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Anna Zornosa
Anna Zornosa is General Manager of Cobalt's Dealix.com division. In this role, she directs operations and strategy for Dealix, Redwood City, CA, the largest provider of quotes to automotive buyers. Prior to joining Cobalt, Zornosa served as General Manager and Vice President for Yahoo Personals, the largest online dating community, with an emphasis on driving growth and maintaining product leadership.
Prior to Yahoo!, Zornosa served as chief marketing officer of Knight Ridder Digital, a unit of Knight Ridder Inc., where she directed KRD’s product strategy, audience development and metrics, and business units including national advertising sales, ShopLocal, and private party online classifieds. Zornosa joined KRD from Topica Inc., San Francisco , one of the nation’s largest email services providers, where she served as president and CEO and directed the company to profitability through the introduction of paid services. Prior to Topica she senior positions at Women.com and PointCast, Inc., where she was responsible for sales strategy and created affiliate agreements with 15 media properties, such as the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Wired, and Times Mirror.
A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Zornosa has been recognized for her work. In 2000, PR Week honored her team at Women.com with the Public Relations Campaign of the Year award. The Advertising Women of New York presented the company with an AWNY Award for advertising that same year. In 1997, Advertising Age named Zornosa a "Digital Visionary." In 2002, she was asked to speak before the Federal Trade Commission as it formed legislation to deter unsolicited email. She is a member of the Advisory Board for start-ups including Glam.Com, OurStory, Tumri and Affinity Labs. Her board participation has included Topica, Inc. and the Online Publishers Association. |
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