Beyond.com, Inc. Appoints Vice President of Traffic
Executive talent to lead natural search, paid search and online traffic generation initiatives at Beyond.com
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – April 16, 2008 – Beyond.com, Inc., the world’s largest network of specialty career communities, has announced the appointment of Alex Murphy as Vice President of Traffic. In his role, Alex will be responsible for growing unique job seeker and employer traffic to the Beyond.com Network by utilizing email, search, design, content and analytics.
Alex brings more than fifteen years of experience in entrepreneurship, Internet-based sales, marketing, and operations. Over the course of his career, he has worked with several companies to develop new lead generation sources, expand customer portfolios, drive sales, and increase profitability.
Prior to Beyond.com, Alex held the position of Executive Vice President at Healthy Back, responsible for all eCommerce activity including online sales, marketing and operations. Previously, he was the Director of Sales, Marketing and Operations at Virginia Web Properties where he led business development efforts and assisted with the negotiation, acquisition and redesign of Job.com. Alex earned his BA in Economics from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA.
“We are excited to attract talent to our organization with the level of experience and track record for success as Alex Murphy,” said Jim John, Chief Operating Officer at Beyond.com. “He joins us at a time when our company is experiencing significant growth, and we are looking forward to working closely with Alex to continue our company’s accelerated growth rate and increase traffic to the 15,000 sites within the Beyond.com Network.”
For additional information, please visit www.Beyond.com.
About Beyond.com, Inc.
Beyond.com, Inc. is the world’s largest network of specialty career communities, powering more than 15,000 geographic and industry-specific sites. We are dedicated to helping business professionals, corporations and vertical communities connect with each other by providing relevant career search services, networking tools and portal software solutions. The Beyond.com Network attracts a niche audience of job seekers, professionals and corporations and delivers quality, targeted results through a multitude of online media and advertising models, including: recruitment advertising, email marketing, banner advertising and other lead generation vehicles.
Beyond.com is named to Inc. Magazine’s prestigious ‘Inc. 500’ list of the fastest growing private companies in 2007 and is a Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE) partner company. www.Beyond.com
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Media Contacts:
Tara Gerard
Marketing & Communications Associate
Beyond.com, Inc.
610-878-2800
TaraG@Beyond.com
Jeffrey Dillow
Account Manager
PAN Communications
978-474-1900
Beyond@Pancomm.com
