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Over the holidays, we''re featuring a few reflections on 2014 from some of the movers and shakers in Southern California''s technology industry. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? Didn''t learn it in 2014, but several times over the year we were reminded that a great team can make chicken salad out of chicken $hit.
It turns out it actually takes time to build a high-growth business with differentiated intellectual property and roll out large, enterprise-class marketing solutions. ” So it’s now March 2014 – 5 years since I started investing. 5 years ago. How is my scorecard looking? I’m already back to work.
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Postie , a new Los Angeles-based startup, has a vision for the future of advertising and marketing — and it’s direct mail. According to study from the Direct Marketing Association, direct mail campaigns rang up $46 billion from advertisers and companies in 2014, and Fink and his co-founder are hoping that number will climb.
AT&T held their 6th annual developers summit in Las Vegas this year at CES 2014. Launched in April of 2013, Digital Life has now been introduced into 59 Markets with an industry-leading NPS. Good things coming from AT&T in 2014. The post AT&T Developers Summit at CES 2014 appeared first on TechZulu.
Keeping the focus squarely on tools for artists and designers the company talked up its tools like Zync Render, which Google acquired back in 2014 , and Anvato, a video streaming and monetization platform it acquired in 2016. in Los Angeles. “That worldwide reach is very important,” Grignon said.
Santa Monica-based online matchmaking site eHarmony is continuing its big marketing push, saying this morning that it will be featuring a float for the 2014 Rose Parade. eHarmony--which is in the midst of a big marketing and advertising push--said that its float will feature musician Natalie Cole. READ MORE>>.
How much will social media fame cost you in 2014? The social media industrial complex is fraught with digital marketers and consultants who puff up their abilities and accomplishments. I tell my clients to be honest in their marketing, and in turn strive to walk the talk. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes.
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Rumors have been swirling around Agoura Hills-based THQ since this weekend, when a gaming industry analyst, Peter Skerritt, reported that the videogame maker was either looking for a buyer or shutting down its videogame development efforts, cancelling its 2014 lineup. as part of an "ongoing review" of its business.
Calabasas-based Ixia has received a slight reprieve from delisting and requirements to meet NASDAQ stock market requirements for filings. The company said late Wednesday that the NASDAQ Stock Market has granted an extension from September 12th to November 13th for the company to become current in its filings. READ MORE>>.
Calabasas-based network testing equipment maker Ixia reported late Friday that it has received another warning from the NASDAQ Stock Market, notifying the company that it does not comply with Nasdaq Listings Rules. Ixia says that the Nasdaq has until September 12, 2014 to become current in its filing with the filings or it may be delisted.
Sonendo, which is venture backed by OrbiMed Advisors LLC, Themes Investment Partners, Fjord Ventures, and NeoMed Management, said it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its device, which it plans to launch in 2014. Sonendo said the clearance allows it to market the new medical device within the United States.
The only point we didn’t seem totally aligned on was what we happening to the “middle of the VC market.” Yet Mark also pointed out that the recent corrections in the public market valuations and the scrutiny new IPOs have undergone is a health sign. And we ended. Startup Lessons'
According to SpaceX, it has been awarded two, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)-class missions by the USAF, which will launch on the SpaceX Falcon in 2014 and 2015. The missions also open up a new market for SpaceX: military launch missions.
SolarReserve said it is now working on marketing the project to utilities in Arizona and California, with construction to begin in late 2013 or early 2014, and projected commercial operation in 2016, if it secures a long term power contract. READ MORE>>.
On-demand parking service Zirx is shutting down its on-demand, consumer parking service, which it had launched into Los Angeles in November of 2014, and is focusing instead on its enterprise business.
Advertise.com said it recently move dinto new office space, as part of that plan for growth, across technology, sales, and marketing departments. with similar double digital growth through 2014. The company cited eMarketer forecasts of 20.2 percent growth on online ad spend this year in the U.S., READ MORE>>.
That’s a reason why some are quick to portend “a new bubble” but this post sets out to show that would be a misunderstanding of the market and in fact by historic levels this may be amongst the best times to invest in seed and early-stage funds. More on that later. If you look even more closely you’ll see just how skewed the data really is.
Beepi , the online used car sales startup which expanded into Los Angeles in 2014, has shut down, according to reports. The company's $60M funding in 2014 had been focused on expansion to Los Angeles. The Silicon Valley startup had raised more than $150M in funding. READ MORE>>.
Many entrepreneurs are so enamored with their product vision that they believe their own hype, and are convinced that the market for their solution is so huge that no one will ask them for independent market-research data. Conduct your own customized market research. Modern libraries are still worth a visit.
Will “CBUS” and “SI” join “THOR” and “RMED”? It’s next week or never (until 2019, that is) for two San Diego companies that have filed documents with securities regulators indicating plans to go public.
Los Angeles-based The Mobile Majority , which develops a mobile ad platform that helps companies create, serve, track, analyze, target and analyze advertising, says it has just hit a $50M run rate, as of November 2014. The company said it projects a total growth rate of over 25,000% over three years, as a result of growth in its business.
Dave Key and Technology Council of Southern California Virtually everyone agrees the SaaS market is growing incredibly quickly; Gartner predicted cloud growth would be 21% in 2011. CAGR through 2014. Forester predicts SaaS will account for 26% of the package software market by 2016, while Deloitte forecasts that only [.].
The company said the expansion comes as it saw double digit, profitable growth in the first half of 2014, when it said it doubled its revenues in the enterprise Big Data market. The company said the move will help enhance its European technology innovation. Financial details of that performance were not released.
Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? Jim should know, since he is the president Ignite Social Media , of one of the best known social media marketing agencies. Marty Zwilling.
Saucey launched in 2014 and now operates across 22 markets including LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, New York City, Chicago, Washington, Dallas, Orlando, Tampa and Miami. The broader cannabis market has largely struggled due to weak underlying fundamentals and poor management. Mangalji said in a statement.
The conference once was held in Monterey, California, then lately Long Beach and in 2014 it’s moving to Vancouver, Canada. TEDActive happened in Aspen, most recently in Palm Springs (La Quinta this year) and in 2014 will follow its big bro north and will be held in Whistler. TEDGlobal : kinda like TED but in Europe.
Irvine-based Broadcom said Tueday that it is raising its revenue guidance fro the fourth quarter of 2014, saying it now expected revenues of approximately $2.075 to $2.150 billion, and also increased its dividends and stock buyback efforts. According to the company, it is increasing its quarterly dividend by $0.02 READ MORE>>.
I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). You have to decide how hard to help with downstream marketing for your deals. Anybody who says otherwise is a b t artist or somebody who’s only been an investor in a bull market.
For example, mobile now has become the formidable new communication channel, posting a year-over-year growth rate of 47 percent in 2014, according to WBR Digital Research. That means your marketing must now include shopping apps, location-based services and mobile wallets. Assume that customers are all like you.
Calabasas-based network testing equipent and software developer Ixia reported late Wednesday that it has received yet another warning from the NASDAQ Stock Market, related to its late filing of its quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.
Calabasas-based InnovateMR, which provides market research and sampling technology and services, says it has appointed Lisa Wilding-Brown as the company's new CEO. Wilding-Brown was most recently the company's Chief Research Officer, and has been at the company since 2014. She previously also served at uSamp and Harris Interactive.
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.
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BakeSpace.com''s app scored the award as part of the 2014 Appy Awards. Cookbook Cafe is BakeSpace.com''s app which allows anyone to create, market, and distribute their own, iPad and web-based cookbook. The app apparently was given the "Best App for iPad Publishing" award.
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