Pamela Adams
Regional Development Director
Constant ContactAs the Regional Development Director for Constant Contact, Pamela Adams is the local marketing expert for the Georgia area and leads email marketing seminars, interactive training workshops, and industry-specific programs. Pam is a technology expert with more than 18 years of experience helping small businesses, entrepreneurs, and non profits achieve success. For a listing of her ongoing local seminars visit www.constantcontact.com/georgia.
Pam uses her technology know-how and training skills to help small businesses, associations and non-profits in Georgia to maximize the power of relationship marketing. She has designed programs and trained numerous clients on how to enhance and improve their businesses through innovative and affordable Internet marketing strategies. Her mission is to help businesses realize significant profit growth by empowering them with the knowledge needed to increase their productivity through the effective use of technology.
Pam has a B.A. in Math/Computer Science from Emory University and was a 2005 nominee for the Turknett Leadership Group Leadership Character Award. She currently serves on the National Advisory Board for Women About Biz and its Influential Woman Breakfast Club Executive Committee. She is also an advisory board member for Women On the Move.
Chris Baggott
Co-Founder/CEO
Compendium Blogware
Author: Email Marketing By The NumbersChris Baggott has been a leader in database marketing for more than 20 years, Chris was recognized by BtoB Magazine as a "Who's Who in B-To-B" and his blog was voted "Best Online Marketing Blog" by MarketingSherpa readers and "Best of the Web" by Forbes.
A marketing futurist and voice for blogging, search engine optimization and email best practices, Chris has been quoted in such publications as Forbes, Inc., AdWeek, 1to1, CRM, Direct, DM News, Dow Jones Online Retail Report and MarketingSherpa. Chris makes more than 50 appearances a year, speaking on best practices in database and email marketing at such venues as the Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference, Ad:Tech, American Advertising Federation, American Marketing Association, Business Marketing Association, Dreamforce, eMarketing Association and the National Center for Database Marketing.
Chris was the co-founder of ExactTarget and has just launched his latest venture Compendium Blogware that focuses on Organizational Blogging and Search Engine Optimization.
Finally, Chris is author of the new book from Wiley: Email Marketing By The Numbers.
A native of Pittsburgh, Chris now resides near Indianapolis with his wife and 4 children.
Joseph Blankenship
Director of Marketing
VigilarMr. Blankenship has over 12 years of marketing experience with some of the leading organizations in the information technology and telecommunications industries. Currently, he leads overall marketing strategy and execution for Vigilar, a leading provider of information security solutions and services, and for Intense School, Vigilar's training division. Blankenship's broad marketing background includes roles in a variety of marketing disciplines with Internet Security Systems, Sprint Nextel, IBM and Philips Electronics. Mr. Blankenship has an MBA from Kennesaw State University and a BA from Auburn University.
Tim Castelli
Managing Director, East Coast Region
Google Inc.
Tim Castelli joined Google in 2007 as the company's New York Sales Director. He was recently promoted to Managing Director, East Coast. With sales offices in New York, Boston, DC and Atlanta, he is responsible for driving the online sales and marketing initiatives for some of the fastest growing and most established companies on the east coast. Tim and his team work with advertisers, agencies and publishers to build integrated media solutions across Google's search, display, YouTube and traditional media platforms.Before coming to Google, Tim was the publisher of Rolling Stone Magazine. There he was responsible for driving their advertising strategy, revenue generation and integrated media program development. Prior to Rolling Stone, Tim spent 13 years at Ziff Davis Media in various management positions including Senior Vice President of the Consumer Technology Group and Publisher of PC Magazine.
Tim lives with his wife and three children in Connecticut.
Juan Fernando Santos
Chief Creative Officer
StudiocomJuan Fernando Santos is Studiocom's Chief Creative Officer, and the visionary behind many of the award-winning agency's innovative solutions.
