Ad Ops Daily Briefs: January 13 2009

The Slate Group Names Matthew Turck Vice President of Advertising Sales
Turck joins The Slate Group from Time Incorporated, where he worked in various capacities for nearly 20 years, most recently as publisher of This Old House and formerly as Associate Publisher of Time magazine, where he managed magazine advertising revenue that was the second largest in the U.S. at the time.

–  Derek Edmond Becomes Partner in Massachusetts-Based Search Engine Marketing Firm, KoMarketing Associates, LLC
KoMarketing Associates, LLC is pleased to announce that Derek Edmond, currently the Director of Search Engine Optimization & Search Marketing Strategies at the firm, has now become an equity Partner and Manager at the company.
“I am very excited about Derek becoming a Partner. It has been a long time coming and will strengthen the company as we continue to grow,” said Andy Komack, President of KoMarketing Associates. Komack adds, “Derek has already established himself as an expert in the fields of search engine optimization and social media marketing. By taking an ownership stake in the company, Derek is putting his expert reputation behind the growth of the company for the long term.”