David Perry

Current

• Specialist, Media Intelligence Services at CNW Group
• Specialist, Media Intelligence Services at CNW
• Community Management Specialist at CrazyKinux's Musing

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Education

• McGill University
• Université de Montréal

Recommended

10 people have recommended David

Connections

373 connections

Industry

Telecommunications

Websites

• My Company
• Facebook
• My Gaming Blog

David Perry’s Summary

Bilingual, versatile and energetic Business Development Director with an in-depth knowledge of digital media, the video game industry, and a passion for blogging, podcasting and online media. Experienced in building strong relationships abroad, both in North America and Europe. Proven record in generating new revenues, business development, negotiation and in crisis resolution.

Results oriented. Well known for his passion and his ability to capture & communicate complex ideas in an exciting & engaging fashion. Strong business acumen. Successful at acquiring new markets.

David Perry’s Specialties:

- Strong knowledge of the digital and online media.
- Ability to develop strong business relationships.
- Innate passion to go above & beyond in order to achieve results.
- Ability to capture and communicate complex ideas.
- Strong presentation and project management skills.
- Experienced blogger and podcaster.
- Ability to build blogging communities catered to video game audiences.
- Bilingual, French & English, both written and spoken.

David Perry’s Experience

• Specialist, Media Intelligence Services

  CNW Group

  (Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  December 2008 — Present (1 year )

  CNW Group is the nation’s number one resource for time-critical news and information from more than 10,000 sources coast to coast and around the world. Public companies, associations, unions, not-for-profits, municipal, provincial and federal governments all rely on CNW Group’s unique multi-media communication services and networks to effectively send their messages to newsrooms, the financial community and the public.
  
  The CNW Group web site is the most frequently used and most widely accessed full-text news release site in Canada. CNW Group is also a national leader in audio/video webcasting, enabling thousands of communication professionals to broadcast their news and information in real-time around the world.
  
  CNW Group is a leading and legitimate part of Canada’s journalistic and financial reporting processes, recognized in all major newsrooms and financial institutions as a key element in the dissemination and receipt of timely information directly from source.

• Specialist, Media Intelligence Services

  CNW

  (Telecommunications industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

• Community Management Specialist

  CrazyKinux's Musing

  (Computer Games industry)

  February 2005 — Present (4 years 10 months)

  Over the last 4 years I've used my "people skills" to build an MMO Blogging Community by leveraging my EVE Online blog (CrazyKinux's Musing) and various successful podcasts (The Drone Bay, MicroWarpCast).
  
  In the last year or so, this niche MMO has seen its blogging community explode to almost 500 active blogs.
  
  Some of my accomplishments:
  * Maintained a gaming blog with over 20,000 monthly visitors
  * Created an elite blogging group called the EVE Blog Pack (http://tinyurl.com/eveblogpack)
  * Successfully maintained a monthly blogging series, the EVE Blog Banter, with and average of 20 bloggers per month, for the last 13 months (http://tinyurl.com/evebanters)
  * Created 2 podcast with a monthly average of over 1500 listeners
  * Maintained a listing of over 400 active EVE Online blogs
  * Been a driving force in the EVE Blogging Community (http://tinyurl.com/ckmassively)
  Created a Facebook Fan Page for the CrazyKinux's Musing readers (http://tinyurl.com/CKFanPage)

Additional Information

David Perry’s Websites:

• My Company
• Facebook
• My Gaming Blog

David Perry’s Interests:

Professional: Media Monitoring, Convergence, Web 2.0, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Gaming Personal: History, World Travel, Gaming

David Perry’s Groups:

•    The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
•    webcom Montréal
•    International Game Developers Association
•    Blog
•    Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA)
•    Association québécoise des technologies - Quebec Technology Association (AQT)
•    Casual Games
•    Video Gamers
•    International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
•    Digital Marketing
•    Social Media Today
•    Social Media Marketing
•    David Perry's Game Industry Map Group.
•    Data Management Professionals
•    BD Networking
•    APCM
•    IBM Alumni
•    Better Place (Official)
•    3e mardi Third Tuesday Montreal
•    Social Media For Government
•    Social Media Corner
•    Game Media and Fansites
•    Société québécoise des professionnels en relations publiques
•    Game Developers Conference® China
•    Canadian Social Media Marketing
•    Online Gaming