Leon Wittenberg

Leon Wittenberg

CEO at Zideo Media International

Location
Utrecht Area, Netherlands
Industry
Online Media

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Leon Wittenberg's Overview

Current
Past
  • Director at SocialMedia8 (GroupM/WPP)
  • Co-Owner at WastedtheBand.com
  • Business Consultant & Founder at MBC Consultancy
  • Commercial Director at mediasquares NL APM BeNeLux
  • Business Manager at Supertracks Records
  • Chief Marketing Officer at Telegraaf Woonkrant
  • Managing Director at Real Media Benelux
  • Manager Online advertising at Telegraaf
  • Consultant at CSB The Netherlands

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Education
  • HBO University
  • IOCA
  • OSGW
Recommendations

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Connections

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Leon Wittenberg's Summary

CEO Zideo Media International (Europe - Asia - USA)
(2011-present)

Advisory Board Member at Zideo Media (Video Sharing Platform & Video Creative Company)
(2008-2011)

Consultant at Soho - Consultancy
Strategy Consultant
(1994-2008) (2009-present)

Enabling customers to individualize their relationships with brands

Customer Engagement Consultancy
Online Video Production Consultancy
Social Media Consultancy
Viral Marketing Consultancy
Social Media Venture Capital

info@soho-consultancy.com

Director of SocialMedia8.Com (GroupM/WPP)
Global Social Media Marketing Agency
(2008-2009)

Director of Media & Tracking at LaComunidad (GroupM/WPP)
Social Media Strategy Director
(2008-2009)

Head of sales at ViralTracker.Com (GroupM/WPP)
Tracking Viral Marketing Campaigns
(2008-2009)

Business partner in Wastedtheband.com an International Rock Music Marketing Venture
(2005-2009)

Active on Social Media Marketing in the Multimedia Music & Entertainment Business as Consultant
(2004-present)

Worked for mediasquares NL part of Adpepper Media Benelux - Online Advertising Network
(2006-2007)

Worked for De Telegraaf, newspaper publisher in the Netherlands on Business Development Multimedia
(1996-1999) (2001-2003)

Worked for Real Media - Online advertising Agency
(1999-2001)

Founder of MB Consultancy - This company merged in 2009 with Soho - Social Media Consultancy Ltd.
(1994-2008)

Founder of Computer Support Brabant (CSB The Netherlands)
Small Business ICT consultant
(1989-1993)

Military Service: 435 IBC Mobile Infantry Security Unit
Paratrooper - SAT - Deputy Group Commander
(1987-1988)

Various Jobs during High School and University
mainly Media, Games & Entertainment Business
(1985-1993)

Specialties

Customer Engagement Consultancy (CEC)
Social Media Consultancy (SMC)
Viral Marketing Consultancy (VMC)
Video Production Consultancy (VPC)
Social Media Venture Capital (SMVC)

Leon Wittenberg's Experience

CEO

Zideo Media International

March 2011 – Present (11 months)

Responsible for Zideo Media International

Strategy Consultant

Soho - Consultancy

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry

March 2009 – Present (2 years 11 months)

Customer Engagement Consultancy
Social Media Consultancy
Viral Marketing Consultancy
Social Media Venture Capital

info@soho-consultancy.com

Advisory Board Member

Zideo Media (Video Creative Company & Video Sharing Platform)

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry

October 2007 – March 2011 (3 years 6 months)

Advisory Board Member @ Zideo Media BV
Europe - Asia - USA Video Sharing Platform & Video Creative Company

CONCEPT - STRATEGY - PRODUCTION - DISTRIBUTION
FOR ONLINE VIDEO

SHARE YOUR VIDEO ONLINE WITH ZIDEO

Corporate Site:
http://zideomedia.com

Video sites:
http://zideo.co.uk
http://zideo.de
http//:zideo.nl
http://zideo.be

Director Media & Tracking

LaComunidad (GroupM/WPP)

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry

February 2008 – March 2009 (1 year 2 months)

Director media & tracking at Grupo LaComunidad; strategic positioning (SMA), seeding (SMO) and tracking of viral marketing campaigns worldwide. Brand ambassador programs and Social Media engagement strategies.

See our viral marketing tracking solution www.ViralTracker.com and our www.ViralBlog.com currently ranked in the Ad Age Power100 for marketing blogs.

Head of Sales

ViralTracker.Com (GroupM/WPP)

February 2008 – March 2009 (1 year 2 months)

Viraltracker.com tracks your viral marketing campaigns worldwide!

Director

SocialMedia8 (GroupM/WPP)

Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry

February 2008 – March 2009 (1 year 2 months)

The First Global Social Media Agency
(http://socialmedia8.com)

Co-Owner

WastedtheBand.com

2005 – January 2009 (4 years)

Co-owner of wastedtheband.com -an ultra modern marketing mash up program of Fast Cars and Guitars combined with Social Media Marketing Programs for Global and USA Brands who want to interact and engage @ Real Live Events and a smart Web 2.0 environment with Fans of IRL (Indy Racing League) from ALL OVER THE WORLD, combined with some good old Rock Music! See: Join the Ride Video Series featuring HVM Racing for current program elements.

Business Consultant & Founder

MBC Consultancy

1994 – September 2008 (14 years)

Worked for DUTCH Independent Label Supertracks, representing artists like Coparck, C-mon & Kypski and Black Market Audio. Worked on Social Media Strategies for Bands on MySpace. Worked for rock band Wasted, an International Rock Music Venture.

Commercial Director

mediasquares NL APM BeNeLux

2006 – 2007 (1 year)

Advertising Sales & Sponsoring for A brands on the internet

Business Manager

Supertracks Records

2004 – 2006 (2 years)

Ad Interim Business Manager,

Chief Marketing Officer

Telegraaf Woonkrant

2001 – 2003 (2 years)

Started as Interactive Real-Estate.com the company behind woonkrant.nl later integrated with the print version De Woonkrant a section of Dutch daily newspaper De Telegraaf.

Managing Director

Real Media Benelux

1999 – 2001 (2 years)

Online Advertising sales; National / International representation of A-brand websites as New York Times, Playboy, Excite@Home, De Telegraaf.

Manager Online advertising

Telegraaf

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry

1996 – 1999 (3 years)

online / multimedia advertising sales and development for Dutch daily Newspaper De Telegraaf, and its main sections, DFT (financial), Woonkrant (estates), Telesport (sports), AutoTelegraaf (automotive), Reiskrant (travel), Prive (entertainment).

Consultant

CSB The Netherlands

1989 – 1993 (4 years)

Founder of CSB The Netherlands, personal computer support company for small business. Company started as a school project.

Leon Wittenberg's Education

HBO University

Ba, Commercial Economics

1991 – 1993

HEAO Breda The Netherlands

IOCA

SLD, Military Service

1987 – 1988

Activities and Societies: 435 IBC Mobile Infantry Security Unit Paratrooper - SAT - Deputy Group Commander

OSGW

HAVO, High School

1981 – 1986

Leon Wittenberg's Additional Information

Websites:
Interests:

internet, reading, writing, music, auto sport, sailing, golf, scuba diving, restaurants, traveling,

Groups and Associations:

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Honors and Awards:

1998 Jury member of the first Dutch Interactive Spinawards.

1999 Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands; PRIMA Award for New Media Development

1996-2004 Workshop Consultant on Online Advertising Strategies

2007-present Advisory Board Member

2008-2010 Workshop Consultant on Social Media Strategies

2008-2010 Public Speaker on Social Media Communications

2009 Publications: Journal of Digital Asset Management
http://tinyurl.com/2uf4ndl

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