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| Jul 28, 2015 | How a $3.9B market is helping bridge the online and offline worlds | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Digital marketing is a force of nature. Startups ... |
| Jul 28, 2015 | How a $3.9B market is helping bridge the online and offline worlds | Digital marketing is a force of nature. Startups and established companies alike are using the online world to grow at rates never before imagined.
But for many, the online world also causes negative knock-on effects in the offline world. I... |
| Jul 22, 2015 | 80% of consumers have updated their privacy settings, and other barriers to personalization | We know that using personalization in marketing works, and we are fast heading toward a future where hyper-personalization will become the norm.
But those who wish to reach the utopia of “one-to-one marketing” have a number of hurdles to le... |
| Jul 22, 2015 | 80% of consumers have updated their privacy settings, and other barriers to personalization | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We know that using personalization in marketing works, and we are fast heading toward a future where hyper-personalization will become ... |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Funding roundup - week ending 4/24/15 | Freshdesk, Oscar, Color Genomics, Gravie, Full Measure Education, Sulekha, Music Messenger, Onfleet
Seed stage
Digital wallet CoinTent raised a $1 million seed round from Foundry Group, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Mark Pincus, Donna Dubi... |
| Apr 23, 2015 | Mobile Marketer Swirl Networks Raises $18M as Ad Beacons Beckon | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Hilmi Ozguc, founder and CEO of Swirl Networks, has thought for years that wireless devices that push ads to shoppers’ smartphones while they shopped are the future of marketi... |
| Apr 23, 2015 | Swirl Networks Raises $18M in Venture Capital Financing | Swirl Networks, a Boston, MA-based provider of a proximity-based indoor mobile marketing platform, raised $18m in venture capital financing.
Backers included Hearst Ventures, Longworth Venture Partners, SoftBank Capital, Twitter Ventures an... |
| Apr 23, 2015 | Beacon Marketer Swirl Raises $18M | Beacon marketing startup Swirl Networks has raised $18 million in Series C funding.
The round was led by Hearst Ventures and SoftBank Capital, with a new strategic investment from Twitter Ventures and participation from previous backer Long... |
| Apr 23, 2015 | Twitter Invests in $18M Round for Shopping Tech Firm Swirl | At Swirl Networks— whose software markets products to consumers' mobile devices, based on their proximity indoors—a roster of big-name retail customers have already signed on, including Lord & Taylor, Urban Outfitters, Alex & Ani an... |
| Jul 12, 2014 | Why retailers need not fear Amazon’s Fire Phone | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
After years of rumors and speculation, Amazon’s first smartphone, Fire, has arrived. While the device drew kudos for its 3D-like displa... |
| Jul 12, 2014 | Why retailers need not fear Amazon’s Fire Phone | After years of rumors and speculation, Amazon’s first smartphone, Fire, has arrived. While the device drew kudos for its 3D-like display and a bit of sticker shock for its $649 price tag, the killer feature by far is Firefly. Firefly lets t... |
| Feb 13, 2014 | Swirl Rolls Out `Indoor GPS’ at Alex and Ani Stores Nationwide | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
It’s one of those smartphone-era technology breakthroughs that you’re constantly hearing will happen very soon: an “indoor GPS” system for retailers, allowing shopkeepers to s... |
| Jan 15, 2014 | iBeacons and the future of retail shopping: Consumers are ready, but are retailers? | Hilmi Ozguc is the CEO of Swirl.
No matter where or when you visit a store these days, chances are you’ll see someone deeply engaged with their mobile device while they browse a retail display or product assortment. According to research co... |
| Jan 15, 2014 | iBeacons and the future of retail shopping: Consumers are ready, but are retailers? | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Hilmi Ozguc is the CEO of Swirl.
No matter where or when you visit a store these days, chances are you’ll see someone deeply engaged wi... |
| Nov 29, 2013 | Is iBeacon ready for prime time retail? Three key considerations | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
When Apple launched the iBeacon protocol at its Worldwide Developers Conference this summer, it went largely unreported.
