“Funding to make retailers better at selling online”… Following the announcement of Series A funding by GLP, Geekwire’s James Thorne interviewed Ideoclick’s Justin Leigh and Tom Furphy to gain insight into how the investments will impact Ideoclick and sister-company Replenium’s value to clients. Read the full article here.
CNBC today covered the news of Ikea’s recent decision to discontinue selling directly on Amazon and the potential challenges brands could face when cutting their Amazon ties.
Ideoclick CEO, Justin Leigh provides perspective within the article, representing the company’s years of experience at Amazon and advocating for brands selling on Amazon.
The full article can be viewed here.
SEATTLE, WA — November 7, 2019 – Ideoclick, Inc., the leading comprehensive Amazon managed services provider designed to help clients generate predictive and profitable results, today announced that it has raised a $7 million Series A round from GLP, a leading global investment manager that specializes in logistics and related technologies.
The funding enables Ideoclick to increase its investment in human and technology resources and accelerate its rate of growth. Further, the company will develop an expanded partner network offering and additional technology advancements to provide cumulative client value.
“Our strategic knowledge and comprehensive suite of services have been the keys to brands succeeding on Amazon,” said Ideoclick CEO Justin Leigh. “GLP’s investment enables us to rapidly respond to increasing client interest in our services and extend the value we provide to our existing clients with additional resources and technologies.”
“The Ideoclick team’s use of e-commerce expertise and technology is transforming the way brand manufacturers sell on Amazon,” stated executive leadership from GLP. “We are excited to work with such an impressive and experienced team to help brands increase profitability.”
Established in 2009 by former Amazon executives Justin Leigh and Tom Furphy, Ideoclick will maintain its private majority ownership. John Zagula, advisor and founding partner of Ignition Capital, as well as a member of the GLP team, will join Ideoclick’s Board of Directors.
Ideoclick, Inc., a fullservice Amazon managed services provider, today announces its inclusion in the Amazon
Advertising find-a-partner directory. Amazon Advertising has published a directory of Amazon selected advertising
providers, including Ideoclick. Amazon, the Seattle-based company that strives to be the earth’s most customer
-centric company, achieved BrandZ’s top ranking in the 100 Most Valuable Global Brands for 2019.
The Amazon Advertising find-a-partner directory is a list of agencies and tool providers who support
Amazon Advertising services. Ideoclick supports Amazon Advertising services by providing full-service
account management and strategic, experienced support of clients’ Amazon Advertising campaigns
including Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, Stores, Display, Custom, Video, and Amazon DSP
(demand side platform), which enables advertisers to programmatically buy display and video ads.
“Our client success directors and marketing managers have broad eCommerce expertise and deep Amazon
Advertising experience and are continually applying proven strategies for the benefit of our clients,” said Ben
Winters, Ideoclick’s Managing Director of Client Success. “We are proud to be included in this list of recognized
Amazon Advertising agencies and tool providers.”
Founded in 2008, Ideoclick, Inc. is an eCommerce advisory, technology and managed services firm that
helps over 200 brand manufacturers across a broad range of product categories go to market and increase sales
through Amazon and other eCommerce channels. Ideoclick is a leader in Amazon end-to-end expertise and services,
including advisory, supply chain strategy, catalog management, chargeback and operational support as well as
marketing and content campaign design, optimization and automation. Driven by a combination of powerful,
proprietary software and a tenacious client services team of eCommerce experts, Ideoclick offers a complete range
of services designed to help clients generate predictive and profitable results on eCommerce platforms.
On The Move, the Yahoo Finance digital streaming news segment that looks at top headlines and in-depth analysis of what is moving the markets, reported on Amazon Prime Day and sought insight from Ideoclick’s CEO Justin Leigh. In this segment, Leigh discusses Amazon Prime Day changes over the years from the brand participation standpoint, how Ideoclick helps brands navigate the Amazon platform, and customer behavior data that drives the Amazon recommendation engine. You can view the news segment here.