Archive for the 'New at Bazaarvoice' Category

Bazaarvoice Moderation Team “Gold Club” reads more reviews than anyone else in the world

June 23rd, 2009 by Heather Brunner | Senior Vice President of Worldwide Client Services

This blog post is guest-written by Jennifer Griffin, Moderation Capacity Team Lead at Bazaarvoice.
It has been quite a month for Bazaarvoice! We were named Austin’s Best Place to Work, and our CEO Brett Hurt was just named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Austin. In addition to these very prestigious awards, Bazaarvoice awarded [...]

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Brett Hurt, Our CEO, Founder & Friend, Named Austin’s Entrepreneur of the Year

May 31st, 2009 by Brant Barton | Co-Founder and VP of Business Development

It’s been an exciting couple of weeks at Bazaarvoice. First, on May 21st, Bazaarvoice was named the #1 Best Place to Work in Austin. We got a great photo of our entire team, including international team members who were in town for our quarterly company offsite at the Alamo Drafthouse, in front of our massive [...]

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What Happened at the Bazaarvoice Social Commerce Summit?

May 3rd, 2009 by Sam Decker | Chief Marketing Officer

The second annual Bazaarvoice Social Commerce Summit U.S. ended Wednesday.  We limited attendance to 300, but truthfully we oversold with over 340 registered (70% year-on-year attendance growth). We were thankful for this “good problem to have,” especially as many conferences are 30-40% down or cancelled.
The theme of the Summit was “The New ROI: Return on [...]

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Q&A with Mike Maples, Jr. (new Bazaarvoice advisor & investor)

March 13th, 2009 by Sam Decker | Chief Marketing Officer

Behind a great company is a great board of directors, board of advisors, and investors. At Bazaarvoice, we count ourselves fortunate with advisors and investors who have chosen to put their time and resources behind our venture. Today, we’re pleased to continue the trend, and announce that Mike Maples, Jr. has joined as a Bazaarvoice [...]

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Bazaarvoice Talks Multi-Channel Marketing Over Lunch

March 5th, 2009 by Michael Osborne | Sr. Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Bazaarvoice not only has the best solutions in the social commerce industry – it presents them in style.
A couple of weeks ago, Bazaarvoice hosted a business luncheon for 40 attendees from companies such as M and M Direct, Hamleys, and Lands’ End at the Century Club, an exclusive central London media club in the Soho district. Opening speaker Justin [...]

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Ken Saunders Joins Our Team as CFO

January 21st, 2009 by Brett Hurt | Founder and CEO

Last week we made a big announcement.
I’m thrilled to announce that Ken Saunders has joined our executive team as CFO.  Ken is a very important addition to our team, and this was an exhaustive search.  For our rapid growth (more than 400 employees and 320 clients globally in less than 4 years since founding), plans for the future, and [...]

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The Year of Mobile

January 20th, 2009 by Mike Svatek | VP of Product Strategy

My first smart phone was a breath of fresh air! I stalled for years before buying my first smart phone because simply making calls and checking email on the go was not enough incentive to get rid of my trusty Motorola flip phone. I stuck with that flip phone for years while I saw BlackBerries [...]

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Samsung doubles up on credibility in their latest email

January 8th, 2009 by Heather Brunner | Senior Vice President of Worldwide Client Services

This blog was guest-written by Emily Yeck, Bazaarvoice Community Manager.
With the shift to all-digital television and the Super Bowl coming up, January is huge for TV manufacturers, and Samsung builds credibility in their latest email by highlighting awards and customer reviews!
This email announces their huge award winnings at CES – very timely, impressive news. [...]

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Bazaarvoice Foundation: 2008 in Numbers

December 22nd, 2008 by Brett Hurt | Founder and CEO

As I have written about on this blog and in interviews (like the one I did recently with Thom Singer on our culture), I strongly believe in nourishing the soul of our company.  Although the economy is very tough right now, we are very blessed to live in the wealthiest nation, to work at one [...]

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Bazaarvoice now on Twitter

December 19th, 2008 by Sam Decker | Chief Marketing Officer

As you’re “working” your way through this last Friday before Christmas, take a moment to check us out on Twitter (@bazaarvoice).
You’ll see what’s on our mind, new customers who have signed or launched, new research and articles we’re reading or writing, and, every once in awhile, some fun information about what’s going on “inside.”
We have [...]

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