Cox Interactive Media Promotes Kevin Stephens to General Manager, Austin360.com.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999-- Austin360.com ranks among most visited Internet sites in Austin, and continues to experience rapid audience growth Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) announced today that Kevin Stephens has joined CIMedia's Austin360.com city site, as general manager. Stephens, formerly city site development manager for CIMedia city site ActiveDayton.com, Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. , replaces Austin360.com general manager Ben Smylie. Smylie has accepted a management position with Wheelhouse wheel·house n. See pilothouse. wheelhouse Noun an enclosed structure on the bridge of a ship from which it is steered Noun 1. Corporation, a start-up software company located in Burlington, Mass. "At CIMedia, we have a strong focus on promoting from within, and Kevin's stellar leadership and performance at ActiveDayton.com will serve him well in his new role at Austin360.com," said Gary Mills Gary Mills is the name of:
In his new position, Stephens will lead Austin360.com, one of the first city sites developed by CIMedia in 1997. Under Smylie's direction, Austin360.com has established itself as an Internet powerhouse in a tech-savvy market: -- Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
online in Austin than in any other market nationwide. -- According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Media Audit, Austin360.com (43%) is second only to Yahoo! (69%) as the most visited site among all Austin Internet consumers who have gone online at home or at work in the past month. -- Austin360.com continues to experience rapid audience growth. Close to 420,000 unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. visited the site in November 1999 alone, up 11% from October. "I'm thrilled to head up the Austin 360.com organization," says Stephens. "The quality of its experienced staff, the eminence of our partner The Austin American-Statesman The Austin American-Statesman is the major daily newspaper for Austin, the capital city of Texas. It is an award-winning publication owned by Cox Enterprises and edited by Richard Oppel, who led his previous newspaper, the Charlotte Observer to multiple Pulitzers. , and the cultural and environmental vibrancy of the Austin community combine to make this a very exciting move for me on both professional and personal levels." Adds Stephens, "As a second-generation Cox employee who grew up where our company began in Dayton, Ohio, I'm delighted to have the chance to help Cox take this new medium, the Internet, to new heights." Prior to joining Austin360.com, Stephens served as city site development manager for ActiveDayton.com since December 1998. In that capacity he was responsible for overall business performance of ActiveDayton.com, including financial results, product development, marketing, community relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. and personnel management. He also managed business relationships with Cox media partners, including the Dayton Daily News The Dayton Daily News (DDN) is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. On August 15, 1898, James M. Cox purchased the Dayton Evening News. , WHIO-TV, Cox Radio Cox Radio NYSE: CXR is a publicly traded company that holds a number of radio stations. Private company Cox Broadcasting, Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises owns all of the company's super-voting Class B common stock, and thus controls the company. and The Springfield News-Sun The Springfield News-Sun is a daily newspaper published by Cox Enterprises, which also publishes the Dayton Daily News. Both newspapers contain similar editorial content, but tailor their local news coverage to the area served. . While he was heading up ActiveDayton.com, the site's traffic more than doubled in less than a year and revenue increased 133 percent. Previously, Stephens worked for Reynolds and Reynolds, Dayton, Ohio, earning a steady series of marketing promotions from 1991 to 1998. Among his many achievements at Reynolds, Stephens worked in partnership with Microsoft to market and promote the Internet-based CarPoint automotive retailing service; directed the development and maintenance of his division's sales and marketing Intranet; and directed the highly successful launch of "SalesVision," Reynolds' first multimedia automotive application. While at Reynolds, Stephens earned the President's Award The President's Award may mean:
Before that, he served as marketing manager for the Carlson Marketing Group, Dayton, where he managed and trained an automotive marketing team responsible for developing and operating incentive and marketing services programs for such clients as Chrysler, Ford and the National Automobile Dealer Association. Stephens earned his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Wright State University, and holds a BA in English/Journalism, and a BS in Mass Communications from Miami University Miami University, main campus at Oxford, Ohio; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1809, opened 1824. The library has extensive collections in literature and American history, including the William Holmes McGuffey Library and Museum and the Edgar W. , Dayton, Ohio. He has earned numerous communications awards for his professional achievements, and is actively involved in the community. While in Dayton, Stephens served as an executive board member for the United Way Information and Referral Service. Under Stephens' management, the Dayton site grew actively involved with the Dayton Chamber of Commerce and the Dayton Ad Club. About Austin360.com Austin360.com (www.austin360.com) a Cox Interactive Media city site created in partnership with The Austin American-Statesman, features a powerful local and national search engine powered by the LookSmartSM Web directory and search engine, useful tools to manage and enhance everyday living, and up-to-the-minute local news, happenings, sports, and weather. The site also brings together a diverse community of Austin people, groups, clubs and organizations. About Cox Interactive Media Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) has built a network of locally-focused city web sites across the country with the goal of serving residents and advertisers in each of the communities they serve. CIMedia (www.cimedia.com) was founded in 1996, is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., and is headquartered in Atlanta. The network includes city sites in 57 markets and two specialty sites, BlackFamilies.com and GreatOutdoors.com. A leading media company, Cox Enterprises includes Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, direct mail marketing, book publishing), Cox Broadcasting, Inc. (TV, spot sales, television production, research) publicly traded Cox Communications, Inc. (cable distribution, programming, broadband communications) in addition to CIMedia. The company is also the world's largest operator of automobile auctions through Manheim Auctions, providing financial services, government auctions, online services and price guides. |
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