Avedon Capital Partners Exits; Additional Capital to Accelerate Cyclomedia's Growth CycloMedia Technology, the leading provider of accurate geospatial imagery-data and data analytics, announces a significant new equity investment in the company by Volpi Capital to support CycloMedia's rapid international growth and the development of new market opportunities. Founded in 1980 and based in the Netherlands, CycloMedia provides a rich end-to-end B2B geo-data and software platform and has an established presence in the US,…

Former Apple iTunes Executive Chris Bell Joins Matterport Leadership Team to Accelerate Growth Immersive 3D media technology company Matterport announced the appointment of Chris Bell as Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Chris will leverage his globally recognized experience in technology and content marketing to support the continued growth of Matterport's leading cloud-based 3D reality capture platform, overseeing the implementation of strategies to optimize brand awareness, global marketing activities, demand…

Tailor Insight, the fintech market research organization, recently released a research report "Snapchat's AR advertising technology and WIMI AI algorithm SDK give birth to a new social media ecosystem". With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, its related technologies, such as computer vision, natural language processing, intelligent speech, image recognition, have gained great development space. Among them, computer vision technology is the most popular among startups and investment…

OmniScale Media, a full-service media agency specializing in driving awareness and adoption for advanced computing technology companies, announced the addition of Rachel Nielsen to bolster its content marketing production capabilities. As the Content Marketing Manager for OmniScale Media, Nielsen will be responsible for the planning, management, and execution of public-facing webinars and other digital marketing productions for the agency's clients. Marketing Technology News: Sinch AB (publ): Sinch Completes Acquisition…

mediasmart, Affle’s self-serve mobile programmatic platform, today announced the launch of its Audience Targeting & Household Sync technology on Connected TV (CTV). Though programmatic CTV ads have been available on mediasmart for sometime, this new technology now enables brands to make CTV ads more engaging by syncing CTV ad campaigns with ads on other connected devices in the same household. They can thus make their CTV ads significantly more relevant by personalizing them for specific audiences within the household.…

Mediagrif Interactive Technologies Inc., a leader in SaaS commerce technology solutions, is announcing a change of its identity to mdf commerce inc. effective immediately. The new identity is one of the components of the company’s strategic plan of refocusing its efforts in order to accelerate growth in the Unified Commerce and Strategic Sourcing sectors. This rebranding was approved at the annual general meeting held yesterday and reflects the evolution of the company and its vision for the future as a unified commerce…

Forrester Report Showcases 110% Revenue Increase for Marketers Using Illumis Valassis, a Vericast business and the leader in marketing technology and consumer engagement, introduces Illumis, a transformative marketing platform that combines best-in-class technologies, innovative media and robust intelligence, to enable marketers with the ability to directly tie insights-led strategies to high-performing consumer engagement. Consumers are continuously adapting to today’s realities and developing new interests while…

Rise Interactive, recognized as one of one of the top performance marketing agencies in the world, released a significant update to its cross-channel media optimization platform, Connex®. The newly-launched Account Overview Dashboard shows marketers every action Rise technology is taking within their accounts to improve performance at scale, from lists of new keywords that were automatically added into campaigns, to a detailed activity log displaying individual ad optimizations. Marketing Technology News: ABM Platform…

VSBLTY Groupe Technologies Corp., a leading provider of security and retail marketing technology, and its Mexico partner Retailigent Media have been contracted to provide advanced audience analytics and customer engagement technology in a Mexican chain of pet stores, it was announced today by VSBLTY Co-founder & CEO Jay Hutton. Retailigent Media, with offices in Mexico and five other Latin American countries, is the leading company in Mexico for smart retail solutions, analytics and smart displays. Retailigent…

eResonate Media Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the technology and other assets from six-year old live-streaming technology company Livit Media. Upon closing of the transaction, Livit founder Adam Blazer will join eResonate as its Chief Experience Officer and as a member of eResonate’s Board of Directors. In April 2019, eResonate entered into an exclusive license agreement with Livit for its live-streaming technology specific to certain live-music performances.…

