Gogobot Names TripAdvisor Vet Mark Mamber VP of Sales
The leading social travel service taps former National DMO Sales Manager at TripAdvisor To offer brands a way to engage with one of the fastest-growing communities in the travel sector.
- (1888PressRelease) September 19, 2012 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Gogobot (www.gogobot.com), the world's leading source of trusted travel advice, has appointed digital travel veteran Mark Mamber as its new Vice President of Sales. Mamber, a digital media professional with more than a dozen years of experience, most recently led the Destination Marketing sales team for TripAdvisor.com.
Mamber's team at TripAdvisor partnered with more than 600 Destination Marketing Organizations worldwide on custom digital marketing campaigns. He spearheaded the education of destination marketers on how to successfully utilize TripAdvisor in reputation management, advertising, social networking, and content distribution. Prior to joining TripAdvisor, Mamber served for nearly five years as the Vice President of Advertising Sales for VirtualTourist.com (http://VirtualTourist.com). TripAdvisor acquired VirtualTourist in July 2008.
"With his background in both travel and digital marketing, Mark is the ideal addition to help lead Gogobot as we continue to broaden our reach, establish new partnerships and further our reputation as the most reliable source of trusted travel advice," said Gogobot CEO Travis Katz. "We're thrilled to have him bring his expertise and experience in helping the company blaze even more trails in social travel."
Mamber will lead the Gogobot's sales initiatives as the company builds on the momentum of recently surpassing the 2 million registered user threshold. He will help shape and offer marketing solutions as well develop paid marketing programs to influence and inspire what has become one of the fastest-growing travel communities online, on Facebook and on iOS.
"Personal recommendations played a significant role in the travel planning process long before the rise of social media, and it remains true today," Mamber said. "Gogobot has built an incredible mobile and desktop platform that seamlessly merges our online social graphs with our travel planning process. Gogobot's social travel planning platform opens up so many exciting marketing opportunities for our future advertisers and partners."
Gogobot for iPhone and iPod Touch is available for free from the App Store at: http://itunes.apple.com/app/gogobot/id459590827. For more information, go to http://www.gogobot.com.
About Gogobot
Gogobot is the world's most popular source of trusted travel advice from people like you. Launched in November 2010 and named one of Time magazine's 50 Best Websites of 2011, Gogobot was the first travel company to refocus online travel planning on friends, not strangers. By allowing people to tap into their personal networks on Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter for personal advice and reviews, Gogobot has helped millions of people create, share and enjoy extraordinary travel experiences. As a result, Gogobot works with global partners - including Expedia, Hotels.com, Kayak and Priceline - that enable users to book their travel directly from the site. Gogobot is available on the web, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Whether you are seeking advice on the best hotels in Las Vegas, tips for visiting Walt Disney World or reviews of things to do in New York City, Gogobot offers advice you can trust from people like you.
Gogobot has raised $19 million, more funding than all other companies in the sector combined, from leading venture investors, including Battery Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and Innovation Endeavors. Gogobot is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with an office in London.
Contact for U.S.
Mark de la Viņa
Consort Partners
Email: gogobot ( @ ) consortpartners dot com
Phone: +1 415-282-4795
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