Michael Keever Email & Phone Number

Rochester, MI, US

NTVB Media reaches and influences viewing choices of more than 20,000,000 (twenty million) entertainment guidance seekers daily. We do this with our company owned magazines TV GUIDE, TV Weekly, ReMIND, Channel Guide, VIEW!, OnDISH, the TV Insider website, various widgets and apps. Also through exclusive print and digital editorial features shared with more.

Lead successful consolidation of National and Regional ad sales departments for eight Gannett owned, Wisconsin based newspapers into one central department. Program was replicated throughout other Gannett newspaper clusters around the country. Presented details of program at Inland Press Association Publishers conference in early 2000. Directed all sales /.

As division President lead the launch and growth of TV Data’s new TV magazine advertising sales program (formerly TV Publication Services). In just over 18 months (post-sale employment period) successfully grew business unit more than 240% from acquisition level with 38 TVPS newspaper partnerships to 131 TV Data Advertising Network partnerships throughout.

Created, launched, developed and owned TV Publication Services, a TV magazine marketing and ad sales company working with newspapers across the US. Within two years of launching, TVPS was completely out of debt (start up loans) had 38 newspaper partners and was generating more than $1,000,000 in annual revenue with a net profit margin of more than 40%..

Acted as internal Publisher for weekly community newspapers Published by the Portland Newspapers in Portland, Maine. Also was responsible for growth and maintenance of Portland's TV magazine content, marketing and ad revenues. Worked with / on election campaigns (media) for Governor McKernan, Congresswoman / US Senator Olympia Snowe, Congressman Jim.

Developed and implemented on-site training, sales and marketing programs for TV magazines at more than 100 newspapers throughout the United States. Consistently ranked as highest production sales person throughout industry. Promoted to Regional Sales Director within 18 months of joining Scripps Howard (at 23 was youngest sales Director appointed in Scripps.