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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. According to Wpromote, it will offer up a select group of nonprofits and charities with a day long event next week, Wprobono: Digital Day in LA, to help them learn about paid and earned social media, content marketing, email marketing, SEO, paid search, and more. MORE
Los Angeles-based CreatorIQ , a developer of enterprise software used for influencer marketing, has raised $12M in a Series B funding round, the company said Thursday. According to CreatorIQ, it is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help companies manage their influencer marketing efforts, with clients that include Airbnb, CVS, Dell, Disney, Mattel, Ralph Lauren, Salesforce, and Unilever. MORE
Let’s focus not upon the process of marketing and positioning, but on you. How should you become the best marketer you can be, even if you are a first time entrepreneur or a seasoned CEO? The first rule of marketing and positioning is to listen to the marketplace. MORE
Mostly it’s because your marketing campaigns suck. Or more directly – they are likely narcissistic resuscitations of your newest features or bragging points that nobody but your marketing team and your mom care about. They offer a point-of-view about their market. MORE
Postie , a new Los Angeles-based startup, has a vision for the future of advertising and marketing — and it’s direct mail. million in seed funding from the Los Angeles-based firms Bonfire Ventures and Crosscut Ventures to expand its business (maybe through direct marketing?). MORE
If others have created awareness of the market, you need only compare yourself favorably to those companies. If the market is moving quickly toward your class of product or service, you may be able to gain a piece just by being there at the right time with the right product or service. MORE
A startup''s marketing launch strategy should resemble an inverse funnel. This approach allows your venture to "fail in the small" and make course corrections before spending significant marketing resources. A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. MORE
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One that he particularly struggled with was "word-of-mouth marketing,”which he consistently referred to as "mouth-to-mouth marketing." We adopted his phrasing and made it our mission to devise creative, mouth-to-mouth marketing initiatives. MORE
How many of us throw away marketing dollars because our paid efforts reach an audience that is much larger than the target or niche audience we need to reach? So, let’s up our marketing knowledge first with a few short answers to marketing questions…. What Is niche marketing? MORE
That’s the mantra of Los Angeles-based Thrive Market, which has raised a significant $111 million Series B funding round, led by Invus. Food Fundings & Exits organic food Diets thrive market funding whole foods Los Angeles greycroft partners MORE
And both have become increasingly obsolete as new channels of reach have evolved, allowing direct and personal contact with our potential customers, and better yet, free and near–free forms of marketing just for the asking. But either way, targeted marketing worked with her that day. MORE
Markets and competitors change. Are you being left behind? MORE
As the firm looks ahead to its own future, Suster and the firm he’s helped grow remain committed to the future of Los Angeles. MORE
Los Angeles-based warehouse robot developer inVia Robotics said on Wednesday that it has named its first Chief Marketing Officer, Kristen Moore. Moore was most recently Chief Marketing Officer and Head of E-Commerce at LifeSeasons, and also had served at Demand Media, FedEx, AT&T, and Lucent Technologies. According to inVia Robotics, Moore has more than 20 years of strategic marketing and communications expertise. MORE
A recent Experian marketing survey revealed that 52% of all email opens are from mobile devices, and that 38% of all clicks are from mobile devices. Experian looked at three hundred brands and 21 billion emails – a few more than you or I have as a resource for our marketing intelligence. MORE
If others have created awareness of the market, you need only compare yourself favorably to those companies. If the market is moving quickly toward your class of product or service, you may be able to gain a piece just by being there at the right time with the right product or service. MORE
Note: This is the fourth installment of an ongoing Guerilla Marketing series. In those early days, the DoubleClick team used a variety of guerilla marketing tactics to rise above the chaos endemic in the online ad world during the Internet’s nascent evolution. MORE
My friends launched a marketing campaign in which they were reaching out to owners of a certain type of lease, in order to offer them more attractive terms. Humans have a compulsion to finish the unfinished, thereby strengthening a marketer’s call to action. Marketing MORE
Carpinteria-based cloud software developer Procore Technologies announced this morning that it has named Jim Sinai as its new Senior Vice President of Marketing. Procore said Sinai will oversee global marketing for the company. procore salesforce executive marketing unicorn sinaiSinai previously had been at Salesforce, where he had been for eight years. The new appointment comes as Procore has reached over 1,400 employees worldwide. MORE