Santos has won numerous design awards for his work on some of the world's largest brands. Most recently, he played an instrumental role in development of the high-profile BarbieGirls.com Web site - a site which is widely considered to be the fastest growing virtual world ever.With more than fifteen years of experience creating interactive communications, he has been involved in industry firsts such as the first world wide webcast for Earth Day '94 and the first consumer electronics catalog on CD-ROM for Toshiba USA. He is also an award-winning documentary editor.
Prior to joining Studiocom, Santos was the Chief Creative and Technical Officer for iKioskos, a leading provider of Internet-enabled public access kiosks in Latin America, and Founding Partner/Creative Director for Azurian, one of the largest new media design and consulting companies in Latin America.
In addition to his role at Studiocom, Santos is also a part-time instructor at UCLA where he teaches courses on Media in the Internet Age. A frequent addition to the speaking circuit, he's participated in several conferences including: the Virtual Worlds Conference 2008, Business Innovation Factory III, the Search Engine Optimization Conference, the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange and more.
Santos holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The School of Visual Arts as well as studies in industrial engineering and economic science from Universidad de los Andes.
Robert Fleming
President and CEO
eMarketing AssociationAs Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the e-Marketing Association (eMA), Mr. Fleming guides the Association's efforts in education, professional development, certification and legislation for individuals and companies engaged in e-marketing.
Mr. Fleming helped co-found the eMarketing Association in 1999 , with a vision of bringing Internet marketers together to share ideas and processes.
Today, the eMA enjoys the status of being the world's largest international association of eMarketing professionals with members in over 40 countries around the globe. Before co-founding the eMA, Mr. Fleming was Vice President of Business Development for the California Manufacturing Technology Center (CMTC). CMTC is a program of the United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), designed to help U.S manufacturers become more productive and efficient.Mr. Fleming was president of Stock Editions, Inc., the worlds largest subscription stock graphics firm. He was responsible for developing the first royalty free photography service and the first stock photography to be offered on CD-ROM. Mr. As VP of Communications at Optical Radiation Corporation, he designed, developed, and implemented the successful introduction of LiteStyle ophthalmic lenses, Flexeon intraocular lenses, RxPediter computer for medical use as well as many other industrial medical and scientific products. In 1990 he directed the successful launch of Cinema Digital Sound. This was the first digital sound system for motion pictures that debuted in the movie Dick Tracy. Technology from this system is used today within the motion picture industry.
Mr. Fleming has held senior management positions with the American Cancer Society, Adtech, Inc. and The Standard Oil Company. He has received over 45 awards for marketing and communications including 3 American Advertising Federation ADDY awards. He has spoken and many conferences and seminars including, the Aruba Tourist Bureau, Caterpillar Dealers Meeting, The United States Army, Ad:tech, DECCA and many others. He is a Member of the Board of Center for Integrated Marketing Communications at San Diego State University. His work is on permanent exhibit at the United States Library of Congress Collection of excellent Corporate Communications. He attended Northeastern University in Boston. Mr. Fleming has held numerous seminars on marketing and has been published in a variety of national and regional publications. In addition to leading the eMarketing Association, Mr. Fleming provides marketing consultation services to senior management and corporate directors of several Fortune 500 companies.
Robert lives in Rhode Island with his wife Cheryl and their 3 children.
Doug Gibeaut
Director of Global Relationship Marketing
UPSDoug Gibeaut currently serves as director of relationship marketing with UPS. Gibeaut oversees direct marketing and email marketing strategy for the company globally. This includes interactive landing page and microsite development for direct response campaigns in key markets, which extends to approximately 50 countries in all regions worldwide.
Prior to this role, Gibeaut was responsible for both the international advertising and global relationship marketing areas for UPS. Gibeaut joined UPS as a direct marketing supervisor and led the geographic expansion of the department in terms of creative strategy, measurement strategy and promotional approaches, including the global communications strategy in support of the 1996-2000 Olympic Games sponsorship.
Prior to joining UPS, Gibeaut spent three years with Siemens Corporation in brand communications and five years with BBDO in account management and media buying. Gibeaut has a degree in advertising from the University of Georgia.
