Press releases

For Public Relations Inquiries, contact Rachael Himsel

2012

5.3.2012

Not Just for Talking: Nearly 40% of U.S. Adult Mobile Phone Owners Say Making Purchases via their Device is Important, as Phone is Seen Increasingly as a Commerce Tool

2011

12.5.2011

Introducing ValuText A Free Discount Program Created for You

11.28.2011

O2 Launches Location-based Mobile Marketing Service in Ireland, Placecast Providing Geofencing Platform

8.15.2011

Placecast Expands its Geofence Mobile Marketing Platform, ShopAlerts, to Integrate with Retailer Apps

7.21.2011

Placecast Unveils ShopAlerts Self-Serve, B2B Solution that Enables SMBs to Launch Location Based Mobile Campaigns Quickly

2.28.2011

AT&T Advanced Ad Solutions Launches ShopAlerts by AT&T, a Groundbreaking Location-Based Marketing Service Featuring Special Offers from Leading National Brands

2010

10.25.2010

Placecast partners with White House Black Market to Launch FashionAlerts, Location-Based Geo-Fence Marketing

10.14.2010

O2 launches UK's first location-based mobile marketing

8.18.2010

Placecast and Location Labs Partner to Deliver ShopAlerts Geo-Fence Marketing Service to over 180 Million Handsets in the US

8.12.2010

Time-Strapped Parents Take Lead in Mobile Marketing Interest According to Placecast Survey

7.9.2010

Tribune Media Services Partners with Placecast on MatchAPI Platform

7.1.2010

Mobile Marketing Alerts Drives 1/3 of Recipients Into Stores, 27 Percent To Make Purchases According to New Survey by Placecast

5.28.2010

Placecast: Location Data Sets are up to 40% Incorrect - MatchAPI "Cleans" Data, Attracts More than 200 Major and Independent Location-Based Service Developers in 60 days

5.4.2010

Placecast's ShopAlerts Picks Up Fifth Award Distinction of the Year: Official Honoree of 2010 Webby Awards

4.14.2010

1020 Placecast Releases Free "Retail Goes Mobile" Report focuses on transformation of trends in mobile marketing, how retailers are using mobile to drive consumers into physical stores

3.31.2010

Announcing Placecast Match API, a Rosetta Stone for Location-Based Companies to Monetize More Effectively

3.24.2010

Placecast Secures an Additional $3 Million in Series B Funding To Expand Its Location-Based Mobile Marketing Service, ShopAlerts

3.11.2010

Announcing "Retail Goes Mobile: Finding New Consumer Connections through Mobile Devices," Free Webinar Hosted by Placecast

3.4.2010

1020 Placecast Wins 2010 National Retail Federation Gold Racie Award in Mobile/Apps Category

3.1.2010

1020 Placecast Named Finalist in 2010 National Retail Federation RACie Award in Mobile/Apps Category

2.25.2010

Placecast Launches ShopAlerts, a Location-Based Mobile Marketing Service Designed for Retailers to Drive Foot Traffic into Physical Stores

1.28.2010

Alcatel Lucent and 1020 Placecast Program Named as Finalist in 2010 Global Mobile Awards

2009

12.22.2009

Retail Experts Discuss Strategies to Drive Foot Traffic and Sales Through Mobile Marketing as Moderated by Jayne O'Donnell of USA Today Full Webinar Now Available at www.placecast.com/blog

11.18.2009

Location-Based Marketing Platform, 1020 Placecast, Secures $5 Million In Series B Funding

10.15.2009

New 1020 Placecast Survey Shows 42% of 18-34 Year-Old Cell Phone Owners Are Interested In Receiving Location Based Advertising Specials, Provided They Opt-In For Such Alerts

9.24.2009

1020 Placecast Announces Series 2: The Mobile Mom of Six-Part Study Entitled, 'The Alert Shopper,' Where Real People Talk about The Role of the Mobile Device in Commerce, Marketing and Coupons

9.9.2009

1020 Placecast Announces a Six-Part Study Entitled, 'The Alert Shopper,' Where Real People Talk about The Role of the Mobile Device in Commerce, Marketing and Coupons

6.2.2009

Useful Networks and 1020 Placecast to Offer Consumers Customized Store Locators on Mobile Phones

5.21.2009

Alcatel-Lucent and 1020 Placecast to Deliver Unique Location-Based Mobile Advertising Service to Network Providers and Brands

4.24.2009

Location-Based Advertising Network, 1020 Placecast, Triples Publisher Network to 250 Partners in Six Months and Now Reaches 100 Million Users

1.27.2009

Location-Based Advertising Network Executives in High Demand

1.26.2009

Location-Based Advertising a Trend to Watch in 2009 as 1020 Placecast Executives Discuss the Industry at WCA LBS SIG, Internet2Go and Telecom Council Conferences

2008

12.16.2008

Placecast Identifies the Top Digital Advertising Trends in 2009

12.10.2008

Interactive Advertising Veteran, Jeff Montgomery, Joins 1020 Placecast as Chief Revenue Officer

11.18.2008

Trulia.com and Placecast Partner to Increase Relevance of Ads with Audience Targeting and Dynamic Messaging

9.23.2008

Online Advertising Veteran, Alistair Goodman, Joins Leading Location-Based Advertising Network, 1020 Placecast, as Chief Executive Officer

9.4.2008

Leading Local Events Website, Eventful, Taps 1020 Placecast for Multi-Channel Location-Based Advertising

8.15.2008

1020 Placecast Delivers More Relevant Online Ads Using Real-Time Location Information

5.22.2008

1020 Placecast Elects Online Advertising Industry Leader Rich LeFurgy To Board Of Directors