Former Touch of Modern Marketing VP Brings Significant e-Commerce,
Online Software and Consumer Product Marketing Experience to Demand
Media’s Marketplace Properties
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD), a diversified internet company comprised
of several media and marketplace properties, today announced that Matt
Gehring has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing. Gehring
will lead marketing and retention for Demand Media’s marketplace
properties, Saatchi Art and Society6.
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Matt Gehring, Vice President of Marketing, Demand Media (Photo: Business Wire)
“With his broad and deep expertise in consumer, e-commerce and brand
marketing, Matt is well-suited to lead marketing efforts for Demand
Media’s marketplaces,” said Sean Moriarty, CEO of Demand Media. “We are
thrilled to have him onboard and know that he will help our team
accomplish great things.”
Gehring brings nearly two decades of marketing and advertising
experience to Demand Media. He most recently served as Vice President of
Marketing for e-commerce leader Touch of Modern. While there, he
significantly expanded the company’s marketing and retention efforts,
helping it grow more than 100 percent. He was also head of marketing at
Provide Commerce for more than four years, overseeing all branding and
marketing efforts for the company. Gehring has also held senior-level
marketing roles with Marchex, Classmates.com and Musicmatch.
“Demand Media is poised for growth, and I am very excited to be joining
such a dynamic leadership team,” said Gehring. “Society6 and Saatchi Art
are great businesses that offer extraordinary opportunity and I can’t
wait to lend my expertise to their continued development."
About Demand Media
Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD) is a diversified internet company that
builds platforms across our media (eHow and LIVESTRONG.com) and
marketplace (Society6 and Saatchi Art) properties to enable communities
of creators to reach passionate audiences in large and growing lifestyle
categories. In addition, Demand Media’s custom content solutions
(studioD) and diverse advertising offerings help advertisers find
innovative ways to engage with their customers. For more information
about Demand Media, visit www.demandmedia.com.
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