socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2010

Brian McKelvey: We're building a virtual world, which attaches to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and all the social networks. Brian McKelvey: I'd been looking around at all the social gaming platforms and virtual worlds online, such as Second Life, Farmville, and other apps on the Apple App Store for inspiration.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

After college Joanne worked for 4 years in retail apparel at Macy’s where she initially managed sales reps on the floor and then worked as a buyer of clothing. This is where she first developed sales skills. She doubled her salary by going into sales. to $12m in sales. “A lot of sales is innate.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The filing indicates the round had a first sale on February 17th. mEgo allows users to create their own online avatars, used for social networking websites. The filing indicates the round covers a Series A preferred stock round. Source of the funding was not disclosed.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2015

2015 will be the year that transforms the daily activity of the sales rep. The coming of age of support technologies, built on big data analytics and social networks will profoundly affect the day-to-day focus of sales organizations. Read the rest of Nick''s article on The 3 Technologies Driving The New Sales Force.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2012

Fab.com operates an online, flash-sales and e-commerce site that revolves around design; the site originally started as a social network, and is headed by Jason Goldberg. Bohnett is the founder of Geocities.com. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace said today along with French firm Orange that they are in an advertising and content partnership. According to the companies, Orange Advertising Network will manage both premium and performance advertising sales for MySpace in France.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2013

Nimble is led by Jon Ferrara, and offers up a service that helps users better track their contacts, customers, sales prospects, and more, and communicate with them via email, social networks, and more. The company's list of startup accelerators include LaunchpadLA, MuckerLab, and many others. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Los Angeles-based BakeSpace.com , the online social networking and recipe site, has a new product for you. Bakespace.com takes a commission on sales, which covers the Apple app store transaction fee and credit card processing fees. Ever wish you had a better way of sharing your favorite recipes with family and friends?

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Berkonomics

JULY 11, 2013

That’s impressive sales leverage. The major focus that used to be in using the direct mail business to drive sales is now focused upon email marketing campaigns, social networking marketing, building buzz, and location-based sales using tools to recognize shoppers at the point of sale.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Nimble develops software which allows professionals to track their relationships, last contacts, contact history, and more across email, social networking sites, phone, and much more. contact track sales management relationship customer nonprofit pricing nimble' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

With the proliferation of social media, how do you--as a brand--manage all of those various websites, content, and media? Los Angeles-based Fliptu (www.fliptu.com), headed by Jeremy Gocke , thinks it has this figured out, by providing a central place to access a brand's content, across social networks.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2012

According to the company, the new round will go towards growing its social marketing software, plus expansion of sales and marketing. The firm's software helps marketers launch and track promotions across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare, and other social networking platforms.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2011

According to TeamAutomation, it will offer up Nimble's software to its customers, allowing them to manage their email, calendar, and social networking connections with contacts. Financial details and business arrangement between the two companies was not announced.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. Or on a sales campaign you’ve finally gotten your project sponsor to take you to the “executive committee&# where decisions are made and budgets are agreed.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I believe that many social networks confused this idea. further down the sales funnel from CPC advertising where you pay for a click but still need to convert on your own). Think of the Amazon affiliate program where you’re paid if you help Amazon sell books (I think on average Amazon pays about 7% of sales).

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Ribbon, the developer of a social commerce platform which lets users list items for sale, distribute that through their social networks like Facebook , and accept credit card payments--said today that it has raised $1.6M in a seed funding round.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

Full-service Pinterest marketing and technology startup – HelloSociety recently announced it had driven $30 million in additional sales revenue for its over 350 brand clientele through Pinterest. With 28 Million Users by December 2012 Pinterest commands a huge social network that’s the population of New York City, three and a half times over.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: I’m an author, speaker and management consultant with a special expertise in online media sales. I started out as screenwriter, went into local television, ran ad sales in the west for AOL and joined Facebook in the companies very early days. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

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socalTECH

JULY 26, 2011

Fab was previously Fabulis, a gay social networking site; the firm has since refocused into a daily deals and flash sales site. Fab.com said the funding will go towards scaling its business. Fab.com is based in New York. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children). Business model: Premium brands offer select goods (often excess inventory) for sale at 40%-70% discounts; consumers need to be invited by existing member or via application to participate in private sales; HauteLook collects percentage of gross sale.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2014

