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Utah Money Watch provides perspective and contextual insights on all financial aspects of the Sales+Marketing industry within Utah, from eCommerce to retail sales and from MarTech and SalesTech software, including various agencies.

Rant No. 3 from "Publisher Politis" — Stop Pretending You Actually Want to Talk with Journalists, Let Alone be Helpful

Rant No. 3 from "Publisher Politis" — Stop Pretending You Actually Want to Talk with Journalists, Let Alone be Helpful

It's okay if your firm doesn't actually want to talk to, or work with, journalists. That's one of the benefits of being in a free country. Just don't pretend otherwise.

Utah Set a New Record of at Least $39.2 Billion in Equity Deals in 2023 vs. the Previous High of $31.2 Billion Set in 2021, the Latest "Deal Flow Report" Says

Utah Set a New Record of at Least $39.2 Billion in Equity Deals in 2023 vs. the Previous High of $31.2 Billion Set in 2021, the Latest "Deal Flow Report" Says

M&A activity in Utah in 2023 represented over 91.3% of ALL known equity transactions that occurred in the state last year.

Utah's Top 19 Financial and Business News Nuggets from the First Half of May 2024 that You Might have Missed

Utah's Top 19 Financial and Business News Nuggets from the First Half of May 2024 that You Might have Missed

NOTE: This writeup includes news about 20 Utah-based firms, 18 separate executives, and the death of one former public official.

OPINION: The Seven Most Intriguing Startups I Saw at Last Week's Investors Choice Conference

OPINION: The Seven Most Intriguing Startups I Saw at Last Week's Investors Choice Conference

What were the seven most compelling and intriguing businesses that presented during last week's Investors Choice conference? I share my thoughts in this report.

Kinect Capital Welcomes 23 Presenting Companies to this Week's Investor Choice Conference in Salt Lake City

Kinect Capital Welcomes 23 Presenting Companies to this Week's Investor Choice Conference in Salt Lake City

"According to Kinect Capital, its data says that since 2009 Investors Choice alumni firms have raised over $1.2 billion in investment capital while also achieving financial exits of over $10 billion."

Utah's Top 9 Business "News Nuggets" from the Past Week: 1—7 October 2023

Utah's Top 9 Business "News Nuggets" from the Past Week: 1—7 October 2023

Enclosed below (in no particular order), are Utah's Top 9 Business "News Nuggets" from 1—7 October 2023 that may not have hit your radar: * Heber, Utah-based Summit Engineering Group has been acquired by Atwell, a Southfield, Michigan-based consulting, engineering, and construction services firm with over

Some 30 Months on, Utah's Mercato Partners Completes Merger of its "Blank Check" Company with a Brazilian Firm

Some 30 Months on, Utah's Mercato Partners Completes Merger of its "Blank Check" Company with a Brazilian Firm

Almost exactly 2.5 years after one of Utah's largest and most successful investment and private equity firms filed paperwork with the SEC about its intent to conduct an IPO of its Special Purpose Acquisition Company, Mercato Partners Acquisition Corporation has now completed its "SPAC Merger"