Silicon Alley 100: People's Choice
The official Alley 100 list has been published by the Silicon Alley Insider. Therefore, the voting has stopped on the People's Choice list, and the following results are deemed "official:"
Who is this person?
Brandon Berger is the Head of Digital for MDC Partners as the Director of Digital Innovation. Brandon is responsible for the Digital Innovation Strategy for the MDC Partner Network; this includes investments acquisitions, and partnerships, as well as working with the partner companies to grow their digital capabilities. Brandon is responsible for identifying trends and areas for investment across the digital landscape, including incubating new digital opportunities.
Brandon was most recently Partner, Senior Strategist for Digital Innovation at Ogilvy, a group that he founded in 2004. While at Ogilvy, Brandon was responsible for leading client engagements regarding the application of innovative and emerging technologies. Clients included Unilever (Dove and Suave), Hershey’s, IBM, American Express, DHL, Cisco, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), DHL, AT&T Wireless and Delta.
Prior to joining OgilvyInteractive, Brandon was the director of marketing for WideRay Corp (now Qwikker), a wireless technology company he co-founded in 2000. In addition to WideRay, Brandon has been a consulting resource for entertainment, technology, gaming and mobile companies on leveraging digital media including gaming, wireless, and emerging platforms for extending a brand message into an individual’s personal environment.
During Brandon’s career in advertising and marketing, he has worked on multiple brands including: Adidas, Land Rover, IBM, Cisco, Bluenile, Clear Channel, Microsoft, Sony, Netscape, nVidia, AMD, and Red Envelope, to name a few.
Brandon has spoken at numerous industry events such as CES, E3 and Digital Hollywood, and is one of the early pioneers of the intersection of Advertising and Video Games, as well as leveraging the mobile channel as a marketing platform. He is a charter member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Gaming Committee. He volunteers with the Taproot Foundation, and is an active participant with the World Wildlife Fund.
Brandon has a B.A. in economics from Tufts University and has won multiple awards in advertising, such as the Clio, the Cannes Lion, the Addy, and an Effie.
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responsible for the Digital Innovation Strategy for the MDC Partner Network; this includes investments acquisitions, and partnerships, as well as working with the partner companies to grow their digital capabilities. Brandon is responsible for identifying trends and areas for investment across the digital landscape, including incubating new digital opportunities.
Brandon was most recently Partner, Senior Strategist for Digital Innovation at Ogilvy, a group that he founded in 2004. While at Ogilvy, Brandon was responsible for leading client engagements regarding the application of innovative and emerging technologies. Clients included Unilever (Dove and Suave), Hershey’s, IBM, American Express, DHL, Cisco, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), DHL, AT&T Wireless and Delta.
Prior to joining OgilvyInteractive, Brandon was the director of marketing for WideRay Corp (now Qwikker), a wireless technology company he co-founded in 2000. In addition to WideRay, Brandon has been a consulting resource for entertainment, technology, gaming and mobile companies on leveraging digital media including gaming, wireless, and emerging platforms for extending a brand message into an individual’s personal environment.
During Brandon’s career in advertising and marketing, he has worked on multiple brands including: Adidas, Land Rover, IBM, Cisco, Bluenile, Clear Channel, Microsoft, Sony, Netscape, nVidia, AMD, and Red Envelope, to name a few.
Brandon has spoken at numerous industry events such as CES, E3 and Digital Hollywood, and is one of the early pioneers of the intersection of Advertising and Video Games, as well as leveraging the mobile channel as a marketing platform. He is a charter member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Gaming Committee. He volunteers with the Taproot Foundation, and is an active participant with the World Wildlife Fund.
Brandon has a B.A. in economics from Tufts University and has won multiple awards in advertising, such as the Clio, the Cannes Lion, the Addy, and an Effie.