Landmark Ventures and ShellyPalmer Join Forces - Shelly Palmer

There is a saying I'm quite fond of... "Right now, at this moment, you are experiencing the slowest rate of technological change you will ever experience for the rest of your life." If it's true, and I believe it is, then what kind of business do you need to invent to deal with it?

We are pleased to announce the formation of Landmark | ShellyPalmer, a new partnership for new media deals, combining world-class investment banking, strategic advisory and event management.

The JV will advise clients related to their merger & acquisition strategies, strategic financing initiatives, and development of key strategic partnerships. It also brings together both company's strategic consulting groups, business development practices and event planning and production businesses.

Landmark Ventures Investment Banking Group is highly focused and deeply experienced in managing complex transactions across the technology and digital media sectors including: buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions; private placements; and strategic advisory. "Landmark draws on the collective experience and expertise of our world-class team to provide the highest caliber of service across the emerging technology and investment and M&A landscapes," said Zeev Klein, Managing Director, Landmark Ventures. "This new partnership is specifically designed for public corporations, growth investors and savvy entrepreneurs looking to execute on the massive growth opportunities available across the new media landscape."

ShellyPalmer is an industry-leading advisory and business development firm offering deep subject matter expertise and strategic counsel to leading brands, media, advertising, entertainment and technology companies with a special emphasis on connected consumers. "Our mission is to help you succeed in a Connected World," said Shelly Palmer, Managing Director, Digital Media Group, Landmark Ventures | ShellyPalmer. "Partnering with Landmark Ventures enables us to help our clients with a greater range of Investment Banking and Business Development services. But, the magic of this joint venture is the combined skills and market expertise of our two teams. Our combined team provides extraordinary vision and transactional capabilities and I'm very excited to work with them to help our clients achieve their strategic and financial goals."

Landmark Ventures | ShellyPalmer will focus on:

• IoT (Internet of Things, Devices, Sensors, Connected World)

• Consumer Electronics (Hardware, Software, Content and Brands)

•Video (Streaming, Monetization, Creation, Discovery)

•Security & Privacy (Personal, SMB and Enterprise)

•Mobile (Connected Consumers, eCommerce, UX and UI)

•Path to Purchase (Shopper Marketing, Retail and Consumer Experiences)

•Programmatic (AdTech, Big Data and Analytics)

Landmark Ventures | ShellyPalmer annual events include:

•Media Technology Summit (New York)

•Social Innovation Summit at the UN (New York)

•Social Innovation Summit Palo Alto (Silicon Valley)

•Israel Dealmakers Summit (Tel Aviv & New York)

•Landmark CIO Summit (New York)

•CES VIP Tours & Executive Experiences (Las Vegas)

•MWC VIP Tours & Executive Experiences (Barcelona)

•ShellyPalmer Innovation Series Breakfasts (NY, LA, Las Vegas)

•ShellyPalmer Invitation-only Dinners (NY, LA, SF, Seattle)

Landmark Ventures | ShellyPalmer offers an end-to-end solution for your business development, advisory and investment banking needs. We're looking forward to discussing how we can work together to help you achieve your business goals. For more information visit www.shellypalmer.com or www.landmarkventures.com.

Shelly Palmer is Managing Director, Digital Media Group at Landmark Ventures/ShellyPalmer. He is a trusted strategic advisor to the C-Suite of leading digital media, content, broadcasting and technology firms and a key driver of market, technology and strategic direction, as well as acquisition strategies, for his clients such as Unilever, Travelers, Astra Zeneca, Ford, GE, Fox (21CF), Meredith, Viacom, CondéNast, Clear Channel and Verizon.

Palmer is well known as Fox 5 New York's on-air tech expert and for his work on the Emmy-nominated television show, Shelly Palmer Digital Living and the host of as his nationally syndicated daily radio report on United Stations Radio Networks. He is the patented inventor of the underlying technology for Enhanced Television used by programs such as ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and ESPN's Monday Night Football.

An award-winningcomposer, producer, writer and director, Palmer has worked with hundreds of brands, agencies, broadcasters, publishers and tech platforms on advertising and marketing campaigns such as,Meow Mix, Burger King and The City of Las Vegas.

He is the author ofTelevision Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV 2nd Edition(York House Press, 2008) the seminal book about the technological, economic, and sociological forces that are changing everything , Overcoming The Digital Divide: How to use Social Media and Digital Tools to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career (York House Press, 2011) and Digital Wisdom: Thought Leadership for a Connected World (York House Press, 2013). For more information, visitshellypalmer.com.

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