• February 26, 2008

Continuing its expansion in the U.S., Spotzer Media Group, which provides ad-creation service, named three new executives Monday.

Jule Albanese--who previously led national sales efforts at Equifax, Experian and InfoUSA--was named vice president of U.S. sales, responsible for direct sales and client services across North America.

John Pike and Tracy Bishop were named regional sales directors for the Northeast and Northwest regions, respectively. Pike has held regional sales management posts at the Tribune Company, Monster Worldwide and Careerbuilder.com. Bishop, meanwhile, has been a senior sales executive at the San Francisco Chronicle, among other media properties. Amsterdam-based Spotzer, which competes with SpotRunner, now has 20 U.S. employees at offices in New York and California.

--Mark Walsh