Jim Clark, Vice President of Sales and Client Services at Turn
Jim Clark comes to Turn with more than fifteen years of sales experience, with an emphasis in digital media and marketing. As VP of Sales and Client Services, Jim motivates the company’s sales team and drives revenue through large scale, strategic partnerships. Jim is also responsible for launching and significantly growing Turn’s NY office, which first opened its doors in 2008.
Over the last decade, Jim has held senior sales positions at 24/7 Real Media and Right Media. At Right Media, Jim was a sales director of the industry’s first Ad Exchange and auction-based display media sales team, which resulted in an $850mm acquisition by Yahoo! in 2007. Following the acquisition, Jim was promoted to Director of Yahoo!’s Network Sales team. Having specialized in sales for both search and display channels, Jim is well versed in the areas of auction-based marketplaces and real-time bidding for digital display. Prior to Yahoo!, Jim worked in financial data management where he opened the London office for Newsalert LLC, now owned by Dow Jones, and lead a sales division for Sungard Financial Systems.
Jim holds a Bachelor Degree in History from St. Lawrence University.