Observed Signal · Mar 8, 2018 · Profile · Source: OnlineMarketing.de · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
International Women's Day: Inspiring Women in Digital Business
On International Women's Day, OnlineMarketing.de spotlights 12 women shaping the digital business landscape who operate in largely male-dominated settings. The profiles span advertising tech, martech, and digital services, including Caroline Hugonenc guiding global research at Teads; Caroline Spicq coordinating client-facing tech at AppNexus; Marion Sardone shaping Cortana’s personality at Microsoft via Wunderman; Barbara Eigner leading Marketing & PR for Central Europe at Yext; Dana Oppermann steering GDVI GmbH (Flugrecht.de and Rechtecheck.de) as co-founder and CEO; Birgit Köbl heading the dmexco conference program; Lisa Gradow advising on GDPR at Usercentrics; Nadine Pilz driving Customer Success at iAdvize; Isabelle Dubois guiding social media and client management at Lucky Shareman; Mandy Witt leading Marketing at MSM.digital; Kirsten Hücker managing DELASOCIAL; and Isabella Hoang guiding markets at myEnso. The piece underscores women’s contributions across adtech, martech, and digital services and frames World Women’s Day as a moment to celebrate impact and address underrepresentation in leadership roles.
Feature highlighting women in leadership roles within the adtech/digital marketing ecosystem; not industry-shifting but culturally significant.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- 12 women featured in Digital Business profiles for World Women's Day.
- Caroline Hugonenc is Vice President Research at Teads, leading global research projects.
- Caroline Spicq is Solutions Consultant at AppNexus, coordinating client tech architecture.
- Dana Oppermann is Co-Founder and CEO of GDVI GmbH ( Flugrecht.de and Rechtecheck.de ).
- Birgit Köbl is Head of Conference at the dmexco event.
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