NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 07/25/11 — (OTCBB: AUGT) (“Augme”), a leader in full service mobile marketing solutions utilizing patented technology that enables the world-s largest brands to plan, build, deploy and track mobile marketing campaigns with their target audiences, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets and the business of JAGTAG, Inc., a privately held mobile marketing pioneer based in Princeton, New Jersey.
The total purchase price of $5.5 million was comprised of $5.25 million in Augme common stock and $250,000 in cash. JAGTAG-s ten employees have joined Augme, including Chief Executive Officer Edward Jordan, who is now Augme-s Chief Financial Officer. As of June 30, 2011, JAGTAG-s trailing twelve months revenues approximated $1.3 million.
“Augme now counts over three dozen Fortune 500 and Global Fortune 500 companies among its customers, and its account list includes over 150 brands that are either currently running mobile marketing campaigns or have recently completed a campaign,” observed Paul Arena, Chief Executive Officer of Augme Technologies, Inc. “In addition, the acquisition of JAGTAG has significantly expanded our intellectual property portfolio, which further strengthens our competitive offerings. With many cross-selling opportunities before us and enhanced patented technological capabilities, we believe Augme has strengthened its ability to provide client brands, agencies and partners with a full suite of products and services to create best of breed mobile marketing solutions with measured benefits.”
Augme Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: AUGT) provides strategic services and mobile technology to leading consumer and healthcare brands. Augme-s AD LIFE mobile marketing technology platform allows marketers, brands, and agencies the ability to plan, create, test, deploy, and track mobile marketing programs. Through the use of consumer response tags (CRTs) such as 2D codes, UPC codes, SMS, and Image Recognition, AD LIFE facilitates consumer brand interaction and the ability to track and analyze campaign results. Using its own patented device-detection and proprietary mobile content adaptation software, AD LIFE solves the mobile marketing industry problem of disparate operating systems, device types, and on-screen mobile content rendering. Augme also provides business to consumer utilities including national mobile couponing solutions, strategic mobile healthcare tools, custom mobile application development, and consumer data tracking and analytics. In addition to AD LIFE, Augme owns and licenses the digital broadcast platform BOOMBOX®. Augme is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit .
Augme Technologies, Inc., Augme, AD LIFE, BOOMBOX®, AD SERVE and the Augme logo are trademarks of Augme Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2009-11.
Unlike other 2D barcode systems, JAGTAG delivers multimedia to both smartphones and standard phones, without requiring the consumer to download an application prior to use. As a result, JAGTAG can share video, images, music and text with three times more mobile consumers than mobile web-dependent media. Anywhere mobile consumers encounter JAGTAGs, they can use their phones to request and immediately receive multimedia content, including video, audio, pictures, coupons and text. To learn more, visit .
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