Hills, Leuchars Promoted at 24/7

Hills, Leuchars Promoted at 24/7
Hills, new 24/7 MD

By Martin Kelly, Editor, Search Engine Room

Robbie Hills has been promoted to Managing Director of 24/7 Real Media in Australia, replacing incumbent Ian Leuchars who is joining the company’s head office in New York as Senior VP in charge of Search across North America.

Hills arrived 24/7 from Sensis just six months ago as Sales and Marketing Director and takes up his new position in March. He will report to Leuchars, who joined the fast-growing company in 2004 as General Manager.

24/7 is Australia’s largest search marketing company, best known for its benchmark DNA campaign management software. The company employs almost 500 people around the world, with about 50 staff in Australia.

Hills said a major goal will be for 24/7 to further increase Australian market share.

“We believe that Paid Search and Search Engine Optimisation will continue to grow at high double-digit levels in 2007 – 24/7 will look to increase its market share both here in Australia and across South-East Asia,” Hills said.

As part of the regional push, 24/7 has formed a 50:50 joint-venture witrh Densu, the largest advertising company in Japan.

Already under way in Japan, the JV will soon expand its operations into China, India, Thailand and Taiwan.

Hills added that 24/7 will also launch two new digital divisions in Australia this year.

  • Both Hills and Leuchars will be speaking at Search Engine Room in Sydney on March 20 & 21.

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18 January, 2007

 

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