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Interep Interactive’s Winstar Interactive Media has been tapped by online travel service Expedia to rep its Web site for national ad sales. Through the deal, Winstar’s efforts will supplement Expedia.com’s own internal sales efforts and relationships. “Expedia is one of the Internet’s most successful brands,” said Interep President Adam Guild. “It will greatly benefit from […]

ComScore Networks has hired Lynn Bolger as executive VP of agency development. Bolger was most recently founder, managing director and CEO of FastBridge, a subsidiary of Initiative Media and a member of Interpublic. Before that, she worked as senior VP and director of Web media at APL Digital and director of marketing services at Softbank […]

Streaming video company EyeWonder has appointed Michael McMullen to its board of advisors. Formerly president of international development for The Home Shopping Network (HSN), McMullen will advise on matters relating to television, advertising, e-commerce and international development. During his term at HSN, he was responsible for establishing live TV shopping networks in several world markets. […]

Search provider Google has appointed Christopher Theodoros to lead advertising agency relations worldwide. A veteran of broadcast and interactive advertising, Theodoros joins Google from DoubleClick, where he served variously as VP of global marketing strategies, VP of international sales and VP of sponsorship sales. Before DoubleClick, he was VP of key accounts for the radio […]

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has launched a redesigned Web site. Intended to serve as the hub of information for its membership, the new IAB site enhances the industry group’s presentation of industry data, news, upcoming events and research. Among the site’s new features are archived copies of “The Informer,” the IAB’s Newsletter; “About the […]

LowerMyBills has hired Eva Boker as senior vice president of marketing. Boker previously served as vice president of e-commerce and consumer marketing at Bizrate.com. Before that she was vice president of e-commerce and general manager at Disney, and she held subscription marketing positions at TV Guide and Ladies Home Journal. At LowerMyBills, Boker will be […]

24/7 Real Media has rehired one of the company’s former executives to a newly created role. John Barbera, who was chief operating officer of 24/7 Europe for a period of 16 months extending to January 2001, returns now as senior vice president and chief revenue officer, responsible for sales of all media products in the […]

DoubleClick and Publicis Groupe have entered into a global partnership in which DoubleClick will be the preferred ad serving provider for numerous Publicis affiliates. The agreement will cover Publicis agencies throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia, including Optimedia, Zenith Media, Publicis, and Saatchi & Saatchi. Under the deal, Publicis will recommend DoubleClick’s DART […]

MaxWorldwide has promoted Bill Wise to chief operating officer, a newly formed position. Wise joined MaxWorldwide as executive vice president in July, when the company (then known as L90) bought DoubleClick’s North American Media Network, where he had been serving as VP of business strategy and direct marketing. Prior to that role, he managed DoubleClick […]

Interactive shop Agency.com is expected to announce Thursday that Kyle Shannon, executive vice president of its Applied Concepts Lab and a co-founder of the company, is stepping down and taking an advisory role. In an e-mail sent to Agency.com employees and associates, Shannon gave several reasons for his decision. First and foremost, he said the […]

Rapp Digital Founder and Vice Chairman J.G. Sandom has reportedly stepped down to pursue other opportunities, according to Adweek. Sandom was one of the very first players in the interactive marketing space, founding the nation’s first digital marketing services company, Einstein and Sandom Interactive, in 1984. He went on to run OgilvyInteractive before founding RappDigital. […]

Carat Interactive has been tapped by Hyatt Hotels and Resorts to create and launch a broad interactive campaign for the hospitality chain. Under the deal, Carat will provide search engine marketing, affiliate marketing, creative services and eCRM consultation. A Carat spokesperson said the account will be run from its Boston office and creative services will […]