NEW YORK, June 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dow Jones Online today announced the new organizational structure and leadership team for advertising sales.
"Rapid growth and constant change are the mantras of our business," said Randy Kilgore, senior vice president, Dow Jones Online. "We developed this organization to reap the benefits of this fast growing environment and improve our ability to create, present, and execute at the highest level in all sales situations."
A number of sales executives are promoted in the online division and will play an important role in advertising sales, including:
-- Brian Quinn is promoted to vice president, advertising. Brian was
well established in the advertising community before joining
Online when Dow Jones acquired MarketWatch. Prior to
MarketWatch Brian held sales executive positions with Real Media
and AdOutlet and spent more than 10 years at Advertising Age,
where he helped launch AdAge.com in 1995. Brian was also a
co-founder and first president of 212, New York's interactive
advertising club, which now has more than 4,000 members.
-- Rich Knopke is promoted to eastern region manager, advertising.
Rich has proven to be a peak performer at every level in his
seven years at Dow Jones. Prior to Dow Jones, Rich worked at
Turner Broadcasting for three years within CNN International.
Rich is also a member of the board of 212, New York's
interactive advertising club.
-- Dana Berger is promoted to executive director, advertising.
Dana will lead an expanded Consumer Sales Team that will have a
national footprint and will work closely with the print Consumer
Sales Team. In her 16 years at Dow Jones, Ms. Berger has
successfully championed many emerging media platforms and
products.
-- Ed Diller is named sales development manager, Wall Street
Journal Online and will take on a leadership role in developing
sales programs to drive more rapid revenue growth for WSJ.com.
"This is a highly talented organization that pushes itself to the max each and every day," said Mr. Kilgore. "We firmly believe that these changes pave the way for smoother operations performed at an even higher level of professionalism.
About Dow Jones Online
Dow Jones Online (DJO) -- a Dow Jones brand that represents the Company's Consumer Electronic Publishing segment's advertising sales -- includes The Wall Street Journal Online and its vertical sites (CareerJournal.com, OpinionJournal.com, StartupJournal.com, RealEstateJournal.com and CollegeJournal.com), Barron's Online, and the recently acquired MarketWatch Network -- which includes MarketWatch.com, BigCharts.com and VirtualStockExchange.com. Marketers aiming to target business decision-makers or affluent/influential individuals now can reach Dow Jones Online's nearly 10 million unduplicated unique visitors per month. DJO is a leader in providing targeting solutions. Through Interest-Based Targeting, which it pioneered in 2003, marketers can direct specific advertisements -- from a broad range of categories including business and personal technology, travel, automotive, investments health, and leisure -- to visitors wherever they go on Dow Jones Online.
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