Tag: Gannett

USA WEEKEND Announces Executive Appointments

| January 25, 2012

McLean, Va. – USA WEEKEND announced today several key executive appointments. Dave Hunke, president and publisher of USA TODAY, will now assume the additional role of publisher of USA WEEKEND. He replaces Chuck Gabrielson, who after more than 35 years with Gannett Co. Inc., announced his retirement today.

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Dan Thomas Named Senior Vice President of Strategic Accounts for USA Today

| January 10, 2012

McLean, Va. – Dan Thomas has been named senior vice president of strategic accounts for USA TODAY.  He will be responsible for overseeing an advertising sales team focused on new business acquisition. Thomas will be based in New York and report to Lee Jones, senior vice president of advertising.

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USA Today Sports Media Group Names Mark Kortekaas Senior Vice President, Digital

| December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011 – USA TODAY Sports Media Group President Tom Beusse announced today that Mark Kortekaas has been named as the group’s senior vice president of digital. Kortekaas begins his new duties today. The USA TODAY Sports Media Group, created in January 2011, encompasses all sports initiatives across USA TODAY, as well as Gannett’s [...]

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PointRoll Reports Record Growth in Pre-Black Friday Shopping

| November 29, 2011

Data from PointRoll’s ShopLocal Technology Reveals 14 Percent Increase in Offers from 2010; Includes Significant Boost in Sunday Traffic and Page Views NEW YORK — PointRoll, a Gannett Company and the leading provider of digital marketing technology, reports record growth in online shopping this year as consumers dive into Black Friday deals early. PointRoll reported [...]

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Craig Dubow Resigns as Chairman and CEO of Gannett

| October 7, 2011

Marjorie Magner Named Chairman; Gracia Martore Named CEO McLEAN, VA – Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) today announced that Craig A. Dubow, chairman and chief executive officer, has resigned due to disability. Dubow had taken a leave of absence on September 15 to address continuing issues relating to prior medical conditions.

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Gannett Broadcasting and Yahoo! to Expand Local Advertising Partnership to 19 Broadcasting Markets

| September 2, 2011

Local advertisers benefit from expanded digital reach and audience-targeting capabilities MCLEAN, Va. & SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), the premier digital media company, today announced they will expand their local advertising partnership to all 19 broadcasting division markets by February 2012. The partnership brings together Gannett’s powerful local [...]

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Laura del Greco Named Vice President of Client Solutions at USA Today

| August 30, 2011

McLean, Va. – Laura Del Greco has been named to the newly created position of vice president of client solutions for USA TODAY.  Del Greco will be based in New York City and report to Sandra Micek, senior vice president of marketing. “Laura is an accomplished media executive, known for her ability to work with [...]

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Mitch Gelman Named Vice President/Product at Gannett Digital

| August 3, 2011

McLEAN, VA – Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) announced today Mitch Gelman was named vice president/product at Gannett Digital. He will be responsible for overall product management of Gannett’s portfolio of web sites and mobile products, including USATODAY.com and Gannett’s local newspaper and broadcast sites, reporting to Gannett’s Chief Digital Officer David Payne.

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Debra Goetz Named Gannett’s Vice President of Marketing

| August 2, 2011

McLEAN, VA. – Debra Goetz has been named vice president of marketing for Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), where she will be responsible for all corporate marketing efforts, including brand development, consumer and trade advertising, and integratedstrategic marketing.  This new position reinforces Gannett’s commitment to build visibility for the company and its powerful and diverse portfolio, [...]

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Gannett Media Organizations Win Top International Marketing Awards

| June 9, 2011

MCLEAN, Va. – Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) announced that 10 of its media organizations were among the top winners of International Newsmedia Marketing Association (INMA) awards. Their work was chosen by an international panel of judges as being among the world’s best marketing campaigns. The INMA competition honors marketing excellence among media organizations worldwide.

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Maryam Banikarim named Gannett’s Chief Marketing Officer

| March 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

McLEAN, VA – Maryam Banikarim has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Gannett Co., Inc.(NYSE:GCI), a newly created position, Gracia C. Martore, president and chief operating officer announced. Banikarim will be responsible for all companywide marketing, communications and research efforts. She will also be a member of the Gannett Management Committee. [...]

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Gannett Digital and CONTEXTWEB Partner to Bring Contextual Targeting to the Forefront

| November 3, 2010 | 0 Comments

NEW YORK – CONTEXTWEB Inc., the largest independent ad exchange, announced that it has teamed up with Gannett, one of the world’s leading media companies, to categorize Gannett Digital’s online ad inventory in real time. By using CONTEXTWEB’s Real-Time Classifier, Gannett Digital will provide advertisers with greater targeting capabilities, enabling them to maximize the performance [...]

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