Classified Ventures, LLC Announces Kevin Doyle as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Apartments.com
May 11 2006 - 7:16PM
PR Newswire (US)
CHICAGO, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Classified Ventures, LLC, a
strategic joint venture owned by six leading media companies, today
announced the appointment of Kevin Doyle to Senior Vice President
and General Manager of Apartments.com. A five-year veteran of
Classified Ventures, Doyle has been serving as Vice President of
Sales for Apartments.com. In his new position, Doyle will oversee
all business operations of Apartments.com, the leading online
rentals resource. Doyle assumes his new position from Tim Fagan,
who was promoted in April to President of Classified Ventures' Real
Estate division which operates HomeGain.com and Homescape. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060511/CGTH081 ) "Kevin Doyle
has been instrumental to the growth of Apartments.com throughout
his five years leading the sales team. This promotion will allow
Kevin to utilize his leadership skills and strong business acumen
to drive continued success at Apartments.com," said Dan Jauernig,
Classified Ventures' President and Chief Executive Officer. Under
the direction of Doyle, Apartments.com premium advertisers have
grown from 8,000 to over 14,000 and revenues have increased
five-fold. In addition, Kevin was instrumental in building a
top-notch sales team consisting of more than 100 customer-centric
employees located throughout the United States. "Under Kevin's
management, Apartments.com will continue to focus on its core
consumer and multifamily industry audiences to deliver successful,
innovative products that help renters locate apartments and moving
information and help property owners and managers lease
apartments." Apartments.com reported record-breaking visits and
leads to customers during the first quarter of 2006. On average,
thirty percent more leads are being sent to advertising properties
this year than in 2005 and the figure continues to grow.
Demonstrating its position as an industry leader, Apartments.com
has exceeded its all-time record with more than one million leads
being sent to advertisers in April. "Apartments.com is the number
one Internet listing subscription service in the rentals category.
With nearly three million unique visitors in April, Apartments.com
is positioned to have its most successful year ever in 2006,"
stated Kevin Doyle. "I am looking forward to leading the
Apartments.com business and further distinguishing it as an
unbeatable resource for advertisers and renters." Doyle joined
Apartments.com in 2001 following twelve years of sales and
management experience at Chicago Tribune, Brassring.com and
Headhunter.net. Previous accomplishments include creating the
first-ever offline career fair for Yahoo! Careers and
Headhunter.net, as well as contributing to the development of
Silicon Prairie -- a high-tech magazine for IT professionals. Kevin
is also a two-time winner of the Campbell Award, a Chicago Tribune
top sales honor. Kevin earned a bachelor's degree in economics from
Notre Dame University. He is an active member of the National Multi
Housing Council's Board of Directors. About Classified Ventures
Classified Ventures is a strategic joint venture among six media
companies, including Belo Corp. (NYSE:BLC), Gannett Co. Inc.
(NYSE:GCI), Knight Ridder Inc. (NYSE:KRI), The McClatchy Co.
(NYSE:MNI), Tribune Co. (NYSE:TRB) and The Washington Post Co.
(NYSE:WPO), whose objectives are to collectively capitalize on the
revenue growth in the online advertising categories of automotive,
real estate, and rentals. To execute on its objectives, Classified
Ventures has four leading businesses -- Apartments.com, Cars.com,
HomeGain and Homescape. About Apartments.com Apartments.com is the
most visited national apartment Internet listing subscription
service distinguished by approximately three million rental
listings from managed properties, newspaper classifieds and
for-rent-by-owner units. Its personalized searches, highly visual
ads featuring 360-degree virtual tours and professional
photography, and comprehensive community listings, make it possible
for in-market renters to access rental inventory from across town
or across the country and make informed decisions quickly. The
site's foundation of solid partnerships with the local newspaper
and television station Web sites of more than 170 affiliates across
the country includes the Chicago Tribune (
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ ), The Washington Post (
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ) and the Los Angeles Times (
http://www.latimes.com/ ). Apartments.com, a division of
Chicago-based Classified Ventures, LLC, delivers highly qualified,
ready-to-rent prospects to more than 14,000 trade customers, which
increases closure rates and decreases the average cost of leasing
an apartment. Apartments.com is the 2005 Webby Awards People's
Voice winner, a tremendous honor that indicates the highest level
of loyalty and commitment from its visitor base.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060511/CGTH081
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Classified Ventures, LLC
CONTACT: Maureen Boyle, Director of Marketing of Apartments.com,
+1-312-601-6109, or fax, +1-312-601-6047, or Web site:
http://www.classifiedventures.com/ http://www.chicagotribune.com/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ http://www.latimes.com/
http://www.apartments.com/
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