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Ideal Response provides enterprise sales organizations a cloud-based platform that leads to sales teams closing more business.
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Inside Real Estate℠ is the only online marketing services company to offer a complete suite of services, and the expertise to guide you through the process of creating a marketing campaign.
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White Label Marketing fills this gap, helping companies take full advantage of new channels, tools and strategies, so company leadership is free to focus on its core competencies while maintaining an edge over the competition.
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Since 1991, simpleview has helped DMOs get the most out of interactive marketing through a combination of products and services, and it’s that combination that sets us apart.
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Vertical Nerve is an interactive marketing firm that helps its clients target and attract more customers, create more meaningful interactions and build integrated experiences across web, micro-site, search, social and mobile channels
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Distribion provides organizations with simplified and centralized control over brand management, compliance standards and campaign development.
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MarketingFX is a turnkey resource that provides cutting edge solutions across virtually every link in the print supply chain. We give our clients the ability to take control of all aspects of their project from creative development to warehousing and fulfillment.
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TransitionWorks Software provides leading solutions that automate inventory and asset tracking across receiving, production, shipping, distribution and back-of-store operations using barcode data collection and RFID technologies.
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New Media Gateway is a leading provider of on-demand marketing software and interactive marketing services to Convention Visitors Bureau’s and Convention Centers.
Ideal Response provides enterprise sales organizations a cloud-based platform that leads to sales teams closing more business. Unlike sales force automation that tracks activities and contacts, the IDR solution focuses on ensuring sales reps are having persuasive and credible conversations with their customers and prospects. The result is more capable sales teams, having more persuasive customer conversations and closing more business.
First of all, 42 Ventures stepped in to help my business at a crucial time. They were able to act much quicker than anyone else and that enabled us to keep focused on adding customers and improving our product rather than raising money. "
Chris Bijou CEO
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Inside Real Estate℠ provides a unique combination of technology and online marketing services to RE Brokers and Agents that combined delivers unmatched search engine visibility and a constant flow of high quality leads. Their technology platform rivals the best in the industry and includes websites, lead tracking, SEO, email, and social media tools that allow agents to do all their online marketing in one place. Add a team of RE marketing experts including blog writers, designers, online PR specialist, and SEO gurus and Brokers get the technology and team needed to make online marketing deliver real results.
IRE Services
Ned can be tough and direct, but he brings a ton of experience, relationships and resources to the table that IRE could not have survived without. He invested in the business when we were not profitable and so I know he believes in the vision. He thinks like an owner and acts like my partner. 42 Ventures was a better match for me than I realized when we did the deal. "
Joe Skousen CEO & Founder
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White Label Marketing helps mid-sized businesses fully exploit the benefits of online marketing. We start by assessing our customer’s market and how their competitors are succeeding online. Our experts then develop and execute a mult-channel, online marketing program designed specifically for that customer to win in their markets. We have experience in search, media, social, mobile, web and affiliate marketing and pride ourselves on knowing how to get results.
42v not only helped us create an exciting new model and strategy for our business but then they worked side-by-side to win customers and prove it worked. Our business is now growing and fun to be part of. "
Trent Wardrop VP, Solutions
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For two deacades,simpleview has been th innovation leader in
destination marketing solution,providing products and services to
more than 200 Destination Marketing (DMOS) large and
small across North Amerca and beyond.
Simple view Services
- Simpleview CRM
- Social Media Marketing
- Simpleview CMS
- Destination Travel Network
- Website Design & Creative Services
- Email Marketing
- Search Engine Optimization
- Bid Book & Collateral Generator
- Pay Per Click
- Interactive 3D Tour
- Media Buying
- Stratgic Partner
www.simpleview-inc.com (Acquired by Ridgemont Equity Partners 2013
Ned has brought valuable experience and relationships to our business. His personal experience operating, growing and financing businesses like ours brings us valuable insights and his relationships in the industry have opened doors and helped us pursue our strategy more effectively. "
Ryan George CEO
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Vertical Nerve is an interactive marketing firm that helps its clients target and attract more customers, create more meaningful interactions and build integrated experiences across web, micro-site, search, social and mobile channels. Using the company’s deep analytics capabilities and software tools, Vertical Nerve distinguishes itself by helping clients see, understand and continually improve their online marketing efforts.
Vertical Nerve Services
With the help of 42 Ventures, our business has been able to focus and find a clear way to differentiate ourselves in a competitive business. We are growing rapidly and we see a bright future around what we are building "
Ernie Cote General Manager
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Distribion provides organizations with simplified and centralized control over brand management, compliance standards and campaign development. The Distribion system is permission-based; empowering local offices with the ability to customize campaigns and collateral within corporate standards.
Distribion Services
Stringham and I founded this business together. I couldn’t have done it without his strategic insight, experience and relationships. We work together to guide the business and adjust our direction every week. "
Tim Storer CEO
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Marketingfx provides direct marketers the leading services for producing and delivering print, optical, direct, and promotional products for their marketing efforts. Using its Virtual Warehouse software and supply relationships, Marketingfx brings efficiency and speed to executing direct marketing campaigns.
Marketing FX Services
We operate in a very competitive market and 42 Ventures has helped us not only stay focused and efficient, but also find ways to differentiate our offerings and discover niches that are profitable and sustainable. "
Kevin Wessner VP Sales
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TransitionWorks Software is dedicated to helping our customers improve efficiencies and simplify business processes. Since product inception in 1997, our TransitionWorks Software organization has accomplished this goal by iteratively developing, delivering and supporting a set of solutions that help manufacturing/distribution companies simplify and automate key supply chain processes using many forms of Automated Indentification and Data Capture (AIDC) technologies including RFID, barcodes, sensor technology, and PLC’s. With proven, successful implementations world-wide, TransitionWorks’ premier solutions are the system of choice for many leading companies around the world.
These guys know what it takes to operate and grow a real business. They’ve done it many times before and they are working with us to do it here. I like how they roll up their sleeves and work along-side us when that’s what needs doing. "
Debbie Shropshire Head of Operations
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New Media Gateway is a leading provider of on-demand marketing software and interactive marketing services to Convention Visitors Bureau’s and Convention Centers. The company’s suite of solutions is used by the largest and most sophisticated destination marketing organizations in North America and provides the broadest range of web-based tools and services available. NMG has been the leaders in bringing the latest technology innovations to this market including the first SaaS offering, integrated content management and CRM solution, and mobile apps solution.
Stringham is an incredible deal maker. He came up with a creative, win-win deal structure, helped management and owners on both sides to see why it made sense and delivered an outcome that everyone is extremely pleased with. "
Tim Storer CEO
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Sharp Analytics bridges the gap between on and offline data through the SharpView Marketing Analytics Platform. By integrating data from disparate sources, the Sharp Analytics Marketing platform provides a central “dashboard” view into all of your marketing programs that can be used to drive immediate decisions and – ultimately – ROI. Sharp Analytics combines the advantages of Web-based software – including ease-of-implementation and use – with ongoing dedicated analytics services to help you understand and enhance your data. Our background in data integration and analytics gives us the expertise to take data that is messy and incomprehensible, and make it meaningful and actionable for you. We act as your guide, providing quality analysis of complex data and can help you focus on channel synergy, tracking your competition and forecasting for improved performance.
Acquired by iCrossing, Inc. in February 2007
Ned Stringham brought insights and experience in our market space that helped us better position and grow our business. "
Chuck Sharp CEO
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