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In
a big personnel move within the geodomain
community, two of the people who have been credited with
much of the success of Branson.com,
Marketing Director Jeremia Froyland and Project
Director Josh Stauffer, have left to team up with Skip
Hoagland, the CEO of Domain New Media LLC
and GeoDomains New Media, to help develop, market
and manage some of Hoagland's vast portfolio of U.S. and
International GeoDomains. Froyland, Stauffer and Branson.com owner Larry Milton
were given the "Best U.S.
Destination GedDomain" Award at the 2008
GeoDomain Expo in Chicago last July.
Jeremia
Froyland (left) and Josh Stauffer
In
a letter to their fellow Associated
Cities members, Froyland wrote "We have
learned many great things from Larry Milton over past few
years and we're extremely grateful to have been given the
opportunity to be a part of his amazing organization.
We know that we would not be where we are today if were
not for his direction, advice and guidance. His
generosity has been beyond anything we have experienced
and we wish only the best and greatest successes for
Larry, Branson.com and Branson Tourism Center."
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Skip
Hoagland |
Regarding
their new partnership with Hoagland, Froyland wrote
"Josh's technical and development abilities
paired with my marketing and business background
along with Skip's negotiation, acquisition and
pioneering provides us all with a very well-rounded
team that is able to not just design these websites,
but fully develop them into viable and profitable
businesses."
"Skip's
non-stop passion and dedication to this industry and
his understanding on how to share with his partners
and empowering them with the right brands, was an
opportunity that we could not pass up. Further, with
all the brands and talents we all bring to the
table, we know we have a partnership and a team that
will flourish and cannot fail." |
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Froyland
said the team's first joint undertaking will be the
development, management, marketing, and operation of
Portland.com. "We will develop this site
into a premiere portal for all information on Portland,
Oregon, and begin our journey to developing some
of the amazing domain names that Skip has acquired
and owns. We will work on the expansion of
establishing local offices with local salespeople
and integrate some of the things that we believe
will be successful."
One
other note today, The Washington Post
has published an informative article
on this week's court hearing in Kentucky concerning
that state's attempt to claim jurisdiction over 141
gambling related domain names. The article includes
comments from noted domain attorney Bret Fausett
and Internet
Commerce Association Executive Director Michael
Collins who attended the hearing.
(Posted
Oct.
9,
2008) |
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