Adspace Networks Hires Kathy Hassett as Executive Director, National Accounts

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Adspace Digital Mall Network, owner of the largest in-mall digital advertising network in the country, has hired Kathy Hassett, 50, as Executive Director, National Accounts.  She will be based in the Los Angeles office.

Ms. Hassett brings 27 years of media experience to the Adspace Digital Mall Network, which is currently located in 113 Class-A malls in top DMAs across the country.  Her focus will be on national sales on the West Coast.

Prior to joining Adspace, Ms. Hassett was account director for NCM Media Networks (National CineMedia).  During her seven-year tenure, she developed national cinema advertising sales and worked with clients such as Acura, Honda, Paramount Pictures and Sony Electronics in a sales territory stretching from Los Angeles to San Diego and reported to the senior vice president, west coast sales.

Prior to her work at NCM, Ms. Hassett was an account executive at Turner Broadcasting Sales, LP. She also worked at CBS Cable as both an account executive and a sales manager, where she managed network ad sales for TNN and CMT, and worked with clients such as General Mills, Hershey and Universal.

"Kathy has a strong cable and network television background which dovetails nicely with our medium since we are a great complement to television," said Dominick Porco, chairman and CEO, Adspace Networks.  "Additionally, Kathy's brand expertise in the auto industry will be a valuable asset for us as we continue to grow that category."

Ms. Hassett received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Emerson College.  

About Adspace Networks, Inc.

Adspace Networks, Inc. (www.adspacenetworks.com) owns and operates the Adspace Digital Mall Network, the largest in-mall digital network in the country. Currently located throughout 113 Class A malls across the United States, the network consists of 1,493, eight and nine-foot-tall plasma screens called "Smart Screens." The Smart Screen displays show programming which combines a mix of the top ten sale items in the mall, the hottest seasonal items available, mall events, and local and national advertising. The network reaches 97 million affluent consumers (source: Scarborough) each month, and is particularly effective at reaching teens, young adults, and women. Adspace is also a charter member of the Digital Place-based Advertisings Association (DPAA), an organization that is helping to provide standards and best practices for the burgeoning video advertising industry.

SOURCE Adspace Networks, Inc.