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North Coast Media’s Leyna Chovan wins Folio: Rising Star Award

CLEVELAND – October 9, 2018 – North Coast Media (NCM) is proud to announce digital data analyst Leyna Chovan won a Rising Star Award at the annual Folio: Show at the Hilton Midtown in New York City this week.

The awards honored 40 up-and-coming publishing professionals who are “making their mark and disrupting the status quo of magazine media.” Chovan joined winners from PGA Magazine, Bloomberg Media Group, CBS Interactive, the American Chemical Society and other notable publishers. All of the honorees were asked to give a creative, five-word speech that answered the question: “What makes you excited to go to work?”

With an answer that had the ballroom crowd of 150 laughing, Chovan’s speech touted a key benefit of working at NCM: “My boss brings donuts sometimes.”

Chovan brings that same sense of humor to her role as digital data analyst, which she has held since October 2016. NCM’s 200 monthly digital advertisers count on Chovan’s reports to optimize and enhance their digital marketing campaigns. She also oversees compilation of the Brand Engagement Audience Research (BEAR) reports that provide the top 150 advertisers a holistic view of their paid and earned media mentions with NCM.

Chovan’s implementation of data analysis processes — combined with her resolute efforts to train internal teams — have positioned NCM as a leader in data services.

“Leyna’s a natural born teacher, and her training sessions have been as useful as the analysis itself. The numbers are nothing if you can’t tell a story with them, and Leyna’s journalism background gives her a unique perspective,” says Bethany Chambers, NCM director of audience engagement. “We look forward to seeing what Leyna does next.”

Formerly a TV news producer, Chovan holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting from Marietta College and a master’s in communication from the University of Akron.

About North Coast Media
North Coast Media, LLC. employs over 50 professionals who collectively possess hundreds of years of experience creating and delivering unparalleled media — from industry-leading print magazines, websites, email newsletters, social media and mobile solutions — to exclusive industry research, custom products and one-on-one buyer-seller networking events. NCM flagship brands include Golfdom, GPS World, Landscape Management, LP Gas, Pest Management Professional and Pit & Quarry. Ancillary brands include Athletic Turf News, Geospatial Solutions, Portable Plants & Equipment and Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations.

Pit & Quarry launches Hall of Fame website

CLEVELAND—December 9, 2016—North Coast Media brand Pit & Quarry launched pitandquarryhalloffame.com, an online representation of its annual Hall of Fame dinner and recognition ceremony.

“The Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame has become a great resource for aggregate professionals to celebrate and learn from the inventors, forward thinkers and leaders of their industry,” says Pit & Quarry Group Publisher Rob Fulop. “This website delivers that same inspiration beyond the annual induction ceremony.”

The website features profiles of each Hall of Fame inductee and an online form where visitors can nominate future inductees. Visitors can also purchase tickets to the 2017 Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on March 6, 2017.

The Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame was established in 2013 to recognize professionals that have made significant contributions to the aggregate industry. Eligible professionals include aggregate producers, manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, associations and additional representatives of the industry.

Visit the new website, or the Pit & Quarry website, for more information.

About Pit & Quarry
Pit & Quarry is published by North Coast Media, LLC (NCM), the largest B2B publishing company headquartered in Cleveland. NCM’s flagship brands include LP Gas, Pit & Quarry, GPS World, Pest Management Professional, Landscape Management (LM) and Golfdom. Ancillary brands include Portable Plants & Equipment (PP&E), Geospatial Solutions, Athletic Turf News and Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations, and a host of other leading industry reference books.

Athletic Turf editor-in-chief interviewed by Chicago Tribune

While it may take a few dozen professional athletes to win a baseball game, it takes the hard work of close to a hundred unseen turf specialists to keep a field in playing condition. Seth Jones, editor-in-chief of Athletic Turf and Golfdom, knows all about these groundskeepers and the maintenance required of them.

Chicago Tribune shared Jones’ expertise in an article about Wrigley Field’s groundskeepers published on Oct. 4, 2016. The Chicago area newspaper is published by tronc Inc. and has about 455,000 subscribers to its weekday paper.

Jones, who was voted best columnist of 2014 by the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association, has 15 years of experience in the golf and turf industries.

“The guys want to be behind the scenes,” said [Jones of groundskeepers]. “Very rarely do people celebrate these guys, even though they appreciate their handiwork every time they go into the ballpark.”

The article, which noted that Athletic Turf delivers sports turf news to a mailing list of 15,000, also featured the work of Justin Spillman, head groundskeeper at Wrigley Field. Spillman has 20 years of groundskeeping experience in minor and major league ballparks.

