Chris Terrill (executive)

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Chris Terrill is the Chief Executive Officer of HomeAdvisor (formerly ServiceMagic).

Career

In the mid 1990s, Terrill began his career at QZARInc., owners of the then-popular Laser Tag entertainment center chain.[1]

In 1999 Terrill joined Match.com, the online dating business, where he served as Director of Marketing and Vice President of New Brands and Verticals, among other senior positions.[2][3] While he was there he launched Chemistry.com Chemistry.com, and served as General Manager.[4] Chemistry.com is a competitor of eHarmony.com, aimed at the growing market of those seeking long-term relationships.[5]

Terrill left Match.com| Match.com for Blockbuster.com in 2005 to become Vice President of Product and Marketing. While there, he oversaw development of the video retailer’s online brand.[6] Terrill joined Nutrisystem in 2007, serving first as Senior Vice President of E-Commerce. He was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer in 2009.[1][5][7]

On April 25, 2011 it was announced Terrill would become the Chief Executive Officer for ServiceMagic (now HomeAdvisor), a website that lists pre-screened and customer-rated service professionals.[8] He currently holds this position.

Terrill spoke about the SEO aspect of HomeAdvisor's rebrand with Search Engine Land in August 2013[9] and was featured in Fast Company's The Recommender in January 2014.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haire, Thomas (February 1, 2011). "Creating Nutrisystem’s Healthy DR Diet". Response Magazine. 
  2. ↑ "Niche dating sites match habits, pets, disabilities". Washington Times. November 24, 2005. 
  3. ↑ Wasserman, Todd (December 29, 2010). "Why Nutrisystem Is a Branded Social Networking Giant". Mashable. 
  4. ↑ Kuchinskas, Susan (January 31, 2006). "A Match Made in Hormones". CNNMoney. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wasserman, Todd (October 25, 2009). "Why Nutrisystem Doesn't Use Agency for 'Branded DR'". Adweek. 
  6. ↑ "Chris Terrill". Variety. April 20, 2006. 
  7. ↑ Karakus, Nesli (april 22, 2011). "Nutrisystem’s e-commerce chief resigns". Internet Retailer. 
  8. ↑ "ServiceMagic names new CEO". Denver Business Journal. April 25, 2011. 
  9. ↑ "How One Brand Switched A Million URLs & Lived To Tell About It: 5 Questions With HomeAdvisor.com". Search Engine Land. August 26, 2013. 
  10. ↑ "The Recommender: What Are You Loving This Month?". Fast Company. December 15, 2014. Retrieved January 10,2014. 

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