SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 13, 2009

I find myself speaking at various venues in Los Angeles to tell people (most often service providers) about how I've used social media and particularly my blogs, LinkedIn, twitter and topic hubs as part of my own services business. I'd especially like to find people in Los Angeles.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Los Angeles-based Break Media , the online operator of a network of sites focused on men, announced Friday morning that it has launched a new division focused on CPA, performance marketing. Tags: marketing media social advertising break apogee. Break said it soft-launched the division in January.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based Spreeify , the developer of social marketing software headed by Ruben Dua, is launching a new social marketing product it calls Social Swag this week. spreeify social media giveaway promotions startup promotional marketing software' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Los Angeles-based top level domain extension.LA , which has been marketing a top level domain which celebrates the association with Los Angeles, said it will be giving away stuffed bears at random to users who promote the domain on social media, like its Facebook page, or subscribe to its email newsletter.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based on-demand livestreaming and podcasting company LiveOne--which until recently was known as LiveXLive Media--says it has acquired Gramophone Media, a New York-based artist and brand development company. LiveOne says the acquisition is the sixth for the company.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Come rain or shine, the social media community gathers together here to share breakfast, network and learn at the Social Media Breakfast LA (SMBLA) monthly meeting. October’s talk was called “Social Media Analytics Demystified” given by Apryl DeLancey of Blaze PR.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based TrillerNet, the parent company of social media app Triller, is now looking at hitting the public markets via a direct listing, according to Reuters.

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MAY 28, 2021

Los Angeles-based livestreaming and podcasting company LiveXLive Media announced this morning that it has acquired Gramaphone Media, an artist and brand development company which was founded and is led by Eshy Gazit. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The business will continue to be led by Gazit.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. The events listed are as follows: SOCIAL TECH HUB. Monday: Los Angeles – The Social City. HOW CAN I ATTEND?

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mining that same well of a demand for whodunnits, a roughly one-year-old Los Angeles-based startup called Solve has raised $20 million in financing to update the genre for a new generation of media consumers. All of the major internet-age media companies had their own mobile strategies.

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MAY 10, 2013

Four years ago, Los Angeles-based Adly (www.adly.com) launched to much fanfare as one of the first local startups to tie into the brand-new, Twitter micro messaging platform. We''re really focused on driving engagement with brands, and leverages the real-time conversations that happen in social media.

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

What''s unique about it, it is stream live social media, and actually puts that social media content on the display right in front of you. I met with david after he flew up to meet me from Los Angeles. So, I took a U-haul to Los Angeles after I graduated. How big is this market?

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DECEMBER 24, 2012

Serena Ehrlich , Director of Marketing of Los Angeles-based Mogreet --and who is also well known in Los Angeles for her work with the Los Angeles chapter of the Social Media club--has been recognized by Mobile Marketer as one of its Mobile Women to Watch 2013. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012 -- Get Qualified Traffic and Increase Conversions for your Business/Startup/Company Los Angeles Online Marketing for Entrepreneurs. After spending hard earned money and countless time on SEO and Social Media, you see traffic, but you don't seem to see any conversions(sales/leads/signups).

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 14, 2020

Its co-founders, Kendall Bird and Sage Grazer, ran their first business in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles years ago, selling out their entire inventory of lemonade to a captive audience of eager parents. If there’s one thing that Bird knows, it’s how to reach a millennial audience.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

The roughly 300,000 marchers that filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles for the third annual Women’s March received more than just an opportunity to hear from some of the state’s high powered politicians, they were also part of a new experiment from local March organizers in bringing technology into the movement.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Last week, we talked about about the “de-stonkifying” of the market. The company’s stock tanked by more than 26 percent, representing a $230 billion reduction in market cap and a $31 billion drop in Zuckerberg’s personal net worth. Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review ! Image Credits: TechCrunch.

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JULY 29, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions piece, we have an article from Michael Terpin of SocialRadius , who asks: Where are all the social media IPOs? Read the rest of Where are the Social Media IPOs? Tags: michael terpin social media merger acquisition advice startup insights. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 29, 2009

Los Angeles-based CrownPeak has set its sights on the social media space, saying this morning that it has launched a new product which publishes content into social networking sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Tags: crownpeak social media publishing facebook software saas. READ MORE>>.

