Beth James Promoted to Site Manager for Cox Interactive Media's New Orleans Studio.Business Editors NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000 Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) announced today that Beth James has been promoted to city site manager of its New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded studio (www.InsideNewOrleans.com ). The announcement came from Tim Williamson Reginald Garnet "Tim" Williamson (born 6 June 1884 in North Ormesby, Middlesbrough, died 1 August 1943) was a football player who made 602 appearances as a goalkeeper for Middlesbrough F.C., scoring two goals. , regional general manager, CIMedia. "New Orleans is a unique city. To deliver a useful, truly local, interactive product, our team needs to be entrenched en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. in the attitude and culture of the city," said Williamson. "Beth brings business expertise to her New Orleans mentality - a perfect combination to lead our team." Formerly marketing manager for InsideNewOrleans.com since 1999, James' responsibilities included developing and implementing the site's marketing plan, performing ongoing analysis of weekly and monthly metrics, negotiating community partnerships and managing the site's relationship with media partner Cox Communications, Inc. She joined InsideNewOrleans.com in 1998 as community producer, and was part of the initial team responsible for launching the site. James brings to CIMedia a strong background in new media, business, marketing and merchandising. She previously worked in New Orleans as a consultant, formulating strategic partnerships and alliances for an Internet start-up company start-up company A new business. involving USA Today Education. Before that, James was vice president of merchandising and design for Nautica Enterprises, 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 , NY. She previously served as a merchandiser for Kenneth Gordon, New Orleans, and began her career in sales and marketing for Magid Bernard. James is actively involved in the New Orleans community, serving as a board member for both the Loyola University Economic Development Foundation and Study and Work Pays (SAWP). She also volunteers for the Preservation Resource Center The Preservation Resource Center is a non-profit organization which promotes the historic preservation of buildings and architecture in New Orleans. Mission New Orleans is a city famous for its architecture. , and the New Orleans Children's Museum. She has been active in fundraising for the Rhythm and Blues Foundation The Rhythm and Blues Foundation is an independent American nonprofit organization dedicated to the historical and cultural preservation of rhythm and blues music. The idea for the Foundation came in 1987 during discussions about royalties with entertainer Ruth Brown, and the New Orleans Jazz New Orleans Jazz can refer to:
About InsideNewOrleans.com InsideNewOrleans.com is a locally produced city site that helps New Orleans residents manage their busy lives by providing online tools and features, such as a search engine containing the most comprehensive listing of local web sites in New Orleans. As part of this city site, local community and special interest groups, and other organizations have the ability to build a free website. About Cox Interactive Media Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia, www.cimedia.com ) has built the highest-ranked network of city sites in the U.S. reaching 29 percent of the total adult population and 41 percent of adult Internet users. The network consists of 24 local sites across the country in the top 50 U.S. markets. CIMedia headquartered in Atlanta, was launched in January 1997 and is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc. Cox Enterprises is one of the nation's leading media companies and operator of automobile auctions. In addition to CIMedia, major subsidiaries include Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, local and national direct mail advertising and customized newsletters); Cox Broadcasting, Inc., (TV, spot sales, television production, research and Cox Radio, Inc. [NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CXR CXR abbr. chest x-ray CXR, n chest x-ray; an image of the thoracic cavity, produced by an irradiation scan of the upper torso. ]); Cox Communications, Inc. ([NYSE: COX] cable distribution, programming, telephone and high-speed Internet access services); Manheim Auctions, Inc., which operates auto auctions in North America, Europe and Australia; Cox Enterprises also owns an equity stake in a range of Internet businesses, including AutoTrader.com, the world's largest source of used car listings for dealers and consumers. |
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