26 posts and columns on Adam Bain

Here’s How Much Twitter’s Top Dogs Are Worth This Morning

in Social on November 7, 2013 at 3:00 am PT

Spoiler: A lot. And it will likely shoot up in a few hours.
breaking bad money stack

Dick Costolo Makes $14,000 a Year in Take-Home Pay

in Social on October 3, 2013 at 3:21 pm PT

(And another $11 million-plus in stock awards.)

Like That TV Ad You Just Saw? Twitter Wants to Show You Another One.

in Media on May 23, 2013 at 8:58 am PT

Twitter makes another play for TV ad money, with “TV ad targeting.”

Twitter Firms Up Top Ranks With CTO, Tightens Product and Design Roles

in Social on March 13, 2013 at 4:30 pm PT

More changes at the top for Twitter’s C-Suite.

News Byte

Twitter Poaches Another Googler for Biz Dev Position

in Social on October 22, 2012 at 9:25 am PT

Twitter has snatched up Matthew Derrella, a former Google business development director, Derella announced Monday morning via his Twitter account. As was first reported by AdAge, Derella will head up ad agency partner relations, working under global revenue president Adam Bain. The hire comes in the wake of Twitter luring away a number of Googlers for high-ranking positions, including comms chief Gabriel Stricker and VP of global online sales Richard Alfonsi.

Twitter’s Pitch Deck for Big Advertisers (Slides)

in Media on July 11, 2012 at 6:15 am PT

How Dick Costolo’s ad guys hunt big games: Hand-holding and bulk discounts. Plus: New targeting tools are on the way.

Recruiting the Draft Picks: Twitter’s Internal Shuffle, Spurred by a Year-Long Talent Raid on the Valley

in Social on June 7, 2012 at 2:43 pm PT

Twitter’s major recruiting undertaking over the past year has resulted in multiple key hires for the company.

Twitter’s Ad for Its Ads (Video)

in Media on March 26, 2012 at 9:35 am PT

Easy as cake — in theory. And if it actually works, a quietly big deal for Dick Costolo.

Twitter Grabs Two Googlers for International Advertising Expansion

in Media on February 22, 2012 at 11:07 pm PT

The online communications network goes hunting for talent at search giant.

Twitter Quietly (Finally) Launches Self-Serve Ads

in Media on December 1, 2011 at 8:30 am PT

Still a small test. But if Twitter’s ad biz is ever going to get big, this will be an important step.

Bill Simmons Knows How to Fix Twitter

in Media, August 26, 2011 at 9:10 am PT

Is There a Myspace Mafia, Too? Because Leaving Seems to Have Paid Off for Many Ex-Execs.

in Social, June 13, 2011 at 11:28 am PT

On Twitter, “The Real Housewives Of New Jersey” Trumps “Modern Family.” Why?

in Media, June 10, 2011 at 8:48 am PT

27,000 Reasons Why Twitter Is Rolling Out Its Own Photo Service

in Media, June 6, 2011 at 5:35 am PT

Group Looks to Team Tech Executives With Nonprofits

in News, March 30, 2011 at 2:47 pm PT

Twitter Ads Move Forward by Carving Up The Globe

in Media, March 24, 2011 at 1:56 pm PT

Yahoo Marketing VP Shane Steele Joins Twitter

in Social, February 15, 2011 at 6:17 pm PT

Howard Stern and Twitter Just Made Me Watch "Private Parts" Again

in Media, February 12, 2011 at 3:13 pm PT

A First Guess at Twitter Ad Results: How About $150 Million for 2011?

The Bullhorn Interview Video: Twitter's Adam Bain Silences BoomTown (For One Second, At Least)

in News, November 23, 2010 at 3:31 pm PT

Video: BoomTown Puts Twitter's Revenue Dude Adam Bain in the Deep Freeze

in News, November 19, 2010 at 9:30 am PT

Here's a Promoted Tweet Survey From TWTRCON

in News, November 18, 2010 at 5:30 am PT

Exclusive: MySpace and Rubicon Project in FAN Swap Deal

in News, September 28, 2010 at 8:48 am PT

Bain Leaves News Corp.'s FAN, Which Will Be Integrated Into MySpace: The Internal Memos

in News, August 23, 2010 at 4:29 pm PT

Exclusive: News Corp. Digital Media Group Contemplates Spinoff and Equity Sale of FAN

in News, April 19, 2010 at 11:03 am PT