Buzzfeed in search for Australian sales director
Mumbrella today hosted a video hangout with the cult viral content website Buzzfeed’s vice president of international Scott Lamb and its Australian editor Simon Crerar.
In the interview, Crerar revealed that the US publisher was currently searching for an Australian sales director.
“We are looking to hire a sales guy and tech guys to help update the website while the US is asleep,” said Crerar, while discussing the broader editorial team.
“Right now we have an editorial team of three here and we will also be looking at having some people freelancing and having people (cover) New Zealand and other areas that are within our footprint.”
Where do I go to watch/participate in the Hangout? Is the only way to take part by posting comments here?
You can leave questions here or you can use the hashtag #buzzfeedhangout
does it concern you that buzzfeed’s traffic tends to come via a social giant like facebook, and when/if they change their algorithm it can have a huge impact on how often and who sees your content? #buzzfeedhangout
What are the best ways for publishers and agencies to work with BuzzFeed in Aus in 2014?#buzzfeedhangout
Would Buzzfeed ever do business with legacy media to connect with their larger audiences? License/provide some regular viral content?
how hard was it to educate your advertisers and brand partners on the value of native advertising in the initial stages? and more importantly how did you retain editorial control and ensure the content didn’t step into the realm of advertorial? #buzzfeedhangout
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Are there any great Australian BuzzFeed stats that you can share? #BuzzFeedHangout
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