Posts by: Eric F. Risley

  1. » Read Full Alert

    August 25, 2011
    Target: Target
    Buyer: Buyer
  2. HTML5 ARRIVES – the chink in Apple’s armour?

    HTML5 ARRIVES – the chink in Apple’s armour?

    The big guns were just shot over Apple’s walled garden.

    Walmart VUDU and Amazon Kindle released websites that mimic the look, feel and user experience of the now ubiquitous downloaded app.  These sites are built using the new, much talked about HTML5 standard, are readily accessible using Apple’s Safari browser and are optimized for use on the iPad.  Access to these site can also be …

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  3. » Read Full Alert

    July 12, 2011
    Target: Target
    Buyer: Buyer
  4. » Read Full Alert

    March 21, 2011
    Target: Target
    Buyer: Buyer
  5. Motricity IPO – The IPO Market Remains Challenged

    Motricity priced their initial public offering (IPO) (final prospectus) this past Thursday evening with disappointing results. Motricity provides wireless carriers and large corporate customers a wide variety of white label mobile applications and related services. Applications include mobile storefronts and associated content management, mobile search and mobile marketing. Motricity generally hosts their applications on behalf of their customers and currently manages applications with over 35 million active users per month …

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  6. Apple and Mobile Advertising

    If you are interested in a top rate assessment of Apple’s mobile advertising plans, read John Battelle’s blog, now… …

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  7. Mobile Marketing Vendor Velti Files for U.S. IPO

    Mobile Marketing Vendor Velti Files for U.S. IPO

    Velti, a mobile marketing vendor better known outside the U.S., recently filed for its U.S. initial public offering.  While the bulk of their $90mm in revenues are from outside the U.S., they are worthy of watching carefully as the only publicly visible pure-play mobile marketing vendor at this time.

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  8. ReachLocal Video Roadshow Presentation

    ReachLocal Video Roadshow Presentation

    ReachLocal, an online marketing platform designed to address the needs of local merchants, has begun their IPO roadshow.  A video of their roadshow management presentation can be viewed at RetailRoadshow .  They are currently hoping to price the IPO next week and are currently meeting with institutional investors.  Solid business, solid presentation, clear value proposition to its clients and strong evidence of the shift  from traditional local …

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  9. M&A Themes

    M&A is driven by corporate strategy.  Corporate strategy is heavily influenced by larger trends.  Our focus, the internet | mobile | digital media sectors, are rapidly converging and a number of major themes are influencing corporate strategy.  We find it helpful to think about M&A in the context of these themes.  Each quarter we publish the AP M&A Snapshot which identifies key themes and summarizes related M&A activity.  Over the course of the next week …

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  10. Internet Advertising Revenue Report – 2009

    The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), one of our favorite sources for industry data, today published their annual summary of Internet Advertising.  The full report can be found here.

    A few takeaways:

    1.  Internet advertising revenues are showing a nice recovery since Q2 of 2009.
    2.  Search represents 47% of spend with display following at 23% of spend.  Both show modestly increasing share in the past year.
    3.  The retail, telecommunications and financial services industries are the three leading online advertisers.
    4.  Performance-based …

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