CANTON, MA, Aug. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pulse Network , Inc. (TPNI), a digital media and event solutions company, announced today that Robert Collins and Katherine Hee have joined the company as Content and Digital Strategy Director and Director of Business Development, respectively. Robert Collins will lead the digital, content and social service practice, expanding its management team to meet new growth demands. Katherine Hee will drive The Pulse Network's enterprise production and partnership team, leveraging her passion for solving business problems and crafting creative business solutions to meet clients' enterprise business needs.
Bringing over 18 years of marketing experience, Robert Collins has traditional, digital, social business, content creation, communications and agency management experience. He has worked with global brands, influential knowledge organizations and visionary start-ups. Prior to joining The Pulse Network, Collins was partner at Human 1.0, an innovation business consultancy, Principal at New Marketing Labs, a social business agency, and part of the executive team that launched SHIFT Communications, a leading public relations and social media agency.
"As the host of Boston's Social Media Breakfast, Robert is a key figure in the digital and social media landscape and leading the industry in effective content creation that builds brands and drives business growth," said Stephen Saber, CEO of The Pulse Network. "We are thrilled to be working with Robert again and have him as part of The Pulse Network team as we expand our services and start offering new sales, branding and though leaderships platforms through video and content services to our growing enterprise business groups. "
Katherine Hee, joining as Director of Business Development, brings over 25 years of experience in worldwide strategy, marketing, sales and business. Prior to joining The Pulse Network, Katherine worked for International Business Machines (IBM), working in IBM's Software, Hardware and Services divisions. Katherine previously led a multi-disciplinary team in the development and deployment of worldwide industry-based online lead generation tool which has been translated into 7 languages. She developed go-to market strategies and supporting assets for worldwide marketing and sales teams to drive awareness, develop and share best practices and created field enablement materials. She also participated in training sales and business partners.
"Katherine is a valuable addition to The Pulse Network's leadership team," said Stephen Saber. "Her expertise in business development and creating and executing plans to generate measurable results will make her an integral part of our growing staff. Her past experience and networking skills will provide indispensable insight that will significantly help as we develop and expand our enterprise solutions."
About The Pulse Network
The Pulse Network provides a cloud-based platform focused on content marketing and event solutions. The Company helps clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small and mid-size companies boost awareness, drive lead generation and enhance client engagement through content marketing, campaign management and event registration with a social and digital backbone. The Pulse Network also produces its own branded content programs including online video productions and the Inbound Marketing Summit conference series which currently runs in New York, San Francisco, and Boston as well as the Digital Pulse program which currently runs in Boston.
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