Chris Batty, CMO, OnSwipe (former VP Sales Gawker Media)
“I spoke to other search firms in the space and was frustrated by their lack of knowledge regarding the industry and their incomprehension of Gawker’s business and culture. This was not the case with Mercury Group. Working with them was both refreshing and extremely productive. They have a unique approach and intimate understanding of both our organization and the candidates, which results in a positive outcome. We found the right people, at the right levels, quickly and efficiently.”
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Matthew Goldenberg, GM, RD.com – (former VP Multimedia, The New York Sun)
“We had very specific needs when launching NYSun.com but didn’t have time or resources to allocate to find the right talent. Mercury Group was an indispensable resource in building our Web team.”
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Meredith Levin – Group Publisher, Forbes Life/Forbes Life Executive Women
“We used the Mercury Group to fill a particularly important senior sales position at Forbes, and were pleased with both the quality of candidates presented and the speed with which we were able to find the right person. We would certainly call on Jeff and JD again and I would absolutely recommend them to peers in the industry.”
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Justin B. Smith, President, Atlantic Consumer Media, Atlantic Media Company
“In relocating The Atlantic’s commercial operations to NYC, we had to rebuild an integrated sales and marketing team from scratch. The Mercury Group consulted on everything from the organization chart to divisions of responsibilities to the identification and recruitment of top-tier talent. Due to their invaluable expertise and counsel, we assembled one of the best teams in publishing.”
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Kristine Welker, VP Sales & Marketing, Hearst Digital
“We continue to work with the Mercury Group because they understand our business, our culture and what it takes to make a successful team. It has been a genuine pleasure working with them.”
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Julie Hansen, COO/Publisher, Business Insider
“Mercury Group understands the challenges of hiring in a start-up environment (timing, stretched resources, evolving culture, etc.) and worked within our constraints to find great additions to our team. Additionally, Mercury Group has provided invaluable advice on how to effectively build our team and industry best practices. This is why Mercury Group is Business Insider’s exclusive sales and marketing recruiter.”
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Linda Sorbera, Global Director Human Resources, MRM Worldwide
“We engaged The Mercury Group in a very challenging assignment, in an equally challenging location of the country. They accessed their network and went deep into relevant and competitive organizations. They delivered a number of qualified candidates, two of whom were outstanding and one who was ultimately hired. They are thorough in their search technique so as to not waste time by providing resumes for the sake of sending candidates. Rather, every candidate fit the bill. My experience with them would lead me to hire them again in an instant, and to recommend them to others.”
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Antoine Boulin, CEO, Best of Media
“As a European based media company with US operations, we were in need of a US based VP of sales with the necessary experience, contacts and aptitude to accelerate our US operations.
In working with Mercury Group, we found a partner with a keen and first-hand expertise of the Digital Media landscape. The Partners have deep domain expertise and professional networks which gave them, and us, insights to the talent pool.
Mercury Group adapted to our specific needs in regards to the search process delivering a small but highly qualified set of candidates from which we secured the perfect candidate who has since outperformed goals and expectations.
Since our engagement with Mercury Group, they continue to bring value to our organization by sharing their network and referring business partners. I would recommend their services without hesitation.”