Archive for the ‘AC Lion’ Category

For AC Lion and our clients, 2011 was a very exciting year. We have been privileged to work with a diversified client base across the digital media landscape and some of the most talented professionals in the field.  Whether mobile or media, exchanges or enterprise, agencies or analytics, AC Lion brings a track record of over 15 years and over $90 million in compensation negotiated. 

Thought I would share some of AC Lion’s successes—the Top Eleven of 2011!

1. VPs Business Dev and Client Services for the leaders in video interactive advertising technology.
2. VP Media, for top 3 travel media platform with 18,000 clients worldwide.(Retained)
3. SVP Sales for a video and content distributed network with over 1 billion impressions.
4. Director of Platform Operations for the world’s top social media company. (Retained)
5. Senior Sales across the country for Amazon.
6. Sales People for the world’s largest independent –and fastest growing–ad platform.
7. EVP Sales (and national team) for sports property with one of the largest aggregated sports audiences.
8. Senior Enterprise Sales Executives for the leading mobile technology platform.
9. Directors of Ad Ops and Audience Development, AT&T.
10. Senior Sales Executives (NY, Chicago, LA) for the world’s most widely used digital maps.
11. Director of Mobile Advertising Operations, iAds (Apple)

During 2011, we expanded our talent acquisition team with new executive recruiters and an expanded Research Department to meet the growing interest in our services.   We also opened a formal office in the Bay Area, to expand our West Coast reach beyond Los Angeles.

You can find and follow AC Lion on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn .  We will use all of these to regularly communicate about new searches and services and information about the trends, leadership and recruiting in the digital media sector.  

May 2012 be a happy and prosperous year!

Top 10 Reasons Santa Needs AC LION Recruiting

1. Santa gets laid off on Dec 26th every year so needs steady employment
2. Keebler keeps poaching all of his best elves.
3. AOL re-orged the toy workshop and all orders must now be approved by Arianna Huffington.
4. The government stimulus didn’t reach the North Pole.
5. Hostile takeover by Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy.
6. Was kicked off Dancing with the Stars. 10 million dollar marriage deal to Kim Kardashian fell through.
7. Free cookies and milk is a great perk-but it’s catching up with him.
8. Boss wants him to do an Extreme Makeover and lose the beard and the red suit.
9. Wants a day job – Mrs. Claus doesn’t like him working at night.
   
   And the #1 Reason Santa wants AC LION to get him a new job?
        If he hears Silent Night one more time . . .

Yes Virginia, there is a job for you! AC Lion currently has over 200 digital media sales and marketing positions open across the country.

We can help Santa, and we can help you, in 2012.

AC Lion’s Mike Adler shares his thoughts on working daily deal sales jobs in today’s market.

Read the full article here!

BREAKING NEWS!! Twitter goes bi-coastal.

THIS JUST IN! All Things Digital reports that Twitter will be opening an office in New York, and their timing couldn’t be any better. The news of their new office broke just hours before the social networking giant confirmed that it raised a whopping $800 million in its most recent round of funding.

It’s a very strategic play for twitter, since their new offices in Gotham city with place them close enough to the playgrounds of Madison Ave, which should help push their advertising business.

With all the excitement going on at Twitter, us at AC Lion would just like to say, Welcome to New York!

ACLION  BUILDS RESEARCH DIVISION TO SERVE GROWING DIGITAL MARKET

AC Lion, NY’s leading Digital Media executive search firm, announces the appointment of Melina Garda as Senior Director of Research.  Ms. Garda will spearhead AC Lion’s increased fulfillment efforts, as the digital job market continues its strong rebound.

“The demand for top talent in the digital market continues to grow.  AC Lion focuses on top media sales and marketing people—and everyone from Fortune 100s to emerging businesses is ramping up their operation” said CEO Alan Cutter.  “With this appointment, we will have faster turnaround time, which provides better customer service.”

Ms. Garda, a native of Alaska, brings over 10 years senior search experience, focusing on the digital, tech and entertainment sectors on both coasts.  Previously with KornFerry and Katalyst Group, she has an MBA from Pepperdine.   Her clients have included Sony Digital, Fox Mobile, EA Mobile, Activision, and Disney.

Founded in 1996, AC LION is a leading executive search firm specializing in building sales, marketing and technology teams within the digital media (agencies, publishers, networks, search, 3rd party technology/software), emerging platforms (mobile, social, gaming, video and converging media), e-commerce/customer acquisition, and financial industries. Headquartered in New York, AC LION has West Coast operations as well.  Over the past fourteen years, we have developed a strong reputation in the marketplace by helping the industries’ best companies maintain their competitive edge by sourcing the best talent. Visit http://www.aclion.com for more information.

Join the fans of AC Lion on Facebook and LinkedIN and recommend our page to your friends in the digital media space! Click on the logos to like our pages and enter!