“People get so jealous,” Jones said. “He’s a minor celebrity in the baseball field himself because he’s been all over the place.”

Jones gained insights from Spillman about maintaining Wrigley Field grounds after concerts in an Athletic Turf interview published May 20, 2016.

Read the original article: ‘The ivy and the infield: What it takes to keep Wrigley Field beautiful’ from Chicago Tribune, Oct. 4, 2016

North Coast Media’s Sanchez-Perkins elected to AAMP Board of Directors

CLEVELAND, Ohio — October 17, 2016 — North Coast Media (NCM) is thrilled to announce the election of Senior Audience Development Manager Antoinette Sanchez-Perkins to the Association for Audience Marketing Professionals (AAMP) Board of Directors.

AAMP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the media industry. Established in 1976, AAMP is the only organization committed to audience marketing professionals in the media industry.

The AAMP Board of Directors is comprised of industry experts who volunteer their time to educate other magazine publishing professionals in the areas of circulation, audience development, marketing and subscription fulfillment.

AAMP was created to educate and connect the audience marketing community through webinars, community building and networking events like its signature CircDayLA.

“I am excited to see the innovations she contributes to audience marketing through her role on the AAMP Board of Directors,” said Steve Galperin, North Coast Media’s vice president of finance & operations.

Sanchez-Perkins has more than 20 years of experience in business-to-business media print and digital audience development. Her expertise in database and list management and controlled circulation audits and assessments helps North Coast Media advertisers target the right audiences and see detailed data regarding the brands with which they interact. Sanchez-Perkins began her career with Penton Media as circulation fulfillment manager for Electronic Design magazine.

About North Coast Media
North Coast Media, LLC. employs over 50 professionals who collectively possess hundreds of years of experience creating and delivering unparalleled media — from industry-leading print magazines, to websites and email newsletters, to social media and mobile solutions, to exclusive industry research, custom products and one-on-one buyer-seller networking events. NCM flagship brands include Golfdom, Landscape Management, Pest Management Professional, LP Gas, Pit & Quarry and GPS World. Ancillary brands include Portable Plants & Equipment, Geospatial Solutions, Athletic Turf News and Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations.

Landscape Management & Golfdom announce promotions and a new staff addition

Cleveland, OH — October 17, 2016 — The North Coast Media brands Landscape Management and Golfdom are happy to announce the promotions of Craig MacGregor to Group Associate Publisher and Jake Goodman to Western Regional Sales Manager, and the addition of Chris De Cicco as Eastern Regional Sales Manager.

These moves were made necessary thanks to the consistent growth of their print and digital products as well as the overwhelming success of their hosted events.

Craig MacGregor is now the Group Associate Publisher for both the Golfdom and Landscape Management brands, supporting Golfdom Publisher Pat Roberts and Landscape Management Publisher Bill Roddy. He joined Landscape Management in January 2012 and has consistently grown his territory every year. Craig excels on the digital media side, working with the North Coast Media digital team to pioneer unique digital solutions for his customers.

After nearly two years of successfully growing his territory, Jake Goodman’s role will expand to cover the newly formed Western Region. Jake will work with a diverse portfolio of Golfdom and Landscape Management customers to help guide their growth.

Chris De Cicco, a graduate of the University of Dayton, joins the company with more than 20 years of sales, marketing and operations experience. He’ll utilize his experience to manage the Golfdom and Landscape Management brands in the newly formed Eastern Region. Chris will help his customers develop advertising solutions to strengthen their positions in the golf course maintenance and landscaping and lawn care industries.

“The Landscape Management and Golfdom brands are rich in tradition, and have a long history of meeting the needs of both readers and marketers,” said Kevin Stoltman, President and CEO of North Coast Media. “We’re constantly striving to make investments in not only our print, digital and event products — but also in our people. These moves, along with others we’ll be announcing in coming weeks, are an outstanding reflection of that.”

About North Coast Media
North Coast Media, LLC (NCM), employs over 50 professionals who collectively possess hundreds of years of experience creating and delivering unparalleled media — from industry-leading print magazines, to websites and email newsletters, to social media and mobile solutions, to exclusive industry research, custom products and one-on-one buyer-seller networking events. NCM flagship brands include Golfdom, Landscape Management, Pest Management Professional, LP Gas, Pit & Quarry and GPS World. Ancillary brands include Portable Plants & Equipment, Geospatial Solutions, Athletic Turf News and Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations.