What is marketing leadership in a transparent and interconnected digital world? Who are the consumers of tomorrow? How will technology enable and change us? How do we, the global advertising community, transform? To address these questions and ignite dialogue on the most pressing challenges and most brilliant creativity in marketing and technology, were hosting an invite-only event called Imagine: The Marketing Leadership Summit from March 29-31 at our campus in Redmond,

Celebrating a new year and my six month anniversary at Microsoft, I turn the corner feeling incredibly energized by the industry we call home. Since joining Microsoft Advertising, I have listened to your feedbackas a matter of fact, I have met with over 200 clients; every major agency holding company and their leadership on virtually every continent. I have taken note of your concerns, our clients and agencies,

I spent today in New York City with Jennifer Creegan, our senior director of brand advertising, meeting with industry influencers and press to talk about the new year ahead, including our priorities and my new team as outlined in my post earlier today. Were energized about all that is possible and the unique advertising options we can offer.

Celebrating a new year and my six month anniversary at Microsoft, I turn the corner feeling incredibly energized by the industry we call home. Since joining Microsoft Advertising, I have listened to your feedbackas a matter of fact, I have met with over 200 clients; every major agency holding company and their leadership on virtually every continent. I have took note of your concerns, our clients and agencies,

Last week, I had the pleasure of participating on a panel at the Monaco Media Forum in Monte Carlo called "Audience Factories: Where's the money? Along with moderator Brian Morrissey, Digital Editor of AdWeek, I joined the panel with Kate Burns, AOLs Head of Ad Sales in Europe; Curt Hecht, President of the VivaKi Nerve Center; Dev Patel, VP of Advertiser & Publisher Solutions at Yahoo! Brian summed up the discussion nicely saying,