Chris Graham
Chief Revenue Officer
SyntryxChris Graham is the Chief Revenue Office at Syntryx Executive Solutions. With years of expertise in both web and email competitive analytics, designing and implementing sales programs, and training sales teams, Chris leads Syntryx’s growth as the prime choice for competitive intelligence and analytics.
Prior to Syntryx, Chris worked as Sales Manager and Trainer for a number of companies including Email Data Source, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The GoodMan Theatre, The Jeoffrey Ballet, and Giant Head. He has also been a professional actor and served 5 years of active duty service in the US Army as a Helicopter Crew Chief. Chris holds a BS from Austin Peay State University and an MFA from Rutgers.
Andrew Hally
Vice President, Segment Management
Unica CorporationAndrew Hally leads product strategy and marketing for Unica’s on-demand product lines. He has worked with dozens of top marketing organizations to understand their challenges and needs in the face of the dramatic trends transforming marketing, working to define and deliver the right software solutions to power marketing success. Hally has spoken at industry forums across Europe and the US including the DMA, eMarketing, SMX, NEDMA and others. Prior to joining Unica six years ago, he held marketing management positions with SensAble Technologies and White Pine Software. He also spent five years as a venture capitalist and management consultant. Hally holds a BA in economics and government from Harvard University.
Kim Harrison
President and Founder
Key Point Marketing Consulting, LLC
Key Point Marketing Consulting, LLC is an Atlanta-based organization that advises businesses on Co Branding, Partnerships and Strategic Alliances. As president, Kim Harrison is a veteran of several Fortune 500 corporations and has led multi media campaigns including mobile banking and internet-based payments projects. For the past 5 years at Citigroup, Ms. Harrison was responsible for expanding the relationship between Citigroup and The Home Depot through cross marketing and new strategic alliances.Industry experience includes, banking, financial services, payments, airline loyalty, ISPs as well as many retailers including home improvement, home furnishings, supermarkets and electronics.
Ms. Harrison has an MBA in Marketing and International Business from Binghamton University.
Simms Jenkins
CEO
BrightWave MarketingSimms Jenkins is Chief Executive Officer of BrightWave Marketing, an award-winning email marketing services firm specializing in the strategic optimization of email marketing programs. He has extensive relationship and interactive marketing experience on both the client and agency side. Jenkins has led BrightWave Marketing in establishing a large and diverse client list, including top tier brands like ACS, BellSouth, California Casualty, CoreNet Global, Lowe's, Sports Illustrated and Ted’s Montana Grill, as well as leading advertising and marketing firms.
Jenkins is regarded as one of the leading experts in the email marketing industry and the expertise of both Jenkins and BrightWave clients have been recognized and featured by many media outlets including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bloomberg TV, eMarketer, Email Marketing Reports, MarketingSherpa, DMNews and ClickZ.
Jenkins is the author of The Truth About Email Marketing which was published by Pearson's FT Press in August 2008. His column for iMedia Connection, a leading interactive Marketing and Media publication, has been called one of the top information sources for email marketers.
In 2007, Jenkins facilitated a major industry partnership as BrightWave Marketing and The Email Experience Council joined forces to launch EmailStatCenter.com, the first centralized online repository of statistics and research specific to the email marketing industry. This site has quickly become the leading authority on email marketing metrics and created a strong industry buzz surrounding its rich content and features.
Prior to founding BrightWave Marketing, Jenkins headed the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) group at Cox Interactive Media, a unit of media giant Cox Enterprises.
Jenkins serves on the eMarketing Association's Board of Advisors and is a Board Member of Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association (AiMA). Jenkins is a graduate of Denison University in Granville, Ohio and resides in Atlanta with his wife and two sons.
Marc Johnson
Chief Marketing Officer
HitwiseMarc Johnson is the Chief Marketing Officer of Hitwise, overseeing all global marketing, research and PR.
