麻豆官网首页入口.com, the commercial venture offering advertising on the 麻豆官网首页入口's global news website for users outside the UK, is building its Australian sales team to increase local and international advertising opportunities.
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Olivia Parkes and Mark Davies have joined 麻豆官网首页入口.com's newly-formed Asia Pacific in-house sales and operations team, and will be based at 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide's North Sydney headquarters.
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Olivia Parkes joins as Advertising Operations Manager. Formerly Advertising Product Manager for MSN UK, Parkes will report to UK-based Sales Operations Controller Matthew Brown.
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Parkes and her team across Asia will optimize all Asia Pacific sales operations for the 麻豆官网首页入口.com website.
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Mark Davies, who joins as Advertising Sales Manager, will focus on business development and sales to Australian advertisers keen to reach 麻豆官网首页入口.com's Australasian eyeballs.
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Davies, formerly Senior Business Development Manager at News Digital Media, will report to 麻豆官网首页入口.com's Account Director John Williams.
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Kym Niblock, Managing Director, 麻豆官网首页入口.com, 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide, says: "These key hires are great news for 麻豆官网首页入口.com. A key part of 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide's growth strategy is driving revenues from outside the UK and the Australian advertising market holds great potential for us. We're delighted with the calibre and scope of the new team for what is an exciting proposition."
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John Williams, Account Director for 麻豆官网首页入口.com Australasia and Asia, says: "We are entering an exciting phase in 麻豆官网首页入口.com's development and our expanding sales team will help Australian and international advertisers tap into the diverse audience that embraces the site.听
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"Australasian advertisers can expect to join blue-chip global clients such as Rolex, Airbus, HSBC and Cathay Pacific amongst others."
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With 48 million impressions pcm (ComScore May 2008) and 1.696 million unique visitors pcm (麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide data) in Australia alone, 麻豆官网首页入口.com offers advertisers a unique opportunity to engage with the 麻豆官网首页入口's online audience, both internationally and within Australia.
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麻豆官网首页入口.com has been developed in order to generate revenue for the 麻豆官网首页入口 from non-UK, non-licence paying traffic to its web properties.听
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Developed by 麻豆官网首页入口 Worldwide in conjunction with 麻豆官网首页入口 Global News, the proposition taps into the vast audience (29 million users per month - ComScore May 2008) that bbc.co.uk attracts from outside the UK.
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Louise Alley
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