Gigya gets a new CEO, plus other interactive industry hires, partnerships, launches and announcements.
Akamai Technologies announced that it has acquired acerno, a predictive targeting service. The agreement allows Akamai to use acerno's retail data to better tailor its online marketing investments.
Apogee Search, a leading independent search engine marketing firm, appointed Paul Robinson as director of sales.
Datran Media, an online marketing technology company, has named Patrick Vogt as its new chairman and CEO.
Fuor Digital, a digital media marketing service, announced the appointment of Brian Weber to the position of director of new business development and marketing.
Gigya, Inc., ranked by comScore as the largest widget company worldwide, announced that David Yovanno will join the company as its new CEO.
Goodmail Systems, creators of CertifiedEmail, a means of distinguishing authentic emails from spam, announced that Pamela Haas will be joining the company as VP of channel sales.
Google Analytics unveiled a set of new enterprise-class features for its users, including custom reports, in-depth segmentation of traffic and advanced integration with Google AdSense.
Interwoven, Inc., a leader in content management solutions, announced the launch of Interwoven Optimost Adaptive Targeting, a service that provides businesses with information about online consumer behavior.
Kontera, a leading provider of in-text advertising and information solutions, announced that Hal Muchnick will be joining the company as president.
McKinney has been named the advertising agency-of-record for Sherwin-Williams.
Moxie Interactive, a division of Zenith Media Services, announced the appointment of Michael Winter as VP, group media director, and two promotions: Andrew Lovasz (VP, search director) and Chris Pickett (VP of technology).
NetPlus Marketing announced the launch of a beta version of Platform T, the first platform that specifically enables advertisers to better integrate Twitter into marketing campaigns.
Nurun Inc., a global interactive marketing agency, announced that Christian Quenneville has joined the Montreal office in the new post of VP, director of strategy and account services.
Paltalk, a real-time, video-based community, announced the appointment of Judy Shapiro to the position of VP of marketing.
PointRoll, a provider of rich media advertising, and Panache, an ad-insertion platform for video publishers, are pleased to announce their partnership.
Publicis Modem & Dialog, a global digital agency network, announced that John Rabasa has joined its San Francisco office as the new executive VP, managing director.
Q Interactive Promotions, an online marketing services provider, announced the promotions of Bob Girolamo to the position of regional VP of West Coast sales and Ryan Maher to the position of regional VP of East Coast sales.
Specific Media, a leading independent online advertising network, announced the launch of Offline Sales Impact. The service allows advertisers to measure ROI across a variety of vertical markets.
STACK Media, has hired Karen Scott, formerly of Time, Inc., as director of digital marketing and advertising solutions.
Editor's note: We list the companies and people alphabetically according to what company hires what person or another company. Our biweekly column is always looking for announcements, so please email them to mediamotions@imediaconnection.com.
Emily Chang is an editorial intern for iMedia Connection.