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Partnerize Launches Advanced Mobile App Capabilities for Partner Marketing Measurement

New mobile SDK enables brands to capture in-app referrals and record sales that occur within mobile apps, bridging the gap between desktop and mobile activity

Partnerizethe leading provider of partner marketing solutions for global brands, announced the launch of its advanced mobile SDK, which provides out-of-the-box support for native app partnerships. Partnerize’s award-winning Partner Management Platform (PMP) is an end-to-end, SaaS-based solution for forming, managing, analyzing and predicting the results of partner marketing programs using artificial intelligence (AI).

With the launch of this mobile SDK, Partnerize customers are now able to ensure that partnership referrals can be tracked across all customer journeys, including web to app, app to web, and app to app, including product deep linking. In addition, app-specific device reporting enables easy segmentation of conversions within the Partnerize real-time reporting toolset.

The mobile commerce opportunity for the partnerships channel is massive, but many leading brands do not fully measure mobile app conversions today. This year, mobile is predicted to represent almost two-thirds of e-commerce. Being able to track mobile app conversions is especially critical in APAC, where mobile accounts for more than 80% of all e-commerce sales. By fully capturing both mobile web and in-app sales driven by partnerships, billions of dollars of additional revenue can be correctly attributed to the partners that drove it.

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“For many of our customers, 2019 is the year they will truly start to exploit mobile audiences for partner marketing,” said Matt Simmonds, Partnerize Chief Product Officer. “With our addition of this new mobile SDK, partner marketers now have one platform to track, report, and pay for their partnerships, regardless of whether they are web or mobile driven.”

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Other key features of the new Partnerize SDK include:

  • Click storing & matching: Incoming clicks from Partnerize tracking links can easily be detected and have the click stored for use when a sale is made within the app.
  • SKU-level conversion support: SKU-level data can be passed through the SDK, to process a true multi-item basket checkout process.
  • Real-time reporting with conversion metadata: Any item-level custom metadata that is relevant to the items in the sale can easily be attached to a conversion item and be seen in real time within the Partnerize platform.
  • Product deep linking: Link directly to a product or category page in app, with support for deferred deep linking if the target app is not installed.
  • Use existing tracking links: Existing partner tracking links are fully compatible and require zero migration efforts for partners.

With the immediate availability of this mobile SDK, Partnerize customers say they expect growth in measured conversions of between 20 percent to 40 percent.

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Leveraging the Power of the Platform, Domo Introduces an Additional Product, the Domo Marketing Suite

New Product Gives Marketing Leaders Real-Time Insights to Improve Performance and Drive More Value from Their Digital Transformation Initiatives

Domo, the cloud-based operating system for business, announced a suite of powerful new apps built on the Domo platform to improve marketing efficiency and impact, and help marketers drive more value from their digital transformation initiatives. Available today, the new Domo Marketing Suite includes two newly released apps – Digital 360 and Campaigns – that leverage the power of the Domo platform in delivering new levels of insight to chief marketing officers (CMOs) and marketing leaders to improve performance.

“Marketing is like three-dimensional chess. You need to be able to see all the pieces in order to win and Domo’s new Marketing Suite gives you a view of the entire battlefield as well as a game plan to improve performance,” said Josh James, founder and CEO, Domo. “The beauty of the Marketing Suite is that the apps bring together every metric, dollar spent, asset used and channel—and makes it all accessible on your phone. They also help drive action that will improve campaign performance. Marketers who have real-time insights will find themselves in more control than ever before, making live decisions based on performance and not assumptions.”

“Neustar needed the right tech stack in order to get insights and reporting that enable digital transformation across our team and for our clients,” said Neustar vice president of marketing Christina Cravens. “The implementation of the Domo Digital 360 solution across our organization is a natural extension to our long and proven partnership with them. Marketing will be able to take disparate metrics from over a dozen systems in order to give our stakeholders and clients the information they need to drive their businesses forward.”

