Spotzer Media Lands High Powered Team to Lead U.S. Expansion
New Management Will Accelerate Delivery of Innovative Video Advertising Services to Local Businesses
| Quelle: Spotzer
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - February 25, 2008) - Spotzer Media Group, BV, the
venture capital backed ad agency that is making TV and Web video
advertising fast, easy and affordable for local businesses around the
world, today announced three senior appointments to lead its aggressive
expansion into the United States. Spotzer currently has offices in New York
and California with 20 professionals.
Jule Albanese, who previously developed and managed national sales
organizations at Equifax, Dataquick, Experian and InfoUSA, was named vice
president of U.S. sales. He will be responsible for all direct sales and
client services across North America.
John Pike and Tracy Bishop were named regional sales directors for the
North East and North West, respectively. Pike, a 22-year sales veteran,
previously held regional sales management positions at the Tribune Company,
Monster Worldwide, Careerbuilder.com and R.H. Donnelley/Bell Atlantic
Yellow Pages. Bishop has been selling media and managing sales
organizations for 14 years. She previously held senior management positions
at the San Francisco Chronicle, Redding Record-Searchlight, and Juniper
Internet Communications.
"We are delighted to announce our U.S. management team," said Spotzer
founder and chief executive officer Andrew D. Klein. "With 20 U.S.-based
professionals already up and running, we are already providing a high
degree of expert service and support to local American businesses. This
senior management now enables us to rapidly extend our footprint across
additional regions and industries."
"Spotzer has assembled an extraordinary group of employees and partners,"
added Albanese. "Their technology and innovative business model combine to
represent a whole new way for local businesses to plan and execute their
advertising. After so many years serving the SME market, this just seems
the perfect opportunity to be part of a company that is really changing the
game."
Photos available upon request.
About Spotzer
Spotzer makes effective video advertising fast, easy and affordable for
local businesses around the world. Through its platform (www.spotzer.com),
Spotzer helps clients plan and execute highly targeted campaigns across
television, web and out-of-home TV networks. For as little as USD 10,000,
clients can run a comprehensive campaign consisting of a professionally
produced ad and a customized media schedule that efficiently delivers its
message to the right target audience when and where they are watching.