USA TODAY Names Michael Kuntz Senior Vice President of Digital Revenue
January 26 2016 - 12:41PM
Business Wire
USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), announced
today that Michael Kuntz will be joining as senior vice president
of digital revenue reporting to chief revenue officer, Kevin
Gentzel. In his new role, Kuntz will be responsible for driving
revenue across USA TODAY NETWORK’s digital assets that serve more
than 100 million unique visitors every month. In particular, Kuntz
will focus on digital sales, operations and programmatic to grow
the network’s multi-platform advertising solutions that deliver
impactful, game changing results.
“Hiring and developing talent is the key to success in media and
advertising. We are extremely pleased that Michael is joining USA
TODAY. He has proven to be a strategic innovator in the digital
media space and will be a tremendous leader for us as we continue
to grow as the largest local-to-national media organization,”
Gentzel said. “We are a destination for talent, and the hiring of
Michael continues to cement that industry standing. We are pioneers
in digital, leaders in premium ad products and serve one of the
largest audiences across our USA TODAY NETWORK. Michael grasps the
power of our portfolio and will help us drive growth and ensure
success for our future.”
Kuntz brings with him more than 15 years of experience in the
digital media space, most recently as the senior vice president of
global sales and partnerships at Gawker Media Group where he
oversaw all aspects of the company’s advertising business,
including the sales, marketing, ad operations, and the branded
content studio teams. Prior to joining Gawker, Kuntz served as
publisher and chief revenue officer of Popular Mechanics at Hearst
Corporation, and before that he oversaw corporate digital sales and
business development at Rodale.
"I'm thrilled to be joining USA TODAY and
especially excited to take part in the expansion of
such an iconic, multi-platform news brand. Given its
mass reach, influence with readers, and mobile-first
mentality, the brand has never been better poised for growth
across all digital channels. Working in conjunction with
Gannett's various local-to-national offline assets and
social platform extensions, we’ll continue to
create richer, more scalable ad experiences for
its brand partners,
while making significant investments in branded
content and VR storytelling. In today's ongoing battle
for consumer time and attention, USA TODAY NETWORK remains
a smart buy for advertisers."
Kuntz is a graduate of University of Maryland and resides in New
Jersey with his wife and two children.
ABOUT USA TODAY
Founded in 1982, USA TODAY delivers high-quality, engaging
content through unique visual storytelling across all platforms. An
innovator of news and information, USA TODAY reflects the pulse of
the nation and serves as the host of the American conversation —
today, tomorrow, and for decades to follow. USA TODAY is the
nation’s number one newspaper. USA TODAY's award winning news site
reaches more than 50M unique visitors a month across its digital
platforms with more than 20M application downloads. USA TODAY is
owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).
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