by on May 13, 12:00 AM
Basketball footwear and apparel company AND 1 has named ERRIN CECIL-SMITH Director of Marketing. Cecil-Smith previously served as AND 1's Director of Corporate Communications overseeing public relations, City Marketing and product placement for the past 18 months. She now manages the advertising, international marketing and professional sports marketing initiatives as well.
by on May 13, 12:00 AM
LARRY EVERLING has launched Grady/Rose Consulting. Most recently, Everling served as Nextel's Director of Web Sales/Director of Online Marketing, where he oversaw the firm's extension of its legacy position as the preferred wireless carrier for businesses, and targeted high-end individual and multi-unit business purchasers, through online acquisition and retention marketing programs.
by on May 13, 12:00 AM
MIKE DOLAN, worldwide CEO and chairman of Young & Rubicam since 2000, is stepping down and is being replaced by former Kraft executive ANN FUDGE. Dolan has been at WPP Group's Y&R since 1996, when he joined as vice chairman and chief financial officer. Fudge is a former president of a Kraft division that handled beverages, desserts and Post cereal.
by on May 6, 12:00 AM
RICK KRISBURG, formerly of Clear Channel Communications and the DiamondGroup has launched Triangulate, a New York City-based Promotion and Marketing Services agency.
by on May 6, 12:00 AM
Schadler Kramer Group Advertising announced the appointment of RON SNYDER to managing director for the agency. Snyder will oversee operations and lead the agency’s new business development practice. Previously Snyder was managing director of Siegelgale, where he was responsible for establishing and growing its presence in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
by on May 6, 12:00 AM
STEVE SLON has been appointed editor of AARP The Magazine. Slon, served as deputy editor since November 2000, and was editor in chief of Success magazine before joining AARP. Also at AARP, TRACI L. LUCIEN has been named Production Director for AARP Publications. Lucien will direct the manufacturing and distribution of AARP The Magazine, AARP Bulletin, NRTA Live & Learn and Segunda Juventud. She will also manage all relationships with outside vendors including print, paper and pre-press suppliers. Lucien will replace JOHN CONDIT who was recently promoted to Publications’ General Manager.
by on May 6, 12:00 AM
TONIE HANSEN is the new Director of Marketing for Mailblocks, a new spam-free, web-based email service. Prior to Mailblocks, Hansen was Director, Marketing for Excite@Home's media division.
by on May 6, 12:00 AM
ROBERT SHERMAN, the head of advertising sales at the AOL division of AOL Time Warner, resigned to spend time with his family and pursue other jobs. Sherman joined AOL Time Warner in March 2001 to organize company wide advertising sales across its many divisions, including AOL, the Time magazines and the Turner Broadcasting cable stations. LISA BROWN has been named Sherman's successor, overseeing advertising sales for the company. Brown joined America Online in November 2002 as executive vice president of the newly created marketing strategy and solutions group. Prior to November, Brown was president and chief executive of USA Interactive's …
by on May 6, 12:00 AM
PETER KOSANN has been promoted to President of Sales for Westwood One. In his expanded role, Kosann will direct all aspects relating to radio Ad Sales for Metro Networks and continue to oversee Sales for the Westwood One network and syndicated programming division as well as Affiliate Sales. Kosann joined Westwood One in May 1999 as Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales, and was the Worldwide Manager for Media Distribution at Bloomberg LP prior to joining Westwood.
by on May 6, 12:00 AM
ETIENNE KATZ has been appointed New York sales representative for Business 2.0. In addition, CRAIG JOHNSON has been appointed Southeast sales manager in Atlanta, and KELLY BERES, previously in the magazine’s New York office, will relocate to the West Coast as the new Los Angeles sales representative. Katz most recently served as the associate publisher of the Eastern region at Red Herring. Prior to Red Herring, Katz worked at Ziff-Davis, where he held several ad sales and management positions.