Seizing the Advantage in the Exploding Video Ad Market

The seismic shift by the viewing audience from single screen TV to multi-screen video has caused explosive growth in online video advertising. Recent headline acquisitions and announcements around video ad technology by companies like Facebook, Yahoo and AOL are strong indicators that foundational changes are occurring. But what are the implications for local marketing? And where does Google, with its video market leader, YouTube, sit in all this? And finally, how can your company—whether you’re an agency, a brand or a SMB service company—seize the competitive and cost advantages in this exploding market? Find out the answers to these questions and more in our September 18 dinner presentation.

Speaker

Brock Flint is senior vice president of sales and business development at Sightly, a video advertising technology company focused on localized solutions. Brock is responsible for developing and leading the sales strategies and processes at Sightly.

Brock has accumulated 15 years of experience as a sales and marketing leader in the digital media industry, effectively identifying unique value propositions and positioning companies to target markets. He has a proven track record of success in generating revenue for local, regional and national brands.

Prior to Sightly, Brock was a founding member and executive vice president at a startup called BRIDG, a new and disruptive digital media SaaS company focused on marketing automation for earned and owned media. During his time at BRIDG, Brock successfully drove metrics that were needed to secure $2 million in seed funding.

Before BRIDG, Brock was the vice president of sales at Fivestars Loyalty where he drove sales to help raise its $14 million+ Series A funding. Previously, Brock was also vice president of sales at ReachLocal, where he played a pivotal part in the company’s ability to go public and expand internationally with its portfolio of local digital products and services.

Brock holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Sports Studies & Coaching from Central Michigan University.