Encino-based United Sample , a provider of online sampling services for the market research industry, has staffed up with a number of executive hires. Russo as Vice President of Marketing, Brad White as Director of Business Development, Lisa Wilding-Brown as Director of Online Panels, and Dennis Uhlir as Senior Director Survey Solutions. Tas joines from Sportgenic; Ross from MySpace; Russo from Hilton; White According to the firm, it has named Robyn Tas as Senior Vice President of Business Development, Daniel Ross as Vice President of Information Technology, Edward J. United

Encino-based United Sample is reporting today that it had a triple-digit sales increase over last year, and has now has 70 team members working at the firm. United Sample provides online sampling services for the market research industry. Actual financial details were not announced by the startup, but the company said it is seeing rapid growth in its online panels. The company also said it now has over 1 million active, registered survey panelists.

Encino-based Bid4Spots , the online radio and TV advertising firm headed by Dave Newmark, said this week that the firm has seen a 40 percent increase in ad revenues in its online marketplace for cable television advertising since its launch in May. million households in most DMA market nationwide. Bid4Spots operates an online The firm also said it now has cable operators which allow it to reach 8.37 READ MORE>> ...Tags:

Encino-based Bid4Spots , which operates a number of online reverse auction marketplaces for radio and cable television advertising, claims today that the firm has been seeing a huge amount of growth this year. The company also said that the firm's new local cable TV advertising marketplace--launched in June--also added to the results, with that market accounting for 20 percent of its business. The firm reported this morning that it has more than doubled its revenues this year, despite the economy. Actual financials and revenue were not disclosed.

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We happened to be talking at the time with Dave Newmark, CEO of Encino-based Bid4Spots (www.bid4spots.com), about how the firm's reverse auction service for remnant radio was going, and Dave us gave his insights into Google's moves, how it affects his company, as well as an update on how things are going for Bid4Spots. What Can you talk about this, and why the radio market is different? Dave Yesterday, Google announced that it was shutting down its Google Audio efforts--the search engine giant's efforts to try to sell radio advertising. What are your thoughts on the Google