SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2014--
Marchex
Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX), a mobile advertising technology company, today
announced it has hired two executives to bolster its client engagement
and business development teams. Razorfish and aQuantive veteran Peter
Greb has joined Marchex as Vice President of National Clients, and
Daniel Behrendt, who most recently led strategy and corporate/business
development groups for Samsung in Seoul, South Korea, joined Marchex
this week as Vice President of Strategy and Development.
Greb managed national brand accounts at aQuantive and Razorfish and will
help lead Marchex’s National Client Team. He spent the past 15 years
directing a wide set of client relationships for Razorfish and most
recently managed all digital media and advertising accounts in the
Western region. While there, Greb worked directly with big brands such
as Hawaiian Airlines, Holland America Line, HSBC, and Tourism New
Zealand.
Before taking on his leadership role at Samsung, Behrendt led business
development and strategy teams at Microsoft, including Communications
Services, Windows and Online Services. He will help lead Marchex’s
efforts to develop and expand its business opportunities, with a focus
on publisher strategy to grow the Marchex
Call Marketplace.
“We are excited to be adding two high-caliber executives to our team.
Both Peter Greb and Dan Behrendt bring proven leadership capabilities in
areas that are very important to Marchex’s overall growth and success,”
said Pete Christothoulou, President of Marchex. “Peter’s experience and
sharp sense of customer relations will be instrumental in furthering our
goal of becoming a world-class, client-focused organization. At the same
time, Dan’s deep expertise in mobile and cross-digital platforms and
will bring a valuable, international perspective to Marchex and our
relationship development.”
About Marchex
Marchex is
a mobile advertising technology company. The company provides a suite of
products and services for businesses that depend on consumer phone calls
to drive sales. Marchex’s mobile advertising platform delivers new
customer phone calls to businesses, while its technology analyzes the
data in these calls to help maximize ad campaign
results. Marchex disrupts traditional advertising models by giving
businesses full transparency into their ad campaign performance and
charging them based on new customer acquisition.
Please visit www.marchex.com, blog.marchex.com or @marchex on
Twitter (Twitter.com/Marchex), where Marchex discloses material
information from time to time about the company, its financial
information, and its business.
Source: Marchex Inc.
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