North Coast Media, LLC

North Coast Media ramps up digital department with promotions, hiring

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Oct. 9, 2015 — North Coast Media (NCM) continues to invest in digital with the promotions of two digital team members and the addition of another. The promotions of Joelle Harms and Jesse Malcmacher, as well as the hiring of Kelly Limpert, are a testament to the importance of new media and emerging technologies in publishing.

“North Coast Media has a talented digital team that works hand-in-hand with the sales and editorial teams to make sure we have the best multimedia and the best digital advertising options not just in B2B but in publishing as a whole,” said Bethany Chambers, digital operations manager.

Limpert joins the North Coast Media team as digital media content producer. She graduated from the Ohio University E. W. Scripps School of Journalism this spring and has had numerous internships writing B2B content for the web. Limpert is working from NCM’s Cleveland office; she can be reached at klimpert@northcoastmedia.net or (216) 363-7933.

Harms, who graduated from the Ohio University E. W. Scripps School of Journalism in 2013 and joined NCM that year, has been promoted to senior digital content producer. She will take the lead in training producers and associate editors in the digital realm, and will act as senior editor for web and enews content. This role was previously held by Diane Sofranec, who was promoted to managing editor of Pest Management Professional magazine.

Harms will continue in her day-to-day role as digital editor of GPS World, Geospatial Solutions, Golfdom and Athletic Turf. Meanwhile, Limpert will be responsible for creating content for Pest Management Professional and Landscape Management, and digital media content producer Allison Barwacz will be responsible for Pit & Quarry, Portable Plants & Equipment and LP Gas.

Malcmacher was named web developer/digital design specialist. A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Malcmacher will be working closely with the vice president of graphic design in setting design standards for the company’s 14 websites, 35 enewsletters and countless other digital properties.

“Joelle and Jesse stepped up as leaders of the digital department,” Chambers said, “and were already hard at work on these duties through their own initiative.”

Staff App Review: Waze

By Michelle Mitchell

One of my favorite apps is Waze. Waze is a community-based traffic and navigation app. Drivers in your area share real-time traffic and road info, saving everyone time and gas money on their daily commute. I use the app often…saves me from potentially sitting in traffic…or even from potentially getting a ticket as the app, not only shows you when there is slow traffic or an accident, but also where police are sitting!

The Martian’s ingenuity is out of this world

By Tracy Cozzens | Managing Editor, GPS World magazine

Last year on my way home from the ION GNSS + Conference in Tampa, I spotted a bright orange book in the San Francisco airport. The Martian, by Andy Wier, is now a major motion picture.

The Martian explores how a lone astronaut struggles to survive long enough to be rescued from the Red Planet. Weir sets his story in the near future, and grounds it in real-world science. How can a man survive in a hostile environment far longer than the supplies left for him will hold out? What life-support systems can he engineer with the resources on hand?

From page one, I was plunged into a gripping adventure — sometimes on the edge of my seat, sometimes thinking about engineering and science in new ways. I found myself re-reading explanations for astronaut Mark Watney’s resourceful solutions (shades of MacGyver) to make sure I understood what he was attempting and how it might actually work. But Weir also infuses the story with tongue-in-cheek humor, so the story was never dry. It moves quickly, jumping between Watney’s situation on Mars and mission control back on Earth.

One sequence in the book describes Watney’s remarkable ingenuity in solving a navigation problem in a truly GPS-denied environment, with only the limited supplies he has on hand. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I will say that the solution includes old-school triangulation, with a few twists. With a fierce dust storm bearing down on him, Watney employs his knowledge of positioning, navigation and timing in an effort to aid his own rescue. This scene reminded me of how my magazine, GPS World, includes many location technologies because GPS, while still in our name, is far from the only solution.

Now The Martian is a major motion picture, with a cast of A-listers and starring Matt Damon as Watney, the futuristic Robinson Crusoe. While it’s easier to watch a two-hour movie, I suggest anyone who’s fascinated by the science in fiction pick up a copy of the novel that inspired it.

Palmieri promoted to editorial director

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Sept. 22, 2015 – North Coast Media is pleased to announce the promotion of Marisa Palmieri to Editorial Director.

