Chris Terrill (executive)

For the British filmmaker, see Chris Terrill.
Chris Terrill

Chris Terrill, HomeAdvisor CEO
Born c. 1967
Dallas, Texas
Nationality American
Education University of Texas, University of Houston (MBA)
Occupation CEO of HomeAdvisor

Chris Terrill is an American businessman and is currently the chief executive officer of HomeAdvisor (formerly ServiceMagic). HomeAdvisor is a local services home improvement marketplace providing homeowners the tools and resources for home repair, maintenance, and improvement projects. HomeAdvisor provides homeowners with tools such as True Cost Guide, which displays the average cost of home projects coast-to-coast based on real data, ProFinder a patented technology that matches homeowners' projects to pre-screened home professionals and Instant Booking which allows homeowners to schedule services with home professionals online.

Career

In the mid-1990s, Terrill began his career at QZARInc., owners of the then-popular Laser Tag entertainment center chain.[1]

In 1999 Terrill joined Match.com, the online dating business, where he served as director of marketing and vice president of new brands and verticals, among other senior positions.[2][3] While he was there he launched Chemistry.com, and served as general manager.[4] Chemistry.com is a competitor of eHarmony.com, aimed at the growing market of those seeking long-term relationships.[5]

Terrill left Match.com for Blockbuster.com in 2005 to become vice president of product and marketing. While there, he oversaw development of the video retailer’s online brand.[6] Terrill joined Nutrisystem in 2007, serving first as Senior Vice President of E-Commerce. He was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer in 2009.[1][5][7]

On April 25, 2011, it was announced Terrill would become the chief executive officer for ServiceMagic (now HomeAdvisor), a website that lists pre-screened and customer-rated service professionals.[8] He currently holds this position.

Terrill spoke about the SEO aspect of HomeAdvisor's rebrand with Search Engine Land in August 2013,[9] was featured in Fast Company's The Recommender in January 2014[10] and spoke with Built In Colorado in March 2014.[11] Terrill sits on the board of directors for both the National Kitchen and Bath Association[12] and Neat.com. Terrill, most recently, has contributed content to Wired Magazine [13] and Fast Company.[14]

On January 16, 2015 Terrill was quoted in a Market Watch article titled "10 things contractors won't tell you" in regards to homeowners finding reputable home professionals, “remodeling is almost like surgery on your home. Just as consumers don’t shop for medical surgery on price alone, they shouldn’t look for bargains at the expense of quality when it’s time to cut open their home.” [15]

In April 2015, HomeAdvisor re-launched Cost Guide as True Cost Guide under Terrill’s guidance.[16] In addition to the re-launch HomeAdvisor created the 2015 True Cost Report, “What the report uncovered is that homeowners want a better way to research home project costs,” said HomeAdvisor’s CEO Chris Terrill. “More than a third of homeowners don’t know how much it will cost to hire a professional for home projects and sixty eight percent of homeowners are concerned about overpaying without a reliable source for cost information.”

In July 2015, Terrill was interviewed by Forbes Tech contributor, Patrick Moorhead. The story was in regards to the growing "Humans as a Service" (HaaS) business and the role HomeAdvisor is playing in this growing marketplace.[17] In the same month Terrill spoke to Denver Business Journal about HomeAdvisor's growth and prominence in the Denver area. He was quoted as saying "A series of coming changes for HomeAdvisor Inc. should help boost the Golden-based company’s profile to match its status as the biggest of Colorado’s consumer online technology brands".[18]

Speaking to Fortune Live host Leigh Gallager on September 18, 2015, Terrill said "If you think about participating in a marketplace, you want to go to a marketplace where you got all the plumbers and all the homeowners. If you're a service providers you want to go where the homeowners are. If you're a homeowner you want to go where the best service providers are, and by having our (HomeAdvisor) scale and size that's what makes us unique." He also went on to discuss what Barry Diller is like as a boss and the future of HomeAdvisor as part of IAC's portfolio.[19]