Irvine-based Alorica , a provider of outsource, business process outsourcing and "customer experience" outsourcing, named Colson Hillier as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), the company said on Tuesday. Hillier will lead the company's global marketing and communications efforts, according to the company. alorica business process outsourcing offshoring executive chief marketing officer colson hillier MORE
Intuit , which operates its TurboTax tax preparation software business from San Diego, says it is targeting the Latino market, with a new marketing campaign specifically focused on Latino empowerment. According to TurboTax, it will be using TV, radio, digital advertising, community events, and social media in both English and Spanish, to reach out to the Hispanic market this year. turbotax intuit software marketing campaign advertising latino MORE
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 -- Market Research: The Fuel For Marketing Strategies. American Marketing Association (AMA). We dive into the crucial process of gathering and analyzing information about markets, industries, and products in their competitive spaces. As a result, market research is a key method for providing data and learnings that fuel marketing strategies. MORE
Marketing is a science devised to help drive customers to your door. There are lots of ways to define how to market well, including the four P’s of marketing (1): product, price, promotion and place. Then there is the four C’s, the consumer-oriented marketing model (2). MORE
She also serves on the board of Shoes of Prey, a custom shoe company currently aimed at the women’s market. Now she’s taking an ops position at one of the biggest players in the sneaker market. MORE
Santa Monica-base Cornerstone OnDemand said late Thursday that it has named a Heidi Spirgi as the company's new Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, to head up the firm's marketing functions. Spirgi was most recently Senior Vice President (SVP) of Product and Services for The Marcus Buckingham Company (acquired by ADP), and was the co-founder of a strategic consulting firm, Knowledge Infusion, which was acquired in 2012 by Appirio. MORE
The momentum from an old decision that took lots of effort to implement is worth something to a marketing professional. And that’s a lesson for all of us in marketing. MORE
Los Angeles-based managed hosting provider DreamHost said on Tuesday that it has named Ty Lampella as the company's new VP of Marketing. Lampella was previously an independent online marketing consultant, and previously also founded CareerLeak.com (sold to CyberCoders), worked at CyberCoders as Director of SEO, and also was at CareerBliss. dreamhost marketing managed hosting executive lampella MORE
A new, Irvine-based startup, Neuron EV said late last week that it is targeting the electric vehicle market, unveiling a new idea for an EV called the "HUB". neuronev electric vehicle market cleantech MORE
Santa Barbara-based software developer HG Insights is powering a new market research offering from research and advisory giant Forrester, to power Forrester's new Business Technographics Service. According to the two companies, Forrester will use "technographics" from HG Insights, to help Forrester's customers see technology adoption trends in more than 45 different markets worldwide. insights hginsights software marketing analytics data technographics MORE
Email marketing – special warnings regarding lists from BERKONOMICS. Using old email lists for the first time is like eating really stale doughnuts. The taste is pretty bad, and the side effects could be disastrous. MORE
San Diego-based Mapp , a developer of cloud-based digital marketing software, has completed its acquisition of European marketing analytics software developer Webtrekk , the company said this morning. According to Mapp, Webtrekk will continue to offer up a stand-alone solution for marketing analytics and customer intelligence, although the two will combine their services into one, fully integrated package aimed at marketers. MORE
As the firm looks ahead to its own future, Suster and the firm he's helped grow remain committed to the future of Los Angeles. MORE
Los Angeles-based market research technology provider uSamp announced this morning that it has promoted Andy Jolls to the post of Chief Marketing Officer for the company. Jolls has been SVP of Global Marketing Communications for the firm since 2013, and previously served at Cooking.com, FICO, Move.com, Hewlett Packard, and Apple Computer. usamp executive market research marketing andy jolls MORE
Serial entrepreneur, venture investor and startup accelerator pioneer Brad Feld has notoriously mocked traditional marketing throughout his career. If you have amazing products, the marketing of those products is trivial. If you have $hitty products, the marketing is impossible. MORE
San Diego-based Power Digital Marketing , a digital marketing agency has raised a round of funding, from private equity investor Periscope Equity. Power Digital Marketing is led by CEO Grayson Lafrenz and co-founder Robert Rodrigues. The company says it offers up content marketing, SEO, paid marketing, social media marketing, and other related services. investment agency equity private capital venture marketing digital power MORE
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JULY 3, 2018
Postie , a new Los Angeles-based startup, has a vision for the future of advertising and marketing — and it’s direct mail. million in seed funding from the Los Angeles-based firms Bonfire Ventures and Crosscut Ventures to expand its business (maybe through direct marketing?).
