Mikal Rohde

CEO, Schibsted Søk

Mikal Rohde is director and vice president of strategy in the Norwegian media company Schibsted. He started at Shibsted in 2005 as CEO for the internet search department ‘Schibsted Søk’. Rohde has a wide experience in marketing and business development. He has been marketing director for Mobil Oil, Mobil Nordic, NetCom GSM and he was Executive Vice President for marketing and business development at the publishing firm Findexa.

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  • About the session

    A Media Company Goes Search!

    Search is increasingly important for the media industry since the challenge is more and more to help the user find the right content.

    Two years ago the large Norwegian based media group Schibsted moved into the search business when launching the search platform Sesam.no. Join Mikal Rohde in this session to hear why the company decided to go into search, what they have done and how they have succeeded. You will also gain insights into the current adjustments Schibsted are planning to implement and you can learn what it takes to get into the search business.
    This session highlights what Schibsted sees as the major challenges in search and where their focus will be in the future.

    Related sessions: 
    Speaker 2007:  Search – What’s Next?//

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