SAN
MATEO, Calif., June 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Slickdeals, the only
shopping platform powered by millions of avid shoppers sharing and
discovering online deals and coupons, today introduced new sales
and marketing leadership with the addition of John Breen as Senior Vice President of Sales and
John Choi as Vice President of
Growth Marketing. Their combined experiences are a critical
addition to the Slickdeals leadership team as it works to
accelerate growth on both sides of its marketplace and achieve its
vision to become a daily habit for shoppers, while simultaneously
creating incremental value for advertisers.
John Breen joins Slickdeals as a
seasoned leader with 18 years of experience at Google, where he was
instrumental in building sales teams and forging media partnerships
that consistently delivered double-digit growth on substantial ad
revenue streams. At Google, Breen served as the Head of
Programmatic Media, Retail, and the Head of Industry, Retail,
driving revenue growth across all digital channels for top-tier
retailers including Walmart, Target, Best Buy, The Home Depot,
Lowe's, and Kohl's. Breen's role will focus on scaling Slickdeals
as a premier advertising destination where unique audiences and
innovative solutions converge to meet the ambitious growth
objectives of advertising partners.
John Choi joins Slickdeals with
over 15 years of expertise in launching and scaling mobile apps. As
the former Head of User Acquisition at Zynga, Choi led global user
acquisition strategies for a diverse portfolio of gaming apps,
including Words With Friends, CSR Racing, and Zynga Poker.
Choi was also the Head of Growth Marketing at Pocket Gems and the
Director of Marketing at Kabam, where he developed and executed
marketing strategies that dramatically increased user engagement
and retention. At Slickdeals, Choi's role will be focused on
accelerating user growth, enhancing the platform's value to
advertising partners, and ensuring that Slickdeals remains at the
forefront of the deal-finding experience.
"Slickdeals is in the midst of a significant transformation with
the goal to empower millions more shoppers to discover
personalized, relevant deals every day, while enabling our
advertising partners to more efficiently achieve their growth
objectives," stated Elizabeth Simer,
Chief Business Officer at Slickdeals. "John
Breen's expertise in serving the complex needs of
advertisers coupled with John Choi's
deep experience in acquiring new users into cutting edge mobile
apps will drive our platform's evolution and ensure that Slickdeals
remains a key player in the shopping ecosystem for years to
come."
About Slickdeals
Slickdeals is the only shopping platform powered by
millions of avid shoppers helping other shoppers find, evaluate and
share the most up-to-date online deals and coupons from all the top
retailers. Through community-powered shopping, Slickdeals has saved
shoppers $10 billion by providing a
forum for deal discovery and shopping discussion; as well as
shopping tools such as its free Android or iOS app; and
its browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Edge. Slickdeals
regularly ranks as one of the top ten most visited shopping sites
in the U.S. per Similarweb.
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