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12 March 2013

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Greetings!   

ICMA has had a busy start to March! We have had excellent activity within the Membership and are knee deep into planning the "Marketplace Innovations" conference taking place 17-20 April in Cologne, Germany. 

ICMA MEMBER NEWS 

ICMA Welcomes New Member Vaibmu  

Please join us in welcoming Vaibmu to the ICMA membership!  Vaibmu, based out of Finland is a consultancy and advisory company. They work with companies worldwide on strategy development, new market expansion and the commercialization of innovations.   

 

Welcome Exchange, Inc to ICMA 

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Exchange, Inc to the ICMA family! Exchange, Inc. based in the United States is involved in a variety of marketplaces including direct mail of their flagship publication, Exchange and their Farmers Exchange magazine. Additionally, they are involved with website design, niche publications and printing. 

Marja-Leena Tuomola Joins ICMA Board of Directors
ICMA has a new member of our Board of Directors! Marja-Leena Tuomola has been a member of the Management Group of Sanoma News since 2008. She is responsible for the Sanoma Digital Finland business unit (digital marketplaces, online classifieds, online casual games) of Sanoma News in Finland and the Baltics. The assets include i.a the leading C2C marketplace and auction site Huuto.net, the leading real estate and jobs classified website Oikotie.fi, the leading DIY construction website Rakentaja.fi, price and product comparison Hintaseuranta.fi and the leading car classified website Auto24.ee in Estonia. She is also the chairman of the board of Netwheels Ltd offering tailored digital services to car dealers. 

ICMA is thrilled to have Marja-Leena's leadership, experience and skill set amongst the board!

Amy Bowler Newest Future Leader Network Member       

We'd like to welcome Amy Bowler to the ICMA FLN! Amy started IPC in 2005 as a sales executive and has worked her way up through classifieds in the last 7 years. She now heads up the consumer print and digital advertising across Southbank and Connect which includes over 30 brands across women's' lifestyle and fashion, women's weeklies, TV and Men's and Music. She is responsible for all aspects of her department including staff management, revenue generation, recruitment & training. She manages a team of 15 sales executives and 2 managers, selling a portfolio worth in excess of �4.6m across print and digital.

 

We look forward to the knowledge and expertise Amy will bring to the FLN! 

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