socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands said Thursday that it has acquired seven consumer websites, as part of an expansion of its health and home vertical markets. Internet Brands' Bob Brisco said the acquired companies all have strong organic traffic, and revenues from a mix of small, medium, and large advertisers. READ MORE>>.

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Internet Brands Web Sites Advertising 150

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. Once we had what we thought was the answer, in allowing for display advertising on these sites. Microsoft paid $9.00

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Metrics Sites Advertising Web 296

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Add a modest advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them.

Web 117

Web Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising 117

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups. Social-media advertising. Display advertising. Email marketing.

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Customer Custom Marketing Startup 146

Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. In today’s world of social marketing, it takes someone knowledgeable if not expert in understanding how to use available resources in promotion and marketing. Marketing cost is not the best measure of success. First: Planning.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2013

Santa Monica-based online matchmaking site eHarmony is planning a big advertising push, as the firm said it has revamped its management team under founder Dr. Neil Clark Warren. eHarmony explained that they are looking to "further differentiate" the company, and inspire more individuals to come to the site.

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eHarmony Advertising Santa Monica Sites 170

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

ReachLocal said its new ReachEdge product includes a website, lead management software, and mobile application specifically aimed at converting web site visitors into leads and customers for companies. reachlocal marketing software leads management launch advertising saas' READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 28, 2010

Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles. My flippant comment was, “If you do a Google search for Los Angeles web developer, you’ll find a LOT of people and firms.” And he’s right there’s a big difference.

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Web Development Los Angeles Web Develop 167

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 6, 2016

As the Internet continues to become populated with e-commerce sites, it’s becoming more and more difficult to generate web traffic, leads, and ultimate the sales for your website. Thankfully, we’ve compiled detailed guide in order to help you generate more awareness for your website in the global market.

Commerce 58

Commerce Search Engine Optimization Sites Marketing 58

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2013

What really, is happening when you place that online advertisement, and where does it go, who looks at it, and what''s really happening? All too often, those ads disappear into a maze of middlemen, and advertisers don''t really know who is seeing their ads, and why. What''s your background, and how did you get into online advertising?

Advertising 153

Advertising Startup CTO Coach Study 153

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Every time I challenge a business plan with little or no budget for marketing, I get the answer that they will be using “viral” marketing, which costs nothing. First of all, Seth Godin pointed out a long time ago that viral marketing does not equal word-of-mouth. People are more demanding and have more choices than ever before.

Marketing 107

Marketing Invest SEM Startup 107

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

Katz 360 Sales said it is using Rubicon Project's Internet advertising infrastructure to customize content and audience selections for its advertisers. Rubicon Project provides online Internet advertising infrastructure for publishers, which optimizes the advertising placed on their web sites. READ MORE>>.

Advertising 145

Advertising Clearstone Santa Monica Sales 145

Frank Addante

AUGUST 22, 2013

But RTB isn’t the only thing that matters when it comes to advertising automation. RTB is less than half of the total automated advertising market. As I said, there’s a lot more to advertising automation than RTB. The Automated Advertising Industry' 3 billion goes into RTB.

Advertising 86

Advertising Press Commerce Examples 86

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2009

Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies , a provider of ad serving software for web publishers, announced this morning that the firm has launched a new, advertising marketplace it is calling OpenX Market. Tags: openx advertising publishing open source. READ MORE>>.

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OpenX Advertising Santa Monica Pasadena 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2014

Keith Bonnici: We have created a platform that lets standard web publishers tap into the growing pool of money being spent by app developers to market their products. You see users moving to a platform that doesn''t monetize advertising as well. They''re even one of our advertisers right now. What is Kixer? READ MORE>>.

Mobile 124

Mobile Web Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2021

What most people don’t realize is, according to recent statistics , despite top positioning, only a quarter of sites selected comes from paid search. Paid search engine ranking (PPC) is just buying advertising for your business. For sites displaying the ads, this is called pay per click (PPC). Cost per click (CPC).

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PPC SEO Paid Search Search Engine Optimization 154

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based advertising marketplace operator Rubicon Project and its partner White Ops , a provider of human verification services for the digital ad market, said their combined efforts have protected buyers on sellers on Rubicon's marketplace from a major Russian advertising fraud effort uncovered this month.

Advertising 100

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Search engine giant Google said Thursday that it is exiting from the radio advertising business, putting an end into the firm's attempt to leverage its online advertising success into other media. Google entered the radio advertising market with the buy of Newport Beach-based dMarc Broadcasting in January of 2006.

Advertising 100

Advertising Google Content Web 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2011

Netflix, Hulu, and even YouTube and other content streaming sites have all but obliterated the independent DVD rental business of yesterday. If you’re a big supporter of indie films or web series you’re probably checking out your favorites on a variety of different sites on the web. The folks over at Blip.tv

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Web Netflix Social Media Product 65

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2017

Every business I know is intimately familiar with outbound marketing, or pushing your message out to customers through email, newspaper, and television advertising. Only a few really understand the process and value of inbound marketing, for pulling customers to your brand. Pull marketing is less expensive than push marketing.