In 2015, Terrill joined the Board of Advisors for Denver's high profile Quarterly Forum. Denver's Quarterly Forum is a non-partisan membership organization that promotes professional growth and civic engagement through annual events. As a seasoned Internet veteran, Terrill will provide mentorship and growth support to Denver businesses through his position on the Board of Advisors.[20]

In February 2016, Terrill served as a panelist on HomeAdvisor’s Insights Forum. The forum addressed the complicated circumstances surrounding the labor shortage, as well as possible solutions.[21] Fellow panelist included Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist of Realtor.com and Diana Olick, Real Estate Reporter at CNBC.

In April 2016, Bloomberg interviewed Terrill for an article titled "Diller's Home Services Bet Could Hit $1 Billion in a Few Years". The article discusses the aggressive growth in sales and marketing at HomeAdvisor as well as additional funding from IAC (HomeAdvisor's parent company) to support growth in 2016. Terrill was quoted in the article as saying "HomeAdvisor is IAC’s fastest-growing segment and is seeking more capital." [22]

References

  1. 1 2 Haire, Thomas (February 1, 2011). "Creating Nutrisystem’s Healthy DR Diet". Response Magazine.
  2. ↑ "Niche dating sites match habits, pets, disabilities". Washington Times. November 24, 2005.
  3. ↑ Wasserman, Todd (December 29, 2010). "Why Nutrisystem Is a Branded Social Networking Giant". Mashable.
  4. ↑ Kuchinskas, Susan (January 31, 2006). "A Match Made in Hormones". CNNMoney.
  5. 1 2 Wasserman, Todd (October 25, 2009). "Why Nutrisystem Doesn't Use Agency for 'Branded DR'". Adweek.
  6. ↑ "Chris Terrill". Variety. April 20, 2006.
  7. ↑ Karakus, Nesli (April 22, 2011). "Nutrisystem’s e-commerce chief resigns". Internet Retailer.
  8. ↑ "ServiceMagic names new CEO". Denver Business Journal. April 25, 2011.
  9. ↑ "How One Brand Switched A Million URLs & Lived To Tell About It: 5 Questions With HomeAdvisor.com". Search Engine Land. August 26, 2013.
  10. ↑ "The Recommender: What Are You Loving This Month?". Fast Company. December 15, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ Matthew Sibley (March 18, 2014). "HomeAdvisor pivoted like a startup, but profits like an established company". Built In Colorado. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Board of Directors". Retrieved 2014-04-29. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  13. ↑ "Survival of the Focused: Rebranding an Established Dot-Com". Wired Innovation Insights. August 5, 2014.
  14. ↑ "5 WAYS TO MANAGE BOTH GOOD AND BAD ONLINE REVIEWS". Fast Company. August 7, 2014.
  15. ↑ . January 16, 2015 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-things-contractors-wont-tell-you-2015-01-09?page=2. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ Woodworking Network (April 6, 2015). "Report Highlights Homeowner Struggles and Concerns". Woodworking Network. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  17. ↑ Patrick Moorhead (July 15, 2015). "lAC's HomeAdvisor Is One To Watch In The Growing "Humans As A Service" (HaaS) Business". Forbes. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ Greg Avery (July 10, 2015). "Building HomeAdvisor’s brand and reach". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  19. ↑ Fortune Live (September 18, 2015). "Interest rates, HomeAdvisor and ridesharing apps". Fortune. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  20. ↑ Quarterly Forum (September 30, 2015). "Board of Advisors, Quarterly Forum". Quarterly Forum. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  21. ↑ Peiffer, Emily (February 29, 2016). "Who can be the catalyst?' Forum explores roots of construction labor shortage, and 4 solutions". Construction Dive.
  22. ↑ Cao, Jing and Schatzker, Erik (April 5, 2015). "Diller's Home Services Bet Could Hit $1 Billion in a Few Years". Bloomberg Technology. Retrieved April 27, 2016.

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