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Now doing business as Publicis Modem.
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Martin ReidyNumber of Employees 279
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Publicis Modem CEO Departs for Meredith
NEW YORK Publicis Modem and Dialog CEO Martin Reidy is leaving the agency to take a top position at Meredith. Reidy pictured is joining Meredith as president of its integrated marketing unit, which handles direct and digital programs for clients. The division has 400 employees and works with clients like Kraft,...
A click away
Long before Google Inc. spent $3 billion to acquire New York City-based DoubleClick Inc., Norwalk-based Modem Media Inc. blazed a major trail in online advertising via the banner ad. Now a Modem Media veteran is returning to set up shop in Fairfield County with his text messaging startup - and...
iCrossing Appoints Managing Directors for San Francisco and Europe.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- - Brian Powley and Larry K.H. Jenkins to Play Key Roles in iCrossing's Growth Strategy iCrossing (http://www.icrossing.com), a digital marketing agency committed to people's desire to find, announced today the appointments of Brian Powley as...
PEOPLE.(appointments)(Brief article)
Chip Reingold to executive creative director, Modem Media West, from the same title at Modem Media Europe. Also, Chris Clarke to executive creative director, Modem Media Europe, from the same title at Wheel, a U.K. digital agency. Greg Smith to chief creative officer, Via...
Climbing exec always setting route to next mountain.(Robert Mads Anderson mountain climbing adventures)
Byline: Mike Ryan Famed climber Sir "Edmund Hillary told me [that] when he stood on the top of Everest for the first time [in 1953], he was already looking out at the world's fifth-tallest mountain, Makalu, on the horizon, and tracing routes up it,''...
Modem Media Welcomes Frank Gallon; New COO Joins From R/GA
NORWALK, Conn. -- Modem Media, an agency of Digitas Inc., today announced that Frank Gallon, former CFO and COO of R/GA, will join the agency as Chief Operating Officer, effective March 6. Mr. Gallon, a ten-year veteran of R/GA, will report directly to Martin Reidy, President of Modem Media, and...
SoFIE Web Marketing Awards Deadline Extended To Jan. 9; The Modem Media Web Marketing South Florida Interactive Excellence Awards - Sponsored By AOL - Will Recognize Leading Interactive Media Trends
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Don't miss your chance to be recognized as an interactive marketing rock star in the South Florida Interactive Excellence SoFIE web marketing awards. Due to holiday demands, the entry deadline has been extended to Monday, January 9, 2006 and late fees have been waived. The first...
Digitas Inc. Signs Agreement to Purchase Medical Broadcasting Company
BOSTON -- Digitas Inc. (Nasdaq: DTAS) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Medical Broadcasting Company MBC, one of the largest healthcare interactive marketing agencies in the country. The closing of the transaction is subject to certain conditions and approvals including the purchase of a third...
Call For Entries in First Annual South Florida Interactive Awards; The Modem Media SoFIE Awards - Sponsored by AOL - Will Recognize the Best in Interactive Marketing Excellence
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Enter the 1st Annual South Florida Interactive Excellence SoFIE Awards today. Experience the High Notes in Interactive Marketing. Companies, agencies, organizations, and individuals - this is your chance to be recognized as an interactive marketing star at the SoFIE Awards to be held at the Hard...
Company Profile for Digitas Inc
Digitas Inc. (Nasdaq: DTAS) is among the world's largest marketing services organizations and is the parent company of two of the industry's most successful digital and direct marketing agencies: Modem Media and Digitas LLC. Digitas Inc. agencies offer strategic and marketing services that drive measurable acquisition, cross-sell, loyalty, affinity and...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Martin Reidy | President |
| Frank Gallon | Chief Operating Officer |
| Frank J. Connolly | CFO |
| Mike Smith | executive vice president |
| Laura Agostini | Senior Vice President, Talent Management |
| Gareth Mulryan | Vice President & Assoc Director, Media |
| Walt Cheruk | Vice President, Media Services |
| Brian Powley | Managing Director, West |
| Dani Nadel | Managing Director & Executive Vice President |
| Domenic Costagliola | Director, Global Technology |
| Jonathan Adams | Director, Media |
| Arthur Kern | |
| Ernest Cloutier | General Counsel and Secretary |
| Gail J. McGovern | |
| Michael E. Bronner |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | President | Current |
| The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | chief executive officer | Former |
| Digitas | president | Former |
| Bain & Company | partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| R/GA | Coo | Former |
| R/GA | Corporate Controller | Former |
| Gloria Vanderbilt Apparel Corporation | Corporate Controller | Former |
| Modem Media, Inc. | Member | Former |
| City University of New York | Bachelor of Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | CFO | Current |
Until June 2007, Mr. Smith was President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Chairman of Hang Seng Bank Limited, Global Head of Commercial Banking for the HSBC Group and Chairman of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad. Previously, Mr. Smith was Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Argentina Holdings SA and was subsequently appointed Chairman of HSBC in Argentina in 2000. Mr. Smith joined the HSBC Group in 1978 and during his 29 year career he has held a wide variety of posts in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Middle East and South America, including appointments in Commercial, Institutional and Investment Banking, Planning and Strategy, Operations and General Management. Mr. Smith graduated with honors in Economic Sciences in 1978 from City University of London. He is Head of Advisory Council of Asia Investment Corporation and a member of Chongqing Mayor's International Economic Advisory Council. Mr. Smith is also a member of the VISA International Asia Pacific Regional Board, as well as a Fellow of The Hong Kong Management Association.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Modem Media, Inc. | executive vice president | Current |