Marketing 76

Marketing Social Media Content Media 76

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, we investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. And the most logical one seemed to be “eyeballs” or number of unique users finding their way to the site or registering for the service.

Metrics 207

Metrics Sites Advertising Web 207

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Westlake Village-based ValueClick said today that it has launched a new, vertical advertising network focused on the Home and Garden sector. ValueClick said its new Modern Living Media network will deliver targeted consumer audiences for home and garden marketers and agencies, and has a potential reach of 8.5 READ MORE>>.

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Westlake Village Advertising Networking Media 194

socalTECH

MAY 13, 2013

According to Greentoe, it will use the funding for marketing of the site, including a multi-platform advertising campaign across the web, television, and mobile. The funding came from Parker Thompson from 500 Startups/Dave McClure. Size of the funding was not announced.

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Angel Funding Venture Capital Entertainment 231

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Every time I challenge a business plan with little or no budget for marketing, I get the answer that they will be using “viral” marketing, which costs nothing. First of all, Seth Godin pointed out a long time ago that viral marketing does not equal word-of-mouth. People are more demanding and have more choices than ever before.

Marketing 67

Marketing SEM Startup Blogging 67

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We recently completed a web-based application that uses a unique algorithm to match professionals with new career opportunities. It means wasted advertising spend and lost goodwill. Applying that solution to our job matching site made perfect sense. That’s why we’re planning on building most of our sites this way in the future.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence TechEmpower Tips 295

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2013

How is the changing demographic of web visitors changing how local companies operate? We recently chatted with Debra Domeyer , CEO of Oversee.net (www.oversee.net), a Los Angeles company which provides both domain monetization and runs vertical, consumer lead generation and marketing sites, to hear about the company.

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Mobile CTO Hire CPC Web 224

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Venice-based FlipGloss Media announced this morning that it has launched a web site targeted at the fashion, design, travel, and lifestyle photography markets. The new site--funded by Forbes Media--said it is looking to create a "new visual discovery experience" for consumers.

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Marketing Yahoo Venice Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Yet I am amazed to see from recent data that nearly 36 percent of small businesses today still have no web presence at all. There are many practical reasons for going to work early on your web site. Two months later they still didn’t have a web site, and didn’t have a customer. Viral marketing needs a website.

Web 76

Web Startup Sites Design 76

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2010

Online marketing firms Gorilla Nation , Atomiconline , Double Helix , and Springboard said this morning that the firms are in a four-way merger, and have become Evolve Media. The firm said that Evolve Media has over 250 employees, and reaches over 300 million monthly uniques across its web sites.

Gorilla Nation 177

Gorilla Nation AtomicOnline Media Web 177

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2013

Every time I challenge a business plan with little or no budget for marketing, I get the answer that they will be using “viral” marketing, which costs nothing. First of all, Seth Godin pointed out a few years ago that viral marketing does not equal word-of-mouth. People are more demanding and have more choices than ever before.

Marketing 99

Marketing Entrepreneur Startup SEM 99

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2021

But very few are talking about how to measure your results and return on investment (ROI), and the right metrics for optimizing your marketing environment. Measuring message delivery in social media is a lot like measuring it in classic advertising, so classic metrics apply. Get attention and reach your audience. Project the future.

Social Media 127

Social Media Media Metrics Satisfaction 127

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2016

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups. Social-media advertising. Display advertising. Email marketing.

Customer 60

Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 60

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2013

Yet, it seems like there''s no easy way to specifically advertise on those games, or a way for those game developers to monetize that audience. However, Mobigirl Media (www.mobigirlmedia.com), a new mobile advertising network, is looking to change that by specifically creating an ad network focused on girls.

Mobile 208

Mobile Networking Media Advertising 208

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

We caught up with founder Evan Britton about how his company has created the top site in the Internet niche of celebrity birthdays, and how that intense focus on a single niche--and user experience- has paid off for the company in terms of user engagement and growth. That was the genesis of the site.

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Google Sites Startup Web 236

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

Pick a name, location, and marketing strategy early. Make sure the name and trademarks you want are available, as well as web site address, social media tags, and any other intellectual property. Names and taglines are critical to success. Network extensively for partners, investors, and suppliers.

Social Media 98

Social Media Metrics Media Tool 98

socalTECH

JULY 31, 2012

NetDNA said the customer deployment and co-marketing agreement will allow UberTags to distribute its site content via its network to reduce page load times. Los Angeles-based content delivery network (CDN) provider NetDNA reported today that it has been selected by online tag management company Ubertags. READ MORE>>.

Content 140

Content Advertising Networking Web 140

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. Source: runwayml.com In June, Runway raised $141 million in funding, nudging its market valuation to an envy-inducing $1.5

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