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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Santa Barbara-based performance marketing firm Mobile Focused Media says it has renamed itself Intelsio, and has added a new Chief Revenue Officer. The company said that Jesse Beal has been named Chief Revenue Officer, joining the company from Progrexion Marketing, where he was General Manager/SVP. Intelsio is led by CEO Matt Frank.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based Fourthwall, which is launching a service to help creators with e-commerce and other related efforts. Fourthwall said that it is looking to help creators from fashion and lifestyle influencers, e-commerce entrepreneurs and musicians with creating merchandise, interactive content and to market their brands.

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MARCH 3, 2011

San Diego-based ShowUhow , the developer of video product guides for e-commerce sites, said today that it has named Anthony 'Tony' Wyatt as its EVP Sales and Marketing. Wyatt joins the firm from Indyme Solutions.

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MARCH 22, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FastSpring , the e-commerce and payment processing software firm headed by Dan Engel, said this week that it has launched a new online subscription management and payment service called SaaSy. Engel said that the service is aimed at SaaS and Web 2.0 READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Los Angeles-based Credit Key , a startup which helps e-commerce merchants offer up instant point-of-sale financing to customers, has raised $33.85M in its Series A funding. The startup--led by startup veteran John Tomich--integrates with e-commerce payment systems, appearing as a payment option at checkout. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

Pasadena-based payment services provider DoubleBeam said Friday that it has acquired GoPago , a provider of e-commerce solutions for merchants and mobile payment products. DoubleBeam said that the deal will help it deliver a turnkey mobile commerce platform that includes an integrated POS system. READ MORE>>.

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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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APRIL 10, 2019

San Diego-based BVAccel , a provider of e-commerce website design and development, optimization, marketing services, and other services, said today that it has acquired the internal commerce agency of WebLinc Corp. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Los Angeles�as the center of the entertainment industry�has begun to adopt a new role as the center of online video in recent years�and has also with the e-commerce industry and expertise here from the technology industry. subscribers to our monthly Glam Bag subscription service. What is IPSY? How did you get involved in IPSY?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Los Angeles-based Stamps.com is furthering its focus on online stories, saying today that it has linked its product to the e-commerce payment systems for Amazon.com Pro Merchant, Yahoo Merchant, Google Checkout, and Paypal. The new additions come on top of an existing push by Stamps.com to cater to eBay merchants. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 31, 2015

Los Angeles-based Thrive Market , which operates an online, membership-only health food service, has raised $30M in a funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Greycroft Partners, and also included Scripps network, Powerplant Ventures, and angels. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 29, 2021

a developer of e-commerce software, says it has launched a new product, OroMarketplace. The new software is aimed at the B2B marketplace market. The company says the new software lets sellers to rapidly implement B2B, B2C, B2G, franchise network ordering, services procurement, bookings/appointments, and physical goods marketplaces.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Inmar Intelligence then handles the reverse logistics--including return to stock, return to vendor, secondary market sale, donation or recycling, or destruction if broken or unusable. Financial terms of that agreement were not announced. Those items are then shipped to returns facilities in reusable containers instead of individual packages.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal said today that it has launched three, brand new services today, including a new website focused on the booking of home services. All of those new services were launched in addition to the new consumer service, ClubLocal.com. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

According to the company, it is pivoting to launch a launch an end-to-end e-commerce marketplace that offers consumers inventory and comprehensive financing, insurance and extended warranties. Fair said it expects to officially launch its services in "select markets" in Q1 of 2022. Fair is now headed by CEO Brad Stewart.

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JULY 16, 2018

Commerce, California-based Joybird , an online retailer and manufacturer of furniture, has been acquired by La-Z-Boy Incorporated , La-Z-Boy said on Monday. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. According to La-Z-Boy, Joybird had annual revenues last year of approximately $55M. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

The company said the move comes because it cannot ensure that its employee notebooks it sell on the secondary market are disposed responsibly at end-of-life. Apparently, there are not enough recycling options within the U.S.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

Irvine-based Advantage Solutions , which provides technology-enabled sales and marketing services to manufacturers and retailers, has acquired Quantum Networks , a New York City-based e-commerce retailer and agency. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 9, 2015

Last week, two Los Angeles area technology companies--influencer subscription service Quarterly (www.quarterly.co), and technology studio Science Inc. First off, for those who haven't visited Quarterly or used your services, what is the service all about? The second piece that we spend time on, is understanding commerce.

