Wyn Jones joined IPC Ignite in April last year, overseeing all commercial integration and ad-serving functions, prior to which she was account manager at PR agency Propeller Communications.
In her new role she will focus on developing new revenue streams and commercial opportunities beyond traditional media agencies - with a specific remit to co-ordinate viral game seeding and the licensing of flash games.
Wyn Jones, said: "Ignite's digital success speaks for itself. To be given the chance to help develop new revenues across the portfolio is a fantastic opportunity and not to be missed. The potential for flash games and viral seeding is particularly exciting."
Hanlon joins the Ignite digital sales team from IPC Connect and brings with her five years' digital sales experience. Prior to IPC she worked across the outdoor, gardening and parenting websites of specialist digital publisher, Magicalia.
Andrew Sanders, IPC Ignite digital sales director, said: "IPC Ignite has some of the most powerful young men's brands currently operating. From the new design of the Nuts site to our plans for Mousebreaker - IPC Ignite Digital is a really positive place to work at the moment. It's a great time for Jenny to join the team and an exciting new role for Kate. They'll complement what is already a great team."
The appointments follow on the heels of strong results for IPC Ignite in the latest ABCe's for June 2008, which revealed major growth in unique users for all three brands: delivered a 121% year-on-year increase to 1,398,243 unique users; unveiled a 107% year-on-year increase to 3,501,326 unique users; and delivered a 51% increase year-on-year to 311,610 unique users.
June also saw IPC Ignite acquire reaches four million unique users every month.
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