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11th September, 2006

Marzell joins online advertising premier league

Media veteran joins Advertising.com

Advertising.com today announces the appointment of Ellen Marzell as Vice President of advertiser services. Ellen joins from Global Sportnet (GSN), part of the WPP group, and has over 25 years experience in the advertising and marketing industry, both in the UK and USA.

As Vice President of advertiser services, Ellen will be responsible for overseeing UK sales and marketing and driving the expansion with both direct response and branding clients.

Ellen started her UK career at Saatchi and Saatchi, London, as a systems analyst. She completed post-graduate studies at the London Business School in 1993 and in the same year was awarded the institution’s honour of ‘Female Entrepreneur of the year’. 

Ellen is a dynamic team player with a strong sporting background. Twenty years ago she was a figure skating champion in the United States and later set up her own company that created the world figure skating grand prix. She spent ten years with TWI, part of IMG (a sports and entertainment marketing and media group) where she held senior leadership positions.

Commenting on her decision to join Advertising.com, Ellen Marzell said: “Working at Advertising.com is a welcome challenge for me. It is an exciting time to be joining the online advertising industry, and I look forward to taking advantage of the second digital wave and driving new business revenues forward.”

Mike Peralta, UK Managing Director comments: "We are the largest network in the world. Ellen's strong record in media sales will ensure our clients benefit from her experience and expertise. The team is very pleased to have her on board.

About Advertising.com

Advertising.com, Inc. is a leading provider of results-based interactive marketing services to advertisers and publishers. We operate a large network consisting of advertising inventory purchased from web, search engine and email publishers. Through this network, and our proprietary technologies, we help advertisers develop and execute marketing programs that generate measurable results. Advertising.com is a wholly-owned subsidiary of America Online, Inc. For more information, contact us online or call 020 7563 0500.

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