Last week at the 2nd Annual Yahoo Agency Battle of the Bowlers, Team Resolution Media brought their A-game to the lanes for an evening of search and strikes!
The team of Brian Yamada, Matt Ballek, Grant Parker, John Malysiak, Todd Silverstein and Steven Bauer went into the evening’s competition with the goal of representing Resolution Media’s fine crew of search experts and sports aficionados.
Relive the magic of the bowl-off and check out the big (computer) screen version from RM's Matt Marshall and Matt Ballek:
Our team was a fierce competitor and wildly successful, yet Mindshare Interactive came out the evening’s winner, beating RM by about 30 pins. But a good time was had by all, and RM did score Best Uniform (2nd year in a row!).
Thank you to all the fellow RM folks that came to lend support to the RM Team. And thanks to Yahoo! for another awesome event.
Posted by: Brooke Nichols, Sr. Marketing Manager
Resolution Media’s Star Bowling Team
Omnicom Media Group Names Matt Spiegel CEO of OMG Digital
Appeared in Forbes.com, March 27
NEW YORK, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Omnicom Media Group today announced the appointment of Matt Spiegel as CEO of Omnicom Media Group Digital (OMG Digital), effective April 1. In his new position, Spiegel reports to Daryl Simm, CEO of Omnicom Media Group, and will have global functional responsibility for digital across all OMG companies.
Spiegel is founder and CEO of OMG search specialist Resolution Media. He will be succeeded at Resolution Media by Dave Gould who has been promoted from Senior VP to President.
Advertising Age recently ranked Omnicom Group as the leading holding company in digital media. According to RECMA, OMG Digital alone oversees $2 billion in digital media spending.
In addition to leading digital initiatives across Omnicom Media Group, Spiegel has functional reporting responsibility for Digital Investment, Product Development, Digital Analytics, Program Development and Organizational Training and Development. OMG Digital companies Resolution Media (search marketing) and NEXT (emerging media) also will report to Spiegel.
"We now measure our clients' digital spending in billions of dollars. Our tremendous growth in digital has been driven by fully integrating digital strategy into our client teams at OMD and PHD while at the same time leveraging our group's scale to develop functional excellence at an OMG level. This ensures that all our clients have access to the very best capabilities in digital," Simm said. "Matt has an outstanding profile to lead this effort, including an entrepreneurial spirit to get things done, the experience of over a decade in digital media, and an understanding of our clients' needs."
About Omnicom Media Group
Omnicom Media Group is the media division of Omnicom Group Inc. Its businesses include leading media service companies OMD Worldwide and PHD Network, as well as a number of specialized companies in areas including search engine marketing, branded content production, asset barter, out-of-home media, insert media and discount newspaper. Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (http://www.omnicomgroup.com/) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, media, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.
About Omnicom
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.
David Gould Named President of Resolution Media
Resolution Media’s SVP to Take on President Role, Leading Next Stage of Growth for the Omnicom Search Agency
Chicago, IL – March 27, 2008 – Resolution Media, a leading Search Marketing strategy and integration firm, and a unit of Omnicom Media Group (OMG), announced today that David Gould has been named President. In this newly created role, Mr. Gould will continue reporting to Resolution Media CEO Matt Spiegel who will be serving dual roles as the recently appointed CEO of OMG Digital.
Serving as Senior Vice President of Resolution Media since 2005, Mr. Gould has been responsible for aligning Resolution Media’s operations to deliver superior client service as well as overseeing core functions such as the financial planning process and Human Resources. In his new role as President, Mr. Gould will be tasked with solidifying Resolution Media’s leadership position within the search marketing industry. He will continue to shape the firm’s search marketing strategy and integration services as the company expands both in number and geographically.
“We have been extremely fortunate to have someone with Dave’s business leadership skills at the senior executive level of Resolution Media,” said Matt Spiegel, CEO of Resolution Media. “He is ideally suited to lead Resolution Media into its next phase of growth as we continue to focus on delivering innovative Query Marketingsm solutions to our clients and partners.”
“The direction Resolution Media has taken since its formation has been to provide holistic search marketing solutions with unparalleled client service,” said Mr. Gould. “This is an exciting time for search and Resolution Media and I am committed to moving forward with those goals and leveraging our current success as the industry evolves.”
Before joining Resolution Media, Mr. Gould was the Director of Strategic Sourcing for United Airlines where he was responsible for developing and implementing strategies to reduce the worldwide airport operations cost structure associated with 3rd party service suppliers. Prior to this position at United, Mr. Gould worked with the airline's Mileage Plus direct marketing group and was instrumental in developing and applying lifetime value metrics associated with their global loyalty program. Before United, he served as the Manager of Financial Analysis for OurHouse.com, an online home and hardware retailer based in Evanston, IL.
Mr. Gould has extensive leadership and management experience having spent seven years as a Naval Officer. He also holds an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University.
Finding Resolution in 2008
Corporate blogs have been the talk of the town for a while, so to speak. Some people view them as a must to stay current within the online realm. But, with everything ‘hot’ on the Internet, one must be cautious about beginning such a venture. After all, some are successful. Some can be detrimental to the brand. So, as I write the inaugural posting of the Resolution Media blog, I must ask – how do we create a community space? How will we contribute our knowledge to the online world? How do we leverage this platform to continue the advancement of the industry?
A blog can do many things – disseminate information on the current state of the industry; educate those in the community as to what we do and what sets us apart as query-centric marketing specialists; and define who we are as a company – both internally and externally. But the real benefit of a blog is to build a community. It’s all about listening and enabling a forum for feedback to allow us to grow and work together.
It is our goal for this blog to provide insights, thought leadership, expert opinion and projection, and give you folks out there a look into the personalities and culture that have made Resolution Media what it is today. Just like the search industry, we’ve come a long way in a short time – many of us in the business since the genesis of online marketing. We view this blog as an opportunity to continue making an impact on the future of Query Marketingsm and as a means to creating a community for Resolution Media employees, clients, partners and the industry at large. Dialogue is key to progress, and we hope that you join us in the conversation.
Sincerely,Matt Spiegel, CEO