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JULY 12, 2010

A group of businesses and local organizations in Goleta, California, north of Santa Barbara, are looking to rally more businesses to join in their effort to spur new, direct flight support to San Jose, California, after a loss of the service in February.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

For our interview today, we spoke with Darren Litt , one of the co-founders of Los Angeles-based MarketerHire , an online marketplace focused on connecting companies with marketing talent. Darren Litt: Simply put, we're a talent marketplace that makes it easy to hire the best marketers. The other has been the growth in e-commerce.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Los Angeles-based ShareSquare , the QR code marketing startup run by Matthias Galica, said Tuesday that it has linked its service to the e-commerce APIs from Amazon.com and Songkick. ShareSquare's QR code generation service makes it easy for marketers to create QR codes, linking them to online, HTML5 web apps.

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APRIL 10, 2014

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Gores Group said Thursday that it has invested in Tweddle , a major provider of publishing and technology for the automotive OEM and supplier market. Tweddle provides owner''s anse service manuals to OEMs using its technology. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

Shopatron , the San Luis Obispo-based e-commerce software and services firm headed by Ed Stevens, has just scoerd $4M in a venture debt financing, according to venture debt fund Multiplier Capital. According to Multiplier, the funding will go toward's Shopatron's domestic market expansion.

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MARCH 4, 2014

In a move that might not surprise many in Southern California''s music and technology world, Santa Monica-based Beats Music said this morning that it has acquired Topspin Music , the music marketing startup which was--until recently--run by Beats Music'' CEO Ian Rogers. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Los Angeles-based e-commerce retailer Newegg announced this morning that it has launched a brand new business, Newegg Staffing , which will provide staffing for the logistics, manufacturing, clerical and supply chain management industries.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Los Angeles-based e-commerce service provider Onestop Internet --which is backed by Bessemer Ventures and Fung Capital USA--said it has run a new consumer survey, which shows that Amazon is a "serious threat" to its customers, apparel brands. The company said it tapped Survata for the study, which interviewed 501 online respondents.

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JUNE 13, 2011

Proving that you can apply the "daily deal" phenomenon to just about any transaction, Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com said today that it has launched its own, deal service it says was inspired by Groupon and LivingSocial. Edmunds is tapping Group Commerce Inc. for the social buying technology behind the service. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

According to the two, the move makes it easier for Kevy''s customers to connect data from Nimble directly into email marketing, marketing automation, e-commerce, and other apps. nimble kevy customer relationship management cloud marketing email' READ MORE>>. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Sean Percival, best known for founding Los Angeles tech blog lalawag, in addition to his work as an executive at MySpace, has booted up a new effort--Santa Monica-based Wittlebee , a new, online subscription service for baby supplies. to launch in the last few weeks, and the second, e-commerce via subscription firm from Science.

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JULY 8, 2014

Doty will lead Saban Brands'' digital products and services, including online, mobile, games, apps, e-commerce, and social media efforts. saban brands digital hollywood executive marketing' Los Angeles-based Saban Brands , which manages such brands as Power Rangers, Paul Frank, Macbeth, Julius Jr., READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Los Angeles-based Yowza , the developer of a mobile coupon and deals app, which was backed by comedian Wayne Brady, the Tech Coast Angels, the Pasadena Angels, and others, has been acqurieed by mobile commerce software provider Spindle , Spindle said today. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 29, 2014

Cho was most recently President and CEO of Kodak Gallery, and also had headed up marketing and commerce at Intuit. The company says it has over 32 million registered users using it to coordinate parties and gatherings, with around 25,000 invitations sent every hour from the service. Cho is based in San Francisco.

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MARCH 17, 2015

It might be because on demand ride service Sidecar has expanded its new Deliveries service to Los Angeles, where it combines both rides and delivery of packages. Sidecar said that its initial test of the service in the Bay Area have resulted in driver earning up to 75% more. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Talk about the market, when you say you're outside Google and Bing, explain what that means? As we've started to see certain processing services like Apple Pay and what not take shape, it's been easier to pay for things online. Marketing dollars start to go away in any difficult economy. E-commerce has become a huge factor.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Indi is focused on powering individual commerce. In essence, we want to give every individual their own, e-commerce store. Our team has a passion for e-commerce, and we also have athletes and others on our team. We run our day-to-day business with professional athletes and folks out of the e-commerce industry.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

MINDBODY provides online, software-as-a-service which lets health, wellness, and beauty businesses manage their businesses, including everything from e-commerce, payment processing, marketing, to staffing and scheduling.

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