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title: "The Latest From Earshot"
url: https://earshotinc.com/news-and-press/
description: "“Earshot combines user profiles with location data, so it can recommend who to reach out to on social media and what to say to them.”"
published: 2014-06-16
updated: 2014-06-16
---

# The Latest From Earshot

Published 2014-06-16

# Earshot in the News

[TechCrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/16/earshot-funding/)

> “Earshot combines user profiles with location data, so it can recommend who to reach out to on social media and what to say to them.”

[CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/id/101763565)

> “with location as a key filter, the data becomes as valuable as the engagement itself.”

[Digital Journal](http://www.digitaljournal.com/internet/look-listen-leap-social-media-world-forum-north-america-2014/article/385298)

> “Types of tools that could identify smaller yet powerful data sets, in real-time”

[Crain’s](http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140607/ISSUE02/140609888/how-much-of-the-old-business-belongs-in-the-new-one)

> “We’re seeing signs that are good: affirmation from customers who are telling us that we’re helping them do their job more effectively.”

[tastytrade](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu5EKo4uUk0)

> “It’s very cool. I love it.”

[UNTETHER.tv](http://untether.tv/2014/episode-490-capitalizing-on-the-geofence-of-interest-with-earshot-co-founder-david-rush/)

> “It’s about being proactive and finding personalized ways to communicate directly with people that are meaningful.”

[Street Fight](http://streetfightmag.com/2013/11/25/6-tools-smbs-can-use-to-monitor-customer-sentiment/)

> “The platform sifts through social media signals and identifies those mentions that have “proximity-based value.” As a result, businesses get access to real-time sentiment levels at specific store locations, and they can measure social lift based on the interactions that are being shared.”

[PR Daily](http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/15679.aspx)

> “These proactive engagements based on proximity yielded invaluable earned media and lift for the brand that would have been previously missed.”

# Earshot Press Releases

## [Earshot Raises $1.7M to Help Brands Discover and Acquire New Customers at the Right Place, Right Time Through Social Media](https://earshotinc.com/earshot-raises-1-7m-to-help-brands-discover-and-acquire-new-customers-at-the-right-place-right-time-through-social-media/)

Location-based platform helps brands proactively engage consumers to increase conversion rates, drive brand affinity, and improve social ROI CHICAGO, IL (June 16, 2014) – Earshot, a location-based social media engagement and intelligence platform, announced today that...