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Built on top of the Domo platform, the Domo Marketing Suite enables marketers to set alerts, easily join data from other departments, share information and collaborate for faster decision making while taking advantage of Domo’s strong security posture with centralized data governance and controls. The two newly released apps that are part of the suite include the following:

Domo Digital 360 Solution

Domo Digital 360 offers a fully integrated solution in one application and provides the ability to view digital marketing efforts singularly or collectively, as well as providing instant access to relevant information vital to decision making in real time. Domo Digital 360 has three main components:

  • Prebuilt KPIs: Domo provides pre-built KPI measurements, such as Engagement, Return on Ad Spend and Performance that are powerful, yet easy to use. The Domo Digital 360 app also delivers a CMO perspective, which provides a curated view at-a-glance of performance relative to top-level goals. Built into the app is the ability to store documents and other campaign-specific collateral for easy retrieval, as well as display this relative to each associated campaign.
  • Control Center: The Control Center is a component of the app where data from every campaign and initiative is uploaded, tagged and joined so that marketers can see every effort in context.
  • Calendaring: The calendaring function in the Domo Digital 360 solution provides the ability to see your entire organization’s efforts in a collective view. Its filtering capability allows marketers to focus on the upcoming quarter or specific campaigns to fully understand where they should allocate their time and resources.

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“One of the largest challenges teams face is the disparate nature of data and systems. Working with the Domo Digital 360 solutions team, we have started to align this data in order to gain a holistic view into our campaigns and digital initiatives,” said Blake Pratt, senior manager of e-commerce analytics and production at Zumiez, a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear and accessories. “Through our work with Domo, our digital team has seen an improvement in productivity through the efficiencies achieved through automated, real-time and weekly reporting. We look forward to continuing our digital transformation journey through the rollout of the Domo Digital 360 solution.”

Domo Campaigns Solution:

The moment your customers take an action, the Domo Campaigns Solution can tell you what should be communicated to your customers – and when – and then executes that communication for you in real-time and right from Domo. With Domo Campaigns, you can:

  • Customize customer communications based on performance changes,
  • Build out your email campaigns in Domo,
  • Send emails on your set schedule, and,
  • Include dynamic Domo content such as cards and summary numbers.

This real-time customization is designed to drive higher email open rates, higher click-through rates and ultimately, higher conversion rates from marketing campaigns.

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Some real-life use-case examples of the Domo Campaigns solution include sending customers an offer based on click behavior on their site; sending customers an offer based on their purchase patterns; automatically sending an invoice via email to a customer based on their billing due date; or notifying internal employees of an action that needs to be taken based on the actions of the customers they manage.

Since Domo already integrates with CRM and analytics systems, Domo Campaigns requires fewer systems to measure customer performance and sends more meaningful customer communications. Additionally, for most types of email campaigns, this app makes other marketing automation tools optional.

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Oracle Recognizes Finance Innovation at Modern Business Experience

Oracle Change Agents of Finance Awards spotlight organizations using innovative technology to transform finance operations and drive business growth

To celebrate organizations and finance leaders using technology to transform their business, Oracle announced the winners of the Oracle Change Agents of Finance Awards. The awards honor Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud and Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Cloud customers who have implemented innovative cloud solutions to achieve tangible business results and drive growth across their organization. The 2019 winners include: Argo Group, Diversey, GE, Michael Baker International, MedStar Health, Royal Bank of Scotland, TTI, Inc. and Western Digital.

“The Change Agents of Finance Awards recognize leaders who are reinventing finance through the smart use of technology,” said Doug Kehring, executive vice president, Corporate Operations, Oracle.  “This year’s winners demonstrate innovation in finance, leveraging Oracle ERP Cloud and Oracle EPM Cloud to increase productivity, lower costs, improve controls and expand the influence of finance in their respective organizations.”

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The global Oracle Change Agents of Finance Awards is a peer-driven awards program that recognizes the best of 21stcentury finance. Winners include:

  • Better Together Award: Donald Robertson, VP, chief accounting officer, Western Digital
  • Crystal Ball Award: David Dawson, VP and director, Business Intelligence, Michael Baker International
  • Frugal Finance Award: David Feierstein, SVP, global head of Transformation Office, Diversey
  • Fast Finance Award: Oscar Guerrero, group deputy CFO, Argo Group
  • Oracle Billion-Dollar Story Award: Robert Barocas and the cloud ERP team, GE
  • Roll With It Award: Stuart Wray, head of implementation, Finance Future, Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Shared Services Superstar Award: Chris Goodman, CFO, TTI, Inc.
  • Top Talent Award: Patricia Grubb, VP, Financial Planning and Analysis, MedStar Health

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The 2019 Change Agents of Finance award winners were announced at Oracle’s Modern Business Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada. Modern Business Experience brings together finance, supply chain and human resources professionals to explore how cloud applications and connected business processes can enhance business agility, drive new business models and create breakthrough experiences for customers, employees, partners, and suppliers.

