Last week’s Phorum Philly was a whirlwind of valuable opportunities for the Philadelphia business community, bringing together thought leaders and major brands like SAP, Lockheed, and KPMG to discuss why, how, and when to adopt “disruptive technologies” that have the potential to further organizational goals and maximize ROI. This year’s show focused on three major…
PeopleLinx, the provider of the world’s first LinkedIn engagement and analytics software, announced today that it raised $3.2 million in Series A funding led by Osage Venture Partners, Greycroft Partners and MissionOG. A number of strategic angel investors also participated in the oversubscribed round. The investment will be used to accelerate the company’s growth and…
Today we announced that PeopleLinx has strategically raised $3.2 million in Series A funding to accelerate marketing and sales efforts for our LinkedIn engagement and analytics software. The heavily oversubscribed round includes leading venture capital firms Osage Venture Partners, Greycroft Partners, and Mission Operators Group as well as a number of key strategic angel investors….
This week, PeopleLinx welcomed two new members to our fast growing team. Liz Coleman, formerly of LinkedIn, is our new Vice President of Client Engagement and will be working closely with our customers to help them utilize the PeopleLinx solution to reach their business goals. At LinkedIn, Liz was a Relationship Manager for their Talent…
PeopleLinx is expanding rapidly in Philadelphia and we’re excited to welcome two talented professionals to the team: Matt Schwartz and Katelyn Ares. As Head of Design, Matt will be responsible for leading and executing the company’s design vision across marketing, product, and sales. Katelyn is an Account Executive who will be fostering relationships with prospective…
Just a few short years ago, the early adopters in the social space were those companies who had a social “media” policy – or had borrowed one that they tailored for their own needs from IBM, Intel and other leading-edge companies (note: “tailoring” often just meant doing a “find & replace” to change company names)….
Last week, we examined how social business optimization (SBO) can help your company shape the long tail of your online brand by leveraging the employee-owned websites that position and reposition your corporate identity on daily basis. For medium to large size organizations, this could be thousands if not hundreds of thousands of sites. The key…
In his long-celebrated article for Wired magazine, Chris Anderson described how online retailers were revolutionizing their business models by leveraging The Long Tail. Rather than simply relying on a few blockbusters, companies like Amazon, Netflix, and Google – unconstrained by the limitations of brick-and-mortar showrooms – generated far more revenue by giving consumers the power…
PeopleLinx held its first Social Business Round Table on December 13 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Center City Philadelphia. The event brought together business leaders representing more than 50 brands to share and discuss how companies are using social business, including panelists from Prudential, Firstrust Bank, Dechert LLP, FMC Corporation, Fox Rothschild LLP, Forbes…
PeopleLinx is excited to welcome Peter Strid to the team as Head of Business Development. He will be working out of the PeopleLinx Philadelphia office. In his role, Peter will be responsible for accelerating the integration of the PeopleLinx platform into some of the world’s biggest brands. Before landing at PeopleLinx, Peter spent six years…
