socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2010

Senturia is CEO of Blackbird Ventures, and a notable San Diego angel investor. Anametrix is headed by Blasie Barrelet, and says it is developing software to correlate web analytics, social media, search engine marketing (SEM), video & audio, e-mail campaigns, market research and other data for businesses.

SEM 174

SEM Funding San Diego SaaS 174

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

The point isn’t to “build a business on YouTube” but rather to use YouTube as a marketing platform to build a video business that works across many platforms. If you’re just a content company your advantages are too small to win on the web. But you don’t need to spend money on SEM.

SEM 150

SEM Content Platform Acquisition 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I am taking the lead from GRP and we also invested alongside a number of friends including Dave McClure, Dave Tisch, Ben Smith (Merchant Circle), Brian Lee (ShoeDazzle, LegalZoom), Jason Calacanis, Evan Rifkin, Jennifer Lum, Jay Weintraub and a whole host of other angels. And we wanted a head of global marketing.

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Sales and marketing costs. Print your own collateral and marketing materials until the business is rolling. Try Web-Ex, free teleconferencing, and Skype instead of international travel for client meetings.

Startup 102

Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM Social Network 102

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Sales and marketing costs. Print your own collateral and marketing materials until the business is rolling. Try Web-Ex, free teleconferencing, and Skype instead of international travel for client meetings.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM 94

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

We've really set out to solve the problem we saw, which is a vast category of travel information which is not aggregated well on the web. I was in advertising and marketing, working in Newport Beach on the Mazda account. It's migrated onto the web in Hawaii, a simple migration, but no one had done it here yet.

Activity 164

Activity Startup Sites Web 164

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Here in Los Angeles we've tied the entire conference together with the Twelethon , a creative fundraising platform in support of Inner-City Arts. This panel, featuring Sean Percival, Tony Adam, Alex Becker, Josh Ochs, and Erica Forette, will discuss how the idea of “search is social” will affect online marketing strategies.

Social Media 65

Social Media Media Tech Coast Angels Orange County 65