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pAneL: IMpAcT OF The cLOUD<br />
Thursday, May 10th<br />
3:10pm - 4:10pm<br />
Ballroom 3<br />
Panelists:<br />
Leo Dalakos<br />
Vice President, Client Services, Performics<br />
Julien emery<br />
Senior Account Executive, HootSuite Media<br />
Inc.<br />
Gavin Finn<br />
President & CEO, Kaon Interactive, Inc.<br />
Brandon Hess<br />
Director of Product Marketing, ReadyTalk<br />
@DIGITALSUMMIT_ #DSUM12<br />
@performics<br />
@julienemery42<br />
@marketing3D<br />
@brandonhess<br />
Leo Dalakos<br />
Vice President, Client Services, Performics<br />
Questions in this session? Reach the<br />
speaker by tweeting with the hashtags<br />
#dsum12 #panel<br />
In his eight years at Performics, Leo Dalakos has worked in a variety of<br />
capacities. He originally joined the Affiliate team, eventually moving to Search<br />
and Client Services and most recently leading up our efforts within Strategy +<br />
Analytics. He has developed client-specific and company-wide best practices,<br />
as well as implemented scalable strategies for countless search programs. In<br />
his current role Dalakos is always focused on identifying, testing, and efficiently<br />
leveraging the next new shiny object within digital marketing. He fosters senior<br />
level partnerships with key search engines, and developed a new account<br />
planning methodology that is current being rolled out globally. He has overseen<br />
search marketing campaigns for numerous clients, including Microsoft (Globally),<br />
Target, Kohl’s, Bose, FinishLine, Verizon, American Eagle Outfitters, and Lexis<br />
Nexis.<br />
Julien emery<br />
Senior Account Executive, HootSuite Media Inc.<br />
Julien is a member of HootSuite’s strategic accounts business development<br />
team. In helping launch the HootSuite sales force and working with<br />
HootSuiteâ€s large customer base, Julien has developed a deep<br />
understanding of social media. He is responsible for establishing new client<br />
relationships, and helping clients reach their corporate communication goals<br />
through social media. Prior to HootSuite, Julien cultivated business development<br />
and digital and social strategy at Invoke Media and operated his own company<br />
JE Strength and Conditioning, which delivered athlete conditioning programs<br />
through online e-commerce. Julien is a graduate from the University of British<br />
Columbia with a degree in Kinesiology and Commerce.<br />
Gavin Finn<br />
President & CEO, Kaon Interactive, Inc.<br />
Gavin is an experienced executive with more than twenty-five years of success<br />
in building growth-oriented marketing and technology companies. Gavin is<br />
President & CEO of Kaon Interactive, the leader in 3D interactive product<br />
demonstration applications for marketing and sales. Under his leadership, the<br />
company has experienced substantial growth and has introduced numerous<br />
award-winning products. He teaches Entrepreneurial Marketing at Tufts<br />
University. Gavin was President & COO of Bluestreak, a provider of online<br />
marketing software. He led the company through three successful acquisitions,<br />
and a European market expansion. Previously, Gavin was the President & CEO<br />
of Prescient Technologies, a provider of data quality and automation software.<br />
He holds a Ph.D. and MS from MIT.<br />
Brandon Hess<br />
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, ReadyTalk<br />
Brandon Hess is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at ReadyTalk, focusing<br />
his efforts on ReadyTalk’s mobile, video, and audio conferencing initiatives.<br />
He spends a significant amount of time talking to marketers about their top-ofmind<br />
issues and the role webinars play in their demand generation and content<br />
marketing strategies. Brandon initially began his career journey as a web<br />
designer and online content editor in the newspaper industry before eventually<br />
transitioning into the digital agency and startup world where he honed his<br />
online marketing and strategy skills. In his free time, he enjoys writing, drawing,<br />
spending time with his wife and two dogs, being tall and imagining the multiple<br />
ways Batman could win in a fight.<br />
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