Augustine Promoted to Head VNU Performance Group.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Richard O'Connor For the Australian politician, see . Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC, ADC (21 August 1889 – 17 June 1981) was a British Army general who commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of World War II. , President of the VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French) VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch) VNU Virtual Network User Travel and Performance Group has announced the promotion of Jackie Augustine to Group Publisher of the Performance Group, adding the brands Training and Presentations to her portfolio. Prior to her promotion, Augustine served as Group Publisher of Incentive, Potentials, and Sales & Marketing Management magazines. Augustine spearheaded the successful marketing, sales and editorial initiatives around Incentive magazine's 100th anniversary celebration in 2005. In addition, she has launched a variety of custom publishing projects, including Luxury Brands, which focuses on the use of luxury products to increase productivity and excellence. O'Connor said that he was very excited about the promotion. "Having the entire Performance Group being managed by Augustine," who has a proven track record of revitalizing re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. magazine brands, "will allow us to maximize the brands to create better synergies and opportunities for the brands and their respective markets," he said. Augustine is also spearheading a new online initiative, The Performance Group Gateway, mirrored after the very successful launch of the VNU Travel Group's mimegasite. This online portal will aggregate the content of all five web sites in the Performance Group in one easy to navigate destination. Replete with tools for executives and managers alike, the gateway will become the ultimate online resource for workforce excellence while still retaining the strong individual brands: Incentive, Potentials, Sales & Marketing, Training, and Presentations. Prior to joining VNU, Augustine was Vice President, Group Publisher of the High Technology Group at Primedia responsible for Home Theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. , Stereophile, Stereophile Guide to Home Theater, Audio Visual Interiors, Petersen's PHOTOgraphic, Shutterbug shut·ter·bug n. Informal An enthusiastic amateur photographer. Noun 1. shutterbug - a photography enthusiast enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity , eDigitalPhoto, The Home Entertainment Show, Digital Workshops, and eight web sites. About VNU Business Publications USA VNU Business Media USA, based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , publishes 44 business publications and 17 directories, covering the entertainment, media, marketing, retail, travel, professional performance, real estate and design, and healthcare industries. In addition, the company stages 70 annual events and conferences and 59 trade shows, and operates an extensive portfolio of online products. |
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