7526 9 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Horton had served at <a href="http://www.lastminute.com">Lastminute.com</a> for an interim period. That site has been shaking things up in the last couple of months with the appointment of a new chief marketing officer and marketing director in March and April.</p> <p>Six-year-old Freeads.co.uk has staked out its intention to grow its base of 55,000 classified ads to 150,000. Horton said in a statement: </p> <blockquote> <p> <em>"This is an exciting time to enter the online classified market. Online is the fastest growing sector in the classified arena and Freeads.co.uk is the fastest growing classified website in the UK.</em> </p> <p> <em>"We believe that the hundreds of thousands of loyal users, the new team and the new-look site will give our competitors a run for their money."</em> </p> </blockquote> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Horton had served at <Link URL="http://www.lastminute.com" Window="New">Lastminute.com</Link> for an interim period. That site has been shaking things up in the last couple of months with the appointment of a new chief marketing officer and marketing director in March and April.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Six-year-old Freeads.co.uk has staked out its intention to grow its base of 55,000 classified ads to 150,000. Horton said in a statement: </Paragraph> <Block> <Paragraph> <Quote>"This is an exciting time to enter the online classified market. Online is the fastest growing sector in the classified arena and Freeads.co.uk is the fastest growing classified website in the UK.</Quote> </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>"We believe that the hundreds of thousands of loyal users, the new team and the new-look site will give our competitors a run for their money."</Quote> </Paragraph> </Block> </FormattedContent> 2007-04-27T09:44:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Freeads.co.uk has appointed two former Lastminute.com marketers to senior positions.</strong> <br /> <br />Duncan Horton, formerly head of marketing at the travel e-tailer, becomes chief executive, while former head of retail marketing Stuart Parish becomes marketing director.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Freeads.co.uk has appointed two former Lastminute.com marketers to senior positions.</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <LineBreak />Duncan Horton, formerly head of marketing at the travel e-tailer, becomes chief executive, while former head of retail marketing Stuart Parish becomes marketing director.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1108 <p>Econsultancy has published an <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-advertising-networks-buyers-guide">Online Advertising Networks Buyer's Guide</a></strong> which contains an examination of this marketplace and profiles of 23 leading networks. We have also produced an <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-advertising-survey">Online Advertising Survey</a></strong>, based on a survey of advertisers and agencies. For more stats and charts, see also our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/internet-advertising-statistics">Online Advertising Statistics compendium</a></strong>.</p> <p>Econsultancy has published an <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-advertising-networks-buyers-guide">Online Advertising Networks Buyer's Guide</a></strong> which contains an examination of this marketplace and profiles of 23 leading networks. We have also produced an <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-advertising-survey">Online Advertising Survey</a></strong>, based on a survey of advertisers and agencies. For more stats and charts, see also our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/internet-advertising-statistics">Online Advertising Statistics compendium</a></strong>.</p> 363179 Freeads.co.uk hires Lastminute.com marketing alumni false 2007-04-27T10:53:00+01:00 freeads-co-uk-hires-lastminute-com-marketing-alumni 2009-04-30T00:49:51+01:00 2009-10-13T09:00:59+01:00 223