International Association of Internet Professionals
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The International Association of Internet Professionals (IAIP) is a nonprofit trade association established to provide an international network and community forum for individuals involved in the digital industry to meet, communicate and collaborate. The IAIP acts as a social network that can be used by industry professionals to interact with industry peers from around the world. IAIP members include individuals, businesses and institutions with expertise in marketing
, mobile, social, analytics
, search and emerging technologies.
The IAIP, founded in 2010, seeks to provide a global hub that connects Internet professionals across the world where individuals can collaborate to build cumulative knowledge. A central aim of the IAIP is to foster career advancement, the sharing of best practices and to provide a platform for members to network within an open source model.
The IAIP's headquarters are located in Richmond, Virginia
, United States
. The IAIP was founded by Jonathan Sackett, Chief Digital Officer of The Martin Agency, and Azher Ahmed, Director of Technology at The Martin Agency. The IAIP originally was launched as the National Association of Internet Professionals in the United States and grew to 12,000 members across the nation. After it began to draw international members, the decision was made to abandon the national group and start the IAIP.
The IAIP also serves as a sponsor of Web Wise Kids, a nonprofit association dedicated to empowering today's youth to making wise choices online.
Nick Denton
, founder of Gawker Media
, Ashley Swartz, SVP of Digitas
, and representatives from Google
, AOL
and the Web Analytics Association serve on the IAIP's advisory board.
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, mobile, social, analytics
Analytics
Analytics is the application of computer technology, operational research, and statistics to solve problems in business and industry. Analytics is carried out within an information system: while, in the past, statistics and mathematics could be studied without computers and software, analytics has...
, search and emerging technologies.
The IAIP, founded in 2010, seeks to provide a global hub that connects Internet professionals across the world where individuals can collaborate to build cumulative knowledge. A central aim of the IAIP is to foster career advancement, the sharing of best practices and to provide a platform for members to network within an open source model.
The IAIP's headquarters are located in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The IAIP was founded by Jonathan Sackett, Chief Digital Officer of The Martin Agency, and Azher Ahmed, Director of Technology at The Martin Agency. The IAIP originally was launched as the National Association of Internet Professionals in the United States and grew to 12,000 members across the nation. After it began to draw international members, the decision was made to abandon the national group and start the IAIP.
The IAIP also serves as a sponsor of Web Wise Kids, a nonprofit association dedicated to empowering today's youth to making wise choices online.
Board of directors
- Jonathan Sackett, Chairman
- Azher Ahmed, President
- Bruce Kelley, Executive Vice President
- John Adams
- Matt Williams
Nick Denton
Nick Denton
Nick Denton, born August 24, 1966, is a British journalist and internet entrepreneur, the founder and proprietor of the blog collective Gawker Media, and the managing editor of the New York-based Gawker.com...
, founder of Gawker Media
Gawker Media
Gawker Media is an American online media company and blog network, founded and owned by Nick Denton based in New York City. It is considered to be one of the most visible and successful blog-oriented media companies. , it is the parent company for 11 different weblogs: Gawker.com, Fleshbot,...
, Ashley Swartz, SVP of Digitas
Digitas
Digitas is an integrated advertising agency and a member of the Publicis Groupe. The company currently has over 3,000 employees in 32 offices in 19 countries. Digitas also owns The Third Act: , Digitas Health, , Prodigious Worldwide and Solutions | Digitas...
, and representatives from Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
and the Web Analytics Association serve on the IAIP's advisory board.