Talk:ON24

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Below section moved here until it can be cleaned up; it reads like an advertisement, in violation of WP policy. Davodd (talk) 02:41, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Awards and honors
 * ON24 and its current CEO Sharat Sharan have both received a number of industry awards, including: Sharat Sharan, Who’s Who in B-to-B, BtoB Magazine; Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Awards for Virtual Events and Webcasting Solutions; Technology and Innovation award, San Francisco Business Times; and Deloitte’s Silicon Valley Fast 50, the 50 fastest growing software companies in Silicon Valley.

Requesting changes to the article for correction
Explanation: I am requesting cleanup of the article to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. In the lead paragraph, I have suggested content edits in terms of language. In the history section, I have proposed removal of unsourced content, promotional information not directly relevant to the page. I also have requested latest company developments to be added to the page as an update. Once the changes are considered and implemented, could you please remove the tag at the top of the page. Thank you.

Change 1

Please change the lead section from the existing one to the proposed new one:

From: ON24, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that markets products and services based upon webcasting and virtual event and environment technology.

ON24 is a privately held company whose primary venture capital investors are Goldman Sachs, Gold Hill Capital, U.S. Venture Partners, Canaan Partners and Rho Ventures.

To: ON24, Inc. is a San Francisco-based web experience, virtual event and environment technology company. It is a private, venture-backed company with funding from Goldman Sachs, Gold Hill Capital, U.S. Venture Partners, Canaan Partners and Rho Ventures.

❌ The change is too promotional.

Change 2

Please change the history section from the existing one:

History
The company was founded in 1998 under the name Newsource with an initial idea to become a distribution center for Internet-based video press releases. In 1999, the company changed its name to ON24 and changed its focus to being an online financial news streaming media source. The company hired Mitch Ratcliffe to form a news team based in San Francisco. ON24 News became the first news operation to provide on-demand streaming audio and video news product made specifically for an Internet audience. The news team produced more than 79,000 audio and video news reports of between 1 minute and three hours in length. Viewers were able to subscribe to news based on the specific companies in which they invested or by industry sector. Each viewer's stream was customized based on their preferences, a mode of delivery that remains unique.

At its height in 2000, the ON24 News staff numbered more than 100 with international reporters in cities such as New York, London and Tel Aviv. Its content was syndicated to various financial portals such as Merrill Lynch, E-Trade and the Nasdaq trading floor. On August 1, 2002, ON24 shuttered its news operation, citing a lack of interest in Internet-based financial news in the wake of the dot-com bust.

In 2003, ON24 introduced a web-based video publishing platform that enables users to self-produce live and on-demand webcasts. ON24 Webcast Center has been adopted across the publishing, medical education and enterprise sectors. ON24 enters 2006 with 20 consecutive quarters of revenue growth, a customer list featuring some of the world's largest companies, and the experience of producing more than 100,000 successful webcasts.

The ON24 Webcast Center platform launched in 2002. In 2006 ON24 began its global expansion and now has local presence in the US, the UK, Australia, Singapore and Spain. With its current expansion in China and certified global partner network, ON24 provides local support in almost every country in the world. In 2008 ON24 launched its virtual event platform, ON24 Virtual Show. In 2009 ON24 was recognized with Frost & Sullivan’s virtual events market leadership award, and in 2010 ON24 received a second market share leadership award from Frost & Sullivan, for web events.

2010 saw the launch of ON24’s Virtual Briefing Center, a virtual environment platform used for a wide range of applications, such as training, marketing, product launches and corporate and HR communications; and ON24 Social Webcasting, an open webcasting platform which integrates with the major social networking applications and provides a user-controlled experience.

ON24 launched the Platform 10 communications platform in 2011. Platform 10 features social media integration and mobile device delivery and is accessible from Internet Explorer and Firefox. All ON24 products are based on the platform, including Webcast Elite, a do-it-yourself webcasting solution which was also launched in 2011. In 2012 ON24 announced a product development strategy based on a new Virtual Communications Platform.

