Josh Perlstein plays a critical role, developing, integrating, and managing the company’s vision, value, and culture. Josh’s background encompass all aspects of interactive marketing, with particular focus on consumer-packaged goods, travel, retail, and financial services markets. Josh lectures frequently on performance-based marketing, at industry events such as OMMA, eMail Evolution Conference, Interactive Advertiser’s Bureau, and DMA conferences. Josh has authored articles for Chief Marketer, DM News, Target Marketing, Catalog Success, Direct and Multichannel Merchant.
Mitchel Ahern is Director of Product Management for OTOlabs, a permission marketing platforms company deploying and managing widget networks, branded desktop applications and email services for Fortune 500 companies in many industries including travel, B2B, entertainment, CPG and others. He writes for various publications including iMedia Connection, and is the past chairman of the Association of Internet Professionals. He holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Clark University.
Eric Lachter is Account Director on the Microsoft Office business at McCann Worldgroup in San Francisco. He recently built two Facebook apps for Microsoft which grossed 500,000+ installs. Prior to McCann, Eric worked at TBWA\Chiat\Day, Fallon and Carmichael Lynch. He also worked as a Brand Manager and has an MBA. Eric is married to a girl he met at summer camp, and has two daughters. Outside of work Eric is training for his first Ironman.
Scott Spidell is the E-Commerce and Creative Director for AEGON Direct Marketing Services. He has worked in the creative and e-com space for over 20 years. AEGON USA is a division of AEGON NV, which is a one of the largest life insurance and pension companies, and a strong provider of investment products worldwide.
Sharyn Lewis, Program Manager, Disney
Description
Learn how user generated and distributed content via Widgets is engaging consumers while driving brnading and direct response. Panelists share insights on how consumer brands and content partners have developed successful widget campaigns, and the challenges of measuring their success.