John Durham Joins WorkReduce as Advisory Board Member
ad:tech Hall of Fame member brings more than 23 years of marketing and consulting experience
BOSTON, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WorkReduce Inc, a data-driven platform for media buying talent, today announced that John Durham, chief executive officer and managing general partner of San Francisco-based marketing consulting firm Catalyst S+F, is joining the company's board of advisors. Durham's dynamic career spans over 23 years, in the marketing and advertising space.
Prior to Catalyst S+F, Durham held many roles in marketing and advertising including president and chief marketing and sales officer at Jumpstart Automotive Media, where he analyzed sales and marketing operations, recognized untapped potential, and precipitated transformation for a national online automotive sales advertising vehicle. Durham has also served as executive vice president of Carat Fusion where he spearheaded North American development and planning for branding and direct response business for the digital marketing division of the world's 4th largest advertising agency. Prior to his work with Carat, Durham held executive leadership positions with Winstar Interactive Media and MapQuest.
Durham is a noted industry leader and a master communicator who is highly sought for speaking engagements around the world. Durham holds roles as adjunct professor of Marketing: Advertising Strategy at the University of San Francisco School of Business and President and Cofounder of San Francisco Bay Area Innovation Group (sfBIG). He is also a multi-term President of the San Francisco Ad Club, and a member of the ad:tech Hall of Fame. John Durham has been a member of the Mediasmith Board of Directors since 2017.
"John is revered in the industry; his expertise and understanding are unparalleled," said WorkReduce CEO Brian Dolan. "As the global economic contraction has forced agencies to reduce staff and cut operational costs, we are seeing skyrocketing demand for WorkReduce's staff augmentation services and technical resources. It is a pivotal moment for the company and John will be invaluable in helping guide our long term strategy and growth."
WorkReduce's board of advisors includes John Lane, former [x+1] executive; Lloyd Lee, co-founder of Pragmatic; Drew Wahl, former AKQA GM; Stuart Weintraub, cofounder of Embarcadero Partners.
"More than ever before, agencies desperately need a flexible partner to fill talent gaps, minimize costs and deliver efficient, quality work," said Durham. "More and more agencies are turning to WorkReduce to optimize performance and operations. I truly believe this company is shaping how the future agency operates and I'm excited to be a part of its journey."
WorkReduce serves a large national footprint of top media agencies, including all of the global holding companies and dozens of the largest independent agencies.
About WorkReduce:
Headquartered in Boston, WorkReduce is a data-driven services platform that provides the people, services and software to drive efficient and accountable media operations, analytics and strategy. Using AI-driven screening, transparent dashboards, and an open API combined with white glove service, WorkReduce is a smarter way to staff media buying jobs. WorkReduce is committed to diversity and inclusivity and is the #1 source for personalized, high performance talent to job matches in the media sector.
To learn more, visit: https://workreduce.com/
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