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Cygnus Business Media is an internationally-recognized business-to-business media company with a diverse portfolio of products reaching more than 5 million professionals annually. Cygnus Publishing, which includes print, interactive and custom marketing services, and Cygnus Expositions, provide comprehensive, integrated advertising and marketing programs for Cygnus? valued customers and clients. The company?s products help you enhance brand identity, generate sales leads, build product awareness, generate sales and strengthen customer/client relationships.

President, Cygnus Business Media, Publishing

Number of Employees 640

Contact Information

830 Post Rd E

Westport, Connecticut 06880-5222

www.cygnusb2b.c...

(203) 227-4037

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NAICS Code : 516110

Recent Events

New CEO details plans for Cygnus

10/10/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story
Cygnus Closes â€˜Severalâ€™ Magazines, Lays Off 50

10/06/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story
John French Named New Cygnus CEO

9/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Revolving Door Newsletter: 09.22.09

9/24/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story
Parent Company of Farmfest and Dakotafest Expected to Emerge from Chapter 11 in Less than...

9/11/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story
Bankruptcy Court Approves Cygnus Reorganization Plan

9/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Cygnus Expects $35 Million Revenue Decline In 2009

8/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Cygnus Files for Chapter 11

8/05/09 - Bankruptcy Filings - View Story

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The Global Enabled Supply And Demand Chain Series: Fulfillment And Logistics

BNET - 2003-07-01

Recognition of the fulfillment function's value to supply and demand chain management makes sense when customer function is recognized. Fulfillment is the most critical step in gauging how well a business is meeting its customers' needs. This article says that ignoring fulfillment and logistics in one's company's supply and demand...

Tags: Fulfillment, Demand Chain, Logistics, Cygnus Business Media, Pricing, Supply Chain, Marketing, Business Operations
2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - DSFI, LLC / Swift Technologies, Inc.

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As a manufacturer selling to resellers, all with demanding integration requirements, from procurement to Web site integration to order integration, DSFI faced growing demand to find ways to integrate and automate the various ways data flow into and out of the organization to and from suppliers and customers. By utilizing...

Tags: Customer Service, Demand Chain, Cygnus Business Media, Integration, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Pricing, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software
2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Fortune 150 Conglomerate / Silver Oak Solutions

BNET

Silver Oak provided the first-ever corporate-wide spending analysis for this global customer across 20-plus domestic and five European business units. Silver Oak completed strategic sourcing for three complex, difficult categories for a major business group at the company, identifying 21 percent in annual savings. Using Silver Oak's sourcing process (involving...

Tags: Demand Chain, Cygnus Business Media, Pricing, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Marketing, Business Operations, Management
2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Global 1000 Industrial Manufacturing Company / Global eProcure

BNET

This global manufacturer was seeking to reduce its spend on direct and indirect commodities and services by 15 percent, improve its sourcing process efficiencies, and get a better handle on its spend centrally with enhanced reporting capabilities. For this consulting engagement, Global eProcure worked with the manufacturer's global purchasing team...

Tags: Demand Chain, Cygnus Business Media, Consulting, Global eProcure, Manufacturing, Purchasing & Procurement, Outsourcing, Pricing, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Marketing
2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Revlon / Frictionless Commerce

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Revlon was undergoing a strategic procurement transformation, with the scope involving people, process and technology changes. Part of this transformation entailed implementing a Supplier Relationship Management SRM solution that would enable the group to consolidate spending and improve supplier communication. After undergoing a selection process that gave strong consideration for...

Tags: Revlon Inc., Demand Chain, Frictionless Commerce, Cygnus Business Media, Purchasing & Procurement, Channel Management, Service Management, Pricing, Business Operations, Marketing

2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Fortune 100 Consumer Package Goods Manufacturer / ePlus, Inc.

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With a diverse corporate portfolio, both from acquisition and internal growth, the company recognized the need to consolidate its purchasing data in order to leverage total spend and benefit from associated cost savings. After a thorough evaluation process, it selected the Spend+ VisualEngine graphical mapping tool from ePlus to provide...

Tags: ePlus, Demand Chain, Cygnus Business Media, Roi/Tco, Pricing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Marketing, Investment
2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Connell Purchasing Services / EC Sourcing Group

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Connell Purchasing Services CPS, a strategic purchasing firm, was founded in 1994 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Connell Company. CPS was interested in automating its already sophisticated sourcing process to reduce cycle time, increase throughput without increasing headcount and maximizing the competition for their requirements. After almost...

