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TVB Names Hadassa Gerber Senior Vice President, Chief Research OfficerNEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- TVB (www.tvb.org), the not-for-profit trade association of America's commercial broadcast television industry, announced today that Hadassa Gerber has been named Senior Vice President, Chief Research Officer, effective immediately. Ms. Gerber brings more than 30 years of media research experience and agency expertise to her new role at TVB. Known as an industry thought leader in traditional media analytics, media strategy and digital, Ms. Gerber has worked with numerous blue-chip companies, agency executives, and brand managers, to help develop innovative solutions to solve complex marketing challenges and efficiently allocate resources to maximize return on investment. "Hadassa will be instrumental in helping the TVB extend its core research capabilities while introducing new cocepts to aide our customers with their media purchasing decisions by quantifying the value of local broadcast television's role as the most influential advertising medium," said Steve Lanzano, TVB President and CEO. Ms. Gerber joins TVB from the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA) where she served as the Director of Research and Systems for 12 years. Prior to joining SNTA in 2002, she spent 20 years serving in several senior and executive director roles for leading advertising agencies including Y&R, Media Edge, DeWitt Media Inc., Wells, Rich Greene Inc., and McCann-Erickson Inc. Throughout her agency career, she provided strategic marketing and media direction to growing companies and top brands. Ms. Gerber has experience across all facets of the media services industry including strategic planning, media research, budgeting, targeting, creative, channel selection, and scheduling. Hadassa Gerber commented, "Local broadcast television is the most powerful medium to reach consumers and it is increasingly important for advertisers and brand managers to accurately quantify the value of their local advertising. I look forward to leveraging my research expertise and agency planning/buying experience to expand the depth and understanding of local broadcast television as a powerful, cost-effective advertising platform." Ms. Gerber earned a Master's degree in Marketing and Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Advertising (Magna Cum Laude) from Baruch College. She is currently a member of the Council for Research Excellence (CRE) and serves on the CRE's Media Consumption and Engagement Committee (MCE). About TVB TVB is the not-for-profit trade association of America's commercial broadcast television industry. |
