SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2016

in a Series A funding round, for the company's subscription, "fan boxes"--which feature custom, tailored mystery boxes delivered to fans from their favorite entertainment and pop culture brands, every month. Los Angeles-based Loot Crate announced this morning that it has raised $18.5M Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC.

Downey 100

Downey Sales Entertainment Los Angeles 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2019

I’m more convinced that technology merely enables disruption, and changing customer interests and needs really causes it. Other companies keep the focus on their customers, and seem to thrive on disruption, much less survive. They make it their top business priority to understand, anticipate, and gratify customers’ needs.

Customer 54

Customer Custom Technical Review Design 54

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. With the adoption of the Internet, digital entertainment has rocketed across the world, changing how people entertain themselves. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

Startup 126

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 126

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2012

As an executive at the National Basketball Association (NBA), Adam Kanner saw those issues--plus the industry's own desire to sell its unsold inventory--so he created ScoreBig (www.scorebig.com), an online marketplace aimed at connecting consumers with awesome deals on below-face value, live entertainment tickets.

Entertainment 219

Entertainment Pricing Ticketmaster Startup 219

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2019

According to Inside Secure, the two companies have a complementary, large global customer base across the entertainment, mobile, and IoT industries. Steve Oetegenn, who was President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Verimatrix, becomes Chief Operating Officer for the newly combined company. Inside Secure paid $138.1M

San Diego 113

San Diego Entertainment Mobile Sales 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Los Angeles-based Appetize , a startup which is backed by Guggenheim, the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Francisco 49ers family offices, Marc Geiger of William Morris, and Roar Entertainment, has signed up Live Nation Entertainment as a customer, the company said this week. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

Mobile 100

Mobile Entertainment Class Sales 100

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2016

Los Angeles-based point-of-sale tablet provider Appetize said today that it has linked up with payment gateway provider FreedomPay, to offer up PCI-validated, encrypted payment protection for its customers.

Sales 100

Sales Education Entertainment Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Irvine-based Specific Media, a major online advertising network, has rolled out a new product geared at offline sales reporting, the firm disclosed today. The firm said it will offer its offline sales impact reports for customers in the retail, automotive, consumer packaged goods, entertainment and travel categories.

Sales 100

Sales Media Report Advertising 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2014

The days are gone when a techie or a genius could build things in his garage and customers would find and buy the product, based purely on the “wow factor” of the technology. Thus customers and partners rely more and more on personal engagement with people. Sell yourself as the expert, and business sales will follow.

Customer 99

Customer Custom Startup Content 99

InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

Fortunately, several startups have devised tools which make it possible for content creators to maintain the entertainment integrity of their videos while embedding relevant calls-to-action. Such solutions combine the power of a video’s capacity to inform with a direct response ad’s ability to facilitate a desired action.

Customer 226

Customer Custom Entrepreneur Advertising 226

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Real customers. Long-term sales. Owned media.

Marketing 127

Marketing Framework Social Media Media 127

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The newest Call of Duty title went on sale on November 13th. The company said the numbers came via Chart-Track, retail customer sell-through information and internal company estimates. The firm said it believes that the launch will be the biggest entertainment launch of the year, given those estimates. READ MORE>>.

Activision 164

Activision Santa Monica Entertainment Sales 164

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Application developers once considered their products as licensed in what would closely be allied to a single sale. But most of us are willing to pay as these products, apps and services have become ingrained into our regular usage, entertainment and especially in the protection of our systems. Call it the Netflix effect.

Outsource Development 156

Outsource Development Software Review Content Netflix 156

InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers. Fortunately, several startups have devised tools which make it possible for content creators to maintain the entertainment integrity of their videos while embedding relevant calls-to-action. Coull Offers Advertisers Video Skimlinks. <JG <Break here> Skimlinks For The Video Age. .

Customer 133

Customer Custom Entrepreneur Advertising 133

socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2013

DAQRI says its customers include Twentieth Century Fox, Matchbox Twenty and SONY, who hae used the company to bring to life a "4D" experience on their DVD covers, books, and more. The company said the funding will go towards its engineering team, sales force, and to develop its platform. DAQRI is headed by Brian Mullins. READ MORE>>.

Technology 147

Technology Entertainment Equity Los Angeles 147

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The way we got started was in the entertainment industry. Here at OIX, what we've done, is purpose built a cloud-based solution that allows customers to find those tax credits and incentives, and incentive discovery database. The first time, I founded a company called Hopscotch, in sports and entertainment.

Startup 100

Startup Venture Capital Southern California Entertainment 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

For our interview today, we sat down with Kevin Anderson , one of the co-founders of Los Angeles-based Appetize (www.appetizeapp.com), the developer of a cloud based enterprise point of sale solutions for venues and events. So you figured out after engaging with your customers that you needed to move from the consumer side to the enterprise?

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Sales Mobile Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

01% conversion rate again to the people who clicked over to the website from the YouTube video, that’s 185 new customers, 185 people who would have never thought to google search for a tampon service, who will now be signing up to spend the 15 bucks a month to get tampons delivered to their door. If we apply that.01% Comedic timing.

