PicPocket adds to Executive team; appoints Jim Carpenter as Vice President, Partnerships

AUSTIN, Texas - March 7, 2016 - PRLog -- PicPocket, a live events’ geofencing platform which enables the real-time capture, curation, mining and visualization of location-based content, announces the appointment of James ‘Jim’ Carpenter to Vice President of Partnerships.

Jim is a senior, Broadcast and Media Entertainment executive who has built a career out of designing and delivering enterprise-scale technology solutions for global Fortune 500 companies. His proven track-record for developing and managing successful partnerships is a direct reflection of his strong technology background, thirty years of business experience and the ability to identify and effect simple solutions through the creative use of IT.

“We are excited to have Jim on board to promote PicPocket with digital media properties, venues and brands alike,” stated Wolfram Gauglitz, President and CEO of PicPocket, Inc. “His understanding of what is important and valuable to global Broadcast and Media companies will help position PicPocket with leaders in the content and media space. We look forward to leveraging the strong relationships he has developed with industry leaders over the years.”

“PicPocket is as unique a platform as it is an application,” explains Carpenter. “When you consider how early they were in carving out their approach to geofencing-based, content curation, it’s a wonder that #hashtags or event-codes caught on at all. It’s the evolution of photo-sharing. Now with augmented reality capabilities, PicPocket has all the building blocks necessary to deliver an effortless, interactive user experience the likes of which event-goers will come to expect from live events.”

About

Prior to joining PicPocket, Jim was a Vice President at CBS Corporation. In addition to delivering critical business solutions, his responsibilities included setting strategy, revenue growth, cost avoidance and cultivating relationships with CBS’s partners. Prior to joining CBS, Jim held a Director position at Time Inc., where he was charged with delivering its critical titles to the digital media market, and where he launched several innovative mobile products and successful advertising campaign tracking systems. Jim is an avid boater, a NAUI SCUBA diver, and a licensed private pilot.

PicPocket is an Internet startup with offices in Austin and Dallas, TX. PicPocket’s technology enables friends and family to curate content from any live event, thereby eliminating the pain, frustration and clumsiness of modern day photo-sharing. Use cases for PicPocket eventsharing™ include weddings, family reunions, youth sports, concerts, and any other setting where pictures are taken.

PicPocket is available from both iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ai/app/picpocket/id972794515?mt=8) and Google Play.

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