Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
104
West Partners, a strategic communications firm specializing in
innovative technology companies, today announced it has expanded its
consumer technology client portfolio with the addition New York-based, Daily
Makeover, Inc., a leader in interactive media and virtual reality
try-on technology.
“Like many great technology companies, Daily Makeover has a primary
service and then an underlying significance that requires a little more
inspection,” said Patrick
Ward, partner and chief strategic officer at 104 West Partners.
“Daily Makeover has a wonderfully entertaining web site that features
its virtual reality try-on technology which they also license to other
major beauty and style web sites. But the real value of the company is
its role in evolving how women interact with and ultimately decide to
purchase beauty products.”
Daily Makeover has been developing and delivering image processing tools
and technology for more than 10 years. The company licenses its turnkey try-on
tool and vast customizable content library to other publishers. Its
technology is currently licensed to 53 web sites in the USA and around
the world. With a library of 7,300 hairstyles and 6,000 beauty products
and accessories, Daily Makeover has deep content that its partners can
leverage to reach a unique set of audiences. The try-on technology is
used by Daily Makeover's own highly popular beauty website, DailyMakeover.com.
With more than four million members of its beauty community
DailyMakeover.com enables members to see themselves wearing numerous
hairstyles, cosmetics and accessory options to create their best looks,
which can be saved, printed or emailed. The website also offers up to
the minute trends, celebrity
hairstyles, and beauty
blogs for women to share style opinions and product reviews.
“104 West Partners is a strategic communications partner that has
designed a program that ties their results to our overall business goals
and objectives,” said Jeannette McClennan, CEO of Daily Makeover. “We’re
excited about the relationship we have forged with 104 West Partners and
in the short time we have been working with them they have already made
an impact on our business.”
In addition to strategic programs like social media work and community
building, 104 West is also engaged in a series of more traditional
consumer PR tactics, such as working with the beauty and style editorial
community and shaping trends and storylines in major media outlets. For
instance, 104 West worked closely with Daily Makeover to participate in
the extremely popular story surrounding the Scottish amateur singer, Susan
Boyle, and her meteoric rise to stardom. Working
with the national media, Daily Makeover helped show the world what
Ms. Boyle might look like with slightly altered hairstyle and make-up.
And as the cultural conversation ensued, 104 West and Daily Makeover
quickly polled
DailyMakeover.com visitors to gauge public opinion on makeovers in
general and not only discerned the popular viewpoint on Ms. Boyle’s
makeover, but also on general sentiment on makeovers in general. The
result was a central position for Daily Makeover in one of the most
closely watched beauty and style stories of the year.
About 104 West Partners
Founded in 2003, 104
West Partners is a strategic communications firm with offices in
Denver and Seattle. The firm specializes in working with innovative
companies to successfully launch a new business, refine existing market
positioning, introduce a new technology or product, enter into new
markets, or promote the next great idea by leveraging public relations,
analyst relations and other communications services. 104 West has been
instrumental in launching
critical technology categories, including anti-spyware software and
mobile games, among others. 104 West clients are funded by some of the
most respected venture capital firms in the world, including Kleiner,
Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Accel Partners, Sequel
Ventures Mayfield and Technology Crossover Ventures. For more
information, visit www.104west.com.
About Daily Makeover Inc.
Daily
Makeover, Inc. is a leader in interactive media and virtual reality
try-on technology. The company has been developing and delivering image
processing tools and technology for more than 10 years. With a library
of 7300
hairstyles and 6000 beauty products and accessories, Daily Makeover
has deep content that its partners can leverage to reach a unique set of
audiences. The try-on technology is used by Daily Makeover's own
highly-popular beauty website, DailyMakeover.com, as well as several
beauty and lifestyle sites and the sites of major brands. DailyMakeover,
Inc. is headquartered in New York City and is backed by Village
Ventures, Rho Canada and Borealis Ventures.