Sean Simon Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

The Cogent Collective is a member driven network where we work together to curate and vet technology companies so that we can find the best fit for our members without all the noise and hassle. We hear constantly from buyers that they don’t like having to buy from Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc… but they don’t have the time or resources to curate and vet solutions thoroughly. This is where the Cogent Collective comes in. Buyers can invest in solutions knowing that they were vetted by their industry peers. Best of all, Cogent stays involved throughout the relationship and often serves as an account manager, ensuring success for everyone.

The MarTech Matrix Podcast is dedicated to helping brands & agencies discover and utilize technology without the hassles and time commitment of lengthy sales calls. There are over 17k MarTech solution on the market, in dozens of categories. Finding the right, best solution can take months from the beginning of the search until selection. This podcast, it’s content, and our platform are designed to help expedite the entire process because time is money and neither is more precious than the other.The Martech Matrix Podcast is produced by the Cogent Collective, a community of Marketing & eCommerce leaders.

Del Mar, California, Us

New York City, New York, Us

The worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. Founded in 2006, Techstars began with three simple ideas—entrepreneurs create the future, collaboration drives innovation, and great ideas can come from anywhere. Today our mission is to make innovation accessible to everyone, everywhere. We do this by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to create a more sustainable and inclusive world. Since 2006, Techstars has invested in more than 2,200 companies and today has a market cap of $27 Billion. www.techstars.com

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Having gone through the Plug and Play program while at PebblePost, I am now thrilled to be a mentor in both the Retail and Media & Ads verticals. I enjoy sharing my experience and knowledge but more-so, I love to learn from the creative founders of emerging companies. I have already come across several interesting technologies that are solving our industries challenges and thinking ahead to the future.

Emeryville, California, Us

I worked closely with our President to turn the business around and prepare it for sale at a premium to its previous sale price, which we achieved in 12 months. Within my business units we created focus around one product, which differentiated us from the competition and positioned us as a transformative leader in the space. We did this while maintaining y/y revenue. In August 2019 we sold the business to Syndigo. This will give the SellPoints product a home to thrive in for years to come.During my tenure, I managed all teams excluding Product and Engineering. The teams included Retailer Development, Brand Development, Customer Success, Project Management, and Business Development. My responsibilities included reshaping the core business for growth under the new ConversionPoint Technologies strategy as we evolved the SellPoints business from the legacy syndication business to an ecommerce optimization platform. The focus was on creating content for brands on retailer sites that drives incremental value for both brand and retailer. We were focused on the convergence of content and media to gather data to help brands deliver more sales for themselves and the retailers. We were positioned to be a leader in this space as we had unique and actionable data sets to help both brand and retailer succeed. This was ultimately why Syndigo acquired SellPoints.

New York, Ny, Us

While VP of Sales in the San Francisco office, I was responsible for managing all the revenue generating teams. I was the first SF employee in August of 2016 and began staffing up in January of 2017. In the end, I managed 20 people across three teams (Enterprise Sales, Mid-Market Sales, and Account Strategy) and ran the SF office. This team took PebblePost from zero revenue in 2017 to a $20 MM run rate in June of 2018, just on the west coast. I am proud of each of my hires and I enjoyed mentoring each of them daily. The tight relationships have led to an extraordinary culture that is bound by the individuals. Being an integral part of the Series B and C fund raises was an incredible experience and I am confident that PebblePost will go on to be uber successful.

Paris, Fr

As the VP of Sales at Criteo I manage our prospecting and client relationships west of the Mississippi River. My team is focused on retail and travel centric businesses where we believe the Criteo technology can help them drive more sales or bookings. Since being promoted into this role, our region has doubled its business year over year. In the last few years we have expanded our services to include mobile web, mobile app, email, and search. I view Criteo as a true big data company where we are able to collect, analyze, make decisions, and act upon client data in real-time to drive real business results. In this role I manage 6 sellers with dotted lines from our Account Strategy team. Early in my VP tenure, I also managed the Account Strategy team directly. Eventually this team grew too large to be managed under sales and I brought in a leader to manage that team as we partnered on our efforts to grow the business post IPO.

Paris, Fr

In this role I led initial sales efforts into the U.S. market. Criteo originally launched out of Paris in 2005. In late 2009 our CEO moved to Palo Alto to launch our U.S. efforts and ultimate global expansion. My initial task was to evangelize our brand and business to the ad agency community in support of our direct sales efforts. Soon after, I moved into a direct sales role managing targets from Chicago to San Francisco. As this region progressed I put a focus on Texas where we doubled the U.S. business under my leadership before being promoted to VP in 2012.

