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About MyPrice Magazines
MyPrice Magazines was founded in 2006 by M2 Media Group, LLC
as a way for consumers to get the absolute best prices for their
magazine subscriptions. In conjunction with an exclusive license
from priceline.com, MyPrice Magazines allows consumers to
Name Your Own Price® for magazine subscriptions.
Additionally, consumers can elect a Buy Now option, leveraging
MyPrice Magazines' direct relationships with magazine publishers
to access lowest available authorized pricing offered online.
MyPrice Magazines is the first and only publisher authorized
dynamic pricing magazine service that empowers the customer
by leveraging the true power of the Internet. The bidding and
buying process is surprisingly simple, and has already sparked
a question asked by many,
“Why would you go anywhere else to buy your magazine subscriptions?”
Management Team
Michael Borchetta
Chief Executive Officer
Michael is the co-founder of M2 Media Group and a veteran in
the magazine publishing industry. Prior to M2, Michael was a
Vice President at Synapse, a division of Time, Inc., where he
founded and presided over freebizmag.com, the leading distributor of
business and trade publications. Formerly he was Vice President of Circulation
at The Petersen Companies — publisher of more than 100 consumer magazines
— where he was responsible for more than $100 million of circulation
revenue and grew profits by more than 30%. Michael served as part of the
Executive Team responsible for buying the company from Robert Petersen,
taking the company public and selling the company to Emap, LLC through
a stock buyout for a return of nearly $1 billion. Michael has more than 18
years of circulation, publishing and marketing experience. He holds one
patent and has authored two additional patents pending.
Michael holds a BA from The Colorado College.
Michael Frank
President
Michael is the co-founder of M2 Media Group and has an extensive background
in partnership development. Prior to M2, Michael was an Executive Director
at Synapse, a division of Time, Inc., where he headed sales and business
development for its interactive group. He oversaw one of
Synapse's largest partnerships, with Amazon.com, managing operations
for 1,000+ consumer magazine titles. Formerly, he was VP of Business
Development at Vcommerce Corporation where he helped grow the venture-backed
start-up into a leading provider of outsourced e-commerce services.
He has also held business development positions at America Online
and Cendant Corporation. Earlier in his career Michael was president and
founder of TCL Sports, the largest network of corporate sports leagues in
Boston. A former business lawyer, Michael holds a BA from Boston College,
a JD from Suffolk University, and an MBA from Northwestern
University's Kellogg School of Management.
Dave Rock
Vice President
Dave is a former senior circulation veteran in the magazine publishing industry.
Prior to M2, Dave was a Vice President, Circulation at Ziff Davis Media, where
he presided over Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World and Official
PlayStation Magazine. Dave was also a member of the Magazine Directors Advisory
Committee (MDAC) and ran for a Magazine Director seat in 2005. Folio Magazine
named Dave to its "Top 40 most Influential People in the Industry" in April 2006.
Before joining Ziff Davis, Dave was a National Sales Director at Zinio Systems,
a leader in digital magazine and marketing services. He was also Director of
Publisher Relations at Synapse, a division of Time, Inc., where he co-founded
freebizmag.com, a leading distributor of business and trade publications.
David has more than 14 years of circulation, publishing and marketing experience.
Dave holds a BA from Jacksonville University.
M2 Media Group Advisory Board
James M. Borth
General Manager, Sporting News Magazine
Jim has more than 25 years experience in publishing and circulation.
Prior to Sporting News Magazine, Jim spent 7 years as Circulation
Director of Dennis Publishing, publisher of Maxim, Stuff, Blender and
The Week. During his tenure, Maxim became an explosive brand with more
than 12mm readers and circulation of 2.5mm; Stuff quickly followed with
an audience of over 5mm and circulation of 1.3mm. Prior to joining
Dennis Publishing, Jim was the Group Circulation Director for Cahners
Publishing Co., a business unit of Reed-Elsevier. He was responsible
for the development of circulation for 22 titles including American
Baby, Variety, Sail, Publishers Weekly and Modern Bride. From 1985 to
1991, Jim was VP of Client Relations at Curtis Circulation Co., the
largest national distributor of periodicals in the U.S. Prior to that,
he held circulation positions at U.S. News & World Report and CBS
Magazines, the prior owner of the titles now held by
Hachette-Filipacchi. Jim is an active member of the Magazine Division
Advisory Committee for the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Tolman Geffs
Managing Director, The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc.