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Oracle Recognizes Supply Chain Innovation at Modern Business Experience

Oracle SCM Excellence Awards spotlight organizations and leaders using innovative technologies to digitize supply chain operations and drive business success

To highlight the innovative strategies organizations are implementing to modernize their supply chain, Oracle announced the winners of the Oracle SCM Excellence Awards. The awards recognize Oracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) Cloud customers who have successfully transformed their organization’s supply chain strategy and adopted industry best practices. The 2019 winners include ATCO Group, GE Power, Mondelez International and The AMES Companies.

“Shifting customer expectations continue to dramatically increase scrutiny placed on the modern supply chain,” said Jon Chorley, chief sustainability officer and group vice president of supply chain management, Oracle. “This year’s winners demonstrate innovative use of Oracle SCM Cloud to minimize risk, lower costs and create a more responsive, efficient and sustainable supply chain of the future.”

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The Oracle SCM Excellence Awards recognize supply chain professionals who are using cloud technology to make a significant impact in their organization’s supply chain operations. Winners include:

  • Mark Kennedy, director, Enterprise Architecture and Applications, ATCO Group
  • Chakravarthi Rebbapragada, IT director, Global Logistics and Trade Compliance, GE Power
  • Robert OwenNorth America transportation optimization lead, Mondelez International
  • Brandt Bjornsen, director, Information Technology, The AMES Companies, Inc.

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The 2019 SCM Excellence award winners were announced at Oracle’s Modern Business Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada. Modern Business Experience brings together finance, supply chain and human resources professionals to explore how cloud applications and connected business processes can enhance business agility, drive new business models and create breakthrough experiences for customers, employees, partners and suppliers.

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Oracle Honors HR Trailblazers at Annual Awards Gala

Rubies Awards showcase organizations that use Oracle HCM technology to make a significant business impact

To celebrate standout HR professionals who are using technology to transform their business, Oracle announced the winners of the Oracle HCM Cloud Rubies Award. The awards honor Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud customers who advocate for innovation, prioritize investment in employees, and have a vision to see the potential of tomorrow’s human resources possibilities, today. The 2019 winners include: UnitedHealth Group, Hilton Worldwide, Hilton Grand Vacations, Mars Petcare, Grupo Bimbo, AfrAsia Bank, Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, and Gruppo Mondadori.

“Much of today’s workforce is digitally-native and expects a personalized, seamless HR and employee experience,” said Gretchen Alarcon, group vice president, Oracle HCM Cloud. “It’s harder than ever for HR professionals to attract, onboard, and retain talent, so we’re excited to recognize Oracle customers who are embracing emerging technologies to re-think what is possible.”

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The global Oracle HCM Cloud Rubies Awards is a peer-driven program that recognizes HR professionals who have used technology to increase efficiencies, enhance the employee experience, and deliver tangible business results. Winners include:

  • Bottom-Line BonanzaAward: Ann Rogotzke, VP, Human Capital Technology and Programs, UnitedHealth Group
  • It’s a Mobile World Award: Kellie Romack, VP, Digital HR and Strategic Planning, Hilton Worldwide
  • Dynamic Duo or Triumphant Trio Award: Richard Jackson, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Hilton Grand Vacations
  • M&A Matrimony Award: Karen Peringer, Sr. Director, People & Organization, Mars Petcare
  • Express Lane Award: Eric Cohen, Senior Director, HCM, Grupo Bimbo
  • Keep it in the Family Award: Maureen Treanor, Head of HR and Change ManagementAfrAsia Bank Ltd.
  • Productive Powerhouse Award: Roger Casalengo, SVP of HR, Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES)
  • Knowledge is Power Award: Daniele Sacco, Group HR and Organization Director of Gruppo Mondadori

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The 2019 HCM Cloud Rubies award winners were announced at Modern Business Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada. Modern Business Experience brings together finance, supply chain, and human resources professionals to explore how cloud applications and connected business processes can enhance business agility, drive new business models, and create breakthrough experiences for customers, employees, partners, and suppliers.

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Kaltura Launches New Edition of Video Messaging Tool to Help Organizations Improve Overall Communication and Engagement

Kaltura Pitch makes email 300% more effective for these organizations – both internally and externally

Kaltura, the leading video technology provider, has announced the launch of a new edition of Kaltura Pitch, the company’s unprecedented video messaging tool that enables more effective communications for enterprises and educational institutions with their customers, colleagues, prospects, alumni, and students. Kaltura Pitch allows any organization to easily create and share personalized video messages through their desktops or phones, to help them break through email clutter and have a greater impact. It also provides them with important insights regarding the efficacy of their initiatives, in the form of real-time alerts that measure overall recipient engagement, and detailed analytics reports for each video message and recipient.

