mental_floss Names Amie Deutch as Executive Vice President, Publisher
Digital media veteran joins the brand to further accelerate sales growth
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- mental_floss, the award-winning media brand at the intersection of knowledge and entertainment, announced today the addition of Amie Deutch as Executive Vice President, Publisher. The announcement was made by Will Pearson, President and Co-Founder of mental_floss.
The appointment of Ms. Deutch as EVP, Publisher comes amid a period of exceptional growth for mental_floss. The brand has seen an increase in digital engagement, with traffic more than doubling since 2015, and an average of 20 million monthly unique website visitors in 2016. The brand is also experiencing impressive sales growth, with advertising revenue projected to be up more than 100% from 2015, a large portion of which is being driven by video. On the video front, the mental_floss YouTube channel has grown to 1.3 million subscribers, and Facebook video views have reached more than 20 million monthly views. In the past year, mental_floss also made a series of editorial hires to advance the brand's digital presence, and the company will be investing more heavily in an expanded video team in late 2016 and early 2017.
Ms. Deutch will oversee sales strategy, advertising partnerships, and creative campaign activities for mental_floss, reporting to Mr. Pearson.
"During this period of incredible growth and expansion, we're thrilled to be bringing in such an experienced leader to help advance our digital strategy and advertising partnerships even further, while maintaining the high quality of content and audience engagement that's so unique to mental_floss," said Will Pearson.
Ms. Deutch comes to mental_floss from TastingTable.com, a website and newsletter for culinary enthusiasts, where she was Publisher/Managing Director. There, she oversaw marketing strategies and advertising partnerships for the online brand. Her career in media spans 20 years, and includes roles as Associate Publisher for Fast Company, Elle Décor, and FHM. She has direct experience advancing consumer and business-to-business brands; during her tenure at Fast Company, the brand was named to the Ad Age A-List, and won a spot on the Adweek Hot List for three years in a row.
"I'm so excited to be joining the team to help usher in even more positive growth for the mental_floss brand, the audience, and the partners," said Ms. Deutch of her new role. "This truly is a unique moment for the brand, and I'm delighted to be a part of the team."
About mental_floss
mental_floss is an award-winning media brand at the intersection of knowledge and entertainment. The brand's world-class creative talent delivers sophisticated and sharable content on everything from science and history, to pop culture and the arts. mental_floss reaches millions of engaged millennials each month through mentalfloss.com, the mental_floss YouTube channel, the magazine, social media, live events, e-commerce, and book publishing. The brand has won three consecutive Webby Awards and has been recognized as No. 1 on Mashable's list of "Twitter Feeds That Will Make You Smarter." For more information, visit www.mentalfloss.com.
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