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Lebanese technology firm 365Comm announced this week that it has appointed mobile industry pioneer Brian OliverSmith as Chief Executive Officer. The appointment of Mr. OliverSmith reflects the company’s broadening strategic scope from products and software development to marketing, business development, and a go-to-market strategy and implementation.
A pioneering expert in digital content development and worldwide mobile distribution of digital media products, Mr. OliverSmith has over 20 years of executive leadership and mobile industry experience. In 2007 Brian founded Urban Planet Mobile, a global leading developer and distributor of digital products for all mobile devices with distribution in 40 countries. Mr. OliverSmith and his company were the recipients of four global awards including:
- 2013 GSMA Global Mobile Award Winner;
- 2013 ‘Gartner Cool Vendor’ Recipient;
- 2013 Frost & Sullivan Most Innovative App Designee;
- 2014 MoviFest Award for Latin America.
In partnership with the GSMA, Mr. OliverSmith published an industry-standard ‘mobile education best practices’ white paper on how to work with Mobile Carriers to launch mobile education products. In 2015, Urban Planet Mobile was acquired by Sibling Group Holdings, a publicly traded company, and was appointed CEO of Sibling Group.
Mr. OliverSmith is regarded as an industry expert on mobile technologies and mobile learning, and has delivered over 700 speeches and presentations at industry events and conferences, including Mobile World Congress, International CES, The Global Impact Forum, and for Duke TEDx.
“Brian’s expertise in building relationships with mobile operators as well as proven track record of being able to bring products to market are invaluable to the future growth of 365Comm and the development of eBubble,” says Khalil Abou Chawareb, Chairman of the Board for 365Comm. “The market is ripe for a disruptive technology such as eBubble; we feel strongly that Mr. OliverSmith will build a team and create a vision to refine our value proposition and grow our business.”
Mr. OliverSmith and his Executive Team have already focused their efforts on product launch and strategic partnerships for eBubble, 365Comm’s digital social sharing and media platform. Launched earlier this year, eBubble is a digital platform that integrates content management, social, web and app creation, Admoney and analytics, and much more into one seamless web and mobile experience. The platform is unique because of the depth of its functionality as well as its wide applicability across multiple verticals and various parts of the mobile and digital ecosystem.
“We see a seismic shift occurring in the mobile industry where consumers are wanting more out of their mobile experience, while the Operators are looking to provide an experience that is aligned with the growing ‘digital lifestyle’ that defines their mobile users,” says OliverSmith. “The eBubble platform caters to both the mobile user and the Mobile Operator meaning huge potential for the impact it can have on the industry.”
In addition to appointing its new CEO, the company has begun to build a powerful supporting cast, including executive-level technology leadership, product marketing, channel partners, and online marketing expertise in order to accelerate growth and get the message out to the world about this game-changing solution.
“We’ve assembled an incredibly talented team to go along with an outstanding product,” commented OliverSmith. “The opportunity for growth in this sector particularly in both the consumer publishing market as well as branded services for the Mobile Operators -- is immense.”
About 365COMM
365COMM (365comm.com) is a digital technology company focused on building forward-looking software that puts life-changing tools in the hands of regular people to help grow their personal brands, tell their story, and more creatively and quickly connect with and impact the world. Earlier this year the company launched its signature product, eBubble, a digital platform that integrates content management, social, web and app creation, Admoney and analytics, and much more into one seamless web and mobile experience. 365Comm is growing with global offices in New York, Sidney, Beirut, and Antigua.
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