Release 7 from experiential content platform Ceros is designed to supercharge the content design workflow and provide organizations with the ability to manage the creation, review and collaboration processes easily and securely.

Leadspace, a customer data platform developer, announced it has raised $46 million in a growth funding round led by venture capital company JVP, bringing the company to $100 million in total funding. In addition, the company hired Alex Yoder as its new CEO.

The Mx Group, a marketing agency, hired Nathan A. Ulery as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead corporate functions and inform digital strategy for the organization.

Ulery is experienced in delivering large-scale technology transformations with clients, leading three different technology consulting practices, integrating acquisitions and building leadership teams. In addition to his work at The Mx Group, Ulery will continue to serve on the board of directors at Chicago Scholars, which helps academically ambitious students from under-resourced communities navigate through academic and professional transitions.

“Nate has found himself at the intersection of technology and business throughout his career, and he played a key part in the growth of his last firm from 12 professionals to over 1,200,” said Andy Mahler, CEO and Founder of The Mx Group. “He has a passion for developing leaders. We couldn’t be happier to have him join us during this pivotal time of change and growth.”

While it’s safe to say computers will never be human, marketers are worrying about their job security as computers become advanced enough to be referred to as AI. Even with half of organizations implementing some shape or form of AI, the technology will never take over for marketers — in fact, it’s actually the opposite.

Banzai, an SaaS provider of marketing automation solutions, acquired start-up webinar platform Demio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The integration of Demio’s platform positions Banzai as a complete, end-to-end virtual event solution that includes targeted lead generation, virtual hosting and full webinar functionality.

“We at Demio are thrilled to partner with Banzai to further enable companies to supercharge their online events with an end-to-end solution that combines targeted outreach with a webinar platform built for marketing,” said David Abrams, Co-founder of Demio, in a statement. “Like Banzai, we've always been committed to providing results-focused, easy-to-use solutions, and this collaboration allows us to take that mission to the next level.”

Conversational marketing and sales platform Qualified hired former Salesforce executive Dan Darcy as its Chief Customer Officer. Darcy will be responsible for leading the company’s new customer program, which aims to enable customer success and develop valuable buyer relationships.

Contentstack, an omnichannel content experience platform, redesigned its content management system’s user interface (UI) for content editors and developers. By overhauling the UI, Contentstack intends to make its enterprise software more user-friendly.

Event platform Bizzabo joined Adobe’s Exchange Partner Program to enhance its event enablement capabilities for B2B marketers working in various types of event formats.

Kaon Interactive, a marketing and sales software company, promoted Dana Drissel to CMO, effective immediately. Drissel has spent 15 years with the company, building Kaon’s brand and messaging strategy, working closely with the sales team and expanding the marketing team’s reach and effectiveness.