CEO at Mediapolis (owner)
Poland
- Current
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- Director at 5W Mignon Media Eastern Europe
- CEO (owner) at Mediapolis
- Past
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- Director at Europejskie Studium Dziennikarstwa (Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Lille)
- Correspondent in Warsaw for French media at various newspapers and radio
- Deputy Editor on chief at Super Express
- Journalist at Le Quotidien de Paris
- Journalist at various newspapers and TV
- Education
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- Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris
- Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II)
- Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
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Krzysztof Urbanowicz (urba@mignon-media.com)’s Summary
Krzysztof Urbanowicz is a principal and director of 5W Mignon Media Eastern Europe. He is also CEO and Founder of Mediapolis, an information design and media consulting company, based in Warsaw, Poland. He established Mediapolis in 1998 and Jeff Mignon of 5W Mignon Media has helped to develop the company.
His expertise is in newsroom organization, editorial strategy, media training and business strategy. He has extensive experience with newspapers, magazines, book publishing and corporate communications.
The client list includes more than 160 print publications and over 350 corporations. He has worked on the relaunch or the rethinking of about 20 Polish newspapers.
Mr. Urbanowicz was also the deputy editor-in-chief for Super Express, a Polish daily newspaper.
He started his career as a journalist in France in Le Quotidien de Paris and Le Figaro. He wrote for daily publications, such as La Croix, Info-Matin, Le Parisien and also for magazines, such as L'Express or Le Moniteur du Commerce International.
In addition, he was the director of a French-Polish journalism school based in Warsaw, Poland. He has also been an advisory member of the French-Polish Foundation for Journalism in charge of media training and consulting.
He created the Press Academy, Local Press Academy alongside the Polish Editors Association and the Academy of Corporate Media.
He wrote the book L'EMPIRE NUCLÉAIRE ÉCLATÉ (Editions Michalon, Paris 1994), a description of the nuclear question in the collapse of the Soviet Union.
He also co-authored the book KIOSK, GUIDE DE L'ACTUALITÉ MONDIALE DE L'ANNÉE 1994 (Editions- de l'Atelier/Editions Ouvrieres, Paris 1993.
He is Polish and French citizen.
> More: Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kurbanowicz/
> Interview in french on L'Atelier des Medias (RFI): http://atelier.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1189413:BlogPost:11076
Krzysztof Urbanowicz (urba@mignon-media.com)’s Specialties:
1. Consulting in the transformation process from traditionnal media to new age media
2. Consulting in media business and strategy (print and on line)
3. Consulting in web 2.0 applications in business (for media and non media companies)
Krzysztof Urbanowicz (urba@mignon-media.com)’s Experience
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Director
5W Mignon Media Eastern Europe
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
May 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)
1. Business Strategy & Development
2. New Product and Service Development
a) Market Research
b) Specification and Prototyping
c) Positioning
d) Launch Support
3. Marketing
a) Marketing Strategy
b) Brand and Identity
c) Channel Development
d) Product Strategy, Analysis, & Development
e) Customer Research
4. Design
a) Product Redesign
b) Visual Concepts and Execution
c) User Experience and Interface Development
d) Style Guides
e) Information Graphics
5. Editorial Strategy
a) Usepaper Analysis
b) Audience Research
c) Platform & Delivery
d) Newsroom Organization and Operations Plan
5. Training
a) Journalism Workshops
b) Executive and Staff Workshops
c) On-site Delivery
MORE: Web 3.0 (in polish) in Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.pl/wydania/artykul.asp?Artykul=21642
CLIENTS EUROPE: Edipresse (Switzerland) -
CEO (owner)
Mediapolis
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
November 1998 — Present (9 years 7 months)
CLIENTS EUROPE: Ouest-France, Hachette Livre (France), Marieberg (Suede), Atomic Group (USA), Kurier Wilenski (Lithuania)...
CLIENTS MEDIA POLAND: Dziennik Baltycki, Dziennik Lódzki, Dziennik Zachodni, Express Ilustrowany, Express Poznanski, Gazeta Olsztynska, Gazeta Poznanska, Gazeta Prawna, Gazeta Wroclawska, INFOR, Kurier Lubelski, Kurier Polski, Kurier Poranny, Nowa Trybuna Opolska, Orkla Media (now: Media Regionalne), Polskapresse...
CLIENTS CORPORATE POLAND: 3M, Alcatel, Allianz, Altadis, Avon, BASF, Bayer, British American Tobacco, Carrefour, Commercial Union, Credit Lyonnais, DHL, Ericsson, Finlandia, Fortis Bank, Glaxo, Henkel, ING Barings, Knauf, Kraft Foods, Lafarge, Lukas Bank, Lyreco, Makro Cash and Carry, Merck, Nationale-Nederlanden, Nestlé, Orbis, Pepsi-Cola, Peugeot, Philip Morris, PKO BP, PKN Orlen, LOT, PZU, Raiffeisen Bank, Ruch, Schering AG, Schering-Plough, Schneider Electric, Servier, Siemens, Solva, Statoil, Telewizja Polska SA, Tesco, TP SA, Unilever... -
Director
Europejskie Studium Dziennikarstwa (Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Lille)
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)
May 1995 — July 1998 (3 years 3 months)
I was a member of the Fondation Franco-Polonaise pour le Journalisme (Franco-Polish Journalism Foundation), responsable for editorial consulting and the professionnal training of journalists and media managers.
Clients includent newspapers belonging to PolskaPresse, Orkla Press and amongst others. -
Correspondent in Warsaw for French media
various newspapers and radio
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year)
I was resident correspondent of:
- Radio France International (RFI)
- the French newspapers: Le Parisien, La Croix, Info-Matin...
- the business magazine Le Moniteur du Commerce International (Le MOCI). -
Deputy Editor on chief
Super Express
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
1995 — 1995 (less than a year)
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Journalist
Le Quotidien de Paris
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
1989 — 1994 (5 years)
I was a full time journalist for the newspaper Le Quotidien de Paris (foreign affaires section).
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Journalist
various newspapers and TV
(Newspapers industry)
1989 — 1994 (5 years)
I was freelance journalist for:
- Le Figaro
- Le Moniteur du Commerce International (Le MOCI)
- Croissance
- Les Enjeux du Monde
- Valeurs Vertes
- Antenne 2 (French TV channel)
- Channel 4 (British TV channel)
At the same time, I submitted articles for the polish media:
- Rzeczpospolita
- Kurier Polski
- Kontakt (Paris)
- Poglad (Berlin).
Krzysztof Urbanowicz (urba@mignon-media.com)’s Education
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Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris
MA (DEA in French), Soviet Studies, 1988 — 1989
This course was directed by Helene Carrere d'Encausse, one of the world's leading authorities on the Soviet Union. I was one of 14 students.
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Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II)
MA (DESS in French), Journalism, 1987 — 1988
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Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
BA (magisterium in Polish), French Language and Literature, 1977 — 1981
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1. Web 2.0, media new age, blogging 2. Ski, tenis, golf
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