ACM brings in former News Corp and ARN sales boss Tony Kendall for commercial review

August 12, 2019 3:59

Australian Community Media has appointed Tony Kendall, to conduct a review of the business’ sales operations.

The consultancy is one of the first major moves since Nine sold ACM to former Domain CEO Antony Catalano and Thorney Investment Group in July.

The ACM network includes daily titles such as The Canberra Times, Newcastle Herald and The Examiner in Launceston, as well as agriculture media titles including The Land and Queensland Country Life.

Kendall will review the entire scope of ACM’s sales division, across national, local and digital, in the role, and make suggestions for how the group can improve the commercial model.

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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2 COMMENTS

George 13 Aug 19

Let me think…
– restructure sales renumeration
– reporting lines for managers
– streamline sales processes
– higher budgets
– rename existing products

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Ringo 13 Aug 19

I can add a thought…
– a free spell-checker as part of the remuneration package

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