Emails are no longer an effective means of communicating. People are fed up as they are constantly being bombarded with these text-heavy messages. Additionally, millennials and Gen Z are having a tremendous impact on the way that organizations operate.. Kaltura Pitch serves as a direct response to these industry pain points. The video messaging tool enables enterprises and educational institutions to be able to send their content in a more easily digestible and personalized format that can then provide them with actionable insights.

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“Video is a personal and effective means of communication. Our customers use video messaging as an additional layer of communication, in addition to webcasting, podcasting, video calls, and video-on-demand. When I send an email, I can tell whether it was opened, but I cannot really know how much of it has been read. Video messaging allows me to know exactly how much has been watched and by whom. This is a very powerful engagement tool for enterprises and educational institutions who are looking for deeper and more meaningful analysis of their communication tactics,” said Dr. Michal Tsur, Kaltura Co-Founder, President & General Manager – Enterprise & Learning.

The real-time alerts provided by Kaltura Pitch indicate to the sender who they should follow up with, when, and how, based off of which parts of the video messages interested each recipient the most. This way, senders can modify the positioning of their next messages appropriately, and ensure that they are truly connecting with their email recipients. Kaltura Pitch allows marketers to organize and curate libraries of content so that those can be easily attached as playlists to video messages. Senders can track viewership of main video messages as well as attachments, and also learn who else the video message has been forwarded to.. Kaltura’s platform is used by some of the largest enterprises and educational institutions like Philips, SAP, ADP, Novartis, Purdue University, and Stanford to help them communicate more effectively through video.

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“Our enterprise customers who are already using the early versions of Kaltura Pitch have been using it both for simple internal video messaging, sharing and tracking, as well as for sales, account and HR external communications that requires close tracking.  One recent deployment involved sharing video content with HR candidates. Educational institutions have also started adopting Kaltura Pitch for both alumni and admissions communications, as well as in certain courses, where professors use email communications with their classes, we have also seen interest from CRM and prospecting platforms that want to license Pitch along with our Video-Platform-as-a-Service,” said Dr. Tsur. “The beauty of Kaltura Pitch is that it can be used as a standalone tool, but it can also work in tandem with the broader Kaltura Video Platform, and all our other video tools – so customers can seamlessly enjoy additional advanced capabilities such as our video capture capabilities, editing tools, video quizzes and much more.”

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Oracle Applauds Creators of Legendary Customer Experiences

Annual 2019 Markie Awards honor the movers, shakers, and experience makers across marketing, commerce, sales and service

To celebrate the creators of truly great experiences across the entire customer journey, Oracle announced the winners of the Markie Awards. The awards showcase Oracle Customer Experience (CX) Cloud customers who have delivered standout customer experiences across marketing, sales, service and commerce. This year’s winners include Bonnier News, Samsung Business, Things Remembered, Movember Foundation and the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“The Markie Awards have celebrated the art and science of digital marketing for more than a decade and to reflect the changing way customers interact with brands, we have expanded their scope to celebrate sales, service and commerce professionals as well,” said Christina Cavanna, vice president, Corporate Marketing, Oracle. “The Markies are our way to recognize the people and organizations that push the boundaries of innovation to create outstanding experiences. The results achieved are incredible and Oracle congratulates all of this year’s winners.”

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Spanning several categories, the Markie Awards recognize the movers, shakers and experience-makers from across industries. The winners of the 2019 Markie Awards are:

  • The Apex Award for Best Overall Customer Experience: Panasonic Computer Products Europe
  • The Thinker Award for Best Innovation in CX:
    • Best Innovation in Marketing: Snap Tech
    • Best Innovation in Sales: Aon
    • Best Innovation in Service: City of Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • The Insight Award for Best Use of Data: Cisco
  • The Heartstrings People’s Choice Award: Health Resources in Action
  • The Upshot Award for Best Demonstrated ROI:
    • Best Demonstrated ROI in Marketing: Bonnier News
    • Best Demonstrated ROI in Sales & Service: Kenya Revenue Authority
  • The Cultivator Award for Best Lead Management Program: Samsung Business
  • The Omni Award for Best Omnichannel Experience: Things Remembered
  • The Borderless Award for Best International Marketing Campaign: Movember Foundation
  • The Pinpoint Award for Best Account-Based Marketing Strategy: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • The Convert Award for Best Commerce Experience: Livelo

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The 2019 Markie Awards were presented on Wednesday, March 20, during Oracle Modern Customer Experience in Las Vegas. Every year, Modern Customer Experience brings together thousands of leading brands, industry visionaries, product experts and customer experience professionals to discuss the latest trends and best practices in marketing, commerce, sales and service.