Tolman has 20 years of experience operating and advising media
companies. He is currently a Managing Director with The Jordan,
Edmiston Group (JEGI), a boutique investment bank founded in 1987 and
focused on the media and information industries. Tolman serves online
media, services and technology companies, as well as broader media
firms seeking to integrate interactive content and capabilities into
"traditional" media models. Prior to joining JEGI, Tolman was CEO of
Internet Broadcasting Systems, a national network of 70 local
television Web sites operated in partnership with NBC, Hearst, The
Washington Post Company and other major broadcasters. Previously,
Tolman held a series of senior executive positions in magazine
publishing. He began his career at Lehman Brothers and McKinsey &
Company, and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in
English and a BS in Engineering Physics from the University of
California at Berkeley.
Peter Longo
Senior Vice President, Inform Technologies
Peter has more than 20 years experience in digital media, consumer,
technology and travel publishing and a customer-focused philosophy of
making the needs of customers, readers and advertisers a top priority.
Before Inform, Longo was President of Publishing at Zinio, the leading
digital magazine provider with more than 250 magazines and millions of
users worldwide. Zinio publishing company clients included Hearst
Magazines, Hachette Filipacchi Media, and Time Inc as well as leading
publications including Business Week, US News and World Report and
Playboy. Prior to Zinio, Longo spent 12 years at Ziff Davis Media
Group, most recently as Executive Vice President and Publishing
Director. Overseeing Ziff titles like PC Magazine, eWEEK, Ziff Davis
Smart Business, The Net Economy and Ziff Davis Internet, among others,
he directed all sales for both the internet and print properties as
well as marketing, editorial, long-term business planning. Longo was
also Sr Vice President and Publisher of PC Magazine, and held
Scot W. Melland
President and Chief Executive Officer, Dice Inc.
Scot Melland is an experienced e-Business chief executive. He is
currently President and CEO of Dice Inc., the leading online recruiting
company for technology and engineering professionals, serving more than
8,000 customers and 1.5 million technology professionals each month.
Prior to Dice, Mr. Melland was Co-founder, President and CEO of
Vcommerce, an e-commerce software and fulfillment services company.
From 1996-1999, Mr. Melland served as Senior Vice President,
Interactive Services, at Cendant Corporation, where he ran a portfolio
of profitable online businesses, including the award-winning sites
Match.com (now part of IAC) and Rent.net (now part of HomeStore), and
the leading membership club sites NetMarket.com and
TravelersAdvantage.com. From 1993-1996, Mr. Melland served as Vice
President, Investments & Alliances for Ameritech (now SBC
Communications), where he led the company's investments in the media,
cable and information industries. Mr. Melland began his career as a
management consultant with Mc
Rob Solomon
President and Chief Executive Officer, SideStep, Inc.
Rob is a seasoned business executive with vast experience in online
commerce. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of
SideStep, Inc., the market leader in the travel search industry. He was
formerly Vice President and General Manager of the Yahoo! Shopping
Group, where he was instrumental in building one of the largest
commerce destinations on the Internet, including one of the premiere
vertical search sites, Yahoo! Shopping, and Yahoo's travel business.
Under Rob's tenure, the company won several major accolades, including
Shopping Search Engine of the Year (Search Engine Watch) and top
ratings in key Comparison Shopping Reports (Consumer Reports and
Forbes). Prior to joining Yahoo!, Rob served as General Manager of
Electronic Commerce at the Kleiner Perkins-funded FireDrop, Inc. Prior
to that, he served as Cendant Corporation's Vice President of Internet
Marketing and New Product Development. Rob has also held various
marketing, product and brand management roles at Electronic Arts,
Creative Wonders, a Disney/Electronic Arts joint venture, and GolfWeb.
In these roles he launched more than 25 consumer-focused Internet and
CD-ROM products. Rob is a graduate of the University of California at
Berkeley.
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