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Jon Steinberg Clicks are for Cavemen
Jon Steinberg
Former President of Altice USA News & Advertising and Founder of Cheddar News
- Oversaw business management and operations at Buzzfeed, expanding the company by $60 million in annual revenue
- Founded Cheddar, a groundbreaking video-based media company that caters specifically to millennials
- Named to AdAge’s “40 under 40” and “Media Mavens” lists
- Tackles issues facing modern business by leveraging trends and disruption to maintain a competitive advantage
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Jon Steinberg was most recently the President of Altice USA News & Advertising, which encompasses News 12, i24NEWS, and Cheddar News, as well as Altice USA’s a4 Advertising.
He founded Cheddar News in 2016, which was then acquired by Altice USA in June of 2019. Cheddar News broadcasts live from the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange and its studios in New York City and Washington,
Prior to Cheddar, He was the Chief Executive Officer of DailyMail.com North America. Steinberg grew U.S. revenue 45% while at Daily Mail and doubled direct advertising revenue.
He joined DailyMail.com from BuzzFeed where he was President & Chief Operating Officer, responsible for business management, company operations, finance, and social advertising operations from 2010 to 2014. Under his leadership, BuzzFeed became a global and profitable social advertising business working with over half of the top 100 brands. He grew the company from 15 employees to over 500. Steinberg was named one of Advertising Age’s Media Mavens and 40 Under 40.
Steinberg was previously Strategic Partner Development Manager on Google’s SMB (small medium business) partnerships team. As a high schooler, he was an intern in Walt Disney Imagineering’s research and development group.
Steinberg is a graduate of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University. He lives with his wife, two kids, and cat on New York’s Upper East Side.
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With this high-energy and refreshingly irreverent speech, he addresses the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital revolution and the disruptions to the advertising, media, and marketing worlds that have unfolded over the last decade. Touching upon the issues facing modern businesses, what it takes to retain a competitive edge, how to spot trends before they happen, and how to grow exponentially by accessing the millennial consumer, Steinberg is a great fit for small and large companies alike looking to shake up corporate culture, partnerships, marketing, content creation, and product placement with fresh ideas.
The Next ‘Big Thing’: How To Stay Ahead Of Change In Your Industry. Jon Steinberg offers a highly-customizable look at the major disruptions plaguing your industry plus how to tap into the next ‘big thing’ to get ahead and stay there. Jon looks at how and why businesses in New York often hold on to old models and hope new models fail, while Silicon Valley executives buy new models out before they become threats. He shares insights on the early days of Buzzfeed and how his team grew it, how Cheddar is dialing into an “appointment only” mindset to speed past incumbent groups, and why the next big thing “always looks like a toy at first.” Mixing hard data around changing consumer trends and industries with witty anecdotes to bring his points to life, Steinberg provides a rare look at how an innovator’s mind works as they seek out holes in the market and make big business bets on them.
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