WCG Hires Adam Cohen, Digital Thought Leader, to Strengthen Technology Practice

Adam Cohen, new Managing Director in WCG's Technology Practice (Photo: Business Wire)

NEW YORK--()--WCG announced today that Adam Cohen has joined the firm as Managing Director to provide additional leadership to the fast-growing Technology Practice. Cohen will be based in Boston and affiliated with WCG’s New York office.

Cohen’s background includes more than 18 years working in technology, emerging media, management consulting and integrated marketing. He joins from FleishmanHillard, where he served as Senior Vice President of Digital and Social Media and provided strategic marketing solutions for a broad array of clients including AT&T, Ariba, Biogen Idec, State Street Corporation and Autodesk. Prior to FleishmanHillard, Cohen held senior roles at digital marketing agency, Rosetta, and global consulting firm, Accenture.

“Adam is a digital innovator and business strategist who has worked across multiple industries, advising many parts of a client organization, from communications, to marketing to broader collaboration within the enterprise,” said President of WCG, Chris Deri. “At WCG, he will counsel our clients on how they can leverage and scale new technologies for marketing, communications and business results to deliver positive impact.”

“I’m excited to join a talented team of strategists, counselors and creative colleagues who push the envelope each day in the ways that they partner with clients,” said Cohen. “WCG is an agency in growth mode with a focused leadership team, and I am looking forward to contributing in 2014.”

Cohen has served on Forrester Research’s Technology Marketing Executive Council and is on the Board of Advisors for the Social Media Marketing Institute (SMMI). As an early adopter of social media, he is an active blogger and maintains a regular presence on Twitter and LinkedIn.

“Adam brings a deep knowledge across the digital marketing and technology spectrum,” said Aaron Strout, Head of WCG’s Technology Practice. “This expertise makes him an invaluable driving force in the delivery of next-gen insights to our clients.”

Read more about Cohen’s thoughts on joining the firm and the value he brings on our CommonSense blog here.

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Release Summary

WCG announced today that Adam Cohen has joined the firm as Managing Director to provide additional leadership to the fast-growing Technology Practice. Cohen will be affiliated with the NYC office.

Contacts

W2O Group
Erin Disney, 512-236-5994
edisney@w2ogroup.com