The fast-growing Saas company Fastbase, is now ready to launch a new powerful version of the popular Google Analytics extension that identifies website visitors worldwide. The new extension version Web Leads 3.0 for Google Analytics is anticipated early in August and is expected to receive a lot of attention. Marketing Technology News: Blackstone Announces Agreement to Acquire Vungle, a Leading Mobile Performance Marketing Platform The release of Web Leads 3.0, the new extension for Google Analytics, means that…

"If I see a first true use of AI, it’s probably more in the world of fraud detection." Tell us about your role and journey into Technology. What inspired you to start Tatari? Tatari was born from direct experience as a first-time and large TV advertiser while at TrueCar. We ultimately realized two things: TV advertising, when treated with the right data and analytics, can work for any company Traditional agencies are simply not equipped for this method. What is Tatari and how does it make TV advertising…

Adds Competitive SEO and SEM Intelligence to Its Portfolio of  MarTech Solutions TapClicks, the global leader in marketing intelligence, analytics, reporting, workflow and orders management, announced it has acquired iSpionage, a Silicon Valley-based developer of SaaS-based competitive intelligence solutions for search marketing, SEO and paid search advertising. The iSpionage acquisition follows a number of recent acquisitions by TapClicks, including StatX, Raven Tools and several other marketing analytics and reporting,…

Tell us about your role and the team/technology you handle at Cora + Krist. As the VP of Strategy and Operations, I’m tasked with leading our strategic approaches to Digital Marketing deployment for our clients. We are a very data-driven agency and have made a name for ourselves by adopting the latest technologies to drive Marketing Automation, AI, and Machine Learning, among other tactics. We do all this to further understand how audiences are interacting with the brands and products we are representing. What is the…

AMP for Email is now Available to AWeber Customers AWeber, a leading small business email marketing and automation platform, announced support of the new Accelerated Mobile Pages (“AMP”) for Email framework. As the first email service provider for small businesses to support AMP’s framework, AWeber now enables customers to send powerful email messages that engage Gmail-users through interactive and dynamic content. Yahoo! mail, Microsoft’s Outlook.com, and Mail.Ru will also support AMP for Email. AWeber now empowers use…

IAB, the national trade association for the digital media and marketing industries, named veteran digital industry sales and strategy leader Sheryl Goldstein to the role of Senior Vice President, Marketing and Member Investment. She will be responsible for the trade group’s marketing and sales teams, beginning. Over a 20-year career, Goldstein has filled senior sales, marketing, and strategy roles at some of the digital sector’s most prominent companies, including Yahoo, AOL, and About.com. In 2016 through 2018, she built…

Online advertisements are becoming increasingly hyper-targeted with the rise of social media. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and others are gaining traction and targeting the users by implementing latest technology AI. For instance, Facebook being the leading social media platform has started working with advertisers with the ideology of quality content and targeting to reach the right users and this has been driving the market. AI can analyze huge sets of data about how consumers interact with…

Narrative I/O Inc., a software company radically simplifying the distribution and acquisition of data, announced the appointment Ryan Christensen, senior vice president of platform product at Xandr, parent company of AppNexus, and David Yaffe, co-founder of Arbor and former chief operating officer at LiveRamp, to its board of directors. "On behalf of Narrative and the board of directors, I am pleased to welcome Ryan and David to the board," said Nick Jordan, founder and chief executive officer of Narrative I/O. "Both Ryan…

Bill Swanson and Carole Dubourg to Help Grow Telaria’s Global Premium Video and CTV Opportunities       Telaria, Inc. , the complete software platform to manage video advertising for premium publishers, has hired Bill Swanson as VP, EMEA to lead the company’s growth in the region. He will report to Telaria Chief Strategy Officer Doug Campbell and will be based out of the company’s London office. Carole Dubourg has also joined the company as Country Manager for France where she is based in Telaria’s Paris office.   Mr.…

Round led by Tiger Global Management with participation by Battery Ventures Kustomer, the SaaS platform that is reimagining enterprise customer service, announced its $40 million Series D funding round led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from current investor Battery Ventures. This marks the company’s third round of financing in less than twelve months and brings the company’s total funding to $113.5 million, following its recent $35 million Series C raise in January of this year. Founded in 2015,…

