Gary Adkisson Email & Phone Number

Greater Pittsburgh Region

United States

Bismarck, North Dakota Area

Carlisle, PA

Launched the Cumberland Valley Business Journal in January 2016. Launched two digital products in 2017 for niche markets: Wellness (http://cumberlink.com/live_well_in_the_cumberland_valley) and Arts/Tourism (http://www.rt15arts.com).

Paducah, KY

• Direct overall operations, editorial standards, customer experience, sales performance and functional execution necessary to produce a 18K circulation daily and four community newspapers.
• Grew commercial print sales from $80K to $1.5M and created new publications to fill market niches - monthly business journal, six hardback books, and a variety of annual sections
• Project managed the construction and startup of a $12M production facility that lowered operating costs
• Created community events in partnership with local civic organizations, businesses and universities

Delaware, OH

• Oversaw all operations with full P&L responsibility, as regional publisher of three daily and thirteen weekly publications in Central Ohio with 15K paid, 30K nonpaid, and 2000 ISP customers. Transitioned 187 year old.
• Modernized operations through transition to a new printing facility and implementation of Brown Publishing systems - Baseview circulation, PBS classified and retail billing, PBS page layout, and SBS general ledger.
• Grew revenues 7.5% in year one, and 7.7% in year two; grew print sales from 0 to $60K in seven quarters
• Established multi-paper retail sales effort in Columbus metro area, resulting in an increase of $25K per month
• Created multi-paper employment sales program in Columbus metro area that resulted in a $20K per month increase
• Created additional revenue sources, including monthly coupon products, real estate products, and internet websites that generated an additional $50K per year

Charleston, WV

• Recruited to new media company to oversee all print publications and acquisitions while converging print and broadcast media product. Doubled staff size and increased newshole by 25% as Publisher of 10K paid.
• Executed a complete redesign of State Journal publication; created branded news packages for network of four WV Media television stations; increased paid circulation by 22% and statewide single copy distribution by 10%
• Increased advertising revenue by 28% and contracts by 115% through analysis and recommendations for additional print and revenue opportunities
• Planned, promoted, and hosted the first West Virginia Leadership Summit which brought together 120 leaders from government, business, education, and industry, including the governor and university presidents
• Planned, promoted, produced and sold six week cross platform series that culminated with a one hour TV special and accompanying 80 page section

Bluefield, WV & Mineral Wells, TX

• Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher, Bluefield, WV (2000-2003)Upon CNHI’s purchase of newspaper, transferred to develop and implement improved strategy and operational execution for two daily and three weekly.
• Increased revenue by $700K in 2000 with no rate increase; one of only 9 CNHI papers to meet 2001 revenue goal
• Maintained circulation levels despite a 1.8% population loss in six county service area
• Consolidated sales teams and instituted a statewide sales program that generated $142K in new revenue for 2002
• Initiated partnership with WVVA television for nightly news brief that previewed stories featured in the paper
• Created a strong and profitable web presence that expanded the paper’s reach and supported print advertisingWeatherford Democrat Publisher, Weatherford, TX (1997-2000)Promoted to division manager/publisher following.

Mineral Wells, TX

Hired to modernize publishing operations for a small community newspaper with 5K daily circulation. Implemented computerized circulation system and converted from manual paste-up to computerized layouts, boosting revenue from $800K to $1.8M.

Elementary Ed, Religion, Elementary Education And Teaching, Religion

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