Dan Sherlock - Disney Online
Dan Sherlock - Disney Online
Vice President, Movies.com
Dan Sherlock is vice president of Movies.com (www.movies.com), a part of the Walt Disney Internet Group and a leading site for movie fans offers movie reviews, trailers and local show times to help visitors make the right choice on movie night. Sherlock is responsible for all aspects of site operations including production, business development, marketing, and management of the editorial team.
Sherlock has 13 years experience in marketing, having held prominent positions at companies including US West Communications, Inc., MCI Telecommunications, Inc. and Northern Telecom, Inc. Prior to his current position, Sherlock was vice president of marketing at Disney Online (www.disney.com), the number one kids and family entertainment site on the Web. There he oversaw Disney Online’s marketing efforts, research, media buying and synergistic promotions with other Walt Disney Company entities. Sherlock also directed marketing and media buying for Disney’s Blast, a subscription service from Disney.com where kids can explore, create and interact through exclusive activities, games and stories. During Sherlock’s tenure, Disney’s Club Blast showed industry-leading growth and was the number one online subscription content site for kids.
He joined the Disney team in 1997, after launching the first sales-generating site on the Web for US West Communications, Inc. As senior manager of consumer marketing at US West, Sherlock was responsible for reaching high usage households and developing promotional relationships with prestigious media partners. Sherlock earned a Bachelor of Science in systems engineering with a concentration in marketing management at the University of Virginia. He is based in North Hollywood, CA.
