Kathryn Barry, Kenshoo’s director of marketing, explained that, although the company has been growing exponentially and is already profitable, the added funding would help take the business to the next level. She said the company has distinguished itself with its client base thanks to the flexibility and scalability of the platform and the company’s ability to hire talent. Additionally, the fact that the software supports a multitude of languages has been an added benefit for large multinational customers.
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Additionally, the company’s focus on integrating its platform with a host of international search engines such as China’s Baidu provides some differentiation. Also, enabling marketers to closely manage campaign quality seems to have resonated with customers as evidenced by the more than 300 million ads that have been managed by the platform.
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The company was founded in 2006 in Tel Aviv, Israel and has offices in New York, San Francisco and London. Kenshoo last pulled in funds from Sequoia back in December.
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