November 23, 2012
Whether focused on enhancing global brand development or overseeing digital, here are four newly appointed CMOs who are anything but left-overs.
November 06, 2012
OfficeMax presses ahead by appointing a new chief marketing and strategy officer, even as rumors swirl about a merger with Office Depot.
October 31, 2012
The CPG company continues to expand its marketing efforts with a new CMO position
September 05, 2012
Covario, a provider of search marketing solutions and services, has hired Christopher Reid in the newly created position of SVP and operating head of Rio SEO, Covario's software unit.
August 27, 2012
Mitel, a provider of unified communications (UC) and contact center technologies, announced Aug. 27 that Martyn Etherington had been named company CMO.
August 09, 2012
In the process of restructuring its marketing organization, insurance provider Aflac announced Aug. 9 that Experian's John Harmeling has assumed the newly-created role of SVP of worksite marketing, effective two weeks ago.
August 06, 2012
The Vitamin Shoppe, a health supplement provider, has named Stephen Bontempo to the newly-created position VP of e-commerce.
August 06, 2012
Intel veteran Anand Chandrasekher has been named CMO of mobile technology company Qualcomm. Chandrasekher replaces previous CMO Jeff Jacobs, who left the company to pursue other opportunities.
July 30, 2012
Direct response advertising agency DMW Direct has appointed Greg Marta as its director of digital marketing in a move to "upgrade" the company's digital proposition and service offerings.
July 23, 2012
Yankee Candle Inc. has appointed Brad Wolansky to the newly created roles of president of direct and CMO.
July 19, 2012
Marketing software company, Marketo appointed Greg Higham as the company's first CIO—a position created due to Marketo's global expansion.
July 18, 2012
PulsePoint, a global digital technology company, appointed Sloan Gaon as CEO, effective as of July 9, 2012.
June 28, 2012
Ari Osur has been hired as general manager of ClearSaleing, an advertising analytics and attribution platform and subsidiary of eBay company GSI Commerce.
June 19, 2012
Euro RSCG, an agency specializing in integrated consumer health and wellness, has named Katie Rogin as its managing director of strategic planning.
May 22, 2012
Bob Zurek has been named Epsilon's SVP of products, said Epsilon president Andy Frawley, to whom Zurek will report.
March 08, 2012
Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) New York has named Calle Sjoenell chief creative officer, said Toni Lee, director of PR at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. Sjoenell will report to O&M North American chief creative officer Steve Simpson.
March 07, 2012
Carina Pologruto has been promoted to GM and EVP of client services at direct marketing agency Marketsmith, said Monica Smith, CEO of Marketsmith. Smith, who previously served as president and CEO, will relinquish her role as president and cede day-to-day client services operations to Pologruto.
December 05, 2011
Bob Lord, global CEO of Razorfish, has added VivaKi network agencies Big Fuel, Denuo, Digitas and Phonevalley to his responsibilities, he said on Dec. 5. He replaces former Digitas CEO Laura Lang, who previously oversaw these assets prior to being named CEO of Time Inc.
December 01, 2011
Digitas CEO Laura Lang has been named CEO of publishing company Time Inc. Lang will replace Jack Griffin who was fired in February, six months after being named to the position. She will report directly to Time Warner Inc. CEO Jeff Bewkes.
November 15, 2011
Peter Drakoulias has been promoted to the newly-created position of global chief of staff at Draftfcb effective immediately, he told Direct Marketing News. He will report to Draftfcb president and CEO Laurence Boschetto and he will partner with George Kane, EVP and worldwide financial director, to oversee the agency's global M&A activity.
October 06, 2011
Draftfcb has named Rob Nielsen global executive creative director for the agency's Beiersdorf AG account. He will join Draftfcb on Oct. 10 and report directly to Jonathan Harries, the agency's vice chairman and global chief creative officer.
With so much networking and knowledge-sharing happening among this year's Direct Marketing Association: 2011 Conference & Exhibition's attendees, it's easy to overlook the announcement of new innovations. In the past several days, the following product launches and employee hires were revealed:
Cabela's Inc. named Scott Williams its EVP, chief marketing and e-commerce officer, the outdoors product retailer said in a statement. Williams will report to Cabela's CEO Tommy Millner.
The number of direct and digital marketers planning to add staff decreased for the third consecutive quarter, according to an employment report from recruitment firm Bernhart Associates Executive Search released Sept. 25.
Publicis Groupe-owned digital agency Razorfish has named Jeff Lanctot chief media officer. He will join the company Oct. 5, reporting to global CEO Bob Lord.
September 14, 2011
The SolutionSet MediaWhiz Partnership has named Michael Miller CMO. He will manage the agency's marketing and growth initiatives in the newly created position, reporting to Zain Raj, the firm's president and CEO.
September 09, 2011
Forbes Media will replace Jorge Consuegra as CMO with Jack Laschever, a former group publisher at the company, Direct Marketing News learned September 9. Consuegra was named Forbes' first CMO in January.
August 31, 2011
Marketing technology company Zmags has named W. Sean Ford COO and CMO. He will report to chief executive Michael Schreck.
August 26, 2011
Interpublic Group (IPG) subsidiary Universal McCann has named Barbara Pelham EVP and global managing partner for the $500 million MasterCard account, effective September 8.
August 24, 2011
Merkle subsidiary CognitiveData has named Cindy Marshall CMO. In the newly created position, Marshall is focusing on crafting "the story that CognitiveData is a full-service marketing company that can help customers with their database marketing," she said.
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