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Video: Former Cygnus & Penton CEO John French on Why & How Media Sales Needs to Evolve

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By Denis Wilson

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As the former CEO of Penton and Cygnus Business Media, John French is well aware of how crucial the success of the sales team is to the success of the overall media organization. He’s also keenly aware of how urgently media companies need to change their sales strategies to accommodate the needs of modern marketers and the complexities of the digital marketplace.

Since his last position at Cygnus, French has formed French LLC., an advisory firm aimed at helping media executives transforming their companies for a digital- and data-driven world.

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Denis Wilson

Denis Wilson was previously content director for Target Marketing, Publishing Executive, and Book Business, as well as the FUSE Media and BRAND United summits. In this role, he analyzed and reported on the fundamental changes affecting the media and marketing industries and aimed to serve content-driven businesses with practical and strategic insight. As a writer, Denis’ work has been published by Fast Company, Rolling Stone, Fortune, and The New York Times.

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