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360i Appoints Digital Marketing Veteran to Lead Agency
John Ragals to Oversee Growth, Diversification and International Expansion of Full-Service Search & Performance Marketing Agency
NEW YORK – January 18, 2006 – 360i LLC, a leading full-service performance and search marketing agency, announced today that it has appointed John Ragals as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, bringing more than 15 years of experience within the media industry to the firm. The company recruited Mr. Ragals to lead 360i’s team as it continues its industry leadership through expanding services and adding new clients to its blue chip roster. Mr. Ragals will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and future direction of the agency’s three US offices as well as grow the company as it expands internationally. Mr. Ragals will report to Bryan Wiener, President of 360i.
Most recently, Mr. Ragals was Senior Vice President and Group Account Director at Beyond Interactive with P&L and operational responsibility for Beyond’s relationships with Fortune 500 clients such as Cendant, Western Union, Nokia and 3M. Mr. Ragals oversaw a cross-functional team of account, media, creative, marketing intelligence and data solutions personnel, and lead the agency team in key new business wins. Before joining Beyond, Mr. Ragals held senior positions at webloyalty.com, a leading online direct marketer of membership clubs, and Modem Media, a pioneering interactive marketing strategy and services firm (now part of Digitas). He holds an MBA in Marketing and International Business from NYU and a BA in economics from Duke University.
“Having worked with John over the course of his career, I’m absolutely confident in his ability to guide 360i as we expand beyond delivering search engine marketing solutions. His experience in managing successful integrated campaigns spanning multiple online formats for Fortune 500 clients is a perfect fit for us as we build on the strong momentum through more client wins and expanded relationships with our existing roster of Tier 1 clients,” said Bryan Wiener, President of 360i.
“360i has a solid reputation in the industry as one of the best white-glove Internet marketing firms. I’m very excited to build on their strong foundation of being extremely strategic in helping marketers achieve exceptional results with online campaigns by growing the business, adding more complementary services and then expanding internationally,” said Mr. Ragals.
About 360i
A full-service performance and search marketing agency, 360i delivers customers online, driving superior marketing ROI with an unparalleled combination of highly experienced professionals, integrated solutions and best-of-breed technology. The company’s full service integrated approach uniquely positions 360i as a single-source for all search and performance marketing marketing. 360i can provide its clients -- spanning Fortune 500 marketers and major Internet brands -- a rich set of services with accompanying technology to help achieve exceptional return on investment. 360i augments its search capabilities with lead generation and contextual marketing solutions. For more information on 360i, please visit www.360i.com.
Contact: Sarah Hofstetter
Kayak Communications for 360i
646-432-4899
sarah@kayakcorp.com
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