Andover, MA., December 18, 2008 - JAZD Markets, the leader in on-line B2B directory driven marketing as a service, today announced that it has recently closed an $8 Million Series A round of investment in the company. The round of investment was jointly led by Commonwealth Capital Ventures and Pilot House Ventures. JAZD will leverage the investment capital to accelerate the build-out of its directory marketing platform and expand relationship with B2B Trade Publishers. "This new funding will take JAZD Markets to profitability and assure our position as the definitive leader in on-line directory driven marketing as a service platform for B2B Publishers and their advertising clients," said Jamie Bedard, Founder and CEO of JAZD Markets. "The on-line B2B directory market has been poorly served by traditional technology only providers leaving Publishers with few options. JAZD changes the game for Publishers by delivering a turn-key publisher branded directory platform built on leading web 2.0 technologies, powered by compelling SEO/SEM traffic generation and a dedicated sales force committed to rapid revenue growth for the partnership."
The company also announced that it has recently added technology innovator David Block as VP of Engineering. It also added Michelle Palmer as the VP of Business Development. Palmer is a proven B2B publishing executive and will be focused on establishing deep partnership with publishers. JAZD also adds Search Marketing & SEO Expert Eric Melin as VP, Traffic Generation. The team will report directly to Founder and CEO, Jamie Bedard. About JAZD Markets: Located in Andover, Mass, Jazd! is a comprehensive MaaS platform company built by on-line marketers and B2B publishers to deliver the highest tangible return from on-line marketing investment available today.
As the leading on-line directory driven marketing solution for B2B, Jazd! is changing the way on-line marketing works by aligning buyers and sellers together in highly informative, measurable and easy-to-navigate environments. Jazd! partners with leading B2B publishers, industry associations and social networks to deliver Web 2.0 enabled vertical marketplaces built upon a foundation of integrated directory placement, high quality traffic generation, social tools, click-track analytics and vertical search functionality into comprehensive marketing as a service (MaaS) platforms.
JAZD.net adds David Southwick as SVP of Sales and Service - JAZD Markets, the leader in on-line B2B directory-driven Marketing as a Service (MaaS) platforms, today announced that David Southwick has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Serv .. (47 Views)
