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LiveIntent today announced a $32.5 million growth equity investment led by FTV Capital in addition Battery Ventures, First Round Capital and Shasta Ventures made significant investment. After VC funding of almost $5MN dollars came their series B funding at $ 8MN with investors including Shasta Ventures and First Round Capital. Then series C funding led by Bullpen Capital […]
Bluecore recently announced the closing of a US$21 million Series B funding round led by Georgian Partners, the Series A funding saw US$6 million raised, at that time they renamed the business Bluecore, and were formerly known as Triggermail. “Our software lets retailers to execute powerful personalized email campaigns their customers love” said Mahmoud Arram, co-founder and CTO […]
NetSuite announced it has completed the acquisition of Bronto Software. “With the completion of this acquisition, the industry’s leading commerce marketing system has been combined with the world’s number one cloud-based omnichannel commerce platform, bringing transformational power to businesses,” said Andy Lloyd, General Manager of Commerce Products at NetSuite. “Together, this technology can help brands […]
Intel Security resently released the findings of their phishing quiz which tested consumer knowledge of, and ability to detect, phishing emails. The quiz presented 10 emails compiled by Intel Security and asked respondents to identify which of the emails were phishing attempts designed to steal personal information and which were legitimate. Of the approximately 19,000 […]
Salesforce recently announced Salesforce Connections 2015. Held in conjunction with the Salesforce World Tour in New York, more than 15,000 people are expected to register to attend the three-day event, and hundreds of thousands are expected to join online. Salesforce Connections will take place June 16-18, 2015, at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York. Register […]
GoDaddy recently reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. “Our investments in products, technology platform, and customer care are making a real difference for our customers around the world, and our first quarter results demonstrate the benefits of focusing on their needs. Continued strong growth in customers and ARPU drove both our […]
Striata has concluded an agreement to acquire Mass Transmit, a provider of email marketing tools, services and expertise. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Striata provides communication solutions to the financial services, utility, insurance, retail and telecommunications companies, helping them achieve unrivaled results by replacing print and mail with interactive electronic documents and […]
Mail.Ru recently provided the following preliminary unaudited segment financial information and key operating highlights for the full year ended 31 December 2014. FY 2014 Performance Highlights FY 2014 Group aggregate segment revenue grew 14.8% Y-o-Y to RUR 35,778 million FY 2014Group aggregate segment EBITDA grew 13.5% Y-o-Y to RUR 18,297 million FY 2014 Group aggregate […]
Constant Contact recently announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. “We were disappointed with the mixed results for the quarter, as revenue came in below expectations while profitability was better than expected,” said Gail Goodman, chief executive officer of Constant Contact. “In the quarter we didn’t deliver an acceleration in customer […]
Message Systems recently announced it has raised $27 million in funding, for a total amount of $65 million to date. New investor Hercules Technology Growth Capital and existing Message Systems’ investors LLR Partners and NewSpring Capital participated in this round. Separately, Message Systems secured a new $8 million line of credit for working capital purposes, also […]
j2 Global recently announced that its Campaigner Email Marketing brand has acquired the assets of EmailDirect, a California-based provider of email marketing services. “With the continued growth and success of Campaigner’s latest acquisition of Contactology, we are excited to continue this momentum by adding the additional features and customers of EmailDirect to our advanced platform,” said j2’s CEO, […]
Salesforce recently delivered the 2015 State of Marketing report. Based on a survey of more than 5,000 marketers globally, the second annual report found marketers plan to increase investments in social media advertising, social media marketing, location-based mobile tracking, mobile apps and email marketing in an effort to create cohesive customer journeys. In addition, 84 […]