Technology

ContentGrow review: a specialist's marketplace for journalism and PR

Discover how ContentGrow can help scale your content production with ease. Find reviews by prominent media outlets and PR firms in Asia.

Spotlight

Elevation Marketing's Scott Miraglia on scaling agencies (Q&A)

President of Elevation Marketing Scott Miraglia pulls back the curtain on how some agencies are able to become bulletproof, while others go bust.

Technology

3 recommended landing page builders for marketers in 2022

When selecting the right landing page builder for your brand, consider the must-haves of your business category and budget.

Investments

Branch bags US$300M to oil up the e-commerce customer journey

Deep links come into play when we want to sell online, but also need peace of mind that our e-store listings work on any device or operating system.

Investments

Birdie raises US$7M to arm brands and marketers with AI

With Birdie's tech, marketers can analyze and crunch millions of data points from consumers and competitors.

Technology

Recruiting rundown: Indeed helps teams hire freelance journalists globally

With a mammoth 250 million monthly visits, Indeed connects editors with freelance journalists. Here's a quick overview of the job board's USPs.

Technology

Recruiting rundown: post jobs, get freelancers on JournalismJobs

With millions of visits per month, JournalismJobs helps editors find and hire freelance journalists. Here's a quick overview of the niche job board's USPs.

Content Marketing

How to get press release distribution on ContentGrow

The global media talent network is offering press release services by matching brands with freelance PR pros.

Investments

GuideCX bags US$25M to simplify customer onboarding

The platform uses a mix of data from a brand's marketing stack to help with customer engagement during the make-or-break moment of onboarding.

Case Studies

Lindsay Tjepkema on how Casted acquired nearly 100 enterprise clients

The CEO tells teams to build multi-threaded sales processes to have relationships with multiple people at enterprise brands.

Investments

Vendelux pockets US$2.4M to arm event marketers with key intel

The platform helps B2B event marketers act more strategically with a trove of data on sponsorships, speakers, and more.

Investments

Swoogo scoops up US$20M to streamline in-person and hybrid events

The platform claims to help MICE professionals save loads of time when planning, hosting, and analyzing their online and offline gatherings.

Technology

Airmeet gets US$35M to make virtual events deliver better ROI

The startup aims to make virtual summits, meetups, and workshops the norm, complete with revenue tools for brands and a digital lounge for guests.

Investments

Voyage SMS locks in US$10M, buys out conversational marketing rival LiveRecover

Voyage arms brands with call-to-action buttons like 'click-to-buy' via SMS. Meanwhile, LiveRecover offers a human touch to recover abandoned e-store carts.

Investments

Productboard raises US$125M to sync marketers with dev teams

The app aims to help product managers understand what customers need, prioritize what to build next, and rally everyone around the roadmap.

Investments

CyborgIntell nabs US$1.19M to help brands with data-to-action

The platform offers one-click AI to help brands make better-informed business decisions, more quickly.

Technology

RudderStack bags US$56M to help marketers sync customer data

By helping brands turn raw data into actionable intel, RudderStack has pulled in big clients like Allbirds, Stripe, and Wealthfront.

Spotlight

From Kpop fan to living the Hallyu dream, Ciera Reeves finds purpose in Asian entertainment media

Now prolific freelance journalist Ciera Reeves goes from Kpop fan to interviewing the hottest Korean celebrities.

Investments

Veed gets US$35M from Sequoia to make video edits easier for all

Video editing tool Veed claims to have 1 million users, with US$7 million in annual recurring revenue.

Technology

Channable raises US$62M to power multichannel e-commerce

Launched in 2014, Channable claims to have pulled in more than 6,000 clients globally, with a 91% uptick in annual sales.

Investments

This startup just got US$8M to help you debunk influencer BS

The Atlanta-based platform helps e-shoppers make informed purchase decisions with 4,000+ professional video reviews.

Content Marketing

5 recommended marketing newsletters to subscribe to in 2022

With an abundance of marketing newsletters out there, here are some that could be a good start for you in 2022.

Investments

Wonderment locks in US$6M to improve e-store shipping performance

Wonderment helps Shopify sellers build and improve the post-purchase customer journey with tracking pages.

Investments

Matters Lab loads up US$2M to empower Web3 content creators

The social media community claims to have helped 80,000 creators with a space that fosters free speech.

Technology

Stonly picks up US$22M to help customers self-serve

Customer onboarding platform Stonly claims to have more than 20,000 brands using its tech.