TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

And n ow, even with the economy continuing to collapse, the company is on the prowl for new acquisitions and expects to spend tens of millions of dollars on new deals. The company recently acquired PlayerFM , a podcast discovery service, for an undisclosed amount to expand its footprint in the podcast space. ”

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2013

San Dimas-based search and digital marketing firm WebMetro is now officially part of TeleTech Holdings , TeleTech said this morning. The companies had announced the acquisition in July. Financial terms of the acquisition have not been announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in today’s social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snap, TikTok and so on because?—?no no surprise?—?that’s

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2019

San Diego-based Mapp , a developer of cloud-based digital marketing software, has completed its acquisition of European marketing analytics software developer Webtrekk , the company said this morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Mapp is led by CEO Steve Warren.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Burbank-based PSI Services , which provides professional testing services, said today that it has acquired Computer Assisted Testing Services (CATS). PSI said the acquisition will help it expand in the federal and certification market segments. PSI Services is led by President and CEO Steve Tapp.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2017

Valencia-based Scorpion , an Internet marketing company, said on Monday that it has acquired Local , a digital marketing firm which has offices in Islandia, New York and Denver, Colorado. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based NKP Medical Marketing , a provider of digital marketing and search engine optimization services focused on the specialty medical area, has been acquired by private equity investor MB Growth Advisors. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2017

Burbank-based testing software and services provider PSI Services announced this morning that it has acquired Software Secure , a provider of cloud-based, online testing services for the higher education, K-12, and certification markets. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The company--led by longtime cloud and hosting services veteran Simon Anderson--offers up managed services and consulting for cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2021

Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave said this morning that it is going public, via a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsred by Victory Park Capital. The company was launched in 2017, and now says it has over 10 million customers. million members.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Burbank-based PSI Services , which provides professional testing services to companies, government agencies, and others, has acquired UK-based testing services company EnlightKS. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. EnlightKS, founded in 1995, is based in Royston, UK. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

DataDirect Networks , which develops high performance data storage for the enterprise and high-performance-computing (HPC) market, has completed its acquisition of Tintri , the bankrupt flash data storage developer. According to DDN, the acquisition came after an "extensive" bidding process, where DDN was declared the auction winner.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Solana Beach-based PTI Marketing Technologies , a developer of a software-as-a-service, marketing and collateral management tool, has been acquired by office equipment and technology company Ricoh Company, Ltd. Exact financial terms of what Ricoh described as a "multi-million" dollar acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2016

Santa Barbara-based InTouch Health announced this morning that it is expanding into the tele-physician services market, and has acquired AcuteCare Telemedicine. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. InTouch Health said the acquisition will help it extend its offerings. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Irvine-based online auto information and leads site Autobytel has expanded into the mobile communications market, with the acquisition of Advanced Mobile, LLC , a provider of mobile apps, mobile websites, text messaging, and other mobile communications services for automotive manufacturers and dealers. in cash, plus up to $1.5M

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socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2016

Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services , which provides payroll and production management services and technology to the entertainment industry, said it has acquired CAPS Payroll , a provider of payroll services for the commercial production, venues, music tours, live events, unscripted television and independent film markets.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 29, 2020

The precise terms of the deal with XRC Labs were undisclosed, but Joymode will become a wholly owned business of XRC and could potentially return to market to raise additional funds from additional investors, according to Fernandez. “ If we had cracked user acquisition in LA we would have rolled it out in a bunch of places.”

