May 9, 2008

Greenhouse Grower Editor Wins Top Communicators Award

The Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) honored Greenhouse Grower Editor Delilah Onofrey with a first place award in the "Editorial / Op-Ed" category at its banquet May 8, 2008. She was recognized for her November 2007 column, "Greening Up Our Image."

One judge said Delilah's column "goes beyond simply stating an opinion, (but) it offers solutions and models for the rest of the industry." Another said the column had "a good lead that persuasively argues its point."

The TOCA award is the first for Delilah and Meister Media. To read her column, click here.

 

May 4, 2008

Gary Fitzgerald Named Chair, American Business Media
Gary T. Fitzgerald, chairman and CEO of Meister Media Worldwide, has been named chair of American Business Media at ABM’s annual spring meeting in La Quinta, CA. The following board members will serve as officers for the 2008/2009 Association year, beginning July 1, 2008::

• Chair: Gary T. Fitzgerald, Chair/CEO, Meister Media Worldwide
• Vice Chair: Peggy Walker, President/CEOO, Vance Publishing Corp.
• Secretary: Bob Carrigan, CEO, IDG
• Treasurer: Charles McCurdy, Chair/CEO, Canon Communications LLC/Apprise Media LLC
• Past Chair: Frank Anton, CEO, Hanley Wood, LLC

More information is available at www.AmericanBusinessMedia.com.

 

April 4, 2008

Meister Launches New Corporate Website
Meister Media Worldwide today announced the launch of a redesigned corporate website. The site www.MeisterMedia.com is designed to better serve and inform an array of global visitors who are interested in the specialty agriculture markets that Meister serves as well as in the corporation and its many products and services. The site also provides convenient links to Meister's branded websites.

"The new website supports the company's commitment to digital media and will provide an entrée to in-depth information on our brand websites," says James C. Sulecki, Director, eMedia for Meister Media Worldwide. "Our redesigned home aggregates a wealth of market, product and service information but is also easy to access and navigate."

Users who access www.MeisterMedia.com from around the world and from many global cultures will now find a website that's easily navigable via three main pathways:

• Markets – organized by Cotton, Crop Input Channel, Fruits & Vegetables, Latin America, Ornamentals, and Precision Ag. Offered are general descriptions of each market and links to more specific information about each Meister brand in that market. From brand-specific web pages, users can link to each of Meister's branded sites to access a full complement of subscription, advertising, contact, and market information.
• Offerings – Visitors also can navigate MeisterMedia.com through a Publications pull-down menu of the company's 17 well-known brands. Additional menu options take users to listings and examples of the company's wide array of products and services in online media, reference materials, custom media, events and market initiatives.
• Our Company – Information about the Meister Media Worldwide parent organization is accessible through five menu options: Careers, Contact Us, Company News, History and Management Team.

"The company's continued growth as a global integrated multimedia company requires that we take the next step in providing media solutions to our clients and readers," says Gary T. Fitzgerald, Chairman and CEO.. "For anyone interested in global specialty agriculture, MeisterMedia.com provides visitors with a 'high level' look at all that Meister has to offer."

 

January 7, 2008

Meister Media Worldwide Realigns Management for Growth
Meister Media Worldwide today announced a structural reorganization in management to more effectively leverage its strengths and capitalize on growth opportunities:

• Michael L. DeLuca becomes Vice President of Sales and Integrated Marketing, with sales management responsibility for Meister's business teams. DeLuca had handed digital media development for Meister and before that held roles at Advanstar and Penton Media.
• Joe Monahan takes on the role of Director, XChange events, and also Group Publisher for Meister's Fruit and Vegetable Group, with media brands including American Fruit Grower, American Vegetable Grower, Florida Grower and two events. Monahan has held a number of sales management and sales positions with Meister.
• James C. Sulecki becomes Director, eMedia for Meister Media Worldwide, overseeing digital media development at the corporate level and across all of Meister's business teams. Sulecki formerly directed editorial and sales activities within Meister's Cotton and CropLife media groups at Meister, and prior to that had served in editorial roles in most of the markets that Meister serves.

"The future holds great promise for Meister as we accelerate our transformation to a global multimedia company," says Gary T. Fitzgerald, chairman/CEO. "Transformation requires that we adapt our business structure and practices to fuel our growth in providing integrated media solutions for our markets and clients."