Trusted Media Brands Names Zach Friedman Chief Revenue Officer
NEW YORK, March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TrustedMediaBrands, a leader in brand-driven multi-platform media content, and home to iconic brands such as Taste of Home, Reader's Digest, and The Family Handyman among others, today announced the appointment of Zach Friedman to the position of Chief Revenue Officer for the company effective this week.
Friedman most recently served as the Vice President, Digital Sales and Business Development for Fox News Digital, where he was responsible for leading digital sales and revenue across the Fox News and Business networks including direct sales, programmatic and contextual sales.
In addition, Friedman oversaw the Business Development team where he was tasked with driving new partnerships and revenue streams through activities such as syndication, distribution, e-commerce and events among others. Under his leadership, Friedman grew revenue performance by nearly double across the combined business channels.
Friedman will report directly to Bonnie Kintzer, President and CEO, Trusted Media Brands and be based in the company's New York City office location.
"Friedman is a strong leader who has a keen understanding of how to drive revenue across a portfolio of brands, products, and platforms," says Kintzer. "His background in the digital media industry along with his ability to engage clients on multiple-media channels as well as to lead brand teams to high performance will further strengthen our revenue growth."
She notes the addition of Friedman, along with Greg Coleman recently joining the Board of Directors, reflects "the incredible depth and strength of our digital sales and marketing expertise. This new talent, combined with the ongoing growth of our digital properties, further builds on our tremendous momentum in the multi-channel media marketplace."
"I am thrilled to join the team at Trusted Media Brands and help them accelerate revenue growth across all of their premium brands," says Friedman. "They're a Top 50 comScore property with a reputation for digital innovation and I'm excited to be part of such a well-known and respected company."
Friedman's background includes leading digital sales operations on both a national and regional basis with Fox as well as with the planning and buying of media for such well-known agencies as Zenith and Summit Media.
Friedman has a B.S. degree in Speech Communications from Texas Christian University. He resides in New Jersey with his family.
About Trusted Media Brands
Trusted Media Brands is a visionary, brand-driven multiplatform media company, home to iconic brands like Taste of Home, the world's largest circulation food media brand; Reader's Digest; The Family Handyman, America's leading source for DIY; a suite of highly-targeted brands including Birds & Blooms, Country, Country Woman, Farm & Ranch Living and Reminisce; and digital properties which include the Taste Community and Haven Home Media.
Trusted Media Brands reaches active consumers who genuinely connect with our blend of uplifting and enduring expertly-curated family, food, health, home improvement, finance and humor content ? digitally, via social media, magazines and books, and events and experiences. Founded in 1922 by DeWitt Wallace as The Reader's Digest Association, one of the first user-generated content publishers, Trusted Media Brands is headquartered in New York City. For more information, TrustedMediaBrands
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