ASPEN, Colo., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After closing
2020 with over $80M in sales and 60%
annual growth, SmartMedia Technologies is breaking into the
marketplace, announcing today the hiring of Michael Chock as Chief Solutions Officer. With
over 10 years of experience in the industry, Chock will be
responsible for defining, developing and delivering both products
and services to existing and prospective clients. He will work
closely with the CEO as well as the rest of the Executive
Leadership Teams to drive strategic growth for SmartMedia and its
companies.
Chock previously served as the Executive Vice President at MiQ,
where he oversaw commercial development and strategy. In his
tenure, he established all 15 U.S. offices, recruited and trained
the 100+ U.S. team, and expanded MiQ's presence across 15 regional
markets. He managed client service, advanced analytics and
operations in the U.S. along with a 25 person team in India. His laser-focus on growth led to an
increased revenue for the self-funded company from a $1M run rate to more than $250M in less than five years.
His diverse background spans digital technology as well as
business development, operations, management, strategy, SaaS
development and sales, allowing him to understand and address
clients' analytical and commercial needs, as well as those of a
growing business. His wide portfolio of clients includes brands
such as: Coca Cola, Sprint, Volvo, The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, IPG and Unilever.
"I am extremely excited to be part of such an innovative and
amazing team that is bringing a game changing product to the market
for global brands," says Chock.
As pioneers in next generation MadTech Platforms and Services,
SmartMedia Technologies owns and operates the SmartMedia Technology
Stack - a Self-Serve Audience Activation and Real-Time Programmatic
SmartMedia Buying Platform. Chock will assume his position of
leadership with SmartMedia Technologies' professional services
companies FASTG8, Media Design Group and Vatom Labs, which are all
powered by the SmartMedia Stack.
SmartMedia Technologies curates fully integrated, custom
marketing solutions for brands by leveraging blockchain encryption
and building transparent and secure technologies. Chock is set to
spearhead the global premiere of SmartMedia Technologies' latest
data systems, developed over the last four years to empower brands
with freedom and creative flexibility over their customer journey
maps and make the most effective marketing decisions by
providing brands with autonomy over consumer analytics.
"At a time when data is crucial to brand growth and success,
SmartMedia Technologies has developed an integrated and scalable
data and marketing technology that enables deeper insights and data
activation across the entire marketing funnel," says Tyler Moebius, CEO of SmartMedia Technologies,
"Michael Chock, Chief Solutions
Officer, will be responsible for bringing our technology to
market."
With this hire, SmartMedia Technologies looks to grow its
operations in 2021 and further its innovation in the audience
activation technology space.
For more information, please visit
https://www.smartmediatech.io.
ABOUT SMARTMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
SmartMedia Technologies
is a next generation MadTech Platform and Services company, which
owns and operates the SmartMedia Technology Stack - a Self-Serve
Audience Activation and Real-Time Programmatic SmartMedia Buying
Platform. SmartMedia Technologies also owns and operates the
professional services companies FASTG8, Media Design Group and
Vatom Labs, which are all powered by the SmartMedia Stack. The
SmartMedia Stack enables the rapid design, development and
distribution of addressable SmartMedia creative assets that drive
activation, engagement, conversion and loyalty across a digital and
mobile-first audience. At the core of the platform is a
highly-programmable proprietary Blockchain based asset called a
SmartMedia Object. For more information, visit
https://www.smartmediatech.io.
CONTACT: Zoe Nightingale,
zoe@blndpr.com
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