StudioNow Names Internet and Publishing Industry Veteran Robert P. Sherry as EVP, Business Development
Longtime Online & Magazine Publishing Executive to Guide StudioNow Business Partnerships, Vertical Market Rollouts of StudioNow Custom Online Video Platform
NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - May 13, 2009) - StudioNow (www.studionow.com), the premier
online platform for video creation, today announced the appointment of
Internet and publishing industry veteran Robert P. Sherry to the position
of Executive Vice-President, Business Development.
With more than 20 years' experience in sales and marketing management
positions with leading global multimedia and publishing companies, Sherry
assumes responsibility for developing the publisher network and strategic
business partnerships for StudioNow's custom online video creation and
distribution platform. He will report directly to StudioNow CEO and
Co-founder David Mason.
"StudioNow is very pleased to announce Bob Sherry's appointment as
Executive Vice President and we are confident that his industry knowledge
and experience will help drive the expansion of our business partnerships
with today's leading online multimedia publishers and video services," said
David Mason, CEO of StudioNow. "His demonstrated capacity for building
valued partnerships with global content publishers will prove essential as
StudioNow moves ahead with the continued rollout in multiple vertical
markets of our custom video creation and distribution platform."
"I am delighted to be joining StudioNow at this important juncture in the
company's expansion of its network of online publishing partners who are
seeking to meet the increased demand in the marketplace for digital video
content," Sherry said. "I'm eager to begin leveraging our custom video
creation and distribution assets to help build strong partnerships that
will benefit our publishers and enhance our publishing network."
Robert Sherry joined the online publishing world in 1999 after more than a
decade in magazine publishing, where he held several key regional and
national sales positions with Reader's Digest, Business Week and Time
magazine.
At Internet advertising solution provider Valueclick from 1999-2000, Sherry
was Senior Vice President for Sales & Business Development, responsible for
building Valueclick's advertising and publishing networks. He participated
as a Senior Executive in the company's March 2000 initial public offering.
At Business.com in 2000-01, as Senior Vice President of Sales he led
national sales efforts to establish Business.com as the leading business
directory, consisting of more than 500,000 corporate listings.
As General Manager of Primedia's Digital Automotive Network from 2004-06,
Sherry directed the Internet's largest network of 61 automotive sites,
overseeing expansion of the network's multimedia content offerings to
national automotive marketers.
Immediately prior to joining StudioNow, he served as Senior Vice President
for Business Development with marketing-related multimedia content service
provider Lingospot, where he was responsible for providing patented content
software solutions to major online U.S. and European multimedia companies.
Since its founding in 2007, StudioNow has created custom online video
production platforms for a variety of top tier clients, including Simon and
Schuster, Chronicle Books, Citysearch, Ford Models, CBSRadio, Clearchannel,
Playboy, The NewsMarket, Yahoo/Rivals and others.
The StudioNow production platform provides dynamic management of the entire
content development and production process from start to finish, connecting
the customer with thousands of expert videographers, editors, directors,
producers, animators and voiceover artists. StudioNow quickly and
efficiently creates top-quality digital content at a fraction of the cost
normally charged by traditional production/post-production houses.
About StudioNow
StudioNow is the premier online platform for video creation and
distribution, aggregating thousands of editors, videographers and creative
individuals to provide professional, 24/7 on-demand video content at
affordable prices to businesses of all sizes across all markets. From major
media organizations to Internet marketers to local advertisers, StudioNow's
proprietary high-volume, Web-based marketplace and custom production
management platform meets the rising demand for high-quality, original
video material. For additional information, please visit:
www.studionow.com.
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