywriter who’s been behind the scenes of some of the highest grossing information marketing campaigns on the internet.

SaaS 97

SaaS Southern California Santa Monica Marketing 97

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. Their unique “provide value to customers first” mantra sets them apart in the digital signage industry.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The English/International version of the platform was launched in January 2012. The idea for exploreB2B resulted from my own experience in business development for a young consulting company and my brother’s enthusiasm for tech and social media. exploreB2B is a social platform for business professionals. How does it work?

Networking 71

Networking Help Social Media Platform 71

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. As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, along the following lines: Strategic partnerships.

Services 82

Services Competition Mobile Entertainment 82

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 24, 2016

Like Ice Cube and Dr. Dre use rap lyrics, Seth and I use social media instead. In 2012, my company plundered and it was horrific…bygones. I had no issue with this and actually helped him by marketing his offerings. This silent feud between Seth David and I had been pretty one sided, until now. I did the rest.

Content 100

Content Blogging Burbank Course 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

So this past October 2012, after years of investigative scientific research “ Electrified ” became a reality. We’re all so caught up in social media marketing and search engine optimization (SEO) that we tend to forget one on one relationships are the most powerful of them all. Word of mouth travels far.

Startup 104

Startup Technical Review Search Engine Optimization Los Angeles 104

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

“The rise of couponing in late 2008 coincided with the recession of the late 2000s;” this factor combined with an increased consumer interest in mobile technology and devices led to an unprecedented decline in print media. Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

He was the National Basketball Association (NBA) senior vice president and oversaw the league’s team marketing and business operations, advised NBA and WNBA teams on ticket sales and service, sponsorship development, and marketing and also managed the NBA’s Canadian business, Relationship Marketing, and the NBA Development League.

Ticketmaster 65

Ticketmaster Entertainment Pricing Class 65

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

From devising a tweet length pitch to having an easy to remember name, each branding opportunity is a touch point for a new customer to be attracted to what you have to offer. In this article the focus will be on how to successfully attract media attention. 1 Pre Planning. You want them to want to come to your booth right?

Press 97

Press Startup Technical Review Email 97

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

We started building LoveIt at the beginning of 2012. Challenges like that aren’t really resolved as the competition isn’t going away anytime soon, so the key is to have a solid understanding of what we’re going to deliver, always be listening to the customer, and follow through. When was it launched?

Organization 90

Organization Content Tool Blogging 90

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

We built a Proof of Concept in 2010, went into closed beta in 2011 and opened up to the public in Dec 2012. Rob and Lance made multiple business trips to the USA and UK in order to understand the offerings and strategy of existing payment providers, social networks, banks and financial service providers. When was it launched?

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2015

We were a little early in that market, doing outsourcing, offshore, and managed crowdsourcing. My cofounder and I came up with this concept, and had been talking for awhole about how fragmented the overall market is for online ordering. We started our services in August of 2012. How do restaurants pay for this?

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Startup Social Media Outsource Development 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I’ve been an avid user of Plug.DJ’s music discovery site since early 2012, have discovered a ton of music there (which, by the way, I’m still listening to today) and originally covered their $1.25M in seed-round funding from Javelin Venture Partners. was founded in February 2012 by a team of passionate music fans.

Startup 107

Startup Product Sites Tool 107

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

While great strides have been made in the mobile economy, there are still many challenges and opportunities to consider, and much we can learn from the market frontrunners. Simon also shares his thoughts on building a strong fan base through social media and public relations. Mobile is a different animal than Web.

Mobile 71

Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? Social Networks: Past, Present & Future. Social Networking in Web 2.0: I predict this will come before the end of 2012.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

Peter Yoder, my long-time film producer, wanted to get involved so we start up Rocksauce Studios to focus on making beautiful, distinctive applications which gave users what they wanted and had a chance to succeed in the market place. What are your thoughts on the direction from a design perspective of application development for 2012?

Design 94

Design Mobile Web Design Outsource Development 94

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. 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. Idea Mensch. where entrepreneurs share their stories.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Think about it – if you have all of your customers already signed into Twitter then you have a much better chance that they’ll use your app to publish into their Twitter stream and drive more traffic back to your app. ” Let me explain it with a current metaphor – the 2012 US presidential campaign.

News 324

News Web Email Startup 324