Built in LA: An ever-changing landscape — how these startups help businesses survive

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The Times They Are a-Changin’.

53 years after Bob Dylan released his iconic protest song, there’s still a lot of change going on. Technology has shifted power to the consumer, and it’s more difficult for companies to get products in front of the right eyes.

While a new crop of e-commerce brands are attempting to disrupt the age-old commerce industry and others developing technologies to streamline marketing efforts, a number of tech companies thriving based off one intent: to help businesses get business.

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