Specific Media appoints Chris Worrell as European Research Manager
14 March 2011 – Specific Media, Europe’s largest independent digital media platform, today announced the appointment of Chris Worrell, former News International Insight Manager, to the newly created position of European Research Manager.
In this role, Worrell will be in charge of designing, developing and implementing Specific Media’s new research strategy, which will further enhance the insight and intelligence upon which the company’s reputation has been built. He will also be responsible for producing in-depth consumer insight research and bespoke analysis for clients.
Ian Dowds, VP UK, Specific Media, said: “Providing real, granular insight into consumer behaviour has always been at the cornerstone of Specific Media’s offering. Chris’s appointment will ensure we continue to have the best quality analysis at our finger tips. His experience of orchestrating insight programmes that span consumer trends and communication effectiveness will allow us to offer tailored insight and analysis that will make a real difference to our clients.”
Chris Worrell said: “Specific Media’s recent growth and future plans mean this is an exciting time to be joining the company. The size and quality of their network means Specific Media generate an enviable volume of data – but they’ve also been market leaders in interpreting that data and creating meaningful, actionable insight for clients. It is an exciting position to be in and I look forward to creating a market leading research offering that will advance our understanding of the digital space and add real value to our clients.
Worrell joins from News International where he worked for five years. During his time at the newspaper publisher he held a number of positions, ultimately progressing to Insight Manager where he established and ran the pioneering flagship Consumer Eye and Brand Eye insight projects and commissioned the first paywall advertising research project. Prior to this he was at The Publishing Consultancy where he held a research role across the Bauer portfolio.
Specific Media is a next generation media platform that enables brands to seamlessly connect with their audiences across all digital formats. Partnering with brand name advertisers and publishers, Specific Media combines consumer intelligence with a suite of sophisticated targeting technologies enabling advertisers to reach and segment their audiences across all forms of digital media.
About Specific MediaSpecific Media, Europe’s largest independent digital media platform, leads the industry with ground-breaking technology which enables advertisers to target consumers throughout Northern and Western Europe and North America based on demographics, behaviours, geographic locations and the contextual relevance of websites visited. Specific Media's Premium Network reaches more than 33 million consumers each month in the UK, more than 100 million across Europe and over 260 million consumers globally. The combination of reach and proprietary targeting technologies allows Specific Media to create highly customised audience segments for advertisers. Since 1999, Specific Media has been enabling advertisers to build relationships with their target audiences across the top consumer branded publishers. Visit www.specificmedia.co.uk
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