Michael Deluca

Current

• Vice President Sales and Integrated Marketing at Meister Media Worldwide

Past

• Chief Executive Officer at Lifeware TEK
• Director of Business Development at Advanstar Communications
• Managing Director at Burson-Marsteller

• Director of Corporate Development at Lebhar-Friedman
• VP Marketing, Biz Development, iFoodie at Grace Venture Partners
• Director of New Media Development at Nation's Restaurant News
• VP Communications at Retail DNA/Priceline.com
• Group Publisher at Penton Media
• Editor in Chief/Associate Publisher at Penton Media

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Education

• Penn State
• Pennsylvania State University

Recommended

2 people have recommended Michael

Connections

311 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company
• My Website
• My Blog

Michael Deluca’s Summary

Around the world, there is no other media company quite like Meister Media Worldwide, providing information and adding inspiration to the perspiration that makes global specialty agriculture run. Publications include American Fruit Grower, American Vegetable Grower, CropLife, Cotton Grower, Greenhouse Grower, Ornamental Outlook, Today's Garden Center, and many more.

Michael Deluca’s Specialties:

Multimedia platforms for companies seeking to cost-effectively reach the specialty agriculture markets.

Michael Deluca’s Experience

• Vice President Sales and Integrated Marketing

  Meister Media Worldwide

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  Present position since January 2008, charged with leading revenue growth for specialty agriculture business-to-business media company. Joined in July 2007 as VP eMedia.

• Chief Executive Officer

  Lifeware TEK

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)

• Director of Business Development

  Advanstar Communications

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)

  July 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 3 months)

• Managing Director

  Burson-Marsteller

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  May 2002 — June 2004 (2 years 2 months)

• Director of Corporate Development

  Lebhar-Friedman

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  May 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 2 months)

• VP Marketing, Biz Development, iFoodie

  Grace Venture Partners

  (Computer Software industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year )

• Director of New Media Development

  Nation's Restaurant News

  (Internet industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year )

• VP Communications

  Retail DNA/Priceline.com

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Hospitality industry)

  September 1999 — April 2000 (8 months)

• Group Publisher

  Penton Media

  (Public Company; Publishing industry)

  1989 — 1999 (10 years )

• Editor in Chief/Associate Publisher

  Penton Media

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; PTON; Publishing industry)

  1989 — 1997 (8 years )

  led Restauant Hospitality magazine and related media and event properties

Michael Deluca’s Education

• Penn State

  BA , Journalism , 1973 — 1977

• Pennsylvania State University

  BA , Journalism , 1973 — 1977

Additional Information

Michael Deluca’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website
• My Blog

Michael Deluca’s Interests:

journalism, agriculture, online media, technology, marketing, guitar, golf

Michael Deluca’s Groups:

Conti visiting professor--Penn State, American Business Media, Hospitality Advisory Board--Kent State, MFHA, Opening Day Wrigley Field

•    Burson-Marsteller Group
•    FOLIO: MediaPRO -- Magazine & eMedia Publishing Professionals
•    National Agri-Marketing Association–NAMA
•    Penton Media Networking Group
•    Penton Media Alumni

Michael Deluca’s Honors:

2006 Folio 40: Most inflential people in the media http://www.foliomag.com/page.asp?prmID=245

Michael Deluca’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
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