TUCSON, AZ--(Marketwired - Jul 9, 2014) - AudioEye®, Inc. (OTCQB: AEYE) ("AudioEye"), creator of the Audio Internet® patented audio browsing and automated publishing technology platform, today announced that the Company has signed licensing and reseller agreements with PromotionPod®, LLC. ("PromotionPod"), which enables the world's largest brands to design, build, deploy and track mobile marketing campaigns for their target audiences. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, PromotionPod provides marketing solutions for many top consumer brands. PromotionPod's leadership team is comprised of executives with extensive expertise in product, retail, and loyalty marketing; shopper marketing; business insights; and brand development.
"Launching Audio Internet® into the consumer packaged goods, retail and couponing markets with PromotionPod brings to us many large brand client relationships and unique marketing platforms that can benefit from our core platform technology," stated Nathaniel Bradley, Chief Executive Officer of AudioEye, Inc. "A relationship with PromotionPod provides access to the newest, most innovative products on the market."
"Throughout our due diligence process, AudioEye has exceeded our expectations, and we believe there are a multitude of client experiences that can be created to deliver unique and innovative perspectives and new business opportunities to brand groups, manufacturers, retailers and packaging suppliers," stated Luke Niemela, Chief Executive Officer of PromotionPod. "We are very impressed with AudioEye's ability to provide our brand clients with communicative tools that provide engaging mobile experiences, while increasing product affinity and brand loyalty."
"Working within the consumer relationship marketing and loyalty space with Consumer Packaged Goods ("CPG") brands and retailers over the last twenty years, we know that personal and relevant communications are critical success factors for any customer loyalty program," added Niemela. "The next step towards personalization lies in customizable delivery of those messages to allow wide-range accessibility and audio controls."
AudioEye and PromotionPod have entered into an exclusive partnership for the CPG, retail and couponing marketplace that will provide large brand clients the opportunity to realize a significant return on their marketing and advertising expenditures. The arrangement will leverage both companies' technical capabilities and brand relationships to deliver enhanced value and reach to millions of consumers.
The companies expect to announce product and services availability and pricing within the next month.
About PromotionPod, LLC.
Located in Greenville, SC, PromotionPod is the marketplace for innovative technology that connects brands with their consumers and creates interactions that result in measureable sales at retail. Companies need real-time data, marketing insights, and custom solutions that provide a competitive edge. Consumers are wiser, faster, and have more control at their fingertips than ever before. Marketing efforts have to be cutting-edge, relevant, and measurable.
PromotionPod specializes in marketing and promotion software and technology that measures and tracks digital marketing efforts including couponing, digital media, and consumer data.
PromotionPod offers targeted software solutions, including SaaS solutions that allow for rapid deployment and require no capital investment by its clients. Cloud-based fully hosted software means no IT integration, no IT support, and full-featured, turnkey solutions designed to fit clients' unique needs and provide measurable ROI.
For more info, visit http://www.promotionpod.com.
About AudioEye, Inc.
Incorporated in 2005, AudioEye focuses on working to improve the mobility, usability and accessibility of all Internet-based content through the development, sale, licensing and use of its proprietary accessibility technologies. Audio Internet® is a technology that utilizes patented architecture to deliver a fully accessible audio equivalent of a visual or mobile website in a compliant format that can be navigated, utilized, interacted with and transacted from, without the use of a monitor or mouse, by individuals with visual impairments. For individuals with hearing impairments, the Audio Internet® provides captioning for websites, and the challenges of reaching those with other impairments are also addressed by the technology platform.
Complete with an ever-growing suite of utilities tailored to the needs of different disabled users, the AudioEye® Audio Internet® Accessibility Platform is a fully scalable cloud-based solution designed and developed to meet the needs and compliance mandates for an ever-growing demographic.
AudioEye's common stock trades on the OTCQB under the symbol "AEYE". Please visit http://www.audioeye.com for more information.
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