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There
are very few people
in the domain industry that have spent
ten years with the same company
and, now that I think about it,
there are not even many companies that
have been around long enough to celebrate
a 10th anniversary! It takes a very
special kind of person to not only
survive but thrive in the
constantly changing environment that
domain industry managers have to navigate. Oversee.net's
Sam Tseng, the Director of Sales for
the company's domain monetization unit, DomainSponsor,
is one of those special people and
when he passed the 10-year mark with the
Los Angeles based firm this week
the company made sure Sam got the
recognition he deserved by throwing a big special
anniversary party for him last night
(September 12). |
Sam
Tseng, DomainSponsor Director of Sales,
at Oversee's 2006 Domainfest conference in
Barcelona. |
Oversee
Consultant Corinne Forti filled me in on
the big event noting, "It
was a great reunion as present and former
Overseers attended the party to congratulate
Sam. Those who could not attend sent video
messages, sharing their experiences with him."
"Lawrence
Ng, co-founder of Oversee.net, hired
Sam in 2003 as a Media Buyer and Sam was
one of the company's first ten employees.
At that time only a handful of businesses
understood and operated to monetize domains.
People were just discovering the power of the
Internet. It seems hard to believe now!"
Sam
Tseng with the loves of his life.
Those
of you who have been in this business for the
past ten years know that by 2004 domain
monetization (parking) was really blossoming
with DomainSponsor helping to pioneer the field
with improved
optimization techniques, top notch customer
service provided by representatives that many of
us got to know face to face, plus fast payouts,
all of which made them a major force in the
industry. Even so, at that time the growth
curve was just beginning - Corinne reminded me
of a DNJournal report from that year noting that
Google had 180,000 advertisers worldwide.
Five years later they had 262,000 in California
alone.
Sam
Tseng, Oversee's Michael Song and
legendary domain investor Frank Schilling
circa 2005.
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Ms.
Forti recalled, "Sam’s
career at the company took off and
he was promoted to Account Manager at DomainSponsor.
He worked with clients around the world
and the team in Los |
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Angeles.
His travels took him to all parts of the
globe-- from Hong Kong to Hawaii
and from Singapore to Spain.
He took on responsibilities as Senior
Account Manager, Team Lead and Manager of
Publisher Sales."
Dwayne
Walker, the Senior Vice President of
Advertising and Domain Services,
Oversee.net, said, “Sam is one of
those rare individuals who
understands all aspects of the
domain business. He’s always been
completely dedicated to the success of his
clients. Thank you, Sam, for your outstanding
contributions to DomainSponsor and our
overall Oversee.net business!”
Today
alternate forms of monetization are being
developed and new technologies are being
implemented for publishers. Competition
has never been tougher. Yet Sam stays
on top of every industry twist and turn to
lead the sales team at DomainSponsor with
quiet resolve and determination. |
Sam
Tseng has been flying the
DomainSponsor banner for 10 years! |
Corinne
said it best when she told me, "If you are
in the domain business, you know Sam for his
deep knowledge, straight talk and commitment to
his customers. In this case, some things
should just stay the same!" Amen to
that.
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