Magnetise Update - Robert Kelly Appointed to Grow Publisher Division

The Magnetise Group (Magnetise) has appointed Robert Kelly as Publishing Director. Previously Head of Publisher Sales at TradeDoubler, the leading European performance marketing company, Robert brings to the role a wealth of contacts and expertise in acquiring and developing relationships with the online publishing sector.

"The Magnetise Group really impressed me;" commented Robert Kelly. "It heralds a new wave of innovation, standing out due to its technology driven approach, strong focus on quality and its wealth of unrealised potential. I’m looking forward to taking its proposition and capabilities to the many publishers seeking a better class of innovation, traction and results from their engagement activities."

Starting out in online community development for the IT industry at the Research Group, Robert quickly saw the potential of the internet as a channel for the delivery of business content and opportunities. He then moved to Net Communities Ltd where he managed both advertiser and publisher client bases for the first IT specific online advertising network, followed by a stint at Deal Media Group, developing publisher relationships for the UK’s first affiliate marketing network.

In 2006, Robert joined TradeDoubler, where he was responsible for the creation of the highly successful publishing sales team. Key projects included pioneering the inclusion of viral marketing techniques in affiliate sales and the recruitment of over 150 new publishers to the business. Before joining Magnetise, Robert founded On-e to provide expert website monetisation services to companies including Playphone, Gambling.com and Sedo.

"Robert has a strong track record of identifying and driving innovation;" commented Peter Gowrie-Smith, Founder & Managing Director of the Magnetise Group. "Combined with his undoubted ability to forge deep, commercially successful relationships with the publishing community, he was an obvious choice to head up our expanding publisher division."

Robert will be the main point of contact for publishers wishing to take advantage of Magnetise’s range of advertising and engagement solutions, spun out of its proprietary marketing technology platform. With TopFox already holding the No. 1 position in the white label competition space with top tier publishing clients and over a million active members, Robert will be looking to achieve similar results from Magnetise’s other products. These include In-Banner, a technology solution that creates engagement opportunities from display inventory, and In-Video, the soon to launch solution for the online video advertising market that generates healthy revenue via rich interactive overlays.

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