Amidst the fan... |
| Nov 29, 2013 | Is iBeacon ready for prime time retail? Three key considerations | When Apple launched the iBeacon protocol at its Worldwide Developers Conference this summer, it went largely unreported.
Amidst the fanfare of iOS 7, the new MacBook Air, and OS X Mavericks, details of Apple’s technology that allows mobile ... |
| Oct 8, 2013 | Swirl raises $8M to hit shoppers when they are most vulnerable — in-store | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We are in the midst of a beacon bonanza.
Swirl has raised $8 million for its beacon solution, which lets retailers reach customers when... |
| Oct 8, 2013 | Swirl Finds $8M from Hearst for Bluetooth Beacons and Mobile Ads | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
With millions of shoppers carrying around ever more powerful smartphones, it’s probably inevitable that savvy retailers will start pumping coupons, deals, and other enticement... |
| Oct 8, 2013 | Funding Daily: Ghost Town | This funding daily comes to you from Washington, D.C., a city that feels eerily quiet with the government shutdown. The impact of the shutdown is felt across the world and in multiple — and unexpected — areas of our lives. As a tech reporte... |
| Oct 8, 2013 | In-store mobile marketing company Swirl raises $8M | Swirl pushes sales and promotions after detecting where customers are in the store
We all know that retail and commerce is quickly moving online. That's no secret; that has been the trend for a while now. But what most out there seem to hav... |
| Oct 8, 2013 | Funding Daily: Ghost Town | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
This funding daily comes to you from Washington, ... |
| Oct 8, 2013 | Swirl Networks Closes $8M Funding | Swirl Networks, Inc., a Boston, MA-based provider of an in-store mobile marketing platform, closed an $8m funding.
The round was led by Hearst Ventures, a unit of Hearst Corporation, with participation from existing investors SoftBank Capit... |
| Oct 8, 2013 | Swirl, A Beacon-Fueled Marketing System, Raises $8M So Retailers Can Track Shoppers | With the goal of closing the gap between retailers and shoppers, the SaaS startup Swirl Networks, Inc. is rolling out a system of in-store beacons to notify consumers of specific deals according to where they stand in the store.
A little Bi... |
| Oct 8, 2013 | Swirl raises $8M to hit shoppers when they are most vulnerable — in-store | We are in the midst of a beacon bonanza.
Swirl has raised $8 million for its beacon solution, which lets retailers reach customers when it matters the most — in-store.
Swirl uses beacons, bluetooth low energy (BLE), and mobile devices to de... |
| Aug 13, 2012 | Mobile ‘Personal Shopping Assistant’ Swirl Exits Stealth With 30K Stores Signed On, $6M In Backing | Add one more startup to the hopefuls looking to corner the market for location-aware offers for shoppers: Swirl Networks today exits stealth mode with a website and free iOS app to help people find the best fashion deals closest to them, le... |
| Jun 16, 2010 | Splendora's SalesCast Aggregates Flash Sales On The Go | Flash sales have proven to be a valuable place to find a deal on almost anything; from clothing to travel to home goods to wine. But with growing number of flash sales sites out there, it can be overwhelming to track every sale each day via... |
| May 8, 2010 | Why Media Companies Should Become More Like Merchants | Editor’s note: Should media sites become group buying sites as well? Guest author Dave Chase thinks so. He was a marketing executive and general manager at Microsoft in the 90’s including starting Microsoft’s healthcare business. After leav... |
| Boommy привлек миллион долларов от тайного инвестора | Проект Boommy привлек $1 млн от неназванного частного инвестора — об этом сообщает Firrma.
$500 тысяч уже перечислены стартапу. Второй транш должен быть закрыт в начале декабря этого года.
Ранее в сервис инвестировал Констанин Синюшин и еще... |