Reuters Names IDG Exec as New CMO | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_160867" align="alignright" width="150"] Josh London[/caption] Reuters named Josh London as its new chief marketing officer, effective immediately. Most recently the CMO at IDG Communications, London will now be responsible for all aspects of marketing at the company, including leading product, field and brand marketing. He will report directly to Reuters president Michael Friedenberg, who previously worked with London at IDG, where he was the global CEO and board member before joining Thomas Reuters at the end of last year. Prior to IDG, London was the founder and managing partner of Salt Island Ventures, COO, VP of marketing and general manager at SX2 Media Labs/ComputerShopper.com and associate vice president of marketing at CNET Networks. “Josh is a respected and accomplished marketing leader with a strong history of building brand awareness and driving commercial success,” said Friedenberg in a statement. “His breadth of expertise and experience will add significant value to our team as we work to reset, modernize and grow our organization.” Here are the rest of this week’s people on the move... [caption id="attachment_160865" align="alignright" width="150"] Nicole Taylor (credit: Lade Ademu-John)[/caption] Thrillist tapped Nicole Taylor as its new executive food editor. Starting in July, Taylor will lead the company’s food and drink coverage and brand strategy, as well as lead the day-to-day oversight of the Food vertical. She has held a... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-26 15:38:09 UTC ]

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One of Tampa Bay's largest marketing firms is officially public

Digital Media Solutions, a Clearwater-based technology marketing firm and one of the largest marketing firms in Tampa Bay, is officially public. This marks the completion of its reverse merger valued at $757 million with Leo Holdings Corp. Leo changed its name Digital Media Solutions Inc.... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-07-17 16:47:40 UTC ]
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S4 Capital Hopes to Raise $126 Million to Further Expand Through Mergers

Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital proposed a new share offering today in hopes of raising $126 million (or 100 million euros) to further its expansion through mergers and acquisitions. The disclosure was made as part of S4 Capital's latest trading update where the company, which houses digital media... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-07-15 20:58:21 UTC ]
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A tale of two covers at Condé Nast

Recently, Dario Calmese, a Black artist, photographed the actress Viola Davis for the cover of Vanity Fair. The cover was released yesterday. The photo that adorns it is based on “The Scourged Back,” an image, from 1863, of Gordon, a man who escaped slavery and whose back had been lacerated by... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-07-15 12:08:12 UTC ]
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Cosmo Adds Metered Paywall, Membership Program | News & Notes

Starting this month, Cosmopolitan has introduced a new paid membership program, Cosmo Unlocked, and with it, a metered paywall limiting non-members to four free articles each month. For $2 per month, members can receive unlimited access to the website, (which currently publishes about 30 new... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-14 15:50:42 UTC ]
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Medill Selects Jeremy Gilbert of Washington Post as Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy

Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications has selected Jeremy Gilbert (BSJ00, MSJ00), director of strategic initiatives Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-07-07 17:10:58 UTC ]
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Game Informer EIC Steps Down After 29 Years | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_182388" align="alignright" width="150"] Andy McNamara[/caption] Last Friday was Andy McNamara's last day as editor-in-chief of Game Informer, ending a 29-year, 327-issue run at the video gaming magazine. McNamara hasn't yet revealed where he's headed next, but in an... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-07 15:19:00 UTC ]
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Dean Baquet, Marty Baron, and protecting the institution

Last Tuesday, Wesley Lowery wrote an op-ed for the New York Times in which he wrapped the urgent media-industry conversations about diversity and coverage of race around our flawed prevailing definition of “objectivity”—a concept shaped, in large part, by white editors and reporters with the eye... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-06-29 12:20:58 UTC ]
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How Digital Media Can Stay One Step Ahead of the Diversity Revolution

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[ AdWeek | 2020-06-24 21:33:03 UTC ]
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Barstool Sports CEO on Why Advertisers Shouldn’t Be Scared of the Edgy Platform

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Pasco County opens third business incubator to connect entrepreneurs

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Is the Facebook Ad Boycott an Opportunity for Publishers?

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Digital Media Companies are Likely to Wait Even Longer for Payments

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This new nonprofit trains people for digital media jobs after leaving prison

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‘The money is just not showing up’: Digital media companies are likely to wait even longer for payments

The average payment terms in the digital media space is 59 days, up from 49 days last year. The post ‘The money is just not showing up’: Digital media companies are likely to wait even longer for payments appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Robert Granfeldt Named General Manager of Hearst Texas Panhandle Properties, MRT

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Magazine fulfillment services provider Palm Coast Data will lay off up to 150 of its 400 employees, outsource some key operations to competitor CDS Global and leave its Northeast Florida headquarters for a smaller facility in the region by mid-August. The news comes shortly after the conclusion... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Operations: How the Hearst Media Connecticut Group is Navigating Through the COVID-19 Crisis

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How to make the direct sales process easier and quicker

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Harper’s Bazaar Names Samira Nasr Its Next EIC | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_181565" align="alignright" width="150"] Samira Nasr[/caption] For the first time in nearly two decades, Harper's Bazaar has a new editor-in-chief. Samira Nasr, currently the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, has been named the next top editor of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Harper’s Bazaar Appoints First Woman of Color as Top Editor

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