Consultant and speaker on Digital Media, online marketing, strategic planning and media agnostic newsrooms
Greater Atlanta Area
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- Advisor at Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano
- Senior Consultant at INNOVATION International Media Consulting Group
- President / Owner at OG Practical Works Inc (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Managing Director at Manduca Ventures
- Advisor at Zoom Media Group
- Advisor at Mi Zona Hispana
- Board Member at N-tara Inc.
- President at Manduca Management LLC
- Board Member at Ntara, Inc.
- Director of New Media at Diario El Universal
- Education
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- Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
- IESA
- Universidad Metropolitana
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Christian Oliver’s Summary
Interested in leveraging digital media to optimize marketing strategies, multiple-media publishing, product development and innovation in media.
I believe in media-agnostic content production and building relationships with the audience throwout all viable media outlets.
With more than 13 years of experience in New Media, I'm one of the pioneers in on-line newspapers in Latin American, leading the development of eluniversal.com in Venezuela since 1995.
My experience is also extensive in Strategic Planning, private equity and on-line marketing.
I keep track of the latest developments in media, personal technology, Web 2.0 and mobile applications in order to identify opportunities for media organizations, particularly for content generators.
I've been a speaker in several high profile conferences and seminars on topics such as the Newsroom of the Future and Trends in Digital Media.
Christian Oliver’s Specialties:
Digital Media, New Media, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Investment and Valuation, Organizational Design, Product Development, Innovation, Change Management, Project Management, Corporate Communications, Print Media, Newspapers, Partnerships.
Christian Oliver’s Experience
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Advisor
Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year)
Advisor to the Fundación de Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano on matters of Digital Media
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Senior Consultant
INNOVATION International Media Consulting Group
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
February 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)
With offices in the United States, Great Britain, Italy, India, Spain and Latin America, INNOVATION is a consulting firm with more than 70 professionals from throughout the world that:
Develops strategic plans of diversification, convergence and full multimedia integration (press+radio+television+Internet).
Designs, directs and implements quality media projects for management, editorial, graphic design and organizational modernization aimed at increasing advertising revenue and audience levels.
Organices training and advancement programs for journalists and executives tailored to each company's needs.
Works with family-owned media companies in facilitating successful generational transitions.
Publishes reports and newsletters on world media trends, among them a Confidential Newsletter (in English, Italian and Spanish).
Produces for the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) since 1999 the annual report Innovations in Newspapers, in English, Italian and Spanish. -
President / Owner
OG Practical Works Inc (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
August 2001 — Present (7 years 2 months)
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Managing Director
Manduca Ventures
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
August 2000 — July 2005 (5 years)
Private Corporate Venture Group that searches for investments in New Media ventures relevant to the future of the newspaper industry.
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Advisor
Zoom Media Group
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
November 2003 — July 2005 (1 year 9 months)
Zoom Media Group publishes the magazines Poder and Loft which are focused on high income Hispanics.
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Advisor
Mi Zona Hispana
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 2004 — July 2005 (1 year 7 months)
Mi Zona Hispana is a Classifieds Newspaper (Free Sheet) for Hispanics in the New York, NY market.
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Board Member
N-tara Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2002 — April 2005 (3 years 2 months)
NTara is a leading provider of digital corporate communications and e-learning services. NTara's client list includes recognized companies such as Eastman, Cingular, Lexmark and UPS. For more information visit http://www.ntara.com
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President
Manduca Management LLC
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
August 2000 — August 2004 (4 years 1 month)
Investment affiliate of Diario El Universal.
Searches for business opportunities in Hispanic related media in the US. -
Board Member
Ntara, Inc.
(Online Media industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years)
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Director of New Media
Diario El Universal
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
October 1994 — August 2000 (5 years 11 months)
El Universal is one of the leading newspapers in Venezuela. I spearheaded the development of the company's Internet strategy in 1995, creating eluniversal.com, the newspaper's online offering. I also led the development a horizontal portal called EUD.com which was later merged with UOL.com. At the same time I initiated the development of 3 classified related sites for Autos, Real state and Employment.
Was transferred in 2000 to the US in order to open the company's investment affiliate; Manduca Management in Miami FL.
Christian Oliver’s Education
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Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
MBA, Master In Business Administration, 2003 — 2004
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IESA
1999 — 1999
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Universidad Metropolitana
B.S., Business Administration, October 1989 — May 1995
- Activities and Societies:
- Published a magazine called "Revista Gerencia" on management issues that Business Administrations students where interested in.
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Christian Oliver’s Groups:
Fuqua School of Business at Duke, Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano
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UNIMET Alumni Association
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