Verona, Wi, Us

At TMP I was responsible for introducing our products to our clients and educating them on the benefits of working with TMP. TMP has recently expanded its services beyond an ad network into 3 key business units, TMPSocial, TMPMobile, and TMPVideo. In this role I was a leader, an advocate, and an expert.- Management of NW Ad Sales Team- Account lead on 75% of NW advertising accounts including Microsoft, HP, Oracle, T-Mobile, Alaska Airlines, Miller Coors, EA Games, Nike, Disney, Shutterfly, AT&T, Drugstore.com, Visa, and Yahoo!- Brand Advocate for TMP across multiple media products- Social Media Expert Provide Engagement Solutions Social Applications Social Media Advertising- Mobile Media Expert In Application Advertising, Cross Platform Rich Media Mobile Ads iPad Ads and Sponsoorships- Video Advertising Expert Pre-Roll Cross Network Within Social Media & Across Applications- Rich Media Expert Expandable Ad Units Data Capture and User Engagement Click to Call Click to Chat Audio & Video Coupons and much more

After several years in digital advertising working on the agency and publisher side in a variety of roles, I relocated back to Northern California. This move gave me the opportunity to work for myself and leverage the knowledge I had gained working for some amazing companies.I first partnered in an investment firm (Strategic Investment Group) where I was able to leverage my sales and marketing experience and expand my skills into social media. 2005 was the early years for social media as we know it today but through my role I was able to bring investors together and collaborate on investment opportunities. In 2008 while still a partner at SIG I consulted with a digital ad agency (Questus). My role was to help streamline the sales and on-boarding process across the sales team and throughout the agency respectfully. This role gave me the opportunity to expand on my social media experience by introducing a CRM solution to the agency and leverge the power of internal collaboration to gain and grow business.Once my goals were accomplished at Questus, but while still a partner at SIG, I signed on for a role with a start up (PredictWallStreet). PWS was looking to build a media company on top of the data company they had already built. The most interesting part about this company and position was how we were going to leverage the power of social media to generate data that would be converted into stock trading portfolios. Unfortunately the execution wasn't successful but perhaps it was just before its time.

• Co-Founder of Private Equity Investment Firm• Marketing and communication of investments • Raised over $20 MM from individual investors• Development of all marketing materials• Manager of Social Media• Management of Investor Relations• Collaboration with various city building and engineering departments• Management of relationships with General Contractors• Worked with various lending institutions for project financing• Performed due diligence on prospective projects• Management of team members from beginning to end of projects

• Developed and executed a strategic Business Development Model for the launch of a new social networking brand and product• Positioned PredictWallStreet to power a variety of social networks and applications• Identified and managed over 30 new relationships with financial media publishing partners, increasing brand recognition and opportunities for expansion• Developed advertising sales and positioning strategy to increase revenue 100% annually• Worked with partners to identify optimal placements for successful and profitable long-term partnerships by identifying mutually beneficial deal points• Managed the implementation and ongoing relationship of deals within the organization• Partnered with the VP of Operations in ongoing strategic planning efforts, with a focus on business and financial modeling with goals of increasing revenue and partnerships• Development and customization of all sales and marketing collateral.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Led external sales efforts to bring in new accounts such as Capital One, Expedia, and MarketWatch• Managed collaboration of all agency departments to develop detailed proposals generating $5 Million in new business• Managed team of 6 in creative, research, and media sales team(San Francisco and New York)• Introduced and implemented SalesForce throughout the agency.• Managed new business on-boarding process and transition• Collaborated with other agencies on partnership opportunities

New York, Ny, Us

• Led new business search efforts• Managed team in new business pitches• Evaluated existing clients and developed new advertising strategies

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Ad sales executive responsible for agency and client relationships and sales.• Consistently exceeded sales goals by 20-50%.• Sold multi-dimensional media opportunities including opt-in email, contextual marketing, search, and network campaigns.• Partnered with and sold to advertising agencies in San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland.• Worked with Fortune 500 companies to develop their online advertising objectives and strategies. Companies included HP/Compaq, Intel, Microsoft, Esurance, Visa, Sprint, Samsung, Smirnoff, Wells Fargo, Washington Mutual, and EA Sports.• Successfully worked with clients to achieve diverse objectives ranging from branding to direct response on CPM, CPC, and CPA pricing models.• Worked internally with sales counterparts and Sales Producers to develop cohesive advertising packages that led to long-term successful relationships for Yahoo

• Opened the first satellite office in San Francisco, increasing West Coast sales by 500% in the first year• Led education efforts at agencies and with clients on the benefits of audio and video advertising, at a time when these types of ads were not popular or easily deliverable.• Led San Francisco to “top performing office” status for three consecutive years, exceeding sales goals for 8 consecutive quarters before being acquired by Yahoo• Managed high-level calls regarding advertising opportunities. Focused on networking and strategic relationships with C level executives, VP’s, and Director-level decision makers.• Successfully sold all broadcast.com streaming opportunities, including platforms such as sponsorships, site specific and network sales, email, and creative services

Us

Executed and managed all Internet advertising for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Developer products. I was responsible for vendor relationships and communication with internal teams and clients at Microsoft. I was in this position at a time when internet advertising was just begininng. Me and my colleagues were pioneering the online advertising industry during this time frame. I was responsible for some of the largest online media buys at this time in the industries history.• Pioneered the online media buying industry by developing campaign strategies within a brand new medium• Increased Microsoft Internet Explorer market share from 7% to 67% in one year by developing strategic relationships with a variety of publisher partners• Planned and executed over $2 Million in media planning/buying, becoming the first agency/brand to spend in excess of $1 Million on one campaign• Educated and trained publishers on how to implement advertising on their sites during the infancy of Internet Media

Ba, Communications/Advertising

Ba, Communications/Advertising