OPINIONS
Published: January 25, 2008
Media Motion: for the record (01/25/08)
 

BrandinHand lands a top digital executive, plus other interactive industry hires, partnerships, launches and announcements.

360i announced that Borders Group has selected 360i to manage digital advertising as the company's interactive agency of record.

Acxiom announced that its board of directors has named John Meyer to serve as the company's CEO and president.

BrandinHand, a mobile marketing and media consultancy serving top brands, announced that Eric Bader has joined the firm as president and managing director overseeing its new office in New York.

Broadband Enterprises, an online video network, announced that it has received a $10 million strategic equity investment. The company's inaugural equity investment was raised with Velocity Interactive Group, a leading global digital media and communications investment firm.

Chitika announced that Jeff Sable has joined the management team as VP of publisher sales.

ePrize announced the promotion of Alesya Opelt to VP of marketing.

Glam Media announced that Wendy Mazzoni will join the company as VP of ad operations.

Tumri announced the appointment of Calvin Lui as president and CEO. Hari Menon, founder and former CEO, will remain on the board of directors and shift his responsibilities to chief strategy officer, directing his efforts toward key business development and strategic technology initiatives.

TurnHere announced an agreement with YellowPages.com, a subsidiary of AT&T Inc., to produce online videos for the site's broad base of local business customers.

Veoh Networks announced that Michael Henry has joined Veoh's executive management team as SVP of advertising sales. 

Vibrant Media announced it has hired longtime AOL sales veteran John Sedlak as SVP sales.

[x+1] announced that industry veteran and online marketing innovator John Nardone has joined the company as its new CEO.

Editor's note: We list the companies and people alphabetically according to what company hires what person or another company. Our column is always looking for announcements, so please email them to mediamotions@imediaconnection.com.

Michael Estrin is an associate editor, iMediaConnection. Read full bio.