Blismedia expands ANZ team to meet growing demand for location-based advertising

Off the back of significant growth in 2015, Blismedia’s Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) operation has hired nine new team members to service its growing client base. As demand for location data-driven marketing increases, the new hires will reinforce Blis’ position in the region as a leading location-based technology company for media agencies and brands.

The appointments include Rob Marshall from InMobi, who joins as senior sales manager, and Leah Stalker from SBS, who joins as sales manager. Both will report into Nick Ballard, Blis’ ANZ managing director.

Says Rupert Pay, vice president APAC at Blismedia: “After a pivotal year of growth across APAC which included the launch of new offices in Hong Kong and New Zealand, we are expanding our ANZ team to meet the growing demand for our location products. We’ve hired the best digital talent from the region to help drive Blis to even further success.”

Says Rob Marshall, senior sales manager for Blis: “I’m thrilled to be joining Blis at such an exciting time in its journey. Blis is a fast growing company with innovative products which will allow me to leverage my expertise in driving sales and products to our growing client base.”

Says Leah Stalker, sales manager: “The advertising technology industry has seen substantial growth across the Australia and New Zealand markets. I’m looking forward to bringing my sales management experience along to Blis from Inmobi and using my knowledge of the ANZ market to showcase Blis to our clients as a leader in location data solutions.”

(Pictured: Rupert Pay (2nd from right), Nick Ballard (4th from right) and Blismedia new starters: Leah Stalker (3rd from left) and Rob Marshall (1st on right)