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Alan Bergstein has been involved with countless website migration efforts, most recently doing so as a consultant to Internet publishers and marketers large and small. And prior to that as a senior media executive with more than 25 years of successful experience and significant accomplishments at several of the publishing industry’s foremost companies, including IDG, CMP, Crain Communications and Reed Elsevier/Cahners. Much of his time over the last ten years has been focused on transforming traditional publications from their total reliance on print ad revenue into a more diversified portfolio business model, emphasizing online and other electronic media including Web sites, digital magazines, eNewsletters and Webcasts. He also helps small businesses and individuals in their efforts to enhance their revenue stream by webifying their operations and marketing. Alan recently earned a Masters Degree in Internet Marketing from Full Sail University. He also has a bachelor of science degree in communications, with majors in advertising and marketing, from Boston University and has studied at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and has been a speaker at a number of industry events.

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Crain’s RCR Wireless News

  Crain Communications is one of the largest privately-owned business publishers in the U.S. Brand Assignments RCR Wireless News: enabling intelligence on all things wireless for industry leaders and enterprise volume buyers. RCR Wireless News is the premier news source for the wireless communications industry and related ecosystem. RCRWireless.com (150,000 online audience) RCRWireless Daily Update…

IDG’s Bio-IT World, Inc.

  IDG is the world’s leading technology media, research and events company. Brand Assignments Bio-ITworld.com (50,000 online audience) Bio-IT World (27,000 magazine subscribers), leading diversified media portfolio addressing life science professionals’ utilization and purchase of indispensable technologies for drug discovery, development and clinical trials Bio-IT World Conference + Expo (3,000 attendees to an annual three-day…

CMP Media (now UMB)

  Business Technology Group Market leading publisher of business/technology publications, Web sites and events targeting IT and computer-savvy business professionals and engineers. Brand Assignments InformationWeek (440,000 subscribers) Optimize (70,000) InternetWeek (215,000) Network Computing (220,000) Windows magazine (826,000) Tele.com (70,000) Data Communications (134,000) TechWeb.com. Growing and Adapting Complex Business over Several Business Cycles Challenges ranged from…

Reed/Elsevier (Cahners)

A leading publisher of technical trade magazines and Web sites and organizer of conferences. Brand Assignments Datamation (180,000 subscribers), cited by Advertising Age as one of the fastest growing trade pubs in 1990 Electronics market leaders EDN (220,000 engineers) and Electronic Business (80,000 electronics industry managers). Building Important Brands, Launching New Products, Always Making Rain…

Content is and always will be King

It’s not a stretch from talking about Bing to talking about how content is king. In the old publishing world, editors and reporters and some occasional expert guest columnist would be the sole source of your news. Today, content is still king, but it’s ever more likely you’ll be exposed to the flavor of user-generated…

From my FSU days

In general, I’m a big fan of Lynda.com for online video training. One of the modules that I learned a lot from early on is Richard John Jenkins on Search Engine Optimization. I’ve referred any number of less than technical colleagues to this movie. And I’ve used pieces of this in my how-to workshops with…

Mike Blau, General Manager, CMP Media

“Worked with Alan at CMP Media for about 5 years. At CMP Alan had a wonderful ability to collaborate with others, succeed through a multitude of company and market changes (which there were many), and always stay focused on driving revenues. Was a key figure in the devlopement and managment of the sales structure. Also…

Kelly Haley (Klagges), Director of Finance, Bio-IT World

“As President of my former employer, Alan was an integral force behind the growth and depth of the company. His unceasing efforts and drive to build, grow, and create new products made Bio-IT World a unique and trusted brand in life sciences. I would hope to work with him again some day.” -Kelly Haley (Klagges),…