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. With the adoption of the Internet, digital entertainment has rocketed across the world, changing how people entertain themselves. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

Technology 97

Technology Social Media Startup Entertainment 97

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2013

Tealium is a developer of software used for "tag management" on company web and e-commerce sites, and counts such clients as Petco, Lenovo, A+E, Mattel, Fox Networks, NOkia, Urban Outfitters, and Sony Online Entertainment as customers. The firm did not disclose actual financial details of that increase, however.

Funding 164

Funding San Diego Commerce Entertainment 164

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We caught up with Dan to hear about how the firm is going beyond online sales, and making shopping online for fashion as much entertainment as e-commerce. Dan Murillo: Little Black Back is what we call an entertainment shopping company. It's loosely based on the Japanese concept of a "lucky bag sale".

Commerce 153

Commerce Sites Entertainment Social Network 153

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. SpotOn is paying $415 million in cash and stock for the Los Angeles-based company.

Technical Review 296

Technical Review Software Review Invest Acquisition 296

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Both companies were spending big bucks to advertise yet the offer left me cold and I must not be alone in this as both companies have slumping sales. These two ads showed how disconnected from their customers these once industry leaders have become. What IMVU thought was game changing technology was not why customers used the software.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Blogging Startup 72

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2023

But there is no magic formula on how to bring these together a second time, but I did see some good insights on the parameters in a classic startup business parable, “ Endless Encores ,” by Ken Goldstein, who advises startups and has built companies in technology, entertainment, media, and e-commerce. Eat your own dog food.

Startup 91

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Ideas 91

socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The firm said the new offices will handle sales, customer service, and operations for grater China, Southeast Asia, and Korea. The company also named Bryan Ishijima as Director of Business Development, Cinema Japan, based in Tokyo; Ishijima has previously served at Twentieth Century Fox Japan and AMC Entertainment International.

Entertainment 168

Entertainment Los Angeles Report Sales 168

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Many businesses--particularly in sports, entertainment, and retail--don't have a very good idea of the demographics of their clientele. How can you get a better handle of who your customers are, by using technology? What problem are you solving for your customers? We talked with Cole Harper , CEO of the company.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Sample Los Angeles Startup 100

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

“Creators will be selling their own avatar fashion, and the ones that they’ve customized over the past couple of months. Genies has made forays into fashion before — the startup partnered with Gucci back in 2020 to give the retailer’s customers access to try on new virtual designs and to buy curated digital goods.

Geni 219

Geni Silver Lake Startup Platform 219

socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2011

Spotlight , the venture backed provider of software-as-a-service for managing sports and entertainment tickets, said this week that it has moved from Woodland Hills to Calabasas, in expectation of growth in its staffing. The firm--which recently raised $2.5M The firm did not say how many employees it is looking to hire. READ MORE>>.

Woodland Hills 150

Woodland Hills Calabasas Oracle Entertainment 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. Real customers. Long-term sales. Owned media.

Media 95

Media Framework Social Media Metrics 95

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2020

But there is no magic formula on how to bring these together a second time, but I did see some good insights on the parameters in a classic startup business parable, “ Endless Encores ,” by Ken Goldstein, who advises startups and has built companies in technology, entertainment, media, and e-commerce. Eat your own dog food.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Ideas 129

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Cypress, California-based Universal Electronics , a manufacturer of infrared wireless control systems for the home entertainment market, said today that it has acquired Enson Assets Limited , a Chinese firm owned by CG International Holdings Limited. Ensons's customers include Sony, Panasonic, and Toshiba. The deal was worth $110M.

Acquisition 124

Acquisition Entertainment Sales Customer 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. With the adoption of the Internet, digital entertainment has rocketed across the world, changing how people entertain themselves. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

Startup 106

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 106

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 15, 2018

The company counts major clients like TripAdvisor, Lululemon, HD Supply, Express Scripts and Spirit Airlines, among its roster of customers and will use the funding led by Battery to further expand its sales and marketing and product development efforts. “We were impressed with AuditBoard’s product and its customer traction.

Startup 155

Startup Cerritos Los Angeles IBM 155

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

Darren Marble: I spent the last ten years in enterprise sales, selling enterprise software and services to Fortune 500 companies. Lots of them were in online media and entertainment. I'm a guy that gets things done as a sales person. My co-founder, Taylor Mcpartland, is the entertainment guy. It's all about execution.

Hollywood 256

Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

For example, for a sales person, this metric number would likely measure new revenue or new customers. For you as the owner, the incentives are business growth, more customers, higher profits, all for less work. In business vernacular, targets are usually called metrics. Provide incentives to focus everyone on real results.

Metrics 124

Metrics Entrepreneur Satisfaction Study 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. With the adoption of the Internet, digital entertainment has rocketed across the world, changing how people entertain themselves. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

Startup 55

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 55

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Online entertainment: millions of channels, billions of actors. With the adoption of the Internet, digital entertainment has rocketed across the world, changing how people entertain themselves. YouTube is now the 800-pound gorilla of entertainment.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99