Virtual Event

Marketing visionary to discuss keeping audiences engaged during digital events today, tomorrow, and beyond Kaon Interactive, the leading provider of interactive marketing and sales applications for global B2B brands, today announced the company will present a free virtual event on April 14, 2021 titled The Future of Digital Events is Now: Engaging Customers Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond. Marketing Technology News: Amongst Unprecedented Growth, CloudCover Invests in New Executive Service and Operational Leadership…

Chicago-based Wavicle Data Solutions, a leading data analytics firm offering cloud migration services and data management consulting, has been named to the 2021 Inc. 5000 Regionals: Midwest list of the fastest-growing private companies. The achievement recognizes Wavicle’s two-year revenue growth, earning them the number 72 spot on the list and making the top 100 for the second year in a row. Marketing Technology News: Roku’s Active Live Streaming Video Membership Grew Significantly Post-Quibi Shutdown "...to be…

Venture Debt round led by Columbia Pacific Business Finance with additional investment from Gaingels “This funding allows Banzai to accelerate growth and provide solutions that enable results-driven marketers to adapt and thrive in the changing world of event marketing.” - Joe Davy, CEO, Banzai Banzai, the leader in event marketing, announced today the successful closing of $15 million in venture debt funding. The funding was led by Columbia Pacific Advisors and will enable Banzai to expand further to…

Holistic video distribution strategy with long-tail VOD hub increases viewership 24X vs VentureBeat's prior virtual event execution, raising value for attendees and sponsors alike AnyClip Inc., the video content data and technology company, announced the results of a successful technology partnership with VentureBeat, in which an innovative and multifaceted distribution strategy powered by AnyClip's Luminous Video Platform delivered strong outcomes, raising the value of the Transform 2020 event presentation for viewers…

Five9 CFO brings more than 35 years of financial leadership to the ON24 board ON24, the technology leader helping businesses innovate their marketing through interactive, data-rich digital experiences, announced that financial leader Barry Zwarenstein joined the company's Board of Directors. He will also serve as chair of the Board's audit committee. Zwarenstein is currently the Chief Financial Officer of the cloud contact center software company Five9 where he's led the company's financial strategy for the past eight…

Leading brands are using Bevy to transform their Community and Field Marketing programs into a low-cost, revenue-efficient way to drive business impact and generate growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bevy, the only enterprise grade Customer-to-Customer (C2C) platform, announced a $15MM Series B investment led by global venture capital firm Accel, with participation from existing investors Ryan Smith (co-founder and CEO, Qualtrics), and Upfront Ventures. A recent study revealed that nearly 80% of founders reported…

PathFactory, the top-rated Intelligent Content Platform, announced Virtual Event Experience (VEX), a new solution that powers immersive virtual events for visitors, and gives marketing and sales teams insight into the engagement by every attendee. VEX provides attendees with a rich user experience for live or pre-recorded events, allowing visitors to seamlessly move between sessions, binge-consume related content assets while watching video, and engage through chat and comments. While this is happening, PathFactory tracks –…

I don’t think any of us have seen such a rapid change in the world as we’re seeing right now with the current global pandemic upon us. Obviously, the Events industry is one of the first to be hit, and early casualties were Mobile World Congress and the Geneva Motor Show. In both cases, I’ve heard these were handled badly and unsympathetically by the hosts, and many big motor manufacturers had to quickly swap their major launches to different locations or go online. Consequently, these manufacturers have realized these venues…