The Starr Conspiracy, one of Texas’ fastest-growing marketing communications and advertising agencies in specialized segments, today announced the appointment of Paul Roberts to Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Roberts comes to The Starr Conspiracy from multiple digital agencies in the Omnicom family, including DDB Advertising’s digital services division, Tribal DDB Worldwide, where he served as General Manager. He brings more than 17 years of experience in leading strategic operations, advertising marketing, product development, CRM and analytics. Before DDB, he served as the EVP of Strategy at Rare Medium in Dallas and VP Managing Director of the Midwest region for Organic Inc.
In his role at The Starr Conspiracy, Roberts will bring his extensive leadership skills and experience to the agency to help define products and services that are relevant to Fortune 500 brands in unique niche channels of business.
“Over the last decade, Paul has continually led the strategic transformation in the way creative, digital and media agencies deliver value to some of the most respected brands in the country,” said Bret Starr, partner and company founder. “Paul is an incredibly talented executive with a deep understanding of technology, brand strategy, analytics and the needs of today’s industry. His hire is a massive validation of The Starr Conspiracy’s value proposition. As CEO, Paul will navigate a growth course for the future and make sure the agency addresses the very real and important needs of our clients.”
The Starr Conspiracy was founded in 1999 with clients across North America, Asia and Europe. Capitalized billings for 2011 were $21.3 million, up 33 percent from $16 million in 2010.
“With the addition of Paul’s leadership to The Starr Conspiracy’s talented team and cutting-edge platform, we’re ready for even faster growth,” said Starr Conspiracy partner Steve Smith. “He will help us continue to bring an edgy B2C ethos to leading B2B technology brands.”
“I’ve seen many companies — vendors, startups, partners — over the course of my years in agency life, and The Starr Conspiracy is one of a kind,” said Roberts. “The Starr Conspiracy already brings great value to brands, and it’s just continuing to get better — at a shockingly fast pace.”
Roberts will be located in Fort Worth to serve the firm’s growing national client base.
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CONTACT: STEVE SMITH
PHONE: 817.204.0279
EMAIL: STEVE@THESTARRCONSPIRACY.COM
