Jon Bond to Join Big Fuel as CEO
After helming holding company Tomorrow for just seven months, former Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal & Partners founder Jon Bond is joining social media agency Big Fuel as CEO and equity partner. The move is indicative of Madison Avenue's recognition that social media has moved beyond the playground of gurus and wannabes.
Bond will take over for Big Fuel CEO and Founder Avi Savar who will shift his focus towards the agency's creative vision and growth. The agency, which counts among its clients McDonald's, Colgate-Palmolive, Fisher Price, Budweiser and recently won General Motors, plans to add 200 staff in the early part of the year.
To aid Big Fuel's endeavor of rapid growth, Bond has hired New York investment banking services firm Edminston Group to assist the agency raise the necessary funds needed for expansion.
While social media has grown out of its diapers, it's unclear whether or not a traditional agency veteran is the right person to fuel a social media agencies growth. Conversely, this might be exactly what social media needs to continue its growth from infancy to maturity.