90octane has promoted Caitlin Diehl and Gloria Dutton to project manager, Kyle Feldhus to software engineer, and Paul Vangura to iteration manager.
The Ad Council has partnered with Image Space Media to address social issues through the use of in-image ads. The ad overlays will appear across ISM's expansive publisher network.
Stephanie Yang has joined AKQA as PR and marketing director, where she will manage internal and external communications for the creative agency. Yang previously worked at MySpace, where she specialized in advertising trade press and analyst relations.
Allied Integrated Marketing has hired Erin Corbett as senior vice president, marketing and branded entertainment. She will work on national promotions, consumer brand activation, and developing new branded entertainment programs.
Anchor Intelligence was named as a Finalist in the "Best Overall Company of the Year - Up to 100 Employees" category in the 2010 American Business Awards. The winners will be honored on June 21, 2010, in New York City.
AppNexus announced that it has hired Brandon Atkinson as vice president of client services, Venky Vemparala as vice president of engineering, and Lisa Kalscheur as director of marketing.
AudienceScience has hired Justin Goldman as account manager for its New York client services team. Goldman's primary duty is to maintain and grow advertiser campaigns to reach client goals and maximize revenue.
BlogWire has launched its newest blogging community, HealthyBlogging.net, which will offer marketers an opportunity to distribute news, promotions, and product sampling offers to bloggers.
Buddy Media has added Matthew Flanagan to its staff as a general manager. He will lead the company's efforts to help brands leverage the new social tools introduced by Facebook in April.
Jason Danahy has been hired as regional director at Centro's New York office. He will oversee all client accounts in the New York region and assist in extending Centro's reach to currently untapped regions.
comScore Inc. announced the introduction of AdEffx Smart Control, a methodological approach that represents the next generation in measuring digital advertising effectiveness. The Smart Control methodology enables improved measurement of emerging segments, including homepage takeovers, integrated placements, and specific audience buys.
Constant Contact announced its acquisition of NutshellMail. Through its new resource, Constant Contact will now provide a tool for small organizations to monitor and engage with social networks right from their email inbox.
Digital Zen Productions has hired Heidi Bayer as vice president, client relations. She will oversee account management, business development, and the firm's digital content team.
DMi Partners announced that it has added Dennis Dailey and Brandon Kittendorf to its business development team. Dailey will help build DMi's hosted lead division, while Kittendorf will spearhead sales for its education division.
Healthline Networks announced that David Kopp will join the company as senior vice president, network and advertising services. Kopp brings more than 18 years of experience ranging from Fortune 500 to startup companies.
Heat has hired Nei Caetano as its associate creative director for digital creative. The newly created position will have him working on all of the agency's accounts. Prior to joining Heat, Caetano was owner and creative director of Brothers By Choice.
The Huffington Post added nine members to its sales team. New to the staff are Terry City, Marcia Greenblatt, Adam Gross, Jim Iacono, Laura Krebill, Mandy MacKay, John Shankman, Julia Steers, and Marc Walker.
Lat49's location-focused display ads are now available on the Move Network of real estate websites.
Marketing Management Analytics announced the hiring of Mitch Weintraub as vice president, account management, and Matthew Abrena as associate director, client services analytics.
Permuto announced that Armin Ebrahimi has joined the company as COO. He had previously served as senior vice president of platform engineering at Yahoo.
R/GA has hired Scott MacLeod as director of analytics and accountability. In this newly created position, MacLeod will act as the analytics lead and provide strategic direction for MasterCard and Ameriprise.
RockYou has been awarded the San Francisco Business Times Technology and Innovation Award in the social media category.
Kate Stientjes has joined ScanScout as a senior account executive. She most recently served as a senior account executive at VideoEgg.
TRAFFIQ has named Nick Pahade as its new CEO. He had recently served as president of TrueAction, co-founded Beyond Interactive, and led global digital development for Publicis Groupe Media.
Steven Sobolevsky has joined uSamp as chief technology officer. He served as vice president of technology at RazorGator Interactive before arriving at uSamp.
VideoEgg announced it is working with (RED) to drive awareness around The Lazarus Effect, a documentary airing on HBO this Monday at 9:00 p.m. EST. It will also be available on YouTube at 9:30 PM EST on the same day. The documentary is at the center of a multi-media campaign by (RED) to raise awareness about the impact of large scale AIDS programs in Africa.
Whiskey introduced new game mechanics into its media sites. Called "Quests," these new social gaming features aim to motivate the community to create content and engage with brands. The company has also launched its fifth community site called Screened, a site for film enthusiasts.
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