Speaker Series: Speakers' Bios

	David Balter CEO & Founder BzzAgent	Dave is the founder and CEO of BzzAgent, the advertising industry’s only cross-continental word-of-mouth media channel. Since launching the company in 2002, he has been featured everywhere from the CBS Evening News to the BBC to The New York Times Sunday Magazine. Dave co-founded the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA), and he currently serves as Chair of the Association’s International Committee. In 2008, he was named a “Future Legend” by the AdClub, and the year prior Harvard Business School dubbed him one of Boston’s “Hottest Technology CEOs.” He was named to the “40 under 40” list by The Boston Business Journal and Advertising Specialty Institute. Women’s Wear Daily named Balter one of the “Top 7 Individuals Changing the Face of Beauty.” In Spring 2008, Dave released his second book, The Word of Mouth Manual, Volume II followed by the paperback edition of his first title, Grapevine: The New Art of Word-of-Mouth Marketing.
Areas of Expertise: Word-of-mouth Marketing Topics: The Word on the Word-of-Mouth August 2008 PHOTOS