IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1105 Media’s Enterprise Computing Group (ECG) has announced the launch of Smart Markets, a marketing services division that will serve the growing needs of its customer base.
Smart Markets is an integrated division of 1105 ECG that provides content, strategy and design services, including Web site creation, enhanced lead-generation programs, advertising creative, brand building and product launch support to clients who want the expertise of established media brands that live within the communities they serve. ECG’s current media mix includes five magazines, 18 newsletters, 20 Web sites and a robust events schedule that includes Visual Studio Live! and SharePoint Live. Combined, these assets touch an audience in excess of 1 million IT pros, developers and channel partners each month.
“We are continually asked for guidance related to content and targeting strategies of our audiences. Nobody understands these things better than a broad-based media company like 1105. We want to be able to provide the best and tightest strategy to maximize the marketing dollars spent on campaigns. Our team is world-class when it comes to design, content and go-to-market leadership, and we want to make sure our clients know they can count on us to be their full-service partner,” said President of 1105 ECG Henry Allain.
According to recent research from American Business Media and consultancy firm Booz & Company Inc., advertisers and marketers that took advantage of these services were more likely to be categorized as “leading edge.”
Smart Markets will draw on the marketing, creative design and content teams of ECG and will have the capacity to fulfill ad creation, messaging and new client engagement through a strategic and integrated funnel of client and audience metrics. Smart Markets will put a client’s advertising and marketing goals into tight alignment with ECG audiences, and give those clients a distinct competitive advantage by letting them work directly with ECG staff.
To support this new initiative ECG has reorganized. Doug Barney has been named Vice President, New Content Initiatives, Michele Imgrund has been named Senior Director of Marketing and Audience Engagement, and Scott Shultz as been named Creative Director, Media and Events. This core team, with a combined experience of more than 50 years in B-to-B media, will partner with Smart Markets clients and assist them in developing marketing plans and campaigns that support the targets and overall goals of the organization.
About 1105 Enterprise Computing Group
1105 Enterprise Computing Group (ECG), a division of 1105 Media Inc., provides integrated B-to-B media solutions targeting the network and enterprise markets. It provides news, in-depth analysis and hands-on information for IT executives, directors, managers, developers, administrators and channel partners. Within ECG is the award-winning Redmond Media Group and the Virtualization Media Group. Our flagship print properties include Redmond, Visual Studio Magazine, Redmond Channel Partner, MSDN Magazine and Virtualization Review. Visit us on the Web at ADTmag.com, ESJ.com, MCPmag.com, MSDNmagazine.com, RCPmag.com, Redmondmag.com, RedmondReport.com, TechNetMagazine.com, VirtualizationReview.com and VisualStudioMagazine.com. Our events include SharePoint Live, TechMentor and Visual Studio Live!