Prior to Hitwise, he founded Storyline Development, a New York City based research and marketing consultancy.
Marc previously served as an Executive Vice President and Advisor to BuzzMetrics (now a part of Nielsen Online). There he helped develop the first product, sales, and marketing plans.
As Vice President of Product Development at the NPD Group, Marc created information products around convergence and the digital lifestyle for top consumer technology brands.
Marc was part of the original management team at Jupiter Research, where he was Senior Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, overseeing all product development as well as strategic PR and event programming.
He was also Group Research Director at Jupiter and oversaw all digital media and marketing. Marc was a founding analyst of Jupiter's digital advertising research practice, where he developed the concept of Rational Branding and collaborated on the industry's first online advertising forecasts and analysis.
Prior to Jupiter, Marc was an advertising sales executive at Ziff-Davis and Meredith, working on many of the first online and multi-channel marketing campaigns.
Marc's insights have been featured in many major media outlets including CNN, CNBC, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Today Show, NPR, and Ad Age. He serves as an Advisor to Big Brothers Big Sisters NYC and GlanceGuide.
He graduated cum laude with a BA from the University of New Hampshire.
Bill Jones
COO
Air2WebBill Jones joined Air2Web as chief marketing officer in May 2007, with more than 20 years of software and mobility experience. Jones has an impressive track record with fast-moving technology start-ups that have achieved tremendous success. Previously, Jones served as Nokia's Director of Product Management and Enterprise Solutions, driving product management and execution for all of Nokia’s enterprise solutions worldwide. Before working at Nokia, Jones served on the management team at Intellisync, later purchased by Nokia, managing a diverse portfolio of acquired products and supporting aggressive product marketing. He held several vice president positions at Atlanta-based Synchrologic, later purchased by Intellisync, as well as several senior management roles at IBM, Lotus, and Samna, following sequential acquisitions. He has a BA with honors in Economics from the University of Georgia and a MBA from Rice University.
Annie Kinnaird
Director of Business Development
Emma Email MarketingAnnie leads Emma's business development team, overseeing our efforts to expand Emma's growing customer community of small businesses, mid-size organizations and agencies around the U.S. and beyond. A summa cum laude graduate of Webster University Conservatory in St. Louis, Missouri, she worked for British Khaki, Rush New Media and BMG as part of the latter's Special Products division prior to joining Emma. She was in two off-Broadway shows and once took a class called "Circus Skills" in which she learned trapeze, high-wire walking and the unicycle. Annie is originally from Evansville, Indiana. Annie joined Emma in early 2003 as its very first employee. Emma (www.myemma.com) provides stylish email marketing services to more than 15,000 small and mid-size businesses and was recently recognized by Inc. Magazine as the best ESP for companies that need design help.
Howard Kogan
President
MolecularAs President of Molecular, Howard oversees all client facing, business development, and marketing activities. He also guides the Molecular leadership team in developing the overall strategy and direction of the company.
Kogan previously served in several executive roles at Molecular, including Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Client Services, and Director of Engineering, where he was credited with building an engineering team that is nationally recognized for its delivery of innovative and value-oriented Web-based applications. Prior to Molecular, Kogan held various senior management positions in the Internet and telecommunications industries, leading and collaborating on projects related to strategic process improvement, research and development, and new business development.
Kogan received a BS in Mathematics/Computer Science from Binghamton University and an MS in Software Engineering from Boston University.
Michael Kurtzman
Managing Director
Sybase 365Michael Kurtzman, Managing Director, Sybase 365: Michael Kurtzman has spent the past decade driving strategy at the leading edge of wireless entertainment, advertising, and applications. As Managing Director for Sybase 365, Kurtzman drives the planning and execution that provides clients with a comprehensive mobile offering including advertising, messaging, and marketing. His team manages relationships with global media and content firms, including online companies, entertainment and media firms, and branding and marketing agencies. Under Kurtzman's direction, Sybase 365 has enabled hundreds of major brands and content owners to integrate compelling mobile advertising and marketing components into their overall mix, delivering measurable results. Prior to Sybase 365, Kurtzman was vice president of sales and marketing for Versaly, a leading mobile brand management company. Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), leads the world in the global delivery and settlement of mobile messaging interoperability, and the management and distribution of mobile content. Processing more than 8 billion messages per month, Sybase 365 reaches more than 700 mobile operators around the world.