Tags: Sourcing, Demand Chain, Cygnus Business Media, FlexRFP, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Pricing, Business Operations, Management, Marketing
In Depth: Global Supply Chain - The Hidden Costs of a Global Supply & Demand Chain

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When a company moves production offshore or begins sourcing from suppliers overseas, lead times inevitably increase for goods brought into the country. Extended lead times, in turn, diminish the accuracy of forecasts as companies are forced to project demand further out than when they were producing goods closer to end...

Tags: Supply Chain, Demand Chain, Cygnus Business Media, Pricing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Purchasing & Procurement, Outsourcing, Channel Management, Strategy, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Michael Martin	President, Cygnus Business Media, Publishing
Gale Johnson	Editor-In-Chief, Locksmith Ledger International
Gregg Wartgow	Editor-In-Chief, Cygnus Business Media
Harvey Eisner	Editor-In-Chief, Advanced Rescue Technology
James Ogle	Chief Financial Officer
Paul Caplan	Chief Sales Integration Officer
Steve Ehle	Editor-In-Chief, Wood Digest Magazine
Dave Davel	Vice President, Cygnus Business Media, Publishing
David Parsha	Vice President, Cygnus Interactive
Judy Heidebrecht	Vice President of Human Resources
Scott Roulet	Vice President, Business Development
Tom Martin	Vice President, Information Technology & Manufacturing
John Hollenhorst	Publisher
Patrick O'Toole	Editor & Publisher
Rick Monogue	Publisher
Rudy Wolf	Managing Director, Professional Distributor Magazine
Alice Miller	Editorial Director, Imaging Group
Gloria Cosby	Brand Director
Julie Thompson	Senior Vice President & Director, Cygnus Expositions
Kathy Scott	Director of Public Relations
Marianne McIntyre	Art Director
Nick Sergi	Director of Content
Ronnie Garrett	Editorial Director of the Cygnus Law Enforcement Group
Ryan Congdon	Art Director
Shari Dodgen	Brand Director, Cygnus Custom Marketing Intergrated Programs
Jim Roseman	National Accounts Manager
Mike Emich	Regional Account Manager, Print, East Coast
Allison Badura	Classified Ad Service Representative
Nikki Becker	Classified Sales Representative
Susie Belzer	Inside Sales Representative
Barb Zuehlke	Managing Editor
Bill Swichtenberg	Editor
Brendan Dooley	Editor
Dana Nelsen	Editor
Dionne Shearer	Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Friszell-Neroulas	Managing Editor
Emily Pike	Managing Editor
Erica Schulz	Assistant Editor
Fred Jandt	Editor
Grant Dunham	Managing Editor
Jackie Roembke	Managing Editor
Kim Kaiser	Associate Editor
Leah Harnack	Assistant Editor
Lisa Danes	Associate Editor
Mark O'Connell	Editor
Rod Dickens	Senior Editor
Ryan Olson	Editor
Sara Schreiber	Assistant Editor
Scott De Laruelle	Associate Editor

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	President, Cygnus Business Media, Publishing	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor-In-Chief, Locksmith Ledger International	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor-In-Chief, Cygnus Business Media	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor-In-Chief, Advanced Rescue Technology	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Chief Financial Officer	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Chief Sales Integration Officer	Current
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Vice President, Interactive Sales	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor-In-Chief, Wood Digest Magazine	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Vice President, Cygnus Business Media, Publishing	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Vice President, Cygnus Interactive	Current
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Manager	Former

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Vice President of Human Resources	Current
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Human Resources Executive	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Vice President, Business Development	Current

As Vice President of Manufacturing for Cygnus Business Media, Tom Martin oversees the manufacturing of more than 60 business-to-business magazines and custom publishing titles. His 30-year career has encompassed the entire spectrum of publishing and production positions, including advertising sales, publisher and production director and has helped to launch magazines in the graphics, imaging & reproduction marketplace.

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Vice President, Information Technology & Manufacturing	Current
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Telecommunications Executive	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Publisher	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor & Publisher	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Publisher	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Managing Director, Professional Distributor Magazine	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editorial Director, Imaging Group	Current
International Photographic Council	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Brand Director	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Senior Vice President & Director, Cygnus Expositions	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Director of Public Relations	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Art Director	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Director of Content	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editorial Director of the Cygnus Law Enforcement Group	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Art Director	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Brand Director, Cygnus Custom Marketing Intergrated Programs	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	National Accounts Manager	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Regional Account Manager, Print, East Coast	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Classified Ad Service Representative	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Classified Sales Representative	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Inside Sales Representative	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Managing Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Assistant Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Managing Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Managing Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Assistant Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Managing Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Managing Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Associate Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Assistant Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Associate Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Senior Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Assistant Editor	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Associate Editor	Current

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