Chris Cunningham
As the CEO of appssavvy, Chris Cunningham is responsible for establishing its position within the social media landscape. Believing that widgets and applications are the pinnacle of any viral and contextual marketing campaign, Chris has taken a strong advocacy position. His longstanding position as a leader in the digital advertising space allows appssavvy to make connections with top advertisers and gives credibility to the partner network.
He is a frequent speaker on widget and application marketing and has spoken at iMedia, OMMA, Graphing Social, Widget Expo, Digital Hollywood, ad:tech and Piper Jaffray and was a driving force behind the highly successful first annual Widget Con in 2007. His efforts in this area have garnered uniformly positive press coverage in the Washington Post, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Chris is also writes a monthly column for MediaPost.
As a sales and new media entrepreneur, additional career highlights include: Global VP of Sales at Freewebs, VP of Sales at Bolt Media and Director of Sales for leading organizations including Digital Music Network and Music Vision where he pioneered the sales strategy for marketing online digital music platforms and built solid relationships with leading advertisers including Paramount, Verizon Wireless, Sony Pictures, Adidas, Proctor & Gamble and hundreds of other brands.
Chris graduated from the University of North Carolina Greensboro with a degree in Economics & Marketing and is now based in New York City. He lives and works in SoHo, loves to travel and spends summer weekends in the Hamptons.