Carol Kruse
Vice President Global Interactive Marketing
The Coca-Cola CompanyAs Vice President of Global Interactive Marketing for The Coca-Cola Company, Ms. Kruse is responsible for developing interactive marketing programs and experiences for key global brands around the world. Under her leadership, the Global Interactive Marketing team is responsible for driving the evolution and implementation of the Coca-Cola global digital marketing technology platform, driving innovation and consumer relationship marketing, building knowledge and capabilities, sharing best practices throughout the Company and creating the performance mindset and metrics to measure the impact of the Company's interactive marketing investments. Ms. Kruse is also responsible for driving the Company's strategies for emerging digital communications such as mobile and virtual environments.
Ms. Kruse has more than 17 years of consumer marketing and technology experience including jobs in brand management at The Clorox Company, Vice President of Marketing at Storm Technology, a digital imaging company, and Executive Vice President and co-founder of RocketCash LLC, an online payments and consumer promotions company that Coca-Cola acquired in 2001.
At that time, Ms. Kruse joined Coca-Cola North America responsible for online advertising, brand websites, consumer relationship marketing, mobile and gaming strategy and implementation and innovation. As VP Interactive Marketing, Kruse recently has led the team responsible for developing the "My Coke Rewards" program which debuted in 2006. My Coke Rewards, the largest program ever launched for the Coca-Cola Trademark, is a multiyear, online driven, mega-rewards program that allows consumers to choose from a pool of experiences and rewards.
Ms Kruse holds a BS from Pomona College and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Ms. Kruse, her husband, son and daughter live in Atlanta.
Kevin Lee
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder
DiditKevin Lee Didit Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, has been an acknowledged Search Engine Marketing expert since 1995. Kevin's years of SEM expertise provide the foundation for Didit's proprietary Maestro search campaign technology used by major marketers and agencies. Didit's unparalleled results and client growth have earned Didit recognition not only among marketers but also as part of the 2007 Inc 500 (#137) as well as a #12 position on Deloitte's Fast 500. Kevin's "Paid Search Strategies" column for ClickZ is read by thousands, and his book, "The Eyes Have It: How to Market in an Age of Divergent Consumers, Media Chaos and Advertising Anarchy" has been widely praised. A founding board member of SEMPO and its first elected Chairman Kevin is also active on DMA and IAB Committees. The Wall St. Journal, Business Week, The New York Times, Bloomberg, CNET, USA Today, San Jose Mercury News and other press quote Kevin regularly. Kevin lectures at leading industry conferences plus: NYU, Columbia, Fordham and Pace Universities. Kevin's expertise is also valued by Wall Street he has briefed analysts and clients of JP Morgan, RBC, UBS, Piper Jaffray, Bear Sterns, Citicorp & others. Kevin earned his MBA from Yale School of Management in 1992 and lives in Manhattan with his wife and daughter.
Abu Noaman
CEO
Elliance, Inc.Abu Noaman, CEO, founded Elliance, Inc in 1993. Without a dime from venture capitalists, he catapulted Elliance to the national scene for eMarketing services. The company's five-year sales growth rate of 213 percent landed Elliance on Inc. Magazine's list of the fastest growing companies located in America's inner cities.
Elliance is an e-marketing software and services company providing search engine optimization (SEO), search marketing, Web site design and e-marketing solutions for progressive mid-size companies, colleges and universities, and non-profits.Their Ennect brand of online marketing tools - Ennect Mail, Ennect Event, Ennect Survey and Ennect Sweeps - won Cisco's Growing with Technology Award and earned the company the distinction of being a finalist for Dell's Excellence in Innovation Award.
