socalTECH
OCTOBER 2, 2009
Irvine-based Local.com , which runs a local business search site and network, reported this morning that it was the victim of a bogus press release last night, claiming that the firm had been acquired by Microsoft. Tags: local presss release merger acquisition bogus. Local.com is publicly traded.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 19, 2011
He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. o CPM model gave him control over the information in the acquisition cycle so he focused on that. - o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press.
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Tech.Co
MAY 6, 2022
Now, it's dramatically expanding capacity in another area, fulfillment, with the acquisition of Deliverr. It's the biggest acquisition in Shopify's history. The two companies are a great match, according to Shopify's press release about the deal. Shopify is paying $2.1 Why Shopify Wants Deliverr. Sign up to the Tech.co
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. Our new customer acquisition has grown and our costs have plummeted. We are actually getting paid now to obtain customers, so our customer acquisition costs are now negative. I consider it INVALUABLE!
socalTECH
JUNE 21, 2012
The acquisition of Los Angeles-based Savings.com is apparently worth over $100M, plus an unspecified additional amount based on future performance of the firm, according to new numbers provided to the press by acquiring firm Cox Target Media. Savings.com is a provider of online coupons and deal information. READ MORE>>.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2013
It has even gone so far that we now have evocative headlines in the tech press such as “ Buy or Die ,” which is what got me thinking about this post. But the press (and I suspect many of the senior execs of these companies) don’t really explore the corrosive downside of these acquisition. Woo the press.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 2, 2014
In a statement released to the press, REalD said it will "carefully review and consider" the unsolicited bid from Starboard. reald private starboard equity activist investor merger acquisition theater movie content hollywood' The bid is valued at around $540M. READ MORE>>.
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