Press Release
Former YAHOO! Canada Executive Joins Searchlinqs
Former National Marketing Manager, Yahoo! Search Marketing, Canada, Maor Daniel Joins Searchlinqs
TORONTO, On – November 5, 2008 – Jim Bensimon and Ian Korman, President and Chief Executive Officer respectively, Searchlinqs (www.searchlinqs.com), today announced Maor Daniel has joined the company as Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Business Development. In this newly created role, Maor's broad responsibilities include oversight of all the company's marketing initiatives including its trade show strategies, public and media relations initiatives, customer acquisition and retention (sales) as well as strategic business development.
"I am delighted to be joining the company at such an important time in its history," said Daniel. "I'm bringing my experience at Yahoo! Search Marketing, as well as six years at Bell Canada and three at Sprint Canada to the mission ahead and look forward to playing a pivotal role in Searchlinqs' expansion strategy in not only North America, but globally too."
Prior to joining Searchlinqs, Maor was National Marketing Manager, Yahoo! Search Marketing, where he was responsible for all of the company's marketing initiatives with respect to its online search acquisition and retention. During Maor's tenure at Yahoo! he played a key role in tripling the company's customer base and doubling its revenues. Maor also was responsible for increasing Yahoo! Search Marketing's brand awareness from 19% to 81% among small and medium business nationwide as a result of his pinpoint focus on client service.
Prior to Yahoo! Canada, Maor spent six years at Bell Canada in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Associate Director, Customer strategy, Medium Business. There he was responsible for developing the company's marketing plans to support Bell Canada's billion dollar business focusing on SMBs in Ontario and Quebec. Maor also won the company's prestigious President's award for three consecutive quarters.
Maor began his career at Sprint Canada where as a Product Marketing Analyst, he was responsible for the company's pricing around their calling cards and dial around product portfolio.
"We're thrilled to have attracted and hired Maor to help take our company to the next level," said Bensimon. "Since Ian and I founded the company in 2006, we have been looking for someone with Maor's skill set. His rare blend of experience and deep understanding of developing strategic business, perfectly complements our management team."
"Maor's understanding of search engine marketing is unparalleled," concluded Korman. "That he was responsible for tripling Yahoo! Canada's search business is clear evidence of Maor's demonstrated ability to take Searchlinq's to the next level. Maor brings expertise, tremendous understanding and leadership to the mission ahead and we're delighted with his joining our leadership team."
About Searchlinqs
Established in 2006 in Toronto, Searchlinqs is an internet advertising company specializing in Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine Optimization. The company relies on its superior service, insightful expertise and enhanced reporting to deliver the industry’s best results to those companies looking to leverage the power of the internet to deliver tangible results to their bottom line. Searchlinqs caters to all companies and segments of the market in North America. With an eye of expanding globally, Searchlinqs has attracted a stellar client listing since inception. Please see www.searchlinqs.com for additional information.
