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Javelin Appoints Miller VP of Business Development

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March 18th 2008
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ADOTAS — Strategic marketing agency Javelin Direct has named Mark Miller vice president of business development. Miller will report directly to Eric Tolkin, chief marketing officer. “Mark’s clients can attest to his commitment and ingenuity in delivering measurable direct marketing solutions in support of their overall marketing goals,” said Gregory Banks, [...] more...

AdBrite Gains Daniel Issen

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February 28th 2008
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AdBrite announced today that Daniel Issen has officially joined the company in the position of Vice President of Engineering. Issen is now responsible for software development at the firm. Ignacio Fanlo, CEO of AdBrite stated “We are excited to have a technology executive of Daniel’s caliber join AdBrite. Daniel has a [...] more...

FAST Appoints Industry Veteran Executive Vice President

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February 5th 2008
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FAST Search & Transfer, announced today the appointment of Diane Albano as executive vice president of worldwide sales. Albano joins FAST with 25 years under her belt of global sales and marketing experience in the software/high tech industry. She will re-define and execute the world-wide sales and delivery strategy for [...] more...

Semel Leaves, Bostock Promoted

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February 1st 2008
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Yesterday, Terry Semel stepped down as the chairman of Yahoo, completely cutting his ties to the organization. He resigned from the position of CEO last summer due to pressure from shareholders. The company confirmed that Roy Bostock, another director will take Semel’s place as nonexecutive chairman of the 10-member board, according [...] more...

eBay’s CEO To Retire

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January 22nd 2008
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It has been reported today that eBay CEO Meg Whitman, is getting ready to retire from the company. She is one of the most powerful women in business and her exit comes at a time when the brand is attempting to re-establish its one-time astronomical growth. Whitman will be heeding her [...] more...

Elop Takes Raikes’ Seat At Microsoft

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January 11th 2008
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Microsoft has hired Stephen Elop, former COO of Juniper Networks to replace co-President Jeff Raikes who is resigning. Elop will be assuming his position at the end of January and sharing the role of President with Robbie Beach, president of the entertainment and devices division and Kevin Johnson, president of [...] more...

Microsoft Loses Head Of Acquisitions

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January 10th 2008
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In more Microsoft news, the company has announced the resignation of head of acquisitions Bruce Jaffe. This comes only two days after the $1.2 billion bid for Fast Search & Transfer. Jaffe will be retiring on February 29th according to the company in a report from PC World. Jaffe joined the [...] more...

Yahoo Exec Jumps Ship To Google

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December 31st 2007
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Just when Yahoo thought it was done with the tumultuous year of 2007, Chief Performance Yahoo! Steve Souders has announced that as of Jan. 7th he will be working for rival Google. The implications of Steve’s and many executives’ departures are lofty considering the position Yahoo once held in the [...] more...

interCLICK Brings Jay Freedman Into The Family

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December 14th 2007
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Online advertising network, interCLICK has a new family member joining with Jay Freedman. Freedman has been appointed to the position of VP of Brand Sales for the company. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Customer Acquisition Network, Inc. The addition of Freeman follows the recent hires of Josh Cohen [...] more...

HipCricket Welcomes Steven Siegel

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December 11th 2007
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HipCricket, a mobile marketing company that creates measurable, real-time, one-to-one relationships between advertisers and their customers and prospects, has named Steven Siegel VP of Brand Solutions. Siegel has developed successful mobile marketing programs for brands such as McDonalds, Viacom, Snapple and Ogilvy. He comes to HipCricket from sitting as VP of [...] more...