CENTENNIAL, Colo. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 26, 2018--
National CineMedia (NCM), America’s Movie Network, has named Jerry
Canning to the new role of Vice President, Digital Ad Sales. A digital
industry thought-leader with long stints at Facebook and Google, Canning
will lead the company’s digital advertising sales efforts and help
connect brands to movie audiences through NCM’s digital products
including Cinema Accelerator, Noovie
ARcade, and Fantasy
Movie League.
Most recently, Canning served as Vice President of the Advanced TV
company Simulmedia, where he partnered with marketers to leverage data
to connect linear TV campaigns to business outcomes. Prior to this, he
spent three years at Facebook as Industry Director, Financial Services,
overseeing Facebook’s business growth across the banking, insurance and
real estate categories. Before joining Facebook, Canning spent nearly 10
years leading large sales teams at Google, first as Regional Manager,
East Coast and then as Industry Director, Financial Services, overseeing
the Finance vertical and building strong partnerships with clients in
the finance services, credit card, banking and payment categories.
Past sales leadership experience also includes roles at iWon.com and
Turner Broadcasting, where he was responsible for selling integrated
client partnerships for CNN, TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, sports
franchises, events, facilities, and licensed properties. Before
beginning his career in media sales, Canning spent 10 years as VP of
Marketing at Foot Locker, leading relationships with the NBA, NFL, MLB
and key vendor partners including NIKE and Reebok.
Canning holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications/Business from
Muhlenberg College.
He will be based in NCM’s New York office and report to Executive Vice
President & Chief Revenue Officer Scott Felenstein, who noted that,
“With NCM’s Noovie digital ecosystem rapidly expanding, Jerry’s
wealth of expertise in the digital space is exactly what we need to help
our brand partners take advantage of NCM’s unique ability to reach movie
audiences in theaters and beyond – wherever they are engaging with
movie-related content. He’s a great addition to our team at an exciting
time in cinema advertising’s digital revolution.”
About National CineMedia (NCM)
National CineMedia (NCM) is America's Movie Network. As the #1
Millennial weekend network in the U.S., NCM is the connector between
brands and movie audiences. According to Nielsen, more than 700 million
moviegoers annually attend theaters that are currently under contract to
present NCM's Noovie pre-show in 54 leading national and regional
theater circuits including AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE:AMC), Cinemark
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group. NCM's cinema
advertising network offers broad reach and unparalleled audience
engagement with over 20,800 screens in over 1,650 theaters in 187
Designated Market Areas® (all of the top 50). NCM Digital goes beyond
the big screen, extending in-theater campaigns into online and mobile
marketing programs to reach entertainment audiences. National CineMedia,
Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 48.8% interest in, and is the managing member
of, National CineMedia, LLC. For more information, visit www.ncm.com.
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National CineMedia
Amy Jane Finnerty, 212-931-8117
amy.finnerty@ncm.com