Palmieri has been with North Coast Media since May 2012 and has played an integral role in the rebranding, repositioning and growth of Landscape Management, a publication she has worked on since the beginning of her time at NCM. She has worked in the B2B publishing industry since 2005, after graduating cum laude from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Throughout her time in the industry, she has won numerous awards from the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association, the Press Club of Cleveland and the American Society of Business Publication Editors .

“Marisa is a tremendous editor, leader and teammate,” said Marty Whitford, who will share editorial director duties with Palmieri. “Her well-earned promotion will benefit the readers and marketing partners of all NCM B2B media brands for years to come.”

Palmieri’s office is located in North Coast Media headquarters at 1360 East 9^th Street, Suite 1070, Cleveland, OH 44114. She can be reached at 216-706-3764 or mpalmieri@northcoastmedia.net.

Pit & Quarry promotes Dino Vitanza to associate publisher

CLEVELAND, OH — March 13, 2015 — North Coast Media is pleased to announce the promotion of Dino Vitanza to Associate Publisher of Pit & Quarry, the aggregates industry’s leading publication since 1916, and Portable Plants & Equipment (PP&E), a publication introduced in 2005 and written for mobile operators across multiple industries.

Vitanza has more than 10 years of experience in media sales. His first media sales role was as an Inside Sales Representative for Advanstar Communications. He was promoted to Regional Sales Representative for Pit & Quarry in 2006, and again in 2012 to Sales Manager.

According to Rob Fulop, Group Publisher of Pit & Quarry and PP&E, Vitanza has played an integral role throughout his career in the overall evolution and growth of the Pit & Quarry and PP&E brands.

“Dino has done an incredible job with each facet of our group,” Fulop said. “He’s been successful selling both print publications, Pit & Quarry and PP&E, as well as our digital products. Without the hard work and persistence that Dino has displayed from day one, there is no doubt that the Pit & Quarry group would not be where it is today. Dino has been extremely successful in growing relationships with our key customers and helping them to achieve their overall marketing objectives.”

Pit & Quarry has been serving the aggregates industry for nearly 100 years. The Pit & Quarry Media Network includes the monthly Pit & Quarry magazine, Pit & Quarry Weekly Report enewsletter, the monthly Pit & Quarry Equipment Spotlight enewsletter, the pitandquarry.com website, P&Q University and the Pit & Quarry Handbook.

The PP&E Media Network includes the quarterly PP&E magazine, monthly PP&E News and the portableplants.com website.

Vitanza is based at the North Coast Media headquarters at 1360 East 9th Street, Suite 1070, Cleveland, OH 44114. He can be reached at 216-706-3741 or dvitanza@northcoastmedia.net.

Dino Vitanza promoted to associate publisher of Pit & Quarry, PP&E

CLEVELAND, Ohio — March 13, 2015 — North Coast Media is pleased to announce the promotion of Dino Vitanza to associate publisher of Pit & Quarry (P&Q), the aggregates industry’s leading publication since 1916, and Portable Plants & Equipment (PP&E), a publication introduced in 2005 and written for mobile operators across multiple industries.

Vitanza has more than 10 years of experience in media sales. His first media sales role was as an inside sales representative for Advanstar Communications. He was promoted to regional sales representative for P&Q in 2006, and again in 2012 to sales manager.

Vitanza has played an integral role throughout his career in the overall evolution and growth of the Pit & Quarry and PP&E brands, said P&Q and PP&E Group Publisher Rob Fulop.

Pit & Quarry has been serving the aggregates industry for nearly 100 years. The Pit & Quarry media network includes the monthly Pit & Quarry magazine, Pit & Quarry Weekly Report enewsletter, the monthly Pit & Quarry Equipment Spotlight enewsletter, the pitandquarry.com website, Pit & Quarry University and the Pit & Quarry Handbook.

The PP&E media network includes the quarterly PP&E magazine, monthly PP&E News and the portableplants.com website.

Vitanza is based at the North Coast Media headquarters at 1360 E. 9th Street, Suite 1070, Cleveland, OH 44114. He can be reached at 216-706-3741 or dvitanza@northcoastmedia.net.