Specific Media appoints Derrick Faulkner as Director of UK Ad Operations
London, UK - 24 January 2011 – Specific Media, Europe’s largest independent digital media platform, today announced the appointment of former Bauer Media head of delivery Derrick Faulkner as director of UK ad operations.
Bringing with him more than 12 years’ experience in online advertising at both Bauer and ITV.com, Faulkner will help build on Specific Media’s growth in the UK over the last two years and drive its strategic growth plans.
Heading a team of 13, Faulkner will play a major role in maintaining Specific Media’s client service levels. He will be responsible for the trafficking, delivery and performance of all campaigns in the UK, and will oversee the integration of new technologies. Faulkner will report to Virginia Ammann, VP European Operations.
Virginia Ammann, VP European Operations said: “Specific Media’s focus is always to provide the best service and campaign performance for our clients and our success in delivering in these areas is down to the people we employ. Derrick’s appointment represents a major investment in our commitment to employing the best people. His experience of both the development and commercial implementation of new products and services is an ideal fit for a forward-looking, ambitious company like Specific Media. Derrick will help ensure that Specific Media and our clients continue to take full advantage of advances in Ad Operations and service.”
Derrick Faulkner said: “This is an exciting time to be joining Specific Media. After two years of rapid growth, the company is set to consolidate its presence as the UK’s foremost digital media platform.
“Online advertising is developing in such a way that only companies well placed to adapt to and absorb new technologies into their offering will thrive. Specific Media is at the head of this list and I very much look forward to helping drive the company forward, making sure we deliver high calibre campaigns across all platforms and throughout all sectors.”
In his four years at Bauer, Faulkner was responsible for the ad operations team’s campaign management, delivery, optimisation and reporting. He also played a pivotal role in the development and implementation of Bauer’s digital product offering, leading research and testing and preparing the sales teams to take them to market. Prior to his position at Bauer, he spent eight years as Operations Manager at ITV online, where he was responsible for running the sales operations ITV.com.
Specific Media is a next generation media platform that enables brands to seamlessly connect with their audiences across all digital formats. Partnering with brand name advertisers and publishers, Specific Media combines consumer intelligence with a suite of sophisticated targeting technologies enabling advertisers to reach and segment their audiences across all forms of digital media.
About Specific Media
Specific Media, Europe’s largest independent digital media platform, leads the industry with ground-breaking technology which enables advertisers to target consumers throughout Northern and Western Europe and North America based on demographics, behaviours, geographic locations and the contextual relevance of websites visited. Specific Media's Premium Network reaches more than 33 million consumers each month in the UK, more than 100 million across Europe and over 260 million consumers globally. The combination of reach and proprietary targeting technologies allows Specific Media to create highly customised audience segments for advertisers. Since 1999, Specific Media has been enabling advertisers to build relationships with their target audiences across the top consumer branded publishers. Visit www.specificmedia.co.uk
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