socalTECH
MAY 21, 2019
Irvine-based Alorica , a provider of outsource, business process outsourcing and "customer experience" outsourcing, named Colson Hillier as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), the company said on Tuesday. Hillier will lead the company's global marketing and communications efforts, according to the company. alorica business process outsourcing offshoring executive chief marketing officer colson hillier
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
How many of us throw away marketing dollars because our paid efforts reach an audience that is much larger than the target or niche audience we need to reach? So, let’s up our marketing knowledge first with a few short answers to marketing questions…. What Is niche marketing?
socalTECH
JUNE 14, 2019
Los Angeles-based CreatorIQ , a developer of enterprise software used for influencer marketing, has raised $12M in a Series B funding round, the company said Thursday. According to CreatorIQ, it is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help companies manage their influencer marketing efforts, with clients that include Airbnb, CVS, Dell, Disney, Mattel, Ralph Lauren, Salesforce, and Unilever.
socalTECH
JUNE 5, 2019
San Diego-based Mapp , a developer of cloud-based digital marketing software, has completed its acquisition of European marketing analytics software developer Webtrekk , the company said this morning. According to Mapp, Webtrekk will continue to offer up a stand-alone solution for marketing analytics and customer intelligence, although the two will combine their services into one, fully integrated package aimed at marketers.
socalTECH
MAY 13, 2019
A new, Irvine-based startup, Neuron EV said late last week that it is targeting the electric vehicle market, unveiling a new idea for an EV called the "HUB". neuronev electric vehicle market cleantech
socalTECH
JULY 31, 2018
Los Angeles-based managed hosting provider DreamHost said on Tuesday that it has named Ty Lampella as the company's new VP of Marketing. Lampella was previously an independent online marketing consultant, and previously also founded CareerLeak.com (sold to CyberCoders), worked at CyberCoders as Director of SEO, and also was at CareerBliss. dreamhost marketing managed hosting executive lampella
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
San Diego-based Power Digital Marketing , a digital marketing agency has raised a round of funding, from private equity investor Periscope Equity. Power Digital Marketing is led by CEO Grayson Lafrenz and co-founder Robert Rodrigues. The company says it offers up content marketing, SEO, paid marketing, social media marketing, and other related services. investment agency equity private capital venture marketing digital power
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 14, 2013
Mostly it’s because your marketing campaigns suck. Or more directly – they are likely narcissistic resuscitations of your newest features or bragging points that nobody but your marketing team and your mom care about. They offer a point-of-view about their market.
SoCal Tech Calendar
AUGUST 20, 2018
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 -- Market Research: The Fuel For Marketing Strategies. American Marketing Association (AMA). We dive into the crucial process of gathering and analyzing information about markets, industries, and products in their competitive spaces. As a result, market research is a key method for providing data and learnings that fuel marketing strategies.
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 13, 2018
If others have created awareness of the market, you need only compare yourself favorably to those companies. If the market is moving quickly toward your class of product or service, you may be able to gain a piece just by being there at the right time with the right product or service.
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 13, 2018
If others have created awareness of the market, you need only compare yourself favorably to those companies. If the market is moving quickly toward your class of product or service, you may be able to gain a piece just by being there at the right time with the right product or service.
Berkonomics
AUGUST 7, 2014
Let’s focus not upon the process of marketing and positioning, but on you. How should you become the best marketer you can be, even if you are a first time entrepreneur or a seasoned CEO? The first rule of marketing and positioning is to listen to the marketplace.
InfoChachkie
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
My friends launched a marketing campaign in which they were reaching out to owners of a certain type of lease, in order to offer them more attractive terms. Humans have a compulsion to finish the unfinished, thereby strengthening a marketer’s call to action. Marketing
socalTECH
MAY 17, 2019
Santa Monica-base Cornerstone OnDemand said late Thursday that it has named a Heidi Spirgi as the company's new Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, to head up the firm's marketing functions. Spirgi was most recently Senior Vice President (SVP) of Product and Services for The Marcus Buckingham Company (acquired by ADP), and was the co-founder of a strategic consulting firm, Knowledge Infusion, which was acquired in 2012 by Appirio.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Los Angeles-based warehouse robot developer inVia Robotics said on Wednesday that it has named its first Chief Marketing Officer, Kristen Moore. Moore was most recently Chief Marketing Officer and Head of E-Commerce at LifeSeasons, and also had served at Demand Media, FedEx, AT&T, and Lucent Technologies. According to inVia Robotics, Moore has more than 20 years of strategic marketing and communications expertise.
