Mark Ford Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Norwalk, CT, US

MEDIA HORIZONS is a performance-based advertising solutions company using real time data to drive ROI and is a newly acquired division of Lindenmeyr Central. As Interim CEO, leading the assessment and strategy development for future growth.

Snowmass, CO, US

• For this mobile app company offering world-class fitness, health, & sports specialist know-how applied to enhancing golf performance:
• Assist in strategy development, advisory board assembly, and opening of industry and media relationships.
• Provide knowledge, critical thinking, and advice to create further growth/opportunities and to drive overall strategy forward.

Purchase, NY, US

• For Lindenmeyr Central, which is the U.S. direct-to-consumer catalog/mail/marketing division of Central National Gottesman, a $7B family-owned company:
• Advised on client solutions that go beyond paper and supply chain, including: growing/leveraging existing consulting and financial services and acquiring a performance-based marketing agency.
• Offer global C-suite introductions, which resulted in new connections that complement existing procurement relationships.

New York, New York, US

• For this digital media company with 5 billion monthly video views reaching 80% of U.S. young adults:
• Advised CEO Ben Lerer on strategic pivots of digital content brands (Thrillist, NowThis, The Dodo, Seeker), including major agency partnership and management advice, which drove large-scale revenue leading to a.

• For this social media optimization platform that creates new revenue streams for publishers:
• Introduced company to publishers with content distribution services that amplified their social media presence, resulting in new revenue opportunities that led to acquisition by Piano, a digital experience manufacturer.

Livonia, Michigan, US

• Valassis Communications, which is one of the world's largest coupon distributors/processors, is a a former public company taken private in 2014 when acquired as a wholly owned subsidiary of M&F Worldwide/MacAndrews &.
• Suggested transition from newspaper free-standing inserts (FSIs) company to a marketing technology and omnichannel solutions firm that predicts behavior and spurs activation with direct mail, display ads, and mobile.

New York, NY, US

• As a member of the senior team, reinvented Time as a newly independent global multimedia company spun off from Time-Warner. Managed 1,000+ with 16 direct reports in sales, marketing, data, and newly acquired companies..
• Launched the Foundry, Time Inc.’s native studio in Brooklyn, fueling brand growth by creating powerful content across all channels that delivered $100M in advertising revenue its first year.

New York, NY, US

• Oversaw global business/operations development for $600M sports group, with a digitalize/innovate mandate by CEO and Board.
• Launched Sports Illustrated China.
• Expanded Swimsuit into a stand-alone business reaching more adults than the Super Bowl via live-streaming and videos.
• Relaunched Sports Illustrated.com to deliver video content through mobile-first platform; added live talk show and digital subscriptions; plus partnered with MLB and NHL to launch digital sports network under SI.com.

New York, NY, US

• In a CEO-created Group President position, managed 700 with 14 direct reports, as P&L leader for Time, Fortune, Money, CNNMoney, Sports Illustrated, Golf—a $700M sports and news group that included all publishers.
• Acting on trends indicating print industry decline, developed a relationship with the Apple team under the guidance of Steve Jobs and created think lab with content experts: Time and Sports Illustrated became the first.
• Presented to thousands for Fortune magazine at The Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

New York, NY, US

• Led 500 with 10 direct reports as P&L leader of $390M revenue Sports Illustrated group. Responsible for strategic planning, acquisitions, brand marketing, consumer/trade promotion, manufacturing, distribution, and.
• After 10 years of flat revenue, brought in new editors, networks, multimedia, and product development. Launched cross-sales via initiating new print, broadcast, online, international, licensing, retail.
• Acquired FanNation, a social network that aggregates, filters, customizes sports information with users generating content; created Sports Illustrated’s Fantasy Sports on Facebook; created Swimsuit Daily online—seen as.
• Integrated Golf and Golf.com into Sports Illustrated to create the number one golf content platform nationally.

New York, NY, US

• Directed the turnaround of newly acquired enthusiast magazines publisher with 17 consumer magazines (including Golf, Field & Stream, SKI, etc.), 3 trade publications, websites, television/radio programs, feature films.
• Acquired Golf.com, the #1 golf site, and integrated it into Golf magazine.
• Increased by 10x net income via acquisitions, expansions, and turnaround.

New York, NY, US

• Led/drove the $6M acquisition of Media Networks, a marketing/advertising company that facilitated local ad and media placement in national publications and direct marketing venues.
• Turned around breakeven company: in a new market, grew topline ad revenue 133% with a 16x net income increase.

New York, NY, US

Earned five promotions from 1985 to 1997 at Time; from starting position at J. Walter Thompson, progressively promoted into more senior roles at Hearst Corporation, including named Midwestern Manager for Cosmopolitan.