Tech veteran Jesse Purewal will define and shape the experience management vision and strategy with organizations across these industries to drive business impact by leveraging the XM Platform Qualtrics, the leader in customer experience and creator of the experience management (XM) category, today announced the appointment of tech industry expert Jesse Purewal, the new Chief Industry Advisor for the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Industries team. Jesse is responsible for shaping the XM vision with…

JSA Clients to Gain Exposure to Kirstel's Extensive Social Media Network Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JSA), the preeminent provider of public relations, digital marketing and event planning services for the telecom, data center and tech industries, announces a partnership with Evan Kirstel, one of the top social media influencers in the tech and telecom space. Named 4th "Most Engaging Digital Marketer in 2018" by Brand24, Kirstel is well-known in the industry for his social media connections. Through this partnership,…

With BidShield, company reinforces Mediavine Guarantee to pay publishers on time, in full, regardless of industry changes and global economic instability Mediavine, a full-service ad management company that helps content creators build sustainable businesses, announced the launch of BidShield. BidShield uses a proprietary formula to determine the risk factor for bids received in programmatic auctions, requiring higher bids from companies determined as 'riskier', thus providing financial protection for publishers.…

Top-Rated Digital Agency Adds Industry Veterans As It Scales Core Business and Introduces New Lines of Service SmartBug Media®—a leading Intelligent Inbound® marketing agency that assists businesses in generating leads, increasing awareness, and building brand loyalty through inbound marketing, digital strategy, design, marketing automation, and public relations—today announced it has added three key positions to its executive team. Troy Scarlott joins SmartBug® as Chief Operating Officer, Mark Diment joins the team as…

MediaTek Dimensity 1000: World's first hardware AV1 video decoder for smartphones MediaTek has announced it will enable YouTube video streams using the cutting-edge AV1 video codec on the MediaTek Dimensity 1000 5G SoC. The MediaTek Dimensity 1000 is the world's first smartphone SoC to integrate an AV1 hardware video decoder, enabling it to play back AV1 video streams up to 4K resolution at 60 fps. With its improved compression efficiency, AV1 gives users incredible visual quality and smoother video experiences, while…

New infrastructure better enables advertisers to deliver targeted, local OTT campaigns at national scale Gamut, a Cox Media Group company, continues to innovate in the local OTT advertising space with the launch of a new proprietary technology platform powering Gamut TOTAL, its local OTT video advertising solution. Designed to simplify the local OTT media buying process, the new platform with a self-serve UI uses technology to allow buyers to activate orders with just a few clicks. The new…

Influencer April Rudin to Make Guest Appearance at Grapevine6 Reception Grapevine6, a patented social and digital sales engagement platform, announces its partnership with April Rudin and her firm, The Rudin Group, a wealth marketing firm serving the global wealth ecosystem since 2008. The Rudin Group creates differentiated messaging and content strategy to unlock the power of social media and digital channels throughout a financial enterprise -- from CEOs to financial advisors. In recognition of her industry impact,…

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) leader Oasis partners with X1 to provide clients a platform built to handle the growing need for the collection, review, and production of social media and internet data in a forensically sound manner Oasis announces its addition of X1 Social Discovery - an industry-leading solution that enables preservation, collection and analysis of web content and social media evidence. The latest addition to Oasis' suite of technology will provide partners with a valuable option for increasing social…

Zixi Named a Winner for its Software-Defined Video Platform and ZEN Master Control Plane Zixi, the industry leader for enabling dependable, live broadcast-quality video over IP, has been recognized with two industry awards: the Gold Award in the category of IP Broadcast Solutions – Distribution from Digital Media World, and a 2019 Product Innovation Award from TV Technology. The cutting edge Zixi Software-Defined Video Platform was named the Digital Media Awards' Gold Winner in the category of IP Broadcast Solutions –…

Visiting Media Is Pleased to Share That Its TrueTour Platform Has Been Selected by Preferred Hotels & Resorts – the World’s Largest Independent Hotel Brand – as the Exclusive 360°/3d Content Platform for the Brand’s Portfolio in the Americas as Part of the Brand’s Alliance Partner Program Preferred Hotels & Resorts represents more than 750 independent hotels, resorts, residences, and unique hotel groups across 85 countries. Through its five global collections, Preferred Hotels & Resorts connects discerning…