Robbie Hills
(CEO Group M Search Asia Pacific )

Robbie Hills is recognized as one of the region’s most authoritative search marketing experts.

He was most recently managing director of WPP owned 24/7 Real Media in Australia, the regions largest search marketing company, and was appointed CEO of WPP’s Group M Search businesses across the Asia Pacific region in April 2008.

His impressive 15-year career in online sales and marketing has included a number of milestones, including the Australian launch of Sensis MediaSmart’s web search solutions across its portfolio of online products, including Sensis and Telstra BigPond.

He was also responsible for Australia’s largest third advertising network, which included websites for the AFL, NRL, Disney, Vogue magazine, travel.com.au and lastminute.com.au.

Prior to Sensis, Hills worked at LookSmart Australia where he developed and launched LookListings, Australia’s first pay for performance search marketing network.

Hills began his sales career in magazine publishing at Pacific Publications.

Hills is a regular speaker on Search Marketing at conferences across the region including; Ad:Tech Australia, China and Singapore, SES China, Search Marketing Expo (SMX) China and Australia and AIMIA.

He is regularly quoted in the press and industry journals. He was named in Ad News Top 40 under 40 in 2007 and featured in magazines such as BRW

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