Eric Garcetti is the 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles. His “back to basics” agenda is focused on job creation and solving everyday problems for L.A. residents. From 2001 until taking office as Mayor, he served as the Councilmember representing the 13th District which includes Hollywood, Echo Park, Silver Lake, and Atwater Village. Garcetti’s early outreach efforts to the tech community + solid…
On Tuesday October 27, Hollywood in Pixels hosted over 120 digital film marketers and agency execs for the Digital Marketing Disruptors in Film Awards, which was launched to highlight the preservation of digital marketing campaigns. Bettina Sherick, former SVP, Digital Strategic Marketing at 20th Century Fox International, realized that there was no organized effort around preserving digital marketing campaigns for film, and…
Santa Monica-based VOW TO BE CHIC (link) has already revolutionized the wedding industry with its bridesmaid dress rental marketplace (which, for anyone who has been chosen as a bridesmaid, knows how expensive such an honor can be – especially chosen for multiple weddings over the years), but has taken the process a step further by introducing THE BRIDAL SUITE. THE BRIDAL SUITE,…
LA Economic Development Council (LAEDC) just published a report on the area’s Aerospace Industry, a massive bright spot on top of an already-bustling tech community. You can find the report here. Among the findings: So Cal’s Advantages include a deep ecosystem of aerospace talent, suppliers, specialized service providers; an active defense sectorengineering prowess; a culture of embracing technological innovation, risk taking, and…
We’ve been fans of FEM Inc’s socially-conscious programming and next-level analytics tools for some time, so it’s great when you’re able to help tell the story of good people doing awesome things: Los Angeles-based media technology firm FEM Inc announced the launch of PRIZMA, a video engagement platform that powers smart syndication, video discovery and sustainable monetization. The company, founded by former…
CAMERON KASHANI is the Godmother of Silicon Beach, having cofounded LA’s first coworking space, Coloft, in 2010. Coloft has been home to over 1400 alumni, including Uber LA, Instacart, and Fullscreen. After a prolonged divorce from her husband and business partner, Kashani has since gone on to work with 4000+ Entrepreneurs and 650+ startups, and is an advisor to Bixel Exchange, as…
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!! Huge congrats for Nanxi Liu and the entire Enplug team for winning the Showstopper Startup Competition in Vegas. Culver City-based Enplug’s software enables clients to seamlessly engage with audiences via interactive social feeds, live news, and more. Enplug works with every single large social app to create more engagement, awareness, and sales. Existing customers include Radisson, Toyota, Marriott,…
“If you want to fly to Mars, fly to where Mars will be a year from now, or you will miss it.” Wise words from former Sony President of Marketing Dwight Caines, who was honored at the 2nd annual Hollywood in Pixels event, founded by former 20th Century Fox International executive Bettina Sherick. Caines spent nearly two decades at Sony, pushing the…