Abu has written about tactics and strategies to engage customers on the web for Inc., Bank Marketing, Visibility, Dynamic Business and other publications. He's a former member of the Business Marketing Association's (BMA) Board of Directors and a current member of the American Marketing Association. He enjoys sharing his expertise on how to use the Web to get customers, keep customers and get more customers.
Abu attended Cornell University on a full scholarship and graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science. He went on to earn his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Bill Nussey
President and Chief Executive Officer
Silverpop
Previously, Nussey was President and CEO of iXL, Inc., a publicly traded e-business consulting firm. During his three-year tenure, iXL executed its initial public offering, turned profitable, grew revenues from $10 million to $120 million per quarter, and grew its headcount from 400 to over 2,000 employees. iXL had the privilege of working with many global companies, including JP Morgan/Chase, Delta Airlines, FedEx, General Electric, and Virgin.Bill Nussey is the President and CEO of Silverpop, a premier email service provider that supports the online relationship marketing needs of enterprise organizations with its comprehensive array of on-demand Web-based software solutions. Offering highly scalable tools supporting both high-volume BtoC marketing initiatives as well as high-involvement BtoB sales processes, Silverpop delivers a robust solution not available elsewhere in the marketplace.
Recognized by Deloitte as the second-fastest growing technology company in Georgia in 2007, Atlanta-based Silverpop has offices throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom. It is the only company that has appeared as one of the top two enterprise-oriented email service providers each of the last three years in JupiterReseach's annual evaluation.
Prior to iXL, Nussey was an investment professional with the venture capital firm, Greylock Management Corporation. While at Greylock, he worked on several investments, including DoubleClick, Mainspring, iXL and Media Metrix. Prior to Greylock, Nussey co-founded and was CEO of DaVinci Systems, an award-winning email software company. Da Vinci’s desktop email program, Da Vinci eMAIL, was used in over 45 countries by nearly 3 million users.
Nussey has received numerous recognitions including the Direct Marketing Association’s Marketing Technology Council’s Award of Excellence and The Most Influential Consultant in the World by Consulting Magazine.
He is the author of "The Quiet Revolution In Email Marketing." The book was written to help interactive marketers navigate the major shifts taking place as email evolves from an overly used advertising tool to a uniquely effective channel for developing customer relationships. The book is currently available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.Nussey holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He serves on the Board of Directors of several early stage technology companies, nuBridges, and Air2Web, and is a member of the advisory board of the eMarketing Association. He lives with his wife and two sons just outside of Atlanta..
Elaine O'Gorman
Vice President of Strategy
SilverpopIn her role as senior vice president of marketing and product strategy, Elaine O’Gorman is responsible for both the delivery of exceptional strategy consulting to Silverpop’s clients and the careful cultivation of Silverpop’s thought capital leadership, both vital to maximizing Silverpop customer success. She also directs marketing, industry affairs, regulatory affairs and product planning for the company.
Having worked for companies such as Kraft Foods and American Airlines, O'Gorman brings a tremendous background of marketing and channel development experience to Silverpop. Of her 11 years with Fortune 100 companies, O'Gorman most recently managed Web-site content and email marketing for American Airlines’ multi-billion dollar Web site, building one of the world's largest email marketing programs.
Named among BtoB Magazine’s “Who’s Who,” O’Gorman is widely recognized as a subject matter expert in online relationship marketing, specializing in email marketing. She has appeared in publications as diverse as Catalog Success, Direct Magazine, ClickZ, Chief Marketer, Brand Advocate, Target Marketing and Email Insider.
O’Gorman makes several dozen appearances a year, speaking on best practices at such venues as the Direct Marketing Association’s annual conference, the eMarketing Association, programs by the Strategic Research Institute, the National Center for Database Marketing, Privacy and American Business’ Annual Conference, the Annual Conference for Catalog and Multichannel Merchants, and the DMA B-to-B Marketing Conference.
