Marin Software Continues Global Expansion: Opens Offices in France and Germany

September 20, 2011; 10:54 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Marin Software, provider of the leading online advertising management platform for advertisers and agencies, today announced continued global expansion with the opening of offices in Paris, France and Hamburg, Germany. With local interface, currency, and client service support, Marin now provides French- and German-language marketers a powerful, easy-to-use solution for managing search, display, and social marketing. Marin hired search industry veteran David Bianovici, Sales Director Southern Europe, to lead the French office and Jens Bargmann, Sales Director, to head Marin's presence in Germany. Marin's on-the-ground presence now includes the United States, Singapore, China, United Kingdom, Australia, France, and Germany.

News Facts:

-- Marin Software opened new offices in Paris, France and Hamburg, Germany to better serve advertiser and agency customers in the fast-growing European market and bring its leading advertising management platform to the region's largest agencies and advertisers.

-- David Bianovici, Sales Director Southern Europe, will lead Marin's new Paris office. Bianovici joined Marin Software from Metavista, an agency specializing in SEM, SEO, and social marketing that he founded in 2009. Previously, he was Managing Director and Co-Founder of Relevant Traffic France, a leading SEM, SEO, and website referencing company. He has also held executive and sales roles at Netbooster, Consodata, and Dun & Bradstreet.

-- Jens Bargmann brings over a decade of online media experience to Marin Software. Bargmann joins Marin from seminus GmbH, where as Managing Director he oversaw sales and business development for the company. His experience also includes roles at netelixir, InfoSpace Europe, and Espotting Media.

-- Some of Marin's largest customers across Europe include Betfair, Philips, lastminute.com, Salesforce.com, Bigmouthmedia, ZenithOptimedia, Netbooster, and iProspect, with more adopting the platform at a rapid rate.

Marin Software's Global Growth:

-- As hundreds of brands and agencies around the world adopt the Marin Software platform to manage large-scale online advertising campaigns, the company has grown its international offices to better serve clients in key global markets. The fastest-growing provider of advertising management software worldwide, Marin now has offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, London, Sydney, Shanghai, Singapore, Paris, and Hamburg, and will continue to expand internationally in the year to come.

-- Marin Software currently serves over 800 clients worldwide and manages more than $2 billion in annualized online advertising spend for its customers. Marin's technology is used to manage large-scale biddable media campaigns in 160 countries and 25 currencies.

-- The Marin Software platform supports global search engines, as well as multiple languages and currencies, to enable brands and agencies worldwide to more effectively analyze, manage, and optimize their online advertising programs at local, national, and multinational levels.

Quotes:

-- "Some of the world's biggest brands and agencies already use Marin Software to manage large, multi-national campaigns, and Marin is committed to opening on-the-ground offices in every major global market to better serve our international clients," said Christopher Lien, CEO of Marin Software. "Europe is one of the most sophisticated advertising markets in the world, and our new offices there in Paris and Hamburg are key hubs for our European customers."

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Marin Software is a leading provider of online advertising management solutions, offering an integrated platform for managing search, display, and social marketing. The company provides solutions for advertisers and agencies of all sizes, enabling them to improve financial performance, save time, and make better decisions. Marin Enterprise, the company's flagship product, addresses the needs of online marketers spending at least $100,000 per month on biddable media. Marin Professional delivers the same power and ease of use as Marin Enterprise, through an application designed for marketers spending less than $100,000 per month on biddable media. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices worldwide, Marin's technology powers marketing campaigns for over 800 customers managing more than $2 billion of annualized ad spend in more than 160 countries. For more information, please visit: http://www.marinsoftware.com .

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