Revision3 Names Brad Murphy Vice President of Advertising Sales
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Revision3, the leading Internet television network, today announced that Brad Murphy has been named vice president of advertising sales. Murphy, 33, is a 10 year veteran of the advertising industry and has a track record of increasing ad sales for some of the most influential technology media companies.
"We have a distinctive and successful advertising model that spans everything from Ed Sullivan-style sponsorships to more traditional video ads, laser targeted at the on-demand generation," said Revision3 Chief Executive Officer Jim Louderback. "Top companies, including Sony, Netflix, Southern Comfort and FX Networks have had great success using our unique formula to reach the critical 18 to 34-year-old demographic.
Brad's experience in broadcast and online media will help us to expand our reach into lifestyle consumer brands, and increase the range of advertising solutions we provide. Brad will also ensure Revision3 remains the most innovative pioneer developing hyper-effective advertising programs using this new medium.
Murphy comes to Revision3 after serving as the senior sales executive for UGO Networks where he sold online advertising packages to first time advertisers and Fortune 100 companies. His efforts resulted in a two-year increase in annual revenue from $250,000 to $2 million.
Prior to UGO Networks, Murphy served as the regional sales manager for CNET Networks in San Francisco. From August 2004 to April 2005 he was responsible for selling national online advertising packages for CNET's sales, services and advice properties. Under his leadership, ad sales increased 25 percent.
From 1997 to 2004, Murphy served as the regional sales manager of TechTV. He focused primarily on production services and product placement deals and brokered contracts with Nokia, Travelocity, NVIDIA and Blockbuster. During 2003 and 2004 Murphy was TechTV's leading sales manager for online advertising and production services.
Murphy has a bachelor of science degree in biology from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore.
About Revision3
Revision3 is an Internet television network for the on-demand generation, producing some of the most engaging and original audio and video entertainment programs available on the Web. From the highly technical to the ridiculously silly, count on Revision3 for content that is accessible, edgy, and informative.
Revision3 was founded by Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson and David Prager in April 2005 with the vision that truly revolutionary Internet television wasn't about putting television programming on a computer. The new world of Internet television left up to the media moguls of the world is about as cool as your dad's Facebook page. With more than 30 million downloads, Revision3 develops unique content that can play on any device and speaks to a new generation about music, science, technology and comedy. Check out Revision3's shows at www.revision3.com.
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