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Oracle Helps Marketers Make Every Customer Feel Special

New Oracle Marketing Cloud features help B2B and B2C marketers build tighter customer relationships by tailoring every interaction to each customer’s needs

To help marketers create irresistible connected customer experiences, Oracle unveiled new data-driven features for Oracle Marketing Cloud. The innovations leverage rich behavioral insights from across channels to ensure every customer has a truly personalized experience.

“Our daily lives now consist of hundreds of micro-moments that are constantly reshaping our expectations, and this is forcing marketers to rethink traditional approaches to audience segmentation, targeting, and customer journey planning,” said Shashi Seth, senior vice president, Oracle Marketing Cloud. “The latest innovations within the Oracle Marketing Cloud address this challenge by helping marketers take advantage of real-time, contextual customer data to deliver a seamless and hyper-personalized experience every time they interact with customers.”

Oracle Marketing Cloud enables marketers to build deeper, more profitable customer relationships by eliminating data silos and providing real-time insights into rich behavioral data. The latest innovations take that one step further by providing deep integrations and new capabilities that infuse data into all core marketing processes and save marketers time. This includes updates to Oracle Eloqua, Oracle Responsys, Oracle Infinity, and Oracle Maxymiser.

Oracle Marketing Cloud

Oracle Eloqua updates enable B2B marketers to:

  • Unify Data and Experiences Across Channels: By embedding behavioral analytics and orchestration capabilities of Oracle Infinity into Oracle Eloqua, marketers can use a common behavioral data lake to enhance segmentation, personalization, and orchestration.
  • Improve Performance of Account-Based Marketing (ABM): A new Oracle Eloqua integration with Oracle Data Cloud and Oracle DataFox provides marketers and sales professionals with unprecedented insight into intent and account behaviors.
  • Adopt Marketing Best Practices: New AI and machine learning capabilities within Oracle Eloqua help guide and assist marketers in the adoption of best practices and the creation of more compelling content and customer experiences.

 

Oracle Marketing Cloud

Oracle Responsys updates enable B2C marketers to:

  • Enhance Segmentation and Targeting: A new Recency, Frequency, and Monetary (RFM) dashboard helps marketers take advantage of statistical models to standardize segmentation, more accurately score engagement, and identify their most valuable customers.
  • Connect Experience Across Channels: A new integration between Oracle Responsys and Oracle Maxymiser helps marketers optimize the conversion funnel and allow for a smoother customer journey by delivering a consistent experience across email and web.
  • Easily Extend Marketing Capabilities: The Responsys Application Development Framework enables marketers to quickly and easily extend existing capabilities by supporting third-party apps created by software vendors, integration partners, or clients.

 

Oracle Marketing Cloud

Oracle Infinity and Oracle Maxymiser updates enable marketers to:

  • Target in Real-Time: A new Oracle Infinity Action Center helps marketers leverage behavioral data from across touchpoints to create sophisticated, highly tailored segments and engage users with real-time, hyper-personalized communications.
  • Optimize Site Experience: A new integration between Oracle Infinity and Oracle Maxymiser allows marketers to visualize user behavioral activity via heat and zone maps to optimize the website experience for customers and break down silos between personalization, website optimization and digital analytics capabilities.
  • Deliver More Personalized Recommendations: A new Recommender engine helps marketers increase customer engagement by leveraging behavioral data to enable 1:1 targeting at scale and in context. It also enables personalized product, content, and other recommendations to be embedded in site pages.

Oracle Marketing Cloud is part of Oracle Customer Experience (CX) Cloud Suite, which empowers organizations to take a smarter approach to customer experience management and business transformation initiatives. By providing a trusted business platform that connects data, experiences, and outcomes, Oracle CX Cloud Suite helps customers reduce IT complexity, deliver innovative customer experiences, and achieve predictable and tangible business results.

Evolv Technologies Raises $10MM Series a to Scale Ascend Evolutionary AI-Powered Optimization Platform

E-Commerce Veteran Michael Scharff to Helm New Company Formed to Build on Momentum of Leading AI-Powered Autonomous Experience Optimization Platform

Evolv Technology Solutions announced it has acquired Sentient Ascend, the world’s leading autonomous experience optimization solution for websites and mobile applications, the result of a spin-off from Sentient Technologies Holdings Ltd. Evolv concurrently closed a $10 million Series A financing round, led by Horizons Ventures. The company also announced the appointment of Michael Scharff as Chief Executive Officer.

