FriendScout24 COO changes partners
Jörg Rahmer, chief operating officer (COO) of FriendScout24.de, has resigned and will leave the employ of FriendScout24 at the end of September to take up the position of managing director at software developer Allplan on Oct. 1. The search for his successor is on, FriendScout24 said. Rahmer worked for the Scout24 Group for the past seven years. It was not clear whether Rahmer’s departure had...
Read MoreDe Persgroep stocks up on expertise
After the acquistion of AutoTrack.nl, the biggest auto portal in the Netherlands, from Mecom Group (here), Dutch media group De Persgroep now strengthened its top management cadre with the appointment of Jeroen Verkroost (44) as new chief digital officer (CDO). He will take up his new position on July 1, De Persgroep announced on its website on May 1. Verkroost will be responsible for all the...
Read MoreMonthly revenue from online prostitution ads crosses $5 million
Monthly revenue from U.S. online prostitution advertising exceeded $5 million for the first time in March. The March total of $5.1 million on five tracked websites was 4.2 percent higher than the February total and 61.1 percent higher than March 2012. The large year-over-year gain is due to recent increases in the prices of escort and body-rub listings on Backpage.com. The monthly total is more...
Read MoreOnline marketing specialist new CMO at Scout24 Switzerland
By Cristina Costa Swiss Scout24 Schweiz AG, the joint-venture classifieds company of Ringier Digital AG and German Deutsche Telekom has announced a replacement in its board of directors. The company has appointed Andreas Schrag, who will replace Frank Gerber as new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In the press note Scout24 states that Gerber, who has been responsible for all marketing...
Read MoreBackpage raises rates again, escort-ad revenue jumps 55 percent
Thanks to a rate increase of almost 250 percent in some cases, Backpage.com generated a 55 percent increase in revenue in February from online prostitution advertising in 23 U.S. cities. It was the second time in four months that Backpage, the nation’s leading publisher of online prostitution advertising, raised rates. The most recent increases came mainly in the cost to repost ads...
Read MoreGeneration-change at Schibsted
Schibsted’s top management echelon will live through several changes this year. One can almost speak of a generation-change at the company this year. We’ve already reported on the part-retirement of long-serving Gunnar Strömblad, executive vice-president (EVP), on March 31. Schibsted´s Sverre Munck will also step down as EVP after more than 20 years at the company. Munck will...
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