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Industry leading online advertising platform iPromote announces new CEO Mitchell Leiman joining the company to start off 2025 on a high note. iPromote provides programmatic solutions for digital advertising at scale, to drive results for any business with any size budget.
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“I joined iPromote because I see tremendous potential in its mission to make digital advertising accessible and successful to businesses of all sizes,” says Leiman. “The company's technology platform already transforms how resellers help their clients succeed in digital advertising. And we have a clear opportunity to build on this foundation. I look forward to working with our team to scale these solutions and expand our market impact.”
Leiman has over two decades of experience in the technology sector, focused on driving profitable growth in the digital advertising and marketing sector. Most recently he spent five years at Gannett as the General Manager of their Digital Marketing Solutions and WordStream businesses along with other leadership roles. Prior to that, Leiman had executive roles at Cimpress/Vistaprint, Constant Contact and was a Partner at Bain & Company.
“For over two decades, iPromote has built a strong foundation in digital advertising technology,” adds iPromote Co-Founder Jason Brown. “Mitchell's leadership marks an important next chapter for our company. His experience and vision align perfectly with our mission to drive innovation and deliver value for our partners worldwide. I'm confident that under Mitchell's direction, iPromote will accelerate its growth while maintaining our commitment to our partners' success.”
Leiman started on January 6, 2025. iPromote’s primary investor is Boston-based private equity firm Cohere Capital. iPromote continues to transform how businesses access and succeed in digital advertising, now with expanded leadership to drive the next phase of growth.
About iPromote: iPromote makes digital advertising accessible and affordable to every business through technology designed to service and support the unique needs of the SMB market. We empower resellers to sell digital advertising efficiently and at scale through tools and technology built with an advanced level of automation to optimize ad spend on every channel. Our Demand Site Platform removes the middle man allowing ads to be placed directly on some of the biggest sites on the web directly from our platform.
Mitchell Leiman, CEO at iPromote (Photo: Business Wire)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center was running out of options Friday evening to keep President Donald Trump's name on the facade of the iconic performing arts venue.
A judge earlier in the afternoon rejected a request to pause a court-ordered deadline of Friday to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of the Kennedy Center's operations. The institution appealed that ruling, an effort that was also rebuffed Friday evening.
Scaffolding was erected earlier in the day around a section of the building that includes Trump's name. After a round of storms passed Friday evening, multiple workers were back at the scene further building out the scaffolding in an apparent effort to prepare for removing the letters referencing the president.
Dozens of people gathered in the plaza in front of the Kennedy Center taking pictures and cheering occasionally as workers built the scaffolding.
After ignoring the Kennedy Center for much of his first term, Trump has wielded tremendous influence over the venue during his return to office. Just a month into his second term, he ousted the center’s previous leadership and replaced it with a board of trustees that named him chairman. Trump's name was quickly added to the building.
In his ruling that only Congress could make changes to the Kennedy Center's name, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper also blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations that had been planned to start in July and last for two years.
The Kennedy Center's leadership argued in its appeal Friday that the renovation was badly needed and accused the lower court, in terms that seemed similar to Trump's speech patterns, of interfering in the effort.
“The District Court is not allowing us to close in order to properly fix up and repair the Building, including potentially life threatening structural damage like beams and parking garage ceilings that are rusted, and in serious danger of falling onto people below,” according to the appeal. “Indeed, total collapse!”
Even as the Kennedy Center has fought efforts to remove Trump's name from the building, it has taken steps to comply with Cooper's initial ruling.
A June 4 memo to staff from the Kennedy Center’s Office of General Counsel said email signatures, letterhead and other documents must reflect the name as “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” or “Kennedy Center.”
The Kennedy Center’s website has dropped Trump's name. And an earlier email sent to members offering ticket packages for the June 28 Mark Twain Award for American Humor ceremony came from the Kennedy Center without including Trump’s name.
Associated Press journalists Anna Johnson, Mark Sherman and Emily Wang in Washington and Bill Barrow in Atlanta contributed to this report.
Workers construct scaffolding at the sign for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Friday, June 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Workers erect scaffolding in front of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Workers construct scaffolding below the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign Friday, June 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Workers erect scaffolding in front of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
A worker sits on scaffolding at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