In 2013, ON24 focused on the virtual marketing experience and the momentum of Webcast Elite. 2014 was a big year for ON24's Webcast Elite product adding the Marketing Edition, Engagement Score and Integration Services. Through the Integration Services, ON24 integrates with marketing automation partners such as Marketo, Eloqua, Exact Target, Hubspot, Microsoft CRM, NetSuite, Salesforce.com, Silverpop and Act-On. In 2015, ON24 is focusing on providing a webinar based solution for marketers.

to the proposed new one:

History
ON24 was founded in 1998 by Csaba Fikker, Bill Bales and Nina Chen as News Direct, to become a distribution center for Internet-based video press releases. After an initial investment the co founders and board of Directors such as Yosi Amram hired Sharat Sharan as a CEO.In 1999, with Sharat Sharan as CEO the company changed its name to ON24 and focused on being an online financial news streaming media source. Mitch Ratcliffe was hired as editor-in-chief and vice-president of programming to expand the company is in San Francisco. In August 2002, it discontinued its news operation. The ON24 Webcast Center platform was launched in 2002.

In 2006, ON24 began its global expansion with presence in the US, the UK, Australia, Singapore and Spain. With expansion in China and certified global partner network, ON24 provides local support in almost every country in the world. In 2008, the company launched its virtual event platform, ON24 Virtual Show. In 2009, it was recognized with Frost & Sullivan’s virtual events market leadership award, and in 2010 it received a second market share leadership award from Frost & Sullivan, for web events.

In 2010, ON24 launched Virtual Briefing Center, a virtual environment platform used for a wide range of applications, such as training, marketing, product launches and corporate and HR communications; and ON24 Social Webcasting, an open webcasting platform which integrates with the major social networking applications and provides a user-controlled experience.

ON24 launched the Platform 10 communications platform in 2011. Platform 10 features social media integration and mobile device delivery and is accessible from Internet Explorer and Firefox. All ON24 products are based on the platform, including Webcast Elite, a do-it-yourself webcasting solution which was also launched in 2011. In 2012, ON24 announced a product development strategy based on a new Virtual Communications Platform.

In 2013, ON24 focused on the virtual marketing experience and the momentum of Webcast Elite. It introduced marketing edition, engagement score and integration services. Through the integration services, ON24 integrates with marketing automation partners such as Marketo, Eloqua, Exact Target, Hubspot, Microsoft CRM, NetSuite, Salesforce.com, Silverpop and Act-On. In 2015, ON24 focused on providing a webinar-based solution for marketers.

❌ The history section needed a lot of work in this article. I compared the text in the article to the sources and deleted unverified information, promotional language and non-notable events. After looking at the proposed text above, I decided that this information could not be added because of unreliable sources and non-notable information.

Change 3

Please add the following updates to the 'History' section:

In 2016, ON24 raised $25 million from Goldman Sachs. The funds were utilized to expand operations in Sydney, Australia and to release the inaugural annual Webinar Benchmarks Report. In 2017, the company hosted its inaugural Webinar World conference in San Francisco featuring speakers from Microsoft, LinkedIN, and SAP. The conference has expanded into a global event series with editions in London, Sydney, and Singapore.

I cannot access the Fortune magazine article. Can you email me a pdf of the article by following this link: Special:EmailUser/Z1720

The company integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 in 2018 for marketing campaigns. In January 2019, ON24 launched ON24 Target, a personalized content solution designed to engage and convert prospects. In March 2019, ON24 and Marketo partnered to help customers deliver an end-to-end demand generation solution. In December 2019, the company announced its expansion plans into Canada.

❌ Non-notable, promotional material. If the company actually expands into Canada (not just announces it) then we can add this information.

In May 2020, the company was reported to have reached over $100 million ARR, according to TechCrunch. In September 2020, the company launched ON24 Conversion Tools, a set of solutions designed to support insights into buying signals and enable sales teams to prioritize and personalize interactions with leads.

❌ I don't know what an AAR is and I do not know why it is notable. The second sentence is not notable.

Change 4

Please update the new logo of the company to be displayed in the infobox of the article -

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--GoMetroGo (talk) 20:57, 27 October 2020 (UTC)


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Hi I see that you reverted my edit. What are some of the concerns with the edit? Z1720 (talk) 03:15, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
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