socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2014

The sale netted the company $20M, which it will use to fund its U.S. Moviepilot''s web site focuses on film recommendations, film discovery, and the company also helps studios with social media campaigns. Moviepilot set up shop in LA in 2012 , due to the entertainment industry''s base here.

Social Media 164

Social Media Marketing .Net Entertainment 164

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?

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Social Media Mobile Media Technology 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.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Tuesday, December 4, 2012 -- Graziadio Alumni Network of Los Angeles presents their Small Business Breakfast Series: New Trends in Mobile and Online Marketing. Old Media?, New Media?. In this interactive and collaborative session, we will discuss: mCommerce vs eCommerce and the impact of SmartPhone sales overtaking PC sales.

Search Engine Optimization 113

Search Engine Optimization Mobile Marketing SEO 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

Santa Monica-based Siemer Ventures , the venture investing arm of investment banking firm Siemer & Associates , reported yesterday that it saw the first exit in its portfolio recently, with the sale of company CloudTrigger. The fund also reports that it now has 39 digital media and technology startups in its portfolio.

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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).

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Marketing Angel 100

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. Investment Banking veteran Kevin Covert will share insights into achieving home-run MandA and financing outcomes for digital media and technology companies. Service providers will be asked to leave.

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital Education Media Acquisition 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. One way to use videos to increase sales is uploading them to YouTube. Lyft / Sidecar – The Airbnb of commuter transportation.

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Startup Conference Google Web 77

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” If you are in the realm of the 47% of small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the new book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” Build your brand and expert visibility.

Social Media 79

Social Media Media Marketing Platform 79

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. 10:30-11:00am.

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Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

Every politician in the country knows this as well as every consumer brand, every retailer, every restaurant and every media company. And as my Media Redef feed this past week reminded me Hispanics over-index for watching movies and they share their movie experiences 26% more than non-Hispanics.

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Invest Content Media Networking 291

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 25, 2012

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 -- The Digital Data Revolution. Panel includes: David Bakula, SVP, Analytics, Nielsen/SoundScan; Craig Benner, VP Sales, SpecificMedia; Tom Larkin, CEO, Share Magnet; Richard Neff, President, Neff Law Firm; Jeff Zwelling, CEO, Convertro. Moderator: Ned Sherman, Digital Media Wire. See [link] (more)

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Technology Council TCOSC Social Network Competition 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. Media relationships. They did development in SF and had the ad sales team in NY. That feeling happens 2-3 times per year maximum. Startup DNA.

Invest 340

Invest Venture Capital Startup News 340

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Saturday evening came to a “closing” with the Coloft tradition of the famous scene from Glengarry Glen Ross where Alec Baldwin defines the meaning of “closing” while he gives a nearly Oscar winning sales talk to motivate his staff. As Avesta Rasouli, SWLA Co-organizer and Founder of Coloft says, “Go sell something! Coffee is for closers!”

Startup 66

Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

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. 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). There are 2.9

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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. It’s pure irony.

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Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Pierce is an advisor to Casual Connect, GamesBeat, and Digital Media Wire, an active angel investor and member of BitAngels and an active supporter of non-profit and advocacy organizations and is a member of Clinton Global Initiative. Peter Csathy - CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures. He continues to sit on the board of Sorenson Media.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

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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InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

By 2012, total sales exceeded 50 million copies and founding band member Roger Waters was cited by Forbes as the second highest paid musician of the year, pulling in $88 million. However, it remained in the Top 200 for an astounding 14 years and 3 months.

Startup 269

Startup Cloud Computing RSS Writing 269

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

By the end of 2012, Rob had done a really great job of identifying the opportunity, and being a visionary on how social, local, and mobile would change how consumers engaged with brands. The second area, is that while we've grown pretty rapidly, we've grown the headcount in sales and marketing very slowly.

Google 127

Google Paid Search Mobile Activity 127

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2015

Swing by Jukin Media to pickup your name tags. Jukin Media 6pm (5764 W. Media Temple 7:30pm (8520 National Blvd #A). Jukin Media , Zehner Group , Praedicat & Media Temple already on board!! Jukin Media is a digital media licensing company. All ticket sales are final. Starting Point.

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Culver City Media Web Design 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. Finalizing the web site validates your product plan and sales strategy. Websites are a big job and take time.

Web 99

Web Startup Sites Design 99

SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

November 8, 2012 6:00 PM Only $20! Seventeen lawyer regional firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP has represented digital media, internet, technology, consumer electronics, and entertainment companies and investment funds out of its Sherman Oaks office since its formation in 2002. by Michael Carney on November 8, 2012.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

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. For instance, a senior executive from a major media agency, who did not attend the show, was prompted by a bearded-booth-babe tweet to contact the company’s VP of Sales.

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Marketing Conference RSS Angel 209

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). 2011 was an incredibly huge year for us, and 2012 will be the same way.

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Marina Del Rey Startup IP Examples 238

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2017

That means in the next five to 10 years, 400,000 people, the main distribution channel for insurance sales and consumers buying insurance�that entire part of the market is retiring. We were eventually acquired by a large competitorin 2012. Plus the average age of brokers and agents across the country, coast-to-coast, is 60 years old.

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Southern California Technical Review Startup Commerce 244

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

million in seed funding since its founding in 2012. If Pinterest is catnip for girls, Tapiture was founded to go after the men, but quickly evolved into a more sophisticated artistic social media community. If we see products are trending, we reach out and strike a deal with the vendor and make it for sale on our platform.

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Seed Funding Funding Commerce Social Media 40

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. ” The large social media screen is Enplug, five iterations later. Focus on Value, Not Advertising.

Social Media 106

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

Dave Terry: We originally were self funded until 2012, when we took a very low investment. It's not about pouring those dollars into a hundred new sales reps and just selling the heck out of things--as an enterprise player, you have to grow sales in accordance with engineering and our QA department, with implementation services, and support.

Software 100

Software Report Startup IBM 100

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.” ” O’Neil believes that over 500 percent growth in the last year, ScoreBig.com amazing capacity to revolutionize unsold ticket inventory.

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Ticketmaster Entertainment Pricing Class 65

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

MuckerLab has already secured its reputation as one of the hottest startup accelerators in town with a particular emphasis on product for incubation-stage software, services and media ventures. The Black Tux online tuxedo rental, which is reinventing the customer experience in the antiquated $10B+ tuxedo rental and sales industry.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

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. 12,000 people signed up in the first 48 hours after the Dollar Shave Club video went live in 2012.

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 included 17 panels ranging from ‘Public Relations for Start Ups’ to ‘How to Find and Hire a Developer’. Founder of VuePlus shares how to increase your sales using video marketing. That’s what Kevin’s conference, Silicon Beach Fest (SBF), did for Los Angeles entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur 71

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Southern California 71

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

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. If you think location-based services are a long way from mainstream, take a look at the new 2012 Digital Study.

Services 82

Services Competition Mobile Entertainment 82

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. It has been predicted that this method will continue to increase in popularity in 2012. Getting Mobile-Ready.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

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. ” The large social media screen is Enplug, five iterations later. Focus on Value, Not Advertising.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

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. This silent feud between Seth David and I had been pretty one sided, until now. We recently parted ways and agreed to do so amicably. I did the rest.

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Content Blogging Burbank Course 100