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About Michael

Based in New York, Michael works across the spectrum of media, telecom, and entertainment companies in North America.

Among other initiatives, he has launched digital products for leading newspapers in the US, South America and Asia, designed new consumer price architectures for two major cable operators, accelerated online acquisitions for a large magazine publisher, developed a digital media led growth strategy for thoroughbred racing and guided three rounds of price changes over 5 years for a US wireless provider.

Michael has also developed the tools and capabilities for multi-product prospecting for a large US direct-mail business, identified and propagated best practices in sponsorship sales and media-rights negotiation for a US professional sports league, and worked with six major sports franchises to apply an analytic approach to ticket pricing.

Michael regularly speaks at INMA events and last spoke in May at the INMA world congress 2012.

Published work

How media companies can boost ad revenues,” Harvard Business Review Blog Network, February 2013

New news: Content providers and mobile media consumption,” Chief Marketing & Sales Officer Forum, February 2013

Past experience
Poindexter Systems (now [X+1].com) Co-founder and Director of Product Development 1999-2003
Education
University of Oxford MA in mathematics with distinction 2003
Harvard University BA in applied mathematics, cum laude 2000

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