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Adam 'Flash' Gordon to Lead WorldNow's Local Media Network to New Heights As Chief Revenue Officer, National Ad Sales

Posted on: Monday, 20 August 2007, 09:09 CDT

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- WorldNow announced today that advertising sales veteran Adam Gordon has joined WorldNow's Local Media Network as Chief Revenue Officer, National Ad Sales. In his new position, Adam is responsible for overseeing all aspects of WorldNow's national and regional sales efforts.

"As an interactive sales guru, Gordon possesses the leadership to strengthen and expand our national presence with local media companies and advertisers in this digital world," says Bob Mischel, COO/CFO, WorldNow. "Adam's sharp intuition for ground-breaking initiatives in the interactive sales space, has dubbed his well-suited nickname 'Flash.' His style and execution will surely take us to a new level and we're thrilled to have his energy leading our national and regional sales."

Most recently, he initiated and led the interactive sales division for Thomson Corporation where he created their first ever cross vertical media organization. Adam also built the national sales division for Internet Broadcasting Systems introducing their brand to the national marketplace.

"My passion for providing clients with strategic solutions drives my dedication to creating innovative interactive sponsorships," says Gordon. "WorldNow's Local Media Network has such a unique, national online advertising model and I'm so excited to take the reigns to build upon the extraordinary business already in place. This is a rare opportunity to work with some of the most dedicated, talented and innovative people I've ever met and I look forward to our future together!"

As an early interactive visionary, Adam has also held positions at About.com, Women.com and the TV Food Network. Catching the Internet bug in 1996 Adam wrote many of the first interactive campaigns for the TV Food Network with clients such as Welch's and Hefty. His creative genius and understanding of the space allowed him to create innovative cross media programs for many blue chip advertisers such as P&G, Sara Lee, and Kellogg's. Adam developed many of the largest strategic alliances for Women.com and created a multitude of innovative sponsorship solutions for About.com and Internet Broadcastings Systems.

Adam holds a bachelor's degree from University of Maryland and resides in East Hills, NY, with his wife and three children. He will be based at WorldNow's headquarters in Manhattan.

About WorldNow

WorldNow http://www.worldnow.com/ provides a comprehensive suite of online products, consulting services and revenue programs that enable local media companies to build new businesses on the Internet. Specifically, the company provides five customizable business solutions to more than 300 local media sites, including proprietary broadband-video and Web site publishing tools; a local ad sales consultancy service; an online auto classified program; and Local Media Network (LMN) http://www.localmedianetwork.com/.

LMN, the largest online advertising network of local TV stations today, offers advertisers the reach of multiple media properties with the convenience of a single ad buy. WorldNow counts many leading media brands among its customers, including ABC, Belo, Cox, Dispatch, Gray, Landmark, Lin, Media General, News Press & Gazette, The New York Times, Raycom, Scripps, Time Warner Cable, Tribune and Young.

WorldNow

CONTACT: Amy Dowden, Director of Marketing of WorldNow, +1-212-931-1221,adowden@worldnow.com

Web site: http://www.worldnow.com/http://www.localmedianetwork.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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