Tag: Atlanta
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Roadie Ranks No. 203 on 2021 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Delivery-industry disruptor achieves three-year revenue growth of 2,157% Roadie, the nation’s first “on the way” crowdsourced delivery platform, was today revealed as No. 203 in the annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Companies in the 2021 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2017 to…
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Purpose-Driven PR with Elke Martin of The Brandware Group
What’s your story? Q&A series, part 2 Elke Martin is not your average agency exec. She’s given away pink Vespa scooters, hosted gourmet dinners prepared by an award-winning chef and a Porsche race car driver, and put journalists “behind-the-wheel” of a high-tech racing simulator in Los Angeles. Since launching The Brandware Group, an Atlanta-based boutique…
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What’s Your Story: Q&A with John Buzzell, President of YOU ARE HERE
Imagine walking into a cell phone store and, just as the tester ringtones begin to wear on your patience, transporting yourself to a virtual Caribbean cruise. Picture ditching online FAQs and learning how to use a new product with the help of a holographic mentor or a 3D mobile app instead. Or what if you…
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Who’s Hiring in the South: December 2017
Is a career transition part of your 2018 plan? From marketing jobs at growth-stage startups to executive roles at global corporations, there are countless opportunities for that “New Year, New Job” resolution to come true here in the South. To help you find the perfect new role, we’ve rounded up some of the hottest openings…
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Terminus Named to Inc. Magazine’s Top 50 Best Workplaces for 2017
ATLANTA — Terminus, the leading account-based marketing (ABM) platform has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2017. This was Inc.’s second annual ranking of the fast-growing private company sector. Out of thousands of applicants, Inc. singled out just over 200 winning companies. Terminus ranked in the Top 50 for Inc.’s 2017 Best Workplaces with a score…
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Infor Infuses Artificial Intelligence Capabilities into HR Applications
Machine Learning to Improve Processes and Enhance Predictive Models NEW YORK – Oct 04, 2017 Infor, a leading provider of beautiful business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, today announced the incorporation of Infor Coleman, an enterprise-grade, industry-specific AI platform for Infor CloudSuite™ applications, into the company’s Talent Science solutions. Coleman, a pervasive…
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Nucleus Research Recognizes Infor as Leader in Human Capital Management in Latest Value Matrix
Report Highlights Cross-Functionality in Financial Management, Key Acquisitions, and Mobile Capabilities NEW YORK – Oct 09, 2017 Infor, a leading provider of beautiful business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, today announced that Infor Human Capital Management (HCM) has been recognized again as a Leader among human capital management applications in Nucleus Research’s…
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Infor Retail Again Named a Leader in 2017 Magic Quadrant for Retail Assortment Management Applications
Infor Retail Recognized for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision NEW YORK – Oct 18, 2017 Infor, a leading provider of beautiful business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, today announced that the company was recognized as a leader in the Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Retail Assortment Management Applications. (1)…
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Meet the 12 Cybersecurity Startups Selected to Pitch at Atlanta Cyber Week
Atlanta will play home to hundreds of global cybersecurity innovators in early October. Atlanta Cyber Week, a public-private collaboration led by law firm Baker Donelson and the Metro Atlanta Chamber, will take place October 2 – 6, in an effort to showcase the region’s burgeoning cybersecurity ecosystem. Twelve companies, in particular, will have a chance…
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Could Atlanta be the New Hollywood? According to TERMINUS Festival, the Answer is Yes.
If you’re into movies, gaming, and interactive media, you probably know about TERMINUS Conference & Festival. The four-day event brings together emerging filmmakers, game developers, and major brands like Trick3D, Adobe, and Marvel Studios for workshops, demos, tournaments, screenings, and more. And while you might think it’s happening in Los Angeles, the action actually goes…
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How Atlanta Became a Startup Boomtown
Over the past year, Atlanta sports has finally had its fair share of the national spotlight – from the Falcons’ Super Bowl season, to our new MLS team, to the construction of the two most advanced pro sports stadiums in the country. But there’s another sector of Atlanta’s economy, which also happens to begin with…
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DIG the Innovators: February 28, 2017
DIG the Innovators is a bi-weekly brief on the latest and greatest from leading brands and fiercely ambitious entrepreneurs across the South. These are the people and companies who make our #SucceedInTheSouth motto ring true. Accelerator Opportunities Abound The BridgeCommunity, an Atlanta-based startup commercialization program founded by Coca-Cola, has officially opened applications for its second…
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Wising Up Waste: Atlanta and Trash Tech Company Rubicon Pilot Smart City Program
The Internet of Things is a booming industry. It seems like almost every ordinary device, from speakers and automobiles to housekeeping products, has a connected version nowadays (Case in point: you can now buy a Wifi-connected, smartphone-triggered dog treat dispenser). With technology giants expanding into industries beyond their original focus and consumers using a wide…
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SalesLoft Raises $15 Million Series B From Primarily Atlanta Investors
In a town that sees no shortage of B2B software successes, SalesLoft has shown a particularly impressive determination to rise to the top. Yesterday, the sales development platform announced a Series B funding round of $15 million led by Atlanta SaaS legend David Cummings, with contributions by former funders Tom Noonan and Emergence Capital. The…
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DIG the Innovators: January 31
Welcome to our first roundup of the DIG the Innovators series — a bi-weekly brief on the latest and greatest from leading brands and fiercely ambitious entrepreneurs across the South. These are the people and companies who make our #SucceedInTheSouth motto ring true. Let’s jump right in: Atlanta scores big Turns out, the Falcons aren’t…
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CMO Insights: A Former Coca-Cola exec shares her marketing advice
CMO Insights is a bi-weekly series from our partners at Atlanta-based Hypepotamus. Every-other week, they’ll share marketing advice from top Chief Marketing Officers. Thank you to Muriel Vaga for this week’s piece: Beam Suntory’s Global CMO Rebecca Messina ended her 22-year tenure at the Coca-Cola Company early last year, where she held global marketing leadership…
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Crush Your Resolutions with These Atlanta Startups
Our friends at Hypepotamus are all for self-improvement (it’s why they’re so committed to providing resources to help your hustle!) and there’s no better time for it than the start of a new year. Almost half of Americans say they make at least one New Year’s resolution. Unfortunately, by the end of the year less…
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Atlanta Teams Hit It Out of the Park in Tech
Almost exactly two years ago, Twitter was flooded by Atlanta Hawks fans tweeting about their experience in Philips Arena. But the NBA team wasn’t trending for the score in the game against the Memphis Grizzlies, but for “Swipe Right Night,” a partner event between the Hawks and dating app Tinder. #SwipeRightATL is just one example of the…
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From Esports to Hollywood Films, Why Georgia’s Entertainment Industry is Booming
Our friends at Hypepotamus sat down with Asante Bradford to find out how he ups the ante on Georgia’s entertainment game. Move over, Hollywood. Georgia’s digital entertainment industry has seen explosive growth in the past few years, jumping from number five three years ago to being tied for number three on the list of top film production centers…
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Chew on these hot Atlanta food-based startups
There’s nothing better than a food startup making waves — we are guaranteed to get delicious food in exciting new ways. From staying true to natural ingredients to finding new convenient routes to deliver meals, the intersection between food and technology is always one we are a fan of. Our friends at Hypepotamus put together a list…
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14 Unique Workplaces for Digital Nomads in the South
More and more people are ditching the traditional office environment to work remotely or launch businesses on their own. If you subscribe to the digital nomad lifestyle, you could certainly work from home or join one of the many co-working spaces popping up around the country, but what happens when your mailman (or cat) gets…
