Wanted: Nominations for this year’s ‘Naughty & Nice’ list
Who in marketing, advertising or search deserves a candy cane – or a lump of coal – for what they’ve done in 2018?
Barry Levine covers marketing technology for Third Door Media. Previously, he covered this space as a Senior Writer for VentureBeat, and he has written about these and other tech subjects for such publications as CMSWire and NewsFactor. He founded and led the web site/unit at PBS station Thirteen/WNET; worked as an online Senior Producer/writer for Viacom; created a successful interactive game, PLAY IT BY EAR: The First CD Game; founded and led an independent film showcase, CENTER SCREEN, based at Harvard and M.I.T.; and served over five years as a consultant to the M.I.T. Media Lab. You can find him at LinkedIn, and on Twitter at xBarryLevine.
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Nominations wanted for our Naughty & Nice list
Again this year, we'll point our virtual spotlight at those who deserve a candy cane -- or a lump of coal -- because of what they've done in marketing, advertising or search.
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