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StartUp Beat

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While the glory days of TV and radio ads have come and gone, digital media influencer marketing is gaining momentum. With its finger on the pulse of this global marketing trend, Los Angeles-based Paladin Software has announced the release of a new social influencer marketing software, Campaigns.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Los Angeles-based parking marketplace Pavemint wants to make parking in Los Angeles like a musical--quite literally. Lewis, Angelyne and Clipper Darrell, plus a long list of social media and influencers. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mogreet , the provider of video-based, mobile marketing services, is in the midst of and expansion, including the hiring of two executives to its sales and marketing team. Ward joins from Hipcricket, where he managed client relatoins and sold mobile marketing programs to consumer brands.

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Dylish, has launched a new online ordering platform to handle delivery and take out orders, the company said this morning. The company said its platform provides customized webpage, marketing materials, social media presence, customizable iOS and Android apps, QR codes, tablet and printer, and more.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based digital marketing agency Wpromote said on Wednesday that it will be offering up free training to nonprofits, as part of its second annual Wprobono: Digital Day In LA.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based TeamDom , a new startup started by 19-year old social media star Jake Paul, disclosed today that it has raised $1M in a funding round. The round was led by Danhua Capital, and also included Eward Lando, Gary Vaynerchuk, Abe Burns, and Adam Zeplain. million followers. million followers. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based Hawke Media , which provides social marketing and other services, says it has named a "Preferred Agency Partner" for Facebook. Hawke says the partnership gives it access "advanced tools, resources, training and support" among other resources.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based technology incubator and studio Science said today that it has hired on Matt Monahan as its new Vice President of Social Media Marketing. Monahan was most recently at AlphaBoost, a startup which was building Facebook advertising reporting software.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based Games & Esports Experience Acquisition Corp., The company began trading on Thursday on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol GEEXU. a newly formed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), says it is raising $175M in an intial public offering (IPO).

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 7, 2019

Earbuds , a new startup from Austin founded by former Detroit Lions lineman Jason Fox, wants to bring the power of social media to your eardrums. On social media, players would take screenshots of their playlists and post them to platforms like Twitter or Instagram, Fox said. Image courtesy of Earbuds. Logging on is easy.

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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 !). At the time, it was doing Facebook media buying for e-commerce companies.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based Wpromote , the provider of online marketing services led by Michael Mothner, said it is offering up a set of free workshops, courses, and discussions to nonprofits and charities. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Great by Cliff Allen Business Networking Online who I had blogged about previously in Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. obnla … Online Business Networking Los Angeles) and then bring together posts that include that hashtag. We can use could choose a hashtag (e.g., This would be easy enough to do.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

Last week, the Los Angeles-based startup led by Trevor McFedries , outed itself as the collective consciousness behind the virtual celebrity Lil Miquela and her less well known contemporaries Blawko22 and BermudaisBae in a choreographed melodrama worthy of Los Angeles’ best reality television. It worked. .

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 2, 2022

Shein has shown the world how combining social media marketing, data analytics, and China’s well-oiled supply chain has created a $100 billion fast fashion behemoth. million installs across the world to date, according to data provided by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Cider has racked up roughly 7.4

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Shuttlerock , a New Zealand-based developer of marketing software which helps companies embed social media generated by their fans into their websites, has raised $2.35M in a Series A funding, and opened up its US headquarters in Los Angeles. ShuttleRock also said that it has named former ValueClick CEO James R.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Cliff Allen is someone I've known for quite a few years and he's a go to person for me when I'm thinking about issues around marketing, sales, technology, startups and networking. Along the way, I co-authored three books on one-to-one marketing ( [link] ) to help marketers learn how to built and nature relationships with their customers.

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MAY 1, 2014

Los Angeles-based venture investor Upfront Ventures has scored a win at social media analytics and measurement startup Awe.sm San Francisco-based Unified , a provider of cloud marketing technology, said it has acquired Awe.sm, and will integrate Awe.sm''s social media measurement tools into its products.

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