Former Executive at MediaMath, Criteo and Yahoo! Brings MarTech Leadership and Data Expertise to Industry Leading Digital-to-Direct Mail Marketing Company PebblePost, the leading digital-to-direct mail marketing platform, announced the appointment of Jacob Ross as President. Ross will report directly to CEO Lewis Gersh and will help lead the company into its next phase of growth as it continues to own the market for Programmatic Direct Mail. “This year we are looking forward to bringing new product innovation to our…

Atif Rafiq, newly appointed President of Commercial and Growth at MGM Resorts International and former Chief Digital Officer at Volvo Cars, was recognized as the US Chief Digital Officer of the Year 2019 by the CDO Club, the world's largest community of C-suite digital and data leaders. Mr. Rafiq received the award after his keynote on "Five Lessons Learned on the Path to Digital Disruption" from David Mathison, CEO of the CDO Club and CDO Summit, at the 7th annual NYC CDO Summit on Wednesday, May 8 in the Roone Arledge…

Tell us about your role and the team you work with at Return Path. My name is Scott Ziegler and I am senior vice president of product management at Return Path. In my role, I set the strategic direction for Return Path’s product portfolio by leveraging input from customers and analyzing market trends. I joined Return Path in 2014 and have led product teams in email optimization, consumer insight, and data. You may catch me at conferences or events as I am active in the email community as well as the product management…

​​​There have been rising arguments about the best form of strategic campaign for online marketing – if it is SEO or SEM. Amidst these arguments of SEO vs. SEM, Fairleigh Dickinson University lends out its voice to educate people about the importance of both marketing strategies and the differences. In a published infographic on the institution’s website, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is said to be a form of paid search that aims to increase revenue, while Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is more inclined to attract …

Report Highlights Decline of Facebook Spend and Continued Growth of Google Shopping Ads and Overall Paid Social Spend Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, has released its Q1 2019 Digital Marketing Report (DMR). The full report analyzes key trends in paid search, organic search, display, and social, providing insights into major players like Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Merkle is hosting a complimentary webinar on Thursday, April 25 at 2 p.m. ET to further discuss these…

Secures $8 Million Series A lead by Amplify Ventures and follow on participation from Seed investors Homebrew, Precursor Ventures, and more Intellimize, an AI based website personalization company, has announced a string of company updates including an $8 Million Series A funding round, new growth figures, and a new VP of sales. The company closed the Series A investment with Amplify Partners as the lead investor, following two years of impressive customer success. This round builds on a previously unannounced $2 million…

 Weber Shandwick, one of the world's leading global communications and marketing solutions firms, announced the appointment of three new senior leaders to bolster the agency's capabilities across technology and corporate communications in its US West region, which includes offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Silicon Valley. Annemiek Hamelinck, a 20-year veteran of the technology communications field, joins as executive vice president, Technology practice lead for the US West. Gareth Williams joins as…

In-Depth Data and Consulting Engagements Help Customers Become Better Senders and Increase Return on Investment for Their Email Programs Twilio, the leading cloud communications platform, introduced new Expert Service offerings from Twilio SendGrid that provide customers with options for additional support, education, detailed data and analytics, and expert guidance to help optimize their email programs and drive business results. Now, customers of all sizes can increase their return on investment for their email programs…

Irwin Gotlieb, Joanne Bradford and Kathi Love Appointed as Directors  Comscore, Inc., a trusted partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, announced the appointment of Irwin Gotlieb, Joanne Bradford and Kathi Love to its board of directors. Dale Fuller will serve as interim chief executive officer. The addition of these long-tenured media and technology executives is designed to accelerate the company's next phase of growth and is effective April 1, 2019. Board Enhancements Mr. Gotlieb…

Suzy, a leading consumer insights platform that provides “actionable insights at the speed of culture,” announced the addition of statistical analysis expert Tanya Kolosova to the company’s impressive leadership team. In her new role as Senior Vice President, Data and Insights, Kolosova will oversee all of Suzy’s data analytics and statistical insights. An expert in actionable analytics and software development, Kolosova has extensive knowledge of machine-learning, advertisement and audience intelligence, and design and…