Eligibility This promotion is open to individuals ages 18 or older residing in the contiguous United States. Employees, officers, directors and immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) of AC Lion are not eligible to participate. Drawing Follow us on both LinkedIn and Facebook to increase your chances of winning the IPAD. The drawing will take place on February 1, 2011 if we have reached 1000 new members on LinkedIn. However, if on February 1, 2011 we do not have 1000 new members, the drawing will take place as soon as we reach our goal of 1000 new members. On the drawing date all of our LinkedIn and Facebook followers will be entered into a raffle where one person will win the IPAD. The winner will be announced on the drawing date through the AC Lion LinkedIn Hot Jobs group and personally contacted via email. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

Wow, think of your voice going viral.  Well, that’s what this cool new audio tool can do.  Record any 30 second clip from your cell phone or browser and send it to your friends. Could be your reaction to a great meal, your recent Black Friday great deal, a wicked pair of high heels, a bad foul throw by Shaw O’Neal, or your brand new automobile.  

Could even be your kid singing Happy Birthday Grandma! Imagine the smile when she hears that. Who needs a fancy Hallmark recordable card when you can do it yourself for nothing.   Now, that’s something to Blurt about!

Oh yeah, can use it for branding, social engagement, and that all important tracking. Entertaining and engaging!

 Click Here for more!

AC Lion, as part of our ongoing partnership with PluggedInVentures, is a proud sponsor of the 2010 eCommerce Summit on Tuesday, December 21st in midtown Manhattan.  This event brings together people from social and mobile commerce, group buying and traditional ecommerce.

Each quarter, PluggedIn looks at a specific industry by bringing together its leaders and innovators for an informative and scintillating discussion. Awesome things happen at our roundtables as we put together a small group of smart and passionate people together to discuss everything dealing with ecommerce. The goal is simple: to connect the most innovative and exciting startups in the ecommerce space with the biggest and best eCommerce sites, brands, technology providers and industry analysts.

The eCommerce summit is a full day event that includes 4 topic specific roundtables with one-on-one networking and meetings in between. The roundtable format is an intimate if not laid back discussion that includes a moderator, participant panel, and guests who are relevant and engaged in the content. It’s designed to facilitate knowledge sharing, relationship building and deal making. 

Participating Companies include: BuyWithMe, Ashford.com, Yipit, GaggleOfChicks, GiltCity, dotBox, SocialAmp, TurnTo, Triad Digital, StyleTrek, ScoopSt, Vitamin Creek, Razorfish, Digitas, Peekaboo Mobile, Checkpoints, and many others.

I invite you to join me there.   AC Lion has negotiated a significant discount (to $150–$100 off if you register before 11/22/10).  Use the product code “ACLion” when you register at  http://www.pluggedinsummit.com/register/

If you have further questions, or need a group rate, please do not hesitate to ask.

Hope to see you there,

AC Lion is proud to sponsor of the 2010 PluggedIn Mobile Eco Summit  on Monday, September 20th in midtown Manhattan.  The Mobile Ecosystem summit encompasses 4 roundtables of 90 minutes with high level networking and meetings among participants and attendees.  The roundtable format is an intimate and laid back discussion with a moderator and a roomful of guests who would like to listen to the content of the discussion.  Roundtables are kept intimate in order to foster networking and meaningful discussion. In fact, roundtables have been referred to as “cage matches” for founders, c-level execs and investors, as they allow for honest conversation with insightful back-and-forth dialogue.

Roundtable participants include:

Mobile Apps:

eyeDip, WorldLiveMobile, Toura, MEDL Mobile, Appsolute Media, Fox Mobile, Time Inc.,  WSJ, MTV, Sony Music, Turner Broadcasting,  and Thomson Rueters.

Mobile Marketing:

AppsSavvy, Socialight, Adenyo, Appular, Bravo Media, Joule, Razorfish, and MRM Worldwide.

Mobile Advertising:

Medialets, Jumptap, Greystripe, Percent Mobile, InMobi, Todacell, Ringleader Digital, Ogilvy, Microsoft, and Google.

Check-In/LBS:

Xtify, Buzzd, Facebook, Fiddme, Where, Loopt, Topguest, DoubleDutch, Izea, and Grouptabs.

I invite you to join me there. Click here to register.

Nice to see Crain’s and Inc. magazine confirm what we here at AC Lion already know:  NYC is a hot spot for fast-growing digital media companies.  Of the annual list of 500 booming businesses, AC Lion’s sweet spot (or, new media advertising, as they call it), software and IT rule.   It’s a full fifth of the NY area companies listed (Click here for the full list)   

Around here, this is no surprise.   Digital media has more than held its own during the recent economic downturn.   And I hear it from friends and family all the time—expressing surprise that a recruiting company is doing well during a ‘jobless recovery.’   As I tell them, it’s just like real estate—location, location, location.  Our location (i.e. digital media) is in demand—and so are we.   Our clients are hiring—and so are we.  So times are good for us here at AC Lion.  (BTW, always open to referrals to good sales people and recruiters).

So thanks to Crain’s and Inc. for confirming what we know to be true—the Digital Mad Men (and women) will continue to be based in NYC!