John Lich Email & Phone Number

Davenport, Iowa, Us

As President of Amplified Digital, John Lich leads the strategic growth and development of the agency’s business, driving innovation and delivering impactful results for clients. With a dynamic, data-driven approach to agency sales, John is focused on building strong, collaborative relationships with top agency clients and partners.In his role, John is responsible for:-Maintaining leadership over the organization’s strategic sales efforts.-Overseeing the creation and leadership of a new client strategy team to enhance client acquisition and engagement.-Leading and expanding the affiliate team to drive cohesive, high-performance partnerships that generate passive revenue for the company.- Overseeing innovation through the company’s best-in-class brand marketing division and content studio, Brand Ave. Studios.John’s leadership is centered on transforming the agency’s offerings to deliver customized, data-backed solutions that empower clients to thrive in a competitive digital landscape. Amplified Digital is a $100M digital agency operating with a entrepreneurial mindset inside of a 150 year old-company.

Davenport, Iowa, Us

Davenport, Iowa, Us

Davenport, Iowa, Us

I am responsible for leading company-wide sales initiatives with particular focus on major accountsales, business development, and total revenue performance in key categories across the company such as controllable retail, digital advertising and non-traditional advertising. I oversee the development, launch and management of Lee-wide sales programs across all majormedia platforms. This work includes the exploration of new product opportunities as part of potential third party relationships. I manage Lee's corporate sales training program nationally with the responsibility to take our value proposition to market. In addition, I oversee Lee's Digital Elite Sales Team.Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information, and a major platform for advertising, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 300 weekly and specialty publications serving 49 markets in 20 states.

Montgomery, Al, Us

I served as the Director of Digital Sales for Community News Digital, a subsidiary of CNHI. CN Digital operates as a full service digital agency within CNHI. We partner with clients in our markets that are looking for regional or national reach, but expect local precision. Our services include, but are not limited to: SEO, SEM, Next Gen Behavioral Retargeting, Mobile Optimization and Social Media. I direct the digital sales for the Midwest Region, a region home to 35 of our 119 newspapers. My responsibilities include:-Developing and executing strategies to bring new products and services to market.-Overseeing digital sales in the Midwest-Serve as digital liaison to newspaper sales staff-Training sales teams-Reporting and financial forecasting

New York, Ny, Us

I served in a dual role as a Sales Manager for Gannett Co. Inc. My primary responsibility was managing a national sales team for Gannett's Digital Employment Sales Center, located in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was responsible for the coaching and development of 9 Inside Sales Representatives, 2 Account Managers and 2 Senior Sales Representatives. I managed a $4.5 million sales budget across my 7 markets. I also had the pleasure of teaching a class for Gannett's Advanced Sales Training. During my time in the training program I was able to exercise my passion for developing sales people, while helping professionals from our local office and several newspapers across the country.Within my dual role I also served as a consultant to 7 of Gannett's Newspapers (Louisville Courier Journal, Lansing State Journal, Battle Creek Enquirer, Port Huron Times Herald, Great Falls Tribune, Visalia Times-Delta and Salinas Californian). I was responsible for implementing a digital sales strategy focused on the sale of the CareerBuilder.com suite of products. I also advised the newspaper markets on pricing structure through in depth rate analysis. In addition to my consulting role I was also responsible for weekly financial forecasting and monthly financial reporting that the newspaper markets depend on throughout the year.I truly enjoyed the fact that my team helped companies improve their recruiting strategies and hire the most qualified candidates available. It is empowering that our products and services also connect individuals with companies. It is easy to remain passionate when you are able to improve your employees, clients and the economy on a daily basis.

New York, Ny, Us

-Managed CareerBuilder annual solutions for several of Gannett's Ohio newspapers. Worked directly with the Cincinnati Enquirer and all papers in Gannett's Media Network of Central Ohio. -Handled contract sales for 10 inside sales consultants selling into these markets.-Generated $320,000 in the first 4 months of 2013.-Selected as top sales professional in Q1 of 2013.

New York, Ny, Us

Specialize in employee recruitment consulting. Responsible for employment advertising sales with three of Gannett's Michigan newspapers. Also, responsible for generating sales pressure and running demos with current clients.-Lead the department with 11 contracts for $91K-106% to goal for the year-Generated $556K over 11 months of 2012

Founder of charity youth Lacrosse camp. We specialize in developing children grades 3-8 in the fundamentals of Lacrosse. Our primary focus is on spreading the sport throughout the state of Indiana while instilling solid team values and sportsmanship.

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration

High School Diploma