SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Thursday, October 4, 2012 -- Predictable Revenue: Getting To Your First Million In Sales. In this class, Aaron Ross the creator of Salesforce.com's $100M outbound sales team will talk about how to create predictable revenues for your company and hit your first million in sales. ve sold something. See [link] (more)

Sales 100

Sales Class Design Marketing 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

Full-service Pinterest marketing and technology startup – HelloSociety recently announced it had driven $30 million in additional sales revenue for its over 350 brand clientele through Pinterest. HelloSociety’s successful marketing and branding campaigns run on Pinterest for a reason.

Sales 101

Sales Technical Review Marketing Technology 101

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012 -- Get Qualified Traffic and Increase Conversions for your Business/Startup/Company Los Angeles Online Marketing for Entrepreneurs. After spending hard earned money and countless time on SEO and Social Media, you see traffic, but you don't seem to see any conversions(sales/leads/signups).

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Marketing Angel 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The company said it named Jim Rowan to the position, to head up marketing, sales, finance and operations for the consumer business. Rowan also previously was head of Research In Motion (BlackBerry) from 2007 to 2012. The company said Rowan has joined it board of directors.

Westlake Village 113

Westlake Village Research Sales Product 113

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2013

If you have your eyes and ears open, you can discover sales lessons in unexpected places, including the cable TV show, Say Yes To The Dress. There are a number of solid sales techniques on display by the Say Yes team. Throughout the sales process, they continually probe and modify their sales approach, based on the bride's feedback.

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Sales Startup Activity RSS 251

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

We spoke with Andrew about how the company pivoted from its original model after finding a huge amount of traction for its sales software and data, and its ability to guide brokers on the best practices for them to close more deals, which it is now offering as software-as-a-service. I left in 2012, and I was one of the top 5 of the top 10.

Sales 145

Sales Startup Email Tool 145

InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. Thus, I was inspired when I heard about the impact collaboration-in-the-cloud innovator Central Desktop made at the April 2012 San Francisco ad:tech conference.

Marketing 209

Marketing Conference RSS Angel 209

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2014

SecureAuth said that the funding will help the company accelerate growth through expansion of sales and marketing. Toba Capital also led an earlier, September 2012 funding round of $4.5M The funding came from Toba Capital, and occurred in July. for the company. READ MORE>>.

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Capital Sales Software Funding 164

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the provider of local online marketing services to small and medium sized businesses run by Zorik Gordon, said this morning that it continues to expand its presence with the opening of three new offices. The company says it now has local presence in 11 international markets and 46 North American markets.

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ReachLocal Woodland Hills Advertising Web 247

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

However, around December of 2010 the firm began a series of acquisitions -- of a number of data backup provider, other EFAX providers, email marketing firms, unified communications, and more, culminating with the buy of Ziff Davis in November of 2012. READ MORE>>.

News 159

News Southern California Sales Los Angeles 159

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2016

Juwai.com , a Chinese real estate website which focuses on marketing overseas properties to Chinese buyers, said it has set up operations in Los Angeles, hiring Matthew Moore as its first President of the Americas. where he was EVP of Sales and Marketing. Moore is a veteran of Move Inc.,

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Sales Marketing Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. 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

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

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2012

According to Zillow, it plans to open a new office at 2600 Michelson Dr. later this summer, where it will be hiring sales people with experience in Internet marketing and software. Zillow said it plans to hire up to 100 people in the new location in 2012. READ MORE>>.

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Orange County Tool Sales Software 200

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 17, 2012

Thursday, July 19, 2012 -- Mobile and Video: the rapidly changing face of digital marketing. TCOSC Marketing and Sales Executives Society. Changing Consumer behavior, new digital content distribution models, and different viewing devices are rapidly re-shaping the way businesses should go to market.

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Mobile Technology Council TCOSC Content 113

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

It is YouTube marketing at its best. Years before Hello Flo’s “The Camp Gyno” video existed, in 2009, Orabrush, a tongue cleaner company, was setting the precedent for what would be how to make a million dollars in ecommerce sales utilizing YouTube marketing. Here is a YouTube marketing case study they did.

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Custom Customer Marketing 101

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The IPO filing by Rubicon Project is not only notable for one of Southern California''s''s fast growing Internet advertising companies: it looks to be the the first IPO filing by a venture-backed, technology startup since 2012. The question now: which other, big local technology startups are likely to follow Rubicon Project to market?

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Legalzoom OpenX SpaceX Southern California 157

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 10, 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012 -- Practical SEO To Get More Traffic and Exposure To Your Business Online. Los Angeles Online Marketing for Entrepreneurs. We will cover practical SEO tips and strategies for startups and small businesses to getting more exposure online and generating more traffic, leads, and sales. See [link] (more)

SEO 113

SEO Tips Los Angeles Sales 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -- 12 Ideas for Stronger Website Engagement. TCOSC Marketing and Sales Executives Society. Karen Marchetti from Response FX will take you through the 12 hottest ideas to drive stronger prospect and customer engagement across your web "Content Hubs".

Ideas 113

Ideas Technology Council TCOSC Content 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Western Digital had acquired HGST back in March of 2012, but as a condition of approving the acquisition, China had essentially handcuffed the company's involvement in day to day operations in HGST.

Commerce 100

Commerce Acquisition Sales Marketing 100

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2013

Both companies develop power conversion and related products for the solar power market. Power-One has nearly 3,300 people spread across China, Italy, the US and Slovakia; the firm had sales of approximately $1 billion in 2012. and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Acquisition 153

Acquisition Sales Marketing Product 153

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.

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Platform Help Custom Customer 82

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

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

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization firm headed by Frank Addante, has launched an offering for the mobile advertising market, the company said this morning. Rubicon said its new REVV for Mobile product helps publishers to sell mobile ad inventory, through both direct and indirect sales channels.

Mobile 124

Mobile Advertising Los Angeles Platform 124

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 Custom Customer 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 Club.

Social Media 113

Social Media Media Mogreet Tips 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 27, 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012 -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Achieving Home-Run MandA and Financing Outcomes. He will discuss current MandA and VC financing market dynamics, acquisition and financing interests of the large media and tech buyers and how to get on their radar. See [link] (more)

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital Education Media Acquisition 113

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

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

billion in 2012. Almost 40% of small businesses that sell on Facebook say it is their sole sales channel. If you don’t get results, it might be a mismatch for your target market. So there is no one magic social media platform for any business, just like there has never been just one marketing channel for any business.

Social Media 79

Social Media Media Marketing Platform 79

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). Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). In the US alone there are 30 billion inbound sales calls every year. Calls are changing but not dying.

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Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 29, 2012

For generations the garage sale has been an american summer time tradition. It allows us to sell items easier and reach a larger market than ever before. It allows us to sell items easier and reach a larger market than ever before. But take that one step further and bring the experience to your phone.

Commerce 80

Commerce Sales Marketing Mobile 80

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

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Launching in 2012, Moreboats.com has been successful in reinventing the market of a mature boating industry. Coined as the Cars.com for boats, Moreboats.com uses the pay-per-lead sales model, a concept that has proven successful in many areas.

Technical Review 101

Technical Review Startup Sales Marketing 101

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Sales Manager: We are seeking a smart, self-motivated and resourceful individual to join our team to help take our sales efforts to a new level. Will also report on local tech events in their respected area. Please submit all applications to intern@techzulu.com with subject line of the position you are interested in.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Software Review Writing News 71

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. It’s pure irony.

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Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332