Tony Ort Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Colorado/Utah/Nevada/California/Montana

Responsible for sales growth, service and retention for the newspapers in the Gannett West Group.

St. George, UT

*Manage circulation and distribution for print and digital media outlet. *Develop and execute strategic plans to maximize revenue opportunities while reducing labor and operating costs, including marketing campaigns.*Oversee a significant budget, and build and lead a team of employees to maximize their potential and excel.

Ashtabula County, Ohio

Management and oversight of area housing program, including administration, fund raising, financial management, construction, public relations, home-owner education and mortgages.

Lake County, Ohio

• REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF CIRCULATION
• Division head serving on operating committee of the largest suburban newspaper in Ohio
• Accountable for $7 million revenue budget and $3.25 million expense budget
• Directed the day to day operation of a department of 67 employees responsible for all sales, service and distribution functions of two companies.
• Implemented retention based sales initiatives and service incentives that drove complaints per thousand down to levels unmatched in the industry.
• Improved starts vs. stops by 104% in 2009 in a slumping economy with a smaller expense budget by means of creative sales initiatives and outstanding customer service initiatives.

Improved SC sellouts and returns by implementing tracking procedures and making adjustmentsCreated year over year variance reports to help direct company resources toward more productive sales campaignsDeveloped marketing material to promote the Leaf-Chronicle brandKey contact between the Circulation Department and Advertising, Production, Graphic Arts and.

Accountable for $5.5 million revenue budgetImplemented performance processesWorked with existing staff to determine skill setsDeveloped performance expectations and goal accountabilityRealized dramatic improvements in merchandising sales, recovery, collection, draw management, and distribution accountability

Accountable for $2.75 million revenue budget and $1.25 million expense budgetOversee a staff of 30 employees and 16 independent contractorsCoordinate and manage all aspects of single copy marketing, sales and distributionDeveloped statistical data showing sales, returns and sellouts percentages by day, by location to identify sales lossesIdentified sales.