Mentor Session: Russ Somers
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Presenters
Russ Somers
VP Mktg
Invodo
Russ leads Invodo’s marketing team, managing product marketing and lead generation as well as driving the company’s marketing communications, social media and PR initiatives.
Russ brings industry experience from a number of Internet and technology companies to Invodo. He helped develop SolarWinds’ product marketing function prior to their IPO. At Hoover’s Russ led product and subscription marketing. He doubled the rate of new customer acquisition with targeted product offerings and integrated Hoover’s early entry into social media into the company’s PR and marketing communications strategy. Earlier roles included brand management, pricing and analytics roles at Dell and Sabre Holdings.