Kristin Cohen Returns to Bonnier to Head Saveur Sales
 Bonnier has named Kristin Cohen associate publisher of Saveur, a position she held previously — and during that time the magazine produced sizzling results: double-digit growth in ad pages and revenue despite the industry downturn. This time, Cohen heads the brand as its sees rapid growth in multiple platforms, notably Saveur.com, a top gainer among all magazines, with triple-digit growth for page views and unique visitors in 2011.
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Nick Hamilton Promoted to New Lead Role for TransWorld SNOWboarding
 TransWorld SNOWboarding has named Nick Hamilton its content director. In this newly created role, Hamilton will head all editorial operations, driving content initiatives across all platforms and formats, with a greater emphasis on audience behavior and finding ways to maximize engagement.
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TransWorld SURF’s Justin Cote Hits the Waves with NFL’s Best
 TransWorld SURF scored some waves with star football players, including New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez, who were in town for last week’s Pro Bowl in Hawaii. The NFL legends, also including San Diego Chargers offensive lineman Scott Mruczkowski, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith and retired quarterback Doug Flutie, squeezed in a surf session at White Plains Beach.
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Parenting’s Shawn Bean Gets Smart About Family-Friendly Cars on Today
 Shawn Bean, executive editor of Parenting, appeared on the Today show to reveal the magazine’s top picks for smartest family cars. Sliding second-row seats, extra storage space and multimedia centers are among the family-friendly features offered by the seven vehicles showcased in Parenting’s February “Genius” issue.
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Bonnier’s Tim Eggert Wins International Whistling Competition
 Tim Eggert, creative manager for Bonnier Corp.’s water sports group, isn’t whistling while he works, but he is doing it in his free time. He’s so good, in fact, that he won first place in the Allied Arts competition at the 2011 International Whistlers Convention for his performance of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.”
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 The National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta, Sailing World’s storied sailboat-racing circuit, will embark on its 25th season in 2012. Titled by Sperry Top-Sider, the seven-stop series kicks off in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Feb. 17. |
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The iconic Boston Whaler brand returns to the pages of Sport Fishing, Salt Water Sportsman and Boating after a three-year absence. |
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Saveur was named a Digital Team of the Year finalist in MIN’s Best of the Web Awards. The winner will be announced on April 3. |
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Two key promotions at Parenting.com: Sasha Emmons upped to executive editor and Jennifer Kay takes on the role of director, audience development. In their new roles, Emmons manages the Parenting.com editorial team; responsible for developing content for the site's award-winning tools, articles, blogs and newsletters. Kay focuses her efforts on traffic growth, social media expansion and developing major digital partnerships … Rebecca Strauss moves to Sport Diver as its managing editor … Cynthia Psarakis and Ashley Fraxedas are now both on the new content solutions team in Winter Park as project managers … Andrew Creighton is now digital director at TransWorld. He was online content manager … Also in Carlsbad, Brittany Ahumada promoted to advertising sales coordinator … Helen Rosner promoted to senior web editor at Saveur.com. She was online editor … Anique Halliday jumps from online producer to senior producer. Her responsibilities now cover Bonnier’s travel and epicurean brands … Kelly Freygang comes aboard full time as marketing specialist for the active interest group … Peter Sucheski is the new deputy art director for Field & Stream and Outdoor Life … Florida Travel + Life hires Erin Flynn as a regional sales director. |
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This week’s Up Close subject is in charge of the licensing of Bonnier Corp.’s products and content, among other responsibilities. Meet Sean Holzman, chief brand development officer, to find out what else his job entails and what his goals are for this year.
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 Salt Water Sportsman Editor-in-Chief John Brownlee has been chosen for induction into the Big Game Room Hall of Fame. Brownlee, an accomplished and passionate angler, has spent most of his life fishing around the country and the world for numerous inshore and offshore species. He was selected for his dedication to and passion for the sport of big-game fishing and fishing conservation. Brownlee’s induction ceremony is set for Feb. 17 at the Miami Boat Show at the Big Game Room exhibit.
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 There are now four Bonnier speakers at SXSW, the world’s largest media and technology conference, set for March 9-18 in Austin, Texas. Parenting.com’s Jennifer Kay has been invited to the partners panel for Google to discuss the use of its latest product, Schemer, to grow audience and engage users. Parenting was among the 18 media launch partners when Schemer went live in beta in December. Jacob Ward, Megan Miller and Sara Öhrvall are the previously announced Bonnier participants.
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