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Hinge Global has hired former P&G and Nielsen senior executive to lead marketing.
A fast-growing Cincinnati business has more than doubled its space in a downtown office building to accommodate its rapid growth. It’s also adding international offices. Hinge, which helps companies sell their products on Amazon and other e-commerce platforms, has expanded to give it 10,000 square feet of contiguous space in the Edge at 310 Culvert St., CEO and founder Fred Killingsworth told me. The company had been in 4,000 square feet before expanding in May into space another tenant vacated.
“We were busting at the seams with 40 people in a little over 4,000 square feet,” Killingsworth said.
Hinge has about 30 openings right now. Jobs range from sales and account management to e-commerce, data analytics and project management. Go to Hinge’s website for details.
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CINCINNATI , April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hinge Global announced today that Dean Seifert joined as President and COO. As a member of the leadership team, he will oversee operations including creative, product and technology teams and will report directly to the CEO.
Seifert brings more than 25 years of global business leadership experience in both Fortune 500 and start-up companies. Previously, he held senior leadership positions at Amazon. As a Director and General Manager, Seifert was instrumental in growing the Amazon Gift Card program, launching several new products and expanding the offering throughout Europe and Asia . He also led Amazon's Dash Replenishment program within the Alexa organization, working with consumer electronics and appliance manufacturers to integrate automatic replenishment into internet-of-things (IoT) devices.
"Dean has…
Last month, Vora Ventures, an Ohio-based private equity firm focused on B2B technology companies, announced that it acquired Hinge. This partnership allows Hinge to increase its technology investments and rapidly expand its global footprint.
“We believe that the B2B2C commerce market is poised for explosive growth globally. Hinge’s proven value to its clients, trusted brand, and committed team will benefit from our global resources, strategic and infrastructural support, and business development expertise" Vora Ventures, Executive Chairman, Mahendra Vora said in announcing the investment.
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Hinge Consulting, a leading digital eCommerce consulting and management company, today announced the release of COReCommerce, a new e-commerce service offering with The CORE Group (TCG). The TCG/Hinge platform will provide seamless technology-enabled services that support national eCommerce strategy and execution for CORE's clients.
"Our mission is to combine The CORE Group's expertise with Hinge's technology and services to accelerate food service manufacturers' success on eCommerce platforms and Amazon," said Hinge Founder and CEO Fred Killingsworth.
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Vora Ventures, a U.S. based private equity firm specializing in building B2B information technology companies, announced today that it has acquired Cincinnati based Hinge, a digital commerce company that works with Fortune 1000 brands to increase their eCommerce revenues. The investment will support Hinge with continued global expansion, as well as access to data and technology support and services. The acquisition makes Hinge the industry leader and only choice for brands looking to significantly grow their digital eCommerce sales.
"The proven success of our customers over the last few years and the demand for digital commerce strategies, services and solutions are significant. The partnership with Vora unlocks an opportunity for Hinge to dramatically increase our investment in commerce technologies and rapidly…
Amazon is making third-party sellers more responsible about meeting package safety standards when they send inventory to be stored and shipped by Amazon. They recently rolled out new rules letting sellers know that they will charge penalty fees for packages that fail to comply with its safety requirements. This new move is expected to improve warehouse efficiency while reducing hazardous safety violations.
Hazardous issues arise mainly because third-party sellers are simply not aware of federal regulations when they ship their products to Amazon's warehouse. That makes it that much more difficult for Amazon to stay compliant, Killingsworth said.
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