Martech Week Recap (November 5-9): Ipsos Buys Synthesio and More Martech News (WATCH)

By Danni White - Last Updated on June 13, 2019
Martech News

New product launches, new hires, and new events in the marketing technology industry that you may have missed this past week.

Ipsos Buys Synthesio

In the latest of industry-wide acquisitions of social platforms, a research firm, Ipsos, has purchased social listening platform, Synthesio. As social media vendors attempt to turn social media platforms into larger suites of tools, Synthesio CMO, Chris Vitti, believes his company complements Ipsos, a primarily professional services firm.

Videolicious Announces New Chief Marketing Officer

Video automation company, Videolicious, announced the appointment of a new chief marketing officer. Ashley Deibert, who is widely recognized in the marketing industry, will work to position Videolicious for mass adoption by organizations.

Conversica Procures $31 Million in Latest Funding Round

Conversational artificial intelligence company, Conversica, has raised $31 million in a series C funding round. The series C funding round, led by Providence Strategic Growth Capital Partners, among others, brings the total invested capital in Conversica to $87 million.

National Cinemedia is releasing what it says is the first movie theater AR game for a new movie release. Their AR game will be available through December 6th in 1,700 theaters across the country representing more than 21,000 screens.

Vote.org Partners with Flytedesk to Reach Younger Generations

Voting day is upon us and Vote.org has partnered with Flytedesk to try and grab the attention of younger voters. Younger generations tend to undervote in proportion to their population which is why Vote.org has teamed up with Flytedesk, a campus advertising network, to try and reach these younger generations.

PagerDuty Welcomes New Member to Board of Directors

Global leader in digital operations management, PagerDuty, has announced the appointment of Elena Gomez to its board of directors. Gomez, the chief financial officer at Zendesk, has more than 20 years of senior finance executive leadership under her belt.

ConversionPoint to Purchase Inuvo

An AI provider for brands, Inuvo, announced that it will be acquired by an e-commerce tech company, ConversionPoint Technologies. ConversionPoint CEO said in a statement, “…We believe that together our end-to-end, AI-powered, eCommerce platform can offer those capabilities to the online retail channel and the direct channel that the market has been actively searching for.”

AVEVA Has a New CMO

Engineering and industrial software company, AVEVA, has announced that a new Chief Marketing Officer will join its team. With over 20 years of IT industry experience, Lisa Johnston, will be will responsible for accelerating AVEVA’s marketing and brand efforts. She will also work to ensure a digital transformation boost for the company.

Aiden.AI Raises $1.6 Million

AI analytics startup, Aiden.AI, announced that it has raised $1.6 million in a seed funding round to help fuel the company’s growth as it develops and launches the first AI-powered marketing analyst. The round was led by Partech and one of its partners will join Aiden.AI’s Board of Directors.

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Danni White | Danni White is the CEO of DW Creative Consulting Agency, a digital marketing firm specializing in elevating the visibility of small-to-midsize businesses and nonprofits. She is the author of 17 books and hosts the #Hashtags and Habits Podcast, which merges digital marketing, entrepreneurship, and personal growth.

Danni White |Danni White is the CEO of DW Creative Consulting Agency, a digital marketing firm specializing in elevating the visibility of small-to-midsize businesses and nonprofits. She is the author of 17 books and hosts the #Hashtags and Habits Podcast, which merges digital marketing, entrepreneurship, and personal growth.

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