User:Greg.spector.rpxcorp

I'm an independent communication consultant advising technology companies on marketing and public relations issues and organization.

Current and past engagements include market leaders such as Facebook, established start-ups RPX Corp., Retrevo, Rebtel, and VIVOtech, as well as early stage newcomers iZettle and Wrapp.

Previously I was chief marketing officer for Rebtel, a Stockholm-based mobile voice services company he helped found in February 2006. In this role I created and led the execution of Rebtel’s positioning, marketing and communications strategy for launch in May 2006, service activation introduction the following month in 36 countries, and helped secure $20 million in Series A financing from Index Ventures and Benchmark Capital just three months later. As a member of the company’s management team I set up and directed Rebtel’s media and analyst relations, online communications, executive presentations and speeches, Web site content, affiliate marketing, advertising and paid search programs.

Before joining Rebtel, I was president and chief executive officer of Blanc & Otus (B&O), a WPP international technology public relations firm. At B&O I was responsible for client services, operations, human resources, and financial performance for the agency’s offices in San Francisco, Austin, Boston and London. He also served as the general manager of B&O's flagship office in San Francisco, where I led teams serving Hitachi Data Systems, the Blu-ray Disc Association, and Facebook. My client work at B&O spanned from global leaders Sony Playstation and HP, to high growth phenomena E.piphany, Ariba and Openwave, as well as burgeoning start-ups at the time, TiVo and Hotwire.

Prior to joining B&O in May 2000 I was president of GCI Group's San Francisco office, originally Jennings & Company, which I co-founded in 1990. Under my direction, the office enjoyed steady staff and revenue growth with clients such as Sun Microsystems, MP3.com, Adobe, Red Brick, Seagate, and Visa International.

Before Jennings & Company I was the West Coast bureau chief for PC Week. I began my career in 1980 as a reporter for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner where I covered technology, airlines and aerospace, labor, telecommunications, and the California wine industry.