Zachary Rodgers

About’s president of sales David Hills has been handed the additional post of chief operating officer. Prior to joining About.com in 2001, Hills held several executive positions at Cox Broadcasting and Cox Interactive Media. In 1994, he began Cox Interactive Sales (CIS) for Cox Broadcasting. As he picks up his operations management role, Hills will […]

Marketing firm Leapfrog Online has hired two new managers. Patti Ni, who will serve as marketing manager, has recently held marketing positions at Giantstep and the Chicago office of Young and Rubicam. Ni will advance media operations for Leapfrog’s network of media partners in a role that will include media planning, creative management, and campaign […]

Interactive marketer deepFry has launched a Coca-Cola branded site covering highlights of the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Games. Among the site’s content categories are “Real People Report,” which has interviews, movies, and history about the Games, “Torch Relay Highlights,” and “Dates to Remember,” a timeline of each day’s competitions. The Coke branded site also contains […]

AGENCY.com Divorces Denmark iTV Unit AGENCY.com has said it will split with its interactive television division in Denmark, returning that unit to independent operating status as VISIONIK Interactive TV A/S. The decision to decouple the European business from the American business arose from strategic differences, AGENCY.com said. “The group in Copenhagen is focused on product […]

Online advertising leader DoubleClick is seeing some shifts at the top of its executive ranks, as Stephen Collins, the company’s chief financial officer, steps down at the end of the week to take a more strategic role, eventually leaving the company next year. The vacancy will be temporarily filled by Bruce Dalziel, the current VP […]