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Evidera and Symphony Technology Group Announce Appointment of Simon Kennedy to Senior Leadership Roles
Evidera, a leading provider of evidence-based solutions for the healthcare industry, and Symphony Technology Group (STG), a strategic private equity firm, today announced that Simon Kennedy has joined Evidera as executive chairman of the board, effective January 1. In this position, he plays a leadership role in defining Evidera’s acquisition, new product development and overall…
Twitter looks to Symphony Advanced Media to track ‘Mobiletasking’ behavior
Spending time on a smartphone while watching television – a behavior called mobiletasking – has become the norm today. For companies like Twitter, knowing what effect this has on advertisers is vital to understanding the second screen experience for audiences, marketers and networks. To better identify the outcome of using the social network while viewing…
Shopzilla Bulks Up On Programmatic Media-Buying, Plans Multiscreen Products
By Kelly Liyakasa, AdExchanger Shopzilla, the comparison shopping site started in 1996 during the beginning stages of the ecommerce explosion, acquired on Wednesday programmatic media-buying platform Connexity to ramp up its audience-buying efforts. Shopzilla will integrate Connexity into its audience-activation division, Aisle A, formed one year ago to facilitate display ad sales and retargeting on…
Shopzilla sheds light on shopping habits
In January, Tada, Shopzilla’s coupon website, leveraged data analytics in a creative way by uncovering exactly which shoppers are the most coupon-addicted and what gifts shoppers ranked as the least enjoyable this past holiday season. Tada’s research uncovered an interesting detail about how the wealthy stay wealthy: they’re extreme couponers. Tada’s study of 8,498 online shoppers found that 65…
Symphony Technology Group and Evidera acquire Archimedes
In the U.S., the quality and cost of healthcare are in the forefront of everyone’s minds, especially where the healthcare and insurance industries seem to be in a constant state of flux with the new national policies. Recently, Symphony Technology Group (STG) and Evidera, a leading provider of evidence-based solutions for the healthcare industry, made…
SymphonyAM’s Mobiletasking Index Shows 78 Percent Of Consumers Utilized Mobile Apps During The Big Game
Data released today from Symphony Advanced Media (SymphonyAM), the technology leader in single source cross-media measurement, revealed that 78 percent of Big Game viewers engaged in mobiletasking – the concurrent usage of a smartphone or tablet while watching a TV broadcast. When it comes to apps, Facebook led the pack with 29 percent of male and 39…
Business Leader Paul Slakey Joins Findly As Executive Vice President Of Account Services
Findly, the on demand talent market leader and a Symphony Technology Group (STG) company, announced today that Paul Slakey has joined the company as its new Executive Vice President of Account Services. In this strategic role, he is responsible for overseeing Findly’s existing Account Services functions and leading the newly created Strategic Accounts, Customer Success and Renewals…
First Advantage Expands Leadership Team in Asia Pacific Region with Strategic New Hires
First Advantage, a Symphony Technology Group (STG) company and the leading global provider of background screening analytics and identity solutions, today announced that it is increasing its investments in the Asia Pacific region and expanded its leadership team with the addition of international business executives, Matthew Glasner and Jay Wang. As part of the company’s…
Richard Rossow Named India Chair Of US Think Tank
By Business Standard Richard Rossow has been named the Wadhwani Chair in US-India Policy Studies the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), a leading Washington think tank. Rossow, who served the last two years as head of the South Asia practice at McLarty Associates and previously as director of operations at the US-India Business…
