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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

When Corporate Cultures Break, They Canâ€™t Be Easily Fixed

12/02/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
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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Procurement Business Process Outsourcing at Rent-A-Center

BNET - 2005-09-21

Rent-to-own operator Rent-A-Center has inked a procurement Business Process Outsourcing BPO services deal with services provider ICG Commerce as the company looks to BPO as a key vehicle for combating rising operating costs and achieving performance improvement goals. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Rent-A-Center currently operates more than 2,800 company-owned stores...

Tags: ICG Commerce Inc., Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Business Operations, It Operations
New and Notable Solutions for the Supply Chain

BNET - 2005-06-01

Sourcing and procurement executives at the companies are under continuous pressure to reduce their direct materials spend, and yet these executives have had few tools at their disposal to help them do deep analyses of their companies' spend on directs. The potential return on investment in the solution, available on...

Tags: Supply Chain, Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, Purchasing & Procurement, Roi/Tco, Business Operations, Finance, Managerial Accounting
Take Control Now

BNET - 2003-01-01

The article views the approach companies should take to e-procurement i.e. to go big or stay home, and it's the approach not big as in bloated and expensive, but big as in the absolute best system one can pull off. This might mean a total reworking of one's current procurement...

Tags: E-procurement, Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
The New Money Makers

BNET - 2003-01-01

Procurement reengineering is not only saving companies millions of dollars, but for a few stalwart pioneers it is also making money. After developing their own internal, world-class procurement systems and processes, companies as diverse as IBM and Wells Fargo Bank have decided to pass the experience on to others for...

Tags: Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, Procurement Reengineering, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
Help Me Help You

BNET - 2003-01-01

Deciding how much business should be given to any supplier, is a process called supplier business allocation, is an incredibly complex matter. The article asserts that most of the e-procurement tasks Priest once oversaw can now be automated by one of many excellent systems on the market, except the strategic...

Tags: Supplier, Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing & Procurement, Channel Management, Business Operations, Marketing

Finding The "E" In Procurement

BNET - 2003-01-01

A large order for a company, included provisions for guaranteed online availability and a set number of consulting hours available to the company. There are other points that a company might want to consider as well: Spell out the necessary procedures for implementation including time frames, necessary down time...

Tags: Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, Consulting, Outsourcing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Purchasing & Procurement, Application Service Providers (ASPs), Web Hosting, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Software, Internet
Getting A Move On

BNET - 2001-03-01

It might seem contradictory that a segment of the economy centered around moving would be stationary when it comes to anything, but that is largely the case when it comes to the transportation industry and e-procurement. Maybe it is because of the solid nature of the underlying structure of transportation....

Tags: Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, Transportation, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Fortune 100 Manufacturer / Perfect Commerce

BNET

This Fortune 100 Manufacturer has more than 115 years experience building and optimizing facilities across the globe, but when it came to optimizing its sourcing and procurement operations, the company's Building Solutions unit turned to an on-demand supplier relationship management solution to drive end user adoption and achieve uniform processes...

Tags: Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Relationship, Demand Chain, Manufacturer, Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, Perfect Commerce Inc., Purchasing & Procurement, Channel Management, Business Operations, Marketing
Running the Numbers

BNET

Procurement outsourcing refers to the complete or partial transfer of the business processes, infrastructure and resources associated with purchasing all indirect costs, including contracted services, by a company to a third-party services provider. Procurement outsourcing is one segment of the larger Business Process Outsourcing BPO sector. The Everest report found...

Tags: Business Process, Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, Procurement Outsourcing, Purchasing & Procurement, Operational Planning, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Fortune 100 Retailer / EnergyWindow, Inc.

BNET

national retailer had ongoing energy procurement requirements for a large number of facilities in many deregulated states. The company sought a way to simplify a high volume of requests for quotation and subsequent bidding scenarios in a variety of differently structured energy markets. As part of its procurement strategy, the...

Tags: Retail Company, Demand Chain, Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, Purchasing & Procurement, Retail, Business Operations

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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

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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

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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

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Publisher	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor & Publisher	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Publisher	Current

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

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

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Brand Director	Current

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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

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Art Director	Current

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

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	National Accounts Manager	Current

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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

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Inside Sales Representative	Current

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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

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Managing Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Managing Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Assistant Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Managing Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Managing Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Associate Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Assistant Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Associate Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Senior Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Assistant Editor	Current

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Cygnus Business Media Inc.	Associate Editor	Current

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