Boingo will also manage advertising services and sales for the venues. The company said the deal calls for it to design, install, and manage integrated small cell networks for both facilities, which will help spectators better share their videos, photos, and comments on social networks during games. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

More tellingly was the sale of Mint.com to Intuit for $170+ million because it showed VCs that a well-executed investment can still garner a quick, solid results (the company was sold around 3 years after its foundation). VC’s are working hand-in-glove with the investment bankers to prepare for IPOs or create auction-style trade sales.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2013

Fab.com is an online fashion and flash sales site, which has a huge following both here in the U.S. Baroda had been a seed investor way back when Fab was known as Fabulis, and was focused on creating a social network for the gay community. and oversease.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Bobby’s strong sales acumen, genuine charisma and leadership abilities make him an invaluable asset to the founding team. The post amSTATZ Social Network For Fitness Gurus, Athletes & Events | Interview With Founder appeared first on TechZulu. But it all starts with the individual trainer for us.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

Los Angeles-based social shopping site Tibesti is setting its sights on students, saying today that it will give 100 percent of its sales commissions from student products to users, as part of a back-to-school promotion. The firm said the promotion runs through October 15th.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

Nimble's product is geared towards uses such as tracking sales leads and business contacts, investors, customers, and more. Ferrara helped pioneer the original CRM industry with Goldmine, which along with competitor ACT--was heavily used by sales people to track contacts, prospects, leads, and sales progress on their personal computers.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Instagram happens to be one of the few social networks I regularly use along with Twitter. I am not saying all companies should be for sale. Just checked their balance sheet.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

A creative CEO will find ways to motivate and compensate for the lone nature of working alone, but using social networking tools to make office workers and home workers feel and behave as a unit. It is a management skill that was not taught nor learned until recent times.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2020

That’s impressive sales leverage. And that’s why the major focus that used to be in the direct mail business to drive sales is now focused upon email marketing campaigns, social networking marketing, influencer marketing, and location-based sales using tools to recognize shoppers at the point of sale.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2019

According to report this week, abuse of the communications and advertising features of Los Angeles-based Snapchat is playing a significant role in the sale of firearms outlawed in California. However, the recent arrests show how easy it is for criminals to bypass those rules on any social networking platform. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

The second piece, is we distribute that across search engines and social networks. If you're coming through a social network, you're most likely sharing, a different experience. We'll be using much of the funding to expand our sales organization, and are hoping to bring on as many new customers as we can in coming year.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

How many social networks, picture sharing sites, new aggregators or blogs can we really spend time on? 40% of our revenue is coming from remnant banner ads served by ad networks. 10% of our revenue is coming from direct sales of our banner inventory. Everybody thinks if I build this cool app people will come and use it.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Anyone who has been in sales, business development, or just works a lot with others is familiar with contact management software--tracking who you have been talking to, when, notes, and more for sales teams. CRM systems today don't do a good job of even integrating email, much less social.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2017

Nimble provides a CRM software which is integrated with email, social networking, calendars, and more for contact management, particularly in the sales and marketing area. Nimble already links into Chrome, Safari and Firefox. The company is led by Jon Ferrara. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2009

In the past 6 months we’ve heard from Dmitry Shapiro on the future of online video, Ian Rogers on the future music model, David Sacks on the future of social networking and Michael Crandell on where Cloud Computing is headed. couponing, vertical social networks, Internet TV, etc. All have been fascinating.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

Genies charges a 5% fee on each sale, allowing creators to keep the majority of the revenue they earn on each transaction, Nigam said, contrasting that with the 50%+ fee Meta charges for NFTs within its Horizon Worlds metaverse. An image of the Genies platform showcasing a fashion collection designed by creator Ian Charms.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Perhaps surprisingly, the components are NOT the traditional coding/business pieces; nor are they even coding /user interface / business / sales, or whatever. How excited am I likely to be when I see a plan for a new generation of buggy whip, or another me-too social network? BUT good ideas are NOT hard to find.

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