Late last month, we sent an email to our publisher and network partners, letting them know about our plans to “take Manhattan.” We presented, sponsored and/or participated at IAB’s Ad Ops, ad:tech, and OMMA’s AdNets events.

Well, we connected with so many new customers, met so many other companies working as we are to automate the fragmented online advertising industry, and generally had so much fun we decided to stick around, so I am proud to share this news:

the Rubicon Project has opened its New York office!

It’s no surprise, really - after all, New York is the nation’s headquarters for many of the world’s largest premium publishers, many already Rubicon Project customers. And after establishing our headquarters here in LA, and a presence in San Francisco earlier this year, it was natural that we continue to expand our presence to be closer to current and potential customers. Expect to see us continue to grow in 2009, better servicing our customers and partners in the U.S. and beyond.

Josh Wexler, our esteemed Director of Strategic Publisher Acquisition, will run the New York office. A seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with considerable experience in the advertising industry, Josh is responsible for activating major web publishers and media companies at the Rubicon Project. Josh is a media/technology entrepreneur, joining us from SWMX  (SoftWave Media Exchange) where he was the CEO and co-founder. He’s spoken at industry events like the UBS Media Conference, Local Ad World, Ad 2.0, and OMMA Expo.

Located in Chelsea, the Rubicon Project’s New York office is growing quickly. Positions in several areas, including publisher acquisition, account management and ad network partnerships, are listed on the company’s website at http://rubiconproject.com/about-us/hiring. (Please indicate when you apply whether you’re interested in a position in LA, San Francisco or New York).

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While prepping for Ad Tech New York I took time to reflect on where we are now as a company in relation to AdTech San Francisco. It’s been six months since we loaded our entire company of 40 people in SUVs and headed north to launch our new product and give the industry it’s first up-close-and-personal Rubicon Project team experience. Since then we have:

Optimized more than 67 billion impressions across the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Integrated with 307 Ad Networks specializing in behavioral, contextual, international, and vertical targeting.

Built relationships with 1,300 publisher accounts and are currently optimizing 4 out of the 5 top news properties in the US.

Expanded our motivated team of industry experts to 65 stellar athletes with experience from places like Yahoo, eHarmony and Experian Interactive.

… and we’re just getting started. The team is headed to New York to meet with partners, customers and announce some big developments for our large and premium publisher customers (like Gannett, Salon.com, Break.com, to name a few.) We’ll also be sharing our Q3 Market Report, available for download tomorrow.

Come say hello to the team at booth #1109 and stay tuned. All aboard.

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