Meebo Hires Carter Brokaw as Chief Revenue Officer
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Based out of New York, Brokaw to Head Advertising Sales and
Monetization Strategy for the Fast-Growing Firm
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Meebo, the Web's live interaction platform, today announced that
Carter Brokaw has joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer. Brokaw
will utilize his experience working with Fortune 500 companies to lead
Meebo's direct sales team and oversee the company's advertising sales
and monetization strategy. He comes to Meebo from Warner Music Group
(NYSE: WMG) where he was an integral part of the company's
direct-to-consumer business. Prior to that, Carter spent 10 1/2 years
at CNET Networks (Nasdaq: CNET) in a number of sales management
positions.
"We are thrilled to have Carter join the Meebo team," said Martin
Green, VP of Business, Meebo. "His sales leadership and understanding
of marketers' needs will help us build ad programs that drive
engagement and conversations."
Earlier in his career, Brokaw helped construct and pioneer the
first pay-for-performance model for online reseller merchants, and
directed CNET Networks' Global Solutions team in establishing a major
account discipline for the organization. As Vice President of
Corporate Sales, Brokaw helped CNET Networks build a marketing
platform that enabled top-tier technology brands the ability to
integrate their brand and product assets into the online product
research process. Brokaw majored in English at Colgate University.
"Meebo is a highly-promising company with an incredible team and
defendable technology," said Carter Brokaw, Chief Revenue Officer,
Meebo. "From a monetization perspective, I'm looking forward to
helping leverage Meebo's core strength by bringing brands into the
conversation in ways that are engaging, integrated and measurable."
For more information on Meebo Ads, please visit www.meebo.com/ads/
or contact ads@meebo.com.
About Meebo, Inc.
Meebo is the Web's live interaction platform. Founded in September
2005, over 30 million people use Meebo monthly, either at Meebo.com,
or through Meebo Rooms on partner sites. Meebo's investors include
Sequoia Capital and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Visit Meebo.com to
connect with friends live on the Web.
All brands, names, or trademarks mentioned in this document are
the property of their respective owners.
Three-Forty Communications for Meebo
Michaela Wilkinson, 415-233-4075
michaela@three-forty.com
Copyright Business Wire 2008
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