Dale Durrett

Current

Director, Eastern Region Advertising Sales at LinkedIn

Past

vp sales at (DJ/IAC JV)
director, western region sales at the wall street journal digital network
account manager at the wall street journal digital network

online media strategist at kirshenbaum bond & partners
senior media planner at mediaplex

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Education

Damelin

Recommended

58 people have recommended Dale

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

My Company

Dale Durrett’s Summary

Dale Durrett manages the advertising sales teams servicing clients and agencies in the Eastern Region for LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with over 40+ million members. His team works with the world's most widely recognized brands and advertising agencies to help them connect with LinkedIn’s audience of affluent, influential, and ambitious professionals.

Dale joined LinkedIn from a DJ/IAC Joint Venture based in New York, where he as VP of Sales led the development and execution of the ad sales strategy. Prior to the JV, Dale spent 6 years with Dow Jones & Company in various roles, including 3 years as the Director of Western Region Advertising Sales for The Wall Street Journal Digital Network we he was tasked with delivering cross-platform digital marketing solutions for Fortune 500 accounts. Dale also held various roles at advertising agencies before moving into sales.

Dale grew up and was educated in South Africa.

Dale Durrett’s Specialties:

Identify, package and sell digital and social media programs across all verticals.
Build and nurture key relationships with customers, clients and agencies
Recruit, build, motivate and manage sales teams.
Ability to develop strategy in order to achieve goals
Professional Speaker

Dale Durrett’s Experience

Director, Eastern Region Advertising Sales

LinkedIn

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Manage the advertising sales team servicing clients and agencies in the Eastern Region for LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with over 22 million members. Our team works with the world's most widely recognized brands and advertising agencies to help them connect with LinkedIn’s audience of affluent, influential, and ambitious professionals.
vp sales

(DJ/IAC JV)

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

June 2007 — March 2008 (10 months)
director, western region sales

the wall street journal digital network

(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2004 — May 2007 (2 years 7 months)
account manager

the wall street journal digital network

(Public Company; DJ; Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2001 — November 2004 (3 years 1 month)
online media strategist

kirshenbaum bond & partners

(Public Company; Online Media industry)

1998 — 2001 (3 years)
senior media planner

mediaplex

(Public Company; Online Media industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)

Dale Durrett’s Education

Damelin

Sales and Marketing 1994 — 1995

Additional Information

Dale Durrett’s Websites:

My Company

Dale Durrett’s Groups:

Dynamic Logic Inc. Media Measurement Forum
Online Advertising Professionals
Revedia Group - Internet Retailer, Interactive Media, Online Brand Marketing Professionals Only.
BIMA, A MITX Organization
LinkedIn Groups Product Forum
Chicago Interactive Marketing Association (CIMA)
Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association
Social Media Marketing
212NYC
Financial Communications Society
'09 Grads
LinkedIn Advertising Forum
CM Summit NY 2009 - Attendees Only