socalTECH
APRIL 16, 2019
Santa Barbara-based software developer HG Insights is powering a new market research offering from research and advisory giant Forrester, to power Forrester's new Business Technographics Service. According to the two companies, Forrester will use "technographics" from HG Insights, to help Forrester's customers see technology adoption trends in more than 45 different markets worldwide. insights hginsights software marketing analytics data technographics
InfoChachkie
JULY 23, 2012
Serial entrepreneur, venture investor and startup accelerator pioneer Brad Feld has notoriously mocked traditional marketing throughout his career. If you have amazing products, the marketing of those products is trivial. If you have $hitty products, the marketing is impossible.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Carpinteria-based cloud software developer Procore Technologies announced this morning that it has named Jim Sinai as its new Senior Vice President of Marketing. Procore said Sinai will oversee global marketing for the company. procore salesforce executive marketing unicorn sinaiSinai previously had been at Salesforce, where he had been for eight years. The new appointment comes as Procore has reached over 1,400 employees worldwide.
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 27, 2016
That’s the mantra of Los Angeles-based Thrive Market, which has raised a significant $111 million Series B funding round, led by Invus. Food Fundings & Exits organic food Diets thrive market funding whole foods Los Angeles greycroft partners
InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Note: This is the fourth installment of an ongoing Guerilla Marketing series. In those early days, the DoubleClick team used a variety of guerilla marketing tactics to rise above the chaos endemic in the online ad world during the Internet’s nascent evolution.
Berkonomics
JANUARY 28, 2016
A recent Experian marketing survey revealed that 52% of all email opens are from mobile devices, and that 38% of all clicks are from mobile devices. Experian looked at three hundred brands and 21 billion emails – a few more than you or I have as a resource for our marketing intelligence.
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 19, 2018
She also serves on the board of Shoes of Prey, a custom shoe company currently aimed at the women’s market. Now she’s taking an ops position at one of the biggest players in the sneaker market.
Berkonomics
JULY 31, 2014
Marketing is a science devised to help drive customers to your door. There are lots of ways to define how to market well, including the four P’s of marketing (1): product, price, promotion and place. Then there is the four C’s, the consumer-oriented marketing model (2).
Berkonomics
JANUARY 21, 2016
Email marketing – special warnings regarding lists from BERKONOMICS. Using old email lists for the first time is like eating really stale doughnuts. The taste is pretty bad, and the side effects could be disastrous.
Berkonomics
AUGUST 16, 2018
Markets and competitors change. Are you being left behind?
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 26, 2013
A startup''s marketing launch strategy should resemble an inverse funnel. This approach allows your venture to "fail in the small" and make course corrections before spending significant marketing resources. A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 21, 2014
Los Angeles-based market research technology provider uSamp announced this morning that it has promoted Andy Jolls to the post of Chief Marketing Officer for the company. Jolls has been SVP of Global Marketing Communications for the firm since 2013, and previously served at Cooking.com, FICO, Move.com, Hewlett Packard, and Apple Computer. usamp executive market research marketing andy jolls
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 10, 2015
And both have become increasingly obsolete as new channels of reach have evolved, allowing direct and personal contact with our potential customers, and better yet, free and near–free forms of marketing just for the asking. But either way, targeted marketing worked with her that day.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
The momentum from an old decision that took lots of effort to implement is worth something to a marketing professional. And that’s a lesson for all of us in marketing.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 24, 2013
One that he particularly struggled with was "word-of-mouth marketing,”which he consistently referred to as "mouth-to-mouth marketing." We adopted his phrasing and made it our mission to devise creative, mouth-to-mouth marketing initiatives.
socalTECH
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. According to Wpromote, it will offer up a select group of nonprofits and charities with a day long event next week, Wprobono: Digital Day in LA, to help them learn about paid and earned social media, content marketing, email marketing, SEO, paid search, and more.
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 29, 2017
As the firm looks ahead to its own future, Suster and the firm he's helped grow remain committed to the future of Los Angeles.
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 29, 2017
As the firm looks ahead to its own future, Suster and the firm he’s helped grow remain committed to the future of Los Angeles.
socalTECH
JANUARY 24, 2018
Intuit , which operates its TurboTax tax preparation software business from San Diego, says it is targeting the Latino market, with a new marketing campaign specifically focused on Latino empowerment. According to TurboTax, it will be using TV, radio, digital advertising, community events, and social media in both English and Spanish, to reach out to the Hispanic market this year. turbotax intuit software marketing campaign advertising latino
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