O'Gorman is on the board of the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association. She is a Certified Managerial Accountant and a Certified Project Manager (PMP). She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the Wharton School and an M.B.A. from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Alan Osetek
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Visual IQ, Inc.Alan was formally the Executive Vice President of Isobar, one of the worlds leading digital agency networks. He is a serial entrepreneur with 15 years experience in early stage agencies and emerging media firms in the digital and direct marketing industries. In his previous role at Isobar, his responsibilities include global business development, corporate development, cross unit integration, and client services.
Over the last several years, Alan has been responsible for global business development and client services in the North American region. He was also responsible for the growing the global business development and client opportunities in the North American regional and global categories.
Prior to the global business development and client services role, Alan was responsible for organically building or acquiring new service offerings for the Isobar network including CRM, search engine marketing, affiliate marketing and web development capabilities. Alan spearheaded the acquisition and integration of two digital marketing firms: Molecular and iProspect. These respective technology consulting and search engine marketing agencies were integrated into the Isobar holding company at the direction and guidance of Alan.
Prior to joining Isobar, Alan was the President/Founder of the digital marketing agency Vizium. In 2001, he successfully sold the firm to Aegis plc (parent company of Isobar), the 6th largest agency holding company in the world.
Alan is an Economics graduate of Skidmore College and received his Master degree in Business from Babson College.
Joe Schab
CEO
LBIJoe Schab is CEO of LBi Atlanta (formerly Creative Digital Group), a leading international digital agency to Global 1000 companies. Since joining the company in 2005, Joe has overseen explosive growth at the agency, providing interactive campaigns and rich media initiatives for The Home Depot, UPS, Coca-Cola, Simmons Bedding, Pebble Beach Resorts, and Blockbuster Video, to name just a few. Under his direction, LBi has been recognized with a number of national industry awards from the Addy's, Webby's, WebAwards, Telly's and Horizon Interactive awards.
An evangelist of cross-media convergence, Schab's background spans the Internet and television worlds. He has a rich and varied experience in the media field having been an award winning television producer for NBC, and was part of the launch team for MSNBC and MSNBC.com. Schab was also a Senior Vice President of e-Business for FleetBoston Financial, at the time the fifth largest financial services firm in the nation.
Joe also founded and grew a Boston-based media consulting firm that was integral in creating and launching the U.S. State Department's Office of Broadcast Services - the video and web distribution arm of the federal government.
Recognized as a leader in the industry, Schab is a sought after speaker and has been featured and quoted in several industry publications. Joe has an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School and a Bachelor's from Northeastern University.
Anna Talerico
Executive Vice President
Ion InteractiveAs ion interactive’s executive vice president, Anna Talerico leads the company’s business & client development, and has over 12 years of experience delivering results-driven online marketing programs for clients such as Citrix Systems, American Greetings, HSBC, Howard Johnson and many others. Anna has played many leadership roles within ion during her tenure including management of the marketing, business development, sales and client services teams.
ion interactive is the leading post-click marketing firm, focused entirely on improving the efficacy of online marketing programs through strategic landing experiences. A passionate advocate of post-click marketing, Anna blogs regularly at PostClickMarketing.com
Tony White
Lead Analyst
The Gilbane GroupTony White is the Lead Analyst for the Gilbane Group's Web Content Management Consulting Practice. Over the past ten years, Tony White has been an analyst at both Giga Information Group (now Forrester Research) and the Yankee Group, and has served in senior marketing roles at Interwoven and BroadVision. More recently, Tony has founded Ars Logica, Inc., a high-tech marketing and advisory firm offering a range of strategic and tactical marketing services to software vendors and providing needs-analysis/product-selection support to enterprise clients. In addition to hosting and speaking at analyst, vendor, and user conferences across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, Tony has delivered competitive analyses to the sales forces of companies such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and BEA. His clients have included Adobe Systems, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ford Motor Company, JPMorgan Chase, Qantas Airways, Siemens, and numerous other Global 2000 companies.
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