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Publishing Industry Contacts (Updated December 2019)
As I've moved through the information industry I've collected contacts about associations, financial firms, companies, recruiters and consultants.  I've maintained it as a word document and am finally moving it online so that I can refer job seekers and industry researchers there.  I'm hoping it will be easier to update and more permanent.  Please send any additions, deletions or corrections to ed.keating@gmail.com or use the comment feature below.

1) Associations

a) SIIA – Software & Information Industry Association. They cover the content and software area quite well. .

i) FISD.net – Financial division of SIIA

b) SIPA– Specialized Information Publishers Association (merged with SIIA)

c) American Business Media – Founded in 1906, American Business Media is the association for business-to-business information providers, including producers of print publications, websites, trade shows and other media. 200-plus member companies. (merged with SIIA)

d) Online Publishers Association -- industry trade organization dedicated to representing high-quality online publishers before the advertising community, the press, the government and the public. Very expensive to join – meant for big media companies

e) ASIDIC – merged with NFAIS

f) NFAIS -- National Federation of Abstracting & Indexing Services

g) STM -- Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers. Focuses on Academic and Professional publishers.



2) Financial Firms– there are a couple of firms that cover the information industry. Some are heavier on advisory than banking:

a) Jordan Edmiston –NY

b) Berkery Noyes – NY

c) DeSilva Phillips - NY

d) Warburg Pincus

e) Marlin & Co. - Marlin & Associates is an independent boutique financial and strategic advisory firm and investment bank focused on advising owners and managers of U.S. and international companies that provide technology, digital information, and healthcare-related products and services.

f) Whitestone Communications –national mergers and acquisitions advisory firm serving the publishing, information and training industries. Based in NY.

g) Media Advisory Partners - serves media industry - broadly defined to include publishing, broadcast & cable, education & training, information content providers


4) Consulting Firms & Newsletters

a) www.greenhousegrows.com – well connected firm based out of Chicago

b) www.outsellinc.com – CA based firm specializing in the end user community and industry executives.

c) Infocommerce Group -- boutique consulting firm focusing on directories and specialized information.



5) Recruiters

a) http://www.bernikow.com/ -- Bob Bernikow focuses on sales type positions.

b) www.bertdavis.com

c) www.cheyennegroup.com

d) Ed Kaminski

e) Ligature Partners

f) Chemistry Executive Search – Rick Linde

g) New Coordinates, Cara Erickson

h) The Howard Sloan Koller Group

i) InSearch – Millie Mashal

j) Korn Ferry



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