Bogdan Gavrila – Core Target | Business Blog

The U.S. market share of visits to YouTube, which Google Inc. bought for $1.65 billion last November, rose 70% from January through May, online audience measurement firm Hitwise Inc. said in a survey published on Wednesday.

The study also shows that the next 64 video-sharing sites combined, just can’t beat YouTube’s traffic.

From left to right: Claudiu, Magda, Doru, Corina, Laurentiu and Gabi. They were the guys running the ARBOmedia online business and last night we had the last party.

Doru left ARBOmedia beginning with the 1st of January 2007 and started a new job with Initiative Media. He was the team leader in the online department.

Laurentiu was the second important member to leave the company and join Doru at Initiative Media. His departure is critical – few people know that Laurentiu had a sales target close to 1.000.000 USD. He was very discreet about his departure but the effects will be dramatic.

Claudiu spend yesterday his last day at ARBO. His plans are to return to his business. He was one of the oldest partners in ARBO and had a great online know-how.

Magda was another key person in the online department and she already packed her stuff. Although she had a smaller sales target, she was the one managing the relationships with all the publishers and was the ad server guru. Her departure means that some websites will follow but the most important thing is her new position in the new company (a spectacular evolution).

Corina was the one managing the special projects at ARBO. She will also join Magda in the new sales department leaving ARBO with another problem.

Gabi is the last person to leave the boat, also joining Magda and Corina. He was one of the most experienced sales persons but also very discreet and very business oriented.

The 6 people you see in the picture above are the ARBOmedia online team – they made the network, they managed the ad server, the did the million EUR sales.

ARBO will never be the same again.

This week-end I’ll spend my time tasting the Italian wines in Abruzzo. This is an educational trip for me and I’m happy to say that I’ll be able to experience this part of the Italian lifestyle.  I’m preparing for a great cultural experience in Abruzzo (Cezar told me that I’ll have plenty to see over there) and I promise to write more about this when I’ll come back.

In the mean time, you should check this videoblog where Geo talks about the country branding and the Romanian wines…

The first European study made by the EU commission in order to see if the Romanian wines really are so good – just joking, this was only a personal question I had for myself and I had the chance to find the answer at the ARTmania festival in Sibiu:

The correct answer is: 221 bottles

The bands in the study: My Dying Bride, Tarot, Altar, Celelalte Cuvinte, Haggard, Anathema, Cargo, The Gathering, Luna Amara, Vita de Vie, Iris, After Forever and Within Temptation.

The most wanted wine: Val Duna’s Rose de Roumanie (Merlot, Burgund) – 120 bottles knocked up in the weekend (Val Duna and Carl Reh Winery sponsored the event).