Igor Beuker (born 1970)) ^[2] is a Dutch public speaker and marketer.

He is the founder of LaComunidad which was acquired by GroupM, a subsidiary of WPP, in 2008. He has spoken at numerous conferences including the Webit Global Series and Exact Live.

Beuker graduated from Erasmus University Rotterdam. ^[3] After graduating, he held executive jobs for Scoot, TeliaSonera, and Telefonica O2. ^[4] In 1997, he joined the Interactive Advertising Bureau and became chairman in 2002. He would step down as chairman on January 1, 2007. ^[5]

In 2003, he founded the marketing agency, LaComunidad, which developed the proprietary ViralTracker technology.

LaComunidad was acquired by GroupM, a WPP subsidiary, in February 2008.

^[6] Later in 2008, Beuker launched a global social media marketing agency called, SocialMedia8 under LaComunidad.

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In 2009, SocialMedia8 partnered with Mindshare (another WPP subsidiary). As an executive with SocialMedia8, Beuker oversaw marketing strategies for companies such as Nike, Heineken, Nokia, and others. ^[8] In 2012, Beuker became Mindshare's Global Chief Social Officer. ^[4] He has gone on to speak on social media marketing topics at numerous conferences and seminars including at the Webit Global Series, Google Zeitgeist, ^[9] Emerce Engage, ^[10] and Exact Live, ^[11] among others. ^[12]

Igor is one of Europe’s most wanted professional speakers, valued as a leading, independent and outspoken voice on emerging #marketing #media #tech & #trends.

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