| Asia Investment Corporation | Head, Advisory Council | Current |
| Bae Systems, Inc. | Current | |
| Firefly Energy, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Visa International | Asia Pacific Regional Board Member | Current |
| Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited | President & Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Visa International | Vice President, Information Products | Former |
| Liquid Machines, Inc. | Chairman, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist | Former |
| Digitas | senior leader | Former |
| HSBC Holdings plc | Global Head, Commercial Banking | Former |
| HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad | Chairman | Former |
| Hang Seng Bank | Chairman | Former |
| Stanford University | Ph.D. In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing | Former |
| University of Michigan | B.A. | Former |
| Princeton University | B.S. In Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Stanford University | Bachelor's Degree In Industrial Engineering | Former |
| City University London | Bachelor's Degree, Economic Sciences | Former |
As senior vice president, talent management for Modem Media, Laura oversees all talent and human resource activities and interactions related to the day-to-day business. She also leads all new business activities across the network. Previously, Laura was senior vice president and general manager of Digitasal services, post merger integration and re-structuring, human resource strategy, and management development and training. Laura also spent a number of years in publishing and corporate banking in New York City. Laura holds a B.S. with honors in marketing and finance from New York University and an M.B.A. with honors from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Digitas | Senior Vice President, Talent Management | Current |
| Modem Media, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Talent Management | Current |
| Digitas | General Manager | Former |
| Gemini Consulting | NA | Former |
| New York University | M.B.A. | Former |
| New York University | B.S. In Marketing and Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | Vice President & Assoc Director, Media | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | Vice President, Media Services | Current |
As managing director of Modem Media West, Brian oversees all business operations, client relationships and new business strategy for the region. He also works with the agency's global capability leads and other managing directors to ensure that Modem's integrated service offerings are aligned across the network. In addition, as a functional expert in the delivery of CRM solutions, Brian is an important leader in the design and delivery of the marketing engines Modem Media creates for its clients. Prior to joining Modem Media in 2006, Brian served as Managing Director, West, at MRM Worldwide, the customer relationship management unit of McCann Worldgroup, where he was responsible for the strategic, organizational, client and financial leadership of the MRM West Region offices, which include locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Prior to that, in his position as General Manager of MRM San Francisco, he nearly doubled both the size and the revenues of that office. In a career that spans two decades in advertising and marketing services, Brian has held account management, business development and executive leadership roles at agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather, OgilvyOne Worldwide, and Mediaplex Inc. A native of the UK, Brian served in the British Army, and has worked in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | Managing Director, West | Current |
| Digitas | Managing Director, Modem Media West | Current |
| Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Inc. | Associate | Current |
| Mediaplex | Current | |
| iCrossing, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| MRM Worldwide | Managing Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Digitas | Managing Director & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Modem Media, Inc. | Managing Director & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Boston College | MBA | Former |
| Washington University | BS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | Director, Global Technology | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | Director, Media | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | Current | |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Board of Directors | Current |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Digitas | Director | Current |
| Clear Channel Communications Inc. | Former | |
| Yale University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | General Counsel and Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modem Media, Inc. | Current | |
| DTE Energy Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Digitas | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| AT&T Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Children's Hospital | member | Former |
| DTE Energy Company | member | Former |
| Columbia University | M.B.A. | Former |
Michael Bronner is the founder and Chairman of Upromise. Michael founded Upromise in 2001 to make college more affordable for middle-income families. Upromise is the largest coalition of companies ever assembled to support a common cause. More than seven million families have joined Upromise and have saved nearly $13 billion for college. Michael is also the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Digitas, the leading digital marketing agency. Digitas employs nearly 2,000 professionals that provide integrated strategy, technology and marketing solutions to Fortune 100 companies including American Express, AT&T, Delta Air Lines, Federal Express and General Motors. Among his numerous community activities, Michael serves on the boards of the Boys and Girls Clubs, Children's Hospital Trust and Boston University. In recognition of all that Michael has contributed to the community, Michael received the Torch of Liberty Award from the Anti-Defamation League.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| UPromise, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| General Catalyst Partners | Current | |
| Modem Media, Inc. | Current | |
| UPromise, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Digitas | Director | Current |
| Digitas | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
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