by Laurie Sullivan
Rocket Fuel has secured $50 million in new financing, the company said Thursday. The round led by Northgate Capital, Summit Partners, and Cross Creek Capital, joins existing investors Nokia Growth Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and Comerica Bank. Funding now exceeds $76 million. The company said it would use the new capital to accelerate an aggressive growth strategy in new hires and international expansion. More


by Mark Walsh
Yahoo on Wednesday announced the appointment of three new media and marketing executives to help expand its business globally and in the women’s and U.S. Hispanic markets. Rich Cusick was named as VP, entertainment and women’s lifestyles, overseeing Yahoo Shine as well as Yahoo’s health and entertainment properties including omg!, movies, TV and music. most recently served as Interim GM of Chemistry.com, a division of Match.com John Buchanan, formerly VP of global marketing at Electronic Arts, will lead Yahoo’s consumer marketing team across the globe. Before joining EA, where he was VP, worldwide ... More
by Tyler Loechner
BlueKai on Tuesday named Cory Treffiletti its first Senior Vice President for marketing. The appointment is effective immediately. Treffiletti will oversee all marketing strategies for the company's data and platform offerings. Treffiletti joins the Cupertino, Calif. data-driven marketing agency with nearly 20 years of experience in the digital media landscape. Read the whole story »
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by Laurie Sullivan
Marin Software has formed a partnership with RevTrax to connect online paid-search ad clicks and analytics to in-store purchases. This should give marketers running campaigns across channels the tools to closely match budgets to media. The agreement supports data analysis on margin and redemption that aims to support brands. Read the whole story »
by Tyler Loechner
Demandbase, a "real-time targeting and personalization platform for B2B," yesterday released an infographic to help marketers decide what technology to use and when to use it with their content marketing. The infographic, released in a webinar, "illustrates the Content Delivery Funnel." Read the whole story »
by Mark Walsh
Mobile advertising platform Smaato said ad volume increased 26% in the first quarter, but pricing on average was 30% higher in the fourth quarter because of higher advertiser demand during the holiday shopping season. The new Smaato index for the first quarter shows wide differences among regions worldwide. Read the whole story »
AROUND THE NET
Yahoo and Clear Channel have entered into a distribution and cross-promotional deal. Per the multi-year tie-up, Yahoo will use Clear Channel's iHeartRadio platform as its digital radio service, while the station will promote both companies' content. “In addition, the new joint venture will offer exclusive access to various concert series and other music events, including the two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival in September at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas."  Read the whole story »