ARN appoints Brisbane sales director – direct
The Australian Radio Network has appointed Jonathan King to the role of Brisbane sales director – direct. King comes across from Scoopon.com.au
The announcement:
The Australian Radio Network (ARN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan King to the role of Brisbane Sales Director – Direct.
Jonathan will join ARN on Monday 19th November and will report to David Hefter, National Sales Director – Direct. Jonathan will be responsible for leading the Brisbane Direct team and will also be part of the Brisbane Market Leadership team.
With Jonathan’s wealth of experience, this is a significant appointment for the Brisbane market as ARN continue to drive both revenue and market share performance.
On joining ARN, Jonathan says “I’m really excited to be joining the market-leading team at ARN and working to ensure the direct channel continues to maximise campaign effectiveness through close alignment with our client group and by taking a fresh approach to market.”
Jonathan has worked in the Media industry for over 8 years and during his career has worked in many senior sales roles. Jonathan has previously worked as the State Manager VIC/TAS/WA for Realestate.com.au, the Market Development Director of Fairfax Media and most recently as the QLD State Manager for Scoopon.com.au.
ARN’s National Sales Director – Direct, David Hefter says “We are very excited about Jonathan’s appointment to the role of Brisbane Sales Director – Direct.
With Jonathan’s extensive media knowledge and experience he will be an asset to the direct sales team and the Brisbane market. Jonathan will lead the Brisbane team in continuing to deliver our revenue and market share growth objectives, while also exceeding our direct clients expectations and goals.”
In Australia, ARN has a dual brand strategy – a MIX and Classic Hits music stream in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. Reaching over 4 million listeners, ARN is one of the leading broadcasters in the commercially important 25 – 54 demographics in Australia.
Source: ARN press release
