# Danielle McMeekin

> Danielle McMeekin is Vice President and Head of Global Media Sales (also titled Head of Global Performance Sales) at Microsoft Advertising, where she leads the company's worldwide media and performance sales strategy. Based in Orlando, Florida, she brings over two decades of experience in digital advertising, having risen through sales leadership roles at Yahoo! before joining Microsoft. A recognized voice on the future of search and AI-powered advertising, she co-authors thought leadership on conversational search, multimodal discovery, and generative AI's transformation of performance marketing. She received Microsoft Advertising's Client Obsession FY25 Award for her work building powerful partnerships with clients and partners.

- **Role:** VP, Head of Global Media Sales at Microsoft Advertising
- **Organizations:** Microsoft, Microsoft Advertising, Yahoo!
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of Florida
- **Known for:** Microsoft Advertising Client Obsession FY25 Award winner, Led global media and performance sales strategy for Microsoft Advertising worldwide, Co-authored thought leadership piece on AI search advertising alongside VP Kenneth Andrew (June 2025)

## Career timeline

- **2005-2007** — Account Lead, Search Marketing Sales at Yahoo!
- **2007-2013** — Progressive sales and account management roles at Yahoo! including Director & Head of Account Management (US, East, Canada) and Senior Program Manager, Sales Operations
- **2013-2014** — Director, Head of Sales Strategy for Global Online at Yahoo!
- **2014-2015** — Senior Director, Head of Agency Sales, Mid Market & Global Strategy at Yahoo!
- **2015-2022** — Joined Microsoft; held multiple leadership roles including Head of Sales for Retail, CPG and Native; VP Head of Sales for US West Region; VP Head of Global Enterprise Sales
- **2022-present** — Vice President, Head of Global Media Sales / Head of Global Performance Sales at Microsoft Advertising

## Achievements

- Microsoft Advertising Client Obsession FY25 Award winner
- Led global media and performance sales strategy for Microsoft Advertising worldwide
- Co-authored thought leadership piece on AI search advertising alongside VP Kenneth Andrew (June 2025)
- Built and scaled enterprise sales teams across US and global markets at Microsoft
- Managed full consumer funnel media and tech solutions across major verticals

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Co-authored 'From clicks to conversations: How to win the moment of intent in the future of search advertising' on the Microsoft Advertising blog alongside VP Kenneth Andrew
- **2025** — Won the Microsoft Advertising Client Obsession FY25 Award, nominated by her team
- **2026-04** — Featured as author on Microsoft Advertising blog post 'When Discovery Becomes Decision: How AI Search is Redefining Customer Intent'

## Links

- Website: https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/blog/author/danielle-mcmeekin
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellemohen
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellemcmeekin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danielle.mcmeekin.33/

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Last updated: 2026-05-31