SEATTLE, WA – Ant’s Eye View, a Seattle-based social media strategy development and consulting firm, today announced the addition of industry veterans to the company’s Silicon Valley office. Christopher Carfi and Todd Shimizu will join as vice presidents and will lead many of the firm’s Silicon Valley accounts.
“Ant’s Eye View is growing at a rapid pace in the Silicon Valley,” said Sean O’Driscoll, Ant’s Eye View’s CEO. “These top-notch additions reflect an effort by Ant’s Eye View to meet demands from our enterprise clients for proven social business professionals. Both Chris and Todd have years of experience in helping businesses design and implement social experiences for their customers that deliver tangible business results. This makes them the ideal leaders for our Valley presence.”
NEW HIRES:
Christopher Carfi: Mr. Carfi joins Ant’s Eye View most recently from Edelman, where he served as vice president of the agency’s digital strategies. In his previous position, Carfi supported multiple Fortune 100 brands with their social engagement strategies. His blog, The Social Customer Manifesto, is a “Top 25? marketing blog, and has won numerous awards including “Top CRM Blog” in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He is also an active contributor to ProjectVRM, based at the Berkman Center at Harvard University, which focuses on improving customer-vendor relationships and is creating tools to equip individuals with tools of both independence and engagement.
Todd Shimizu: Prior to Ant’s Eye View, Mr. Shimizu spent ten years at Juniper Networks where he served as the director of developer relations & engineering among other roles. There, he created the first Junos Space developer program and guided early adopters through their development experiences. In addition, Todd led strategy for Juniper's J-Net and social media properties as director of online communities, launching the successful Junos Central and Junos Connect programs, tripling Junos technical certifications in 2009, and earning a Forrester Groundswell Award finalist nomination for his team's efforts. Todd also served as president and chairman for an international networks consortium, the IPsphere Forum.
Carfi said, “Ant’s Eye View has a strong track record of partnering with organizations leading them along their Social Engagement Journey. I’m proud to be working for a company that is committed to helping organizations shift their perspective and understanding from social media tools to real business results supported by metrics and KPIs while at the same time ensuring that customers and customer communities remain strong and empowered.”
“Ant’s Eye View understands the business challenges and opportunities facing innovation industries and their practitioner experience really sets them apart,” added Shimizu. “I’m excited to join a team of industry practitioners and pioneers who have real-world experience delivering results at large organizations like Microsoft, Dell, LEGO, Intuit and IBM.”
“The Silicon Valley practice has grown tremendously in the past year,” said Dustin Johnson, managing director of the firm’s Silicon Valley presence. “Both Chris and Todd are a fantastic addition to a highly collaborative team and signal our continued commitment to fielding the best talent and delivering innovative solutions and creative ideas for our clients.”
To learn more about Christopher Carfi and Todd Shimizu, visit the Ant's Eye View blog.
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About Ant’s Eye View?
Ant’s Eye View is a leading social engagement strategy development and consulting firm that helps guide mid to large-size companies through the process of transforming customer experience and brand engagement by activating and embedding customer voice into all aspects of a company’s social business. Founded in 2009, the firm's client roster now includes Microsoft, P&G, Google, Intuit, Cisco, Walgreens, Apple, KPMG and USAA. Ant’s Eye View currently has offices in Austin, Seattle, and Silicon Valley. More information can be found at Ant's Eye View.
Contact:
Joann Jen, Ant’s Eye View
joann@antseyeview.com
(425) 629-6275
“Ant’s Eye View is growing at a rapid pace in the Silicon Valley,” said Sean O’Driscoll, Ant’s Eye View’s CEO. “These top-notch additions reflect an effort by Ant’s Eye View to meet demands from our enterprise clients for proven social business professionals. Both Chris and Todd have years of experience in helping businesses design and implement social experiences for their customers that deliver tangible business results. This makes them the ideal leaders for our Valley presence.”
NEW HIRES:
Christopher Carfi: Mr. Carfi joins Ant’s Eye View most recently from Edelman, where he served as vice president of the agency’s digital strategies. In his previous position, Carfi supported multiple Fortune 100 brands with their social engagement strategies. His blog, The Social Customer Manifesto, is a “Top 25? marketing blog, and has won numerous awards including “Top CRM Blog” in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He is also an active contributor to ProjectVRM, based at the Berkman Center at Harvard University, which focuses on improving customer-vendor relationships and is creating tools to equip individuals with tools of both independence and engagement.
Todd Shimizu: Prior to Ant’s Eye View, Mr. Shimizu spent ten years at Juniper Networks where he served as the director of developer relations & engineering among other roles. There, he created the first Junos Space developer program and guided early adopters through their development experiences. In addition, Todd led strategy for Juniper's J-Net and social media properties as director of online communities, launching the successful Junos Central and Junos Connect programs, tripling Junos technical certifications in 2009, and earning a Forrester Groundswell Award finalist nomination for his team's efforts. Todd also served as president and chairman for an international networks consortium, the IPsphere Forum.
Carfi said, “Ant’s Eye View has a strong track record of partnering with organizations leading them along their Social Engagement Journey. I’m proud to be working for a company that is committed to helping organizations shift their perspective and understanding from social media tools to real business results supported by metrics and KPIs while at the same time ensuring that customers and customer communities remain strong and empowered.”
“Ant’s Eye View understands the business challenges and opportunities facing innovation industries and their practitioner experience really sets them apart,” added Shimizu. “I’m excited to join a team of industry practitioners and pioneers who have real-world experience delivering results at large organizations like Microsoft, Dell, LEGO, Intuit and IBM.”
“The Silicon Valley practice has grown tremendously in the past year,” said Dustin Johnson, managing director of the firm’s Silicon Valley presence. “Both Chris and Todd are a fantastic addition to a highly collaborative team and signal our continued commitment to fielding the best talent and delivering innovative solutions and creative ideas for our clients.”
To learn more about Christopher Carfi and Todd Shimizu, visit the Ant's Eye View blog.
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About Ant’s Eye View?
Ant’s Eye View is a leading social engagement strategy development and consulting firm that helps guide mid to large-size companies through the process of transforming customer experience and brand engagement by activating and embedding customer voice into all aspects of a company’s social business. Founded in 2009, the firm's client roster now includes Microsoft, P&G, Google, Intuit, Cisco, Walgreens, Apple, KPMG and USAA. Ant’s Eye View currently has offices in Austin, Seattle, and Silicon Valley. More information can be found at Ant's Eye View.
Contact:
Joann Jen, Ant’s Eye View
joann@antseyeview.com
(425) 629-6275