Ron Adams Hired to Provide Custom, Integrated Selling Solutions to National Advertisers

Published: New York, March 22, 2011

Ron Adams, has been named Vice President, Client Solutions, a new position, for the Newspaper National Network LP, Jason E. Klein, NNN President and CEO announced today. Adams will start with the NNN on April 4, 2011 reporting directly to Klein.

Adams’s will launch a Client Solutions unit equipped to provide national advertisers and their agencies with access to the full array of media products and solutions offered by NNN’s partners. This new Client Solutions unit will lead in devising and selling creative platform ideas fully customized to address client goals; implementing these ideas across print, web, mobile, tablet, video, social and other local media; and scaling them across markets. Adams will work closely with NNN’s sales, marketing, digital and newspaper relations staff; with the various creative solutions units at NNN partner companies; and with external creative shops.

"Ron is ideal for this role as he was instrumental in creative solution selling at Philly.com and the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News -- perhaps the ‘best in class’ unit of its type in the US.", said Klein. "His hands-on experience developing breakthrough solutions for Comcast, Citizen’s Bank, TD Bank, and other advertisers will make him an instant asset to our clients."

"I am excited to work for the NNN as it is at the forefront of the media industry evolution. I look forward to bringing innovative, scalable solutions to national advertisers", said Adams.

Adams has held newspaper sales roles at the Miami Herald, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and most recently as Vice President, National and Majors, Philadelphia Networks. Previous to joining the newspaper business in 2001, Ron was in the apparel industry for eight years working for such brands as Perry Ellis, Fila USA and Federated Department Stores.

Ron is a native of Miami and lives in Voorhees, NJ with his wife, Debbie, and 3 children. Adams graduated from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida in 1999.

About NNN

Established in 1994, Newspaper National Network LP is private partnership representing virtually all newspaper media in the United States and the Newspaper Association of America. Its 25 shareholders include: Tribune Co. (TRB), Advance Publications Inc., Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI), The New York Times Co. (NYT), The McClatchy Co. (MNI), Hearst Newspapers, MediaNews Group, Inc., The Washington Post Co. (WPO) Philadelphia Media Holdings, Chicago Sun Times, Belo (BLC), Cox Newspapers, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Newsday, Journal Sentinel Inc., Freedom, Lee Enterprises (LEE), E.W. Scripps (SSP), The St. Petersburg Times, The Buffalo News, Media General Inc. (MEG) Pittsburg Post-Gazette, Omaha World-Herald.

NNN is the primary nationwide sales and marketing network for newspaper media, in most national categories of advertising including packaged goods, insurance, general merchandise, pharmaceutical and business products. As the "one-stop point of contact" with national advertisers, NNN is dedicated to strengthening brands, improving effectiveness, reducing costs, and improving advertiser return on investment from media campaigns. NNN is headquartered in New York, with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. More information about NNN can be found at nnnlp.com.