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 3, 2022

The other side of the business is a new monthly subscription service for stylists that helps them market their handcrafted wigs, beauty and other digital products and services. Winters explained that the driver for the new funding was technology and product development on the marketplace, marketing and stylist acquisition.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 7, 2014

Let’s focus not upon the process of marketing and positioning, but on you. How should you become the best marketer you can be, even if you are a first time entrepreneur or a seasoned CEO? The first rule of marketing and positioning is to listen to the marketplace. There’s an answer for that. Adapt (again)! Positioning'

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2014

Woodland Hills-based online local online marketing provider ReachLocal is bragging today that it has signed up 1,000 clients for its new ReachEdge marketing automation product. reachlocal marketing automation customers leads software' The product had been launched in September of 2013. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

But LA-based performance marketing agency MuteSix didn’t wait that long to build its business around scaling DTC brands. If you have growth marketing agencies or freelancers to recommend, please fill out our survey !). Why do you think that performance marketing is the right fit for DTC?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

TikTok , the fast-growing user-generated video app from China’s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. Specifically, a source close to TikTok has confirmed to TechCrunch that this Merlin deal covers its upcoming music subscription service Resso.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

It’s the biggest podcast industry acquisition ever, and Spotify isn’t done. Here’s what the podcast acquisitions mean for Spotify, for the entire podcast industry, and for all the tiny underdog podcasters out there. That’s because the acquisitions make Spotify a publisher, as well as platform.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

San Diego-based sports and activity registration service Active Network announced this morning that it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners , in a deal valued at approximately $1.05 The deal will remove Active Network from the public markets. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Irvine-based Autobytel , which provides automotive marketing and information services, appears to be in the midst of some acquisition-related activity, according to regulatory filings filed by the firm today. Tags: autobytel acquisition merger automotive marketing. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Wrench , the Seattle-based on demand vehicle maintenance and repair service for consumers and fleets, has raised $20 million in its latest round of financing. RepairSmith , which operates a similar service out of Los Angeles and San Francisco, is backed by Daimler to provide much the same on-demand repair services.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based Payvia , which is backed by Silver Lake Sumeru, said today that it has rebranded the company and refocused the company on SMS and MMS marketing. The shift comes about ten months after the acquisition of SMS and MMS marketing company Mogreet by Payvia. payvia outspoken mobile marketing video mogreet'

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Los Angeles-based J2 Global , the provider of cloud-based services in the phone, email, email marketing, online backup, and other areas--and which also owns Ziff Davis--is further expanding its empire today. The company said it will use the buy to expand its inventory of toll free numbers used in its various services.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2021

Irvine-basd marketing agency SmartBug Media said today that it has acquired Worth eCommerce, a digital marketing agency which provides email and SMS marketing campaign services to the e-commerce industry. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Worth eCommerce is based in Portland, Oregon.

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socalTECH

JULY 26, 2016

El Segundo-based digital marketing company Wpromote said on Tuesday that it has acquired online marketing agency Standing Dog , which provides search engine marketing, SEO, social media and paid media services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2022

Los Angeles-based market research provider and software developer MarketCast said on Wednesday that it has acquired Invoke, a provider of market research focused on video streaming services. MarketCast said the acquisition will help it grow its entertainment research and content testing for streaming and broadcast content.

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Berkonomics

JULY 31, 2014

Marketing is a science devised to help drive customers to your door. There are lots of ways to define how to market well, including the four P’s of marketing (1): product, price, promotion and place. These are still the driving focus behind most marketing courses, and deserve to be so. We can go on forever.

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2013

j2 Global , the operator of both a cloud services business and online publishing business, has made another acquisition, this time of Netherlands-based online backup provider Backup Connect BV. connect netherlands software cloud backup acquisition merger j2global' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based Paragon Language Services , a provider of translation service, said Wednesday that it has acquired Every Language , a Washington, DC-based provider of language translation services for the medical device and life sciences market. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed, which develops location-based services and location marketing software for bricks and mortar retailers to better manage information on their locations, hours, and other information, has been acquired by Uberall, a Berlin-based provider of marketing software.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses. I’m more familiar with content marketing in B2B Marketing. A negative customer acquisition cost!

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2019

Financial details of the four acquisition, which all closed in the first quarter of 2019, were not announced. j2 Global said the acquisition will help it grow its global customer base, provide it with access to new markets, and will expand its product lineup.

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