The purchase of Ascend by Evolv completes the divestiture of Sentient Technologies Holdings Ltd., which spun out its investment business, Sentient Investment Management, and recently sold its Learning and Evolutionary Algorithm Framework (LEAF) platform to Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Evolv will use the capital to continue to scale the Ascend business, growing its engineering and data science teams and expanding capacity within its sales and customer success operations to meet increasing customer demand.

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Ascend is an evolutionary AI SaaS platform that gives marketers the power to simultaneously test multiple potential improvements to their websites and mobile apps, allowing for experimentation to be carried out at a scale never before achieved. The technology automates the experimentation process, accelerating the path to improved website performance and saving significant resource costs.

Many leading enterprises use Ascend to accelerate their website testing and optimization programs. Ascend customers include Verizon, Celebrity Cruises, Eagle Retailing Corporation, Clicksco, Essent, Energie Direct, Landal Greenparks, Innogy, and many other top brands and innovation leaders in the e-commerce, travel, financial services, telecommunications and automotive sectors.

Evolv is headquartered in San Francisco, and has direct sales and representative offices in Austin, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Seoul, and Brisbane. The company also partners with a number of leading agencies, consultancies and system integrators, such as Cognizant, Rakuten Marketing LLC Group, Intralink and Neural Digital, to deliver Ascend solutions to enterprises around the globe.

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As the newly appointed CEO at Evolv, Michael Scharff brings over two decades of digital commerce and retail experience to the company. He has built and managed highly-successful omni-channel and global eCommerce businesses, and led experienced teams in merchandising, digital marketing, innovation, business development and enterprise strategy. Scharff’s former roles include senior executive positions at Sears Canada, Toys R Us, Staples, Best Buy and the good guys!, In addition, he has served as an advisor and board member to a number of enterprise and consumer related technology companies during the past 10 years.

“We’re delighted to have Michael join and lead the team at Evolv to further accelerate the growth of the Ascend business,” said Horizons Ventures’ Bart Swanson, chairman of the board of Evolv, “Having lived in the shoes of our customers, he’s uniquely positioned to understand and serve their complex needs and as a result, further accelerate the company’s revenue growth.”

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Suzy Says: Consumers Are More Likely To Learn About Healthy Food Trends From Social Media Than News Sources

Twenty Percent of Non-Healthy Survey Respondents and 17 Percent of Healthy Respondents Said They Are Most Likely to Hear About the Latest Healthy Food Trends on Facebook

Suzy, a leading consumer insights platform that provides “actionable insights at the speed of culture,” asked U.S. consumers where they are most likely to first hear about the latest in healthy food trends. The results, powered by the platform’s on-demand network of more than one million consumers, may surprise you. Regardless of their interest in health, all survey respondents are most likely to hear about the latest in healthy food trends from their friends, family or social media, as opposed to television, blogs, magazines or online news sources.

Below are Suzy’s in-depth findings on the ways consumers are most likely to first hear about healthy food trends.

Suzy says healthy eaters are most likely to learn about the latest healthy food trends via the following:

  1. Facebook – 17 percent
  2. Instagram – 15 percent
  3. Friends or Family – 13 percent
  4. Blogs – 8 percent
  5. Television – 8 percent

Non-healthy eaters are most likely to learn about the latest healthy food trends via the following:

  1. Facebook – 20 percent
  2. Friends or Family – 19 percent
  3. Instagram – 10 percent
  4. Online News Sources – 10 percent
  5. Television – 10 percent

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“These results highlight the power that the collective voice of consumers has in today’s marketplace,” said Matt Britton, founder & CEO of Suzy. “When social networks play a larger role in alerting consumers to healthy food trends than traditional media outlets, you can see how important it is to create products, packaging, brands and advertisements that truly resonate with your target audience, and inspire them to share the information with others.”

Called the “Siri for brands,” Suzy is a consumer intelligence platform that unlocks critical consumer insights to help organizations make better and more informed decisions—faster. Like having a focus group right in your pocket, Suzy brings the voice of real consumers directly to brands within minutes, so they can better understand their customers.

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The platform currently serves some of the biggest brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Citibank, Verizon, Nintendo and Nestle. These leading companies validate critical assumptions with Suzy, so they can focus on creating compelling new products, developing effective marketing strategies, and validating direct offers that increase conversions and drive growth.

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