TripAdvisor announced the appointment of Brian Schmidt to the position of vice president, global CPC sales. In the newly-created role, he will oversee the global sales and account management team for TripAdvisor’s cost per click (CPC) business. Schmidt will report to Robin Ingle , the company’s senior vice president of sales.
“Brian brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our growing sales team,” said Ingle. “We look forward to his leadership as we continue to define and re-define the marketing opportunities available for the hospitality industry to engage our community of 200 million unique monthly visitors from around the world.”
Schmidt joins TripAdvisor from Google, where he held various leadership roles focused on scalable sales acquisition and growth. Prior to that, Schmidt held several senior positions roles at iProspect, a leading search marketing agency, and iPhrase Technologies, a venture-backed software start-up.
“It’s an honor to join the TripAdvisor team in this new role and develop comprehensive initiatives to build our partner base,” said Schmidt. “As the world’s largest travel site, we help connect hospitality and leisure businesses at the budding stage of a traveler’s vacation, when they are actively researching to plan and book the perfect trip.”
Schmidt is a graduate of Middlebury College and has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He will be based in TripAdvisor’s headquarters in Newton, Massachusetts.
TripAdvisor announced the appointment of Brian Schmidt to the position of vice president, global CPC sales. In the newly-created role, he will oversee the global sales and account management team for TripAdvisor’s cost per click (CPC) business. Schmidt will report to Robin Ingle , the company’s senior vice president of sales.
“Brian brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our growing sales team,” said Ingle. “We look forward to his leadership as we continue to define and re-define the marketing opportunities available for the hospitality industry to engage our community of 200 million unique monthly visitors from around the world.”
Schmidt joins TripAdvisor from Google, where he held various leadership roles focused on scalable sales acquisition and growth. Prior to that, Schmidt held several senior positions roles at iProspect, a leading search marketing agency, and iPhrase Technologies, a venture-backed software start-up.
“It’s an honor to join the TripAdvisor team in this new role and develop comprehensive initiatives to build our partner base,” said Schmidt. “As the world’s largest travel site, we help connect hospitality and leisure businesses at the budding stage of a traveler’s vacation, when they are actively researching to plan and book the perfect trip.”
Schmidt is a graduate of Middlebury College and has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He will be based in TripAdvisor’s headquarters in Newton, Massachusetts.
