Joe Territo

CEO and Publisher

Corporation for New Jersey Local Media

Dec 2025 - Current (10 months)

Delivering professionally-gathered, fact-based, independent local news to residents of 52 communities across Essex, Hunterdon, Morris and Somerset counties — connecting people to their neighbors and strengthening the fabric of civic life.

Executive Editor

New Jersey Hills Media Group

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 (1 year)

Chief Strategy Officer

EnsembleIQ

Mar 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 year 7 months)

• Developed and activated integrated audience, content, communications, and marketing strategies to engage retail, technology, consumer goods, healthcare, and hospitality business communities through integrated mix of digital content, live and virtual events, and printed magazines
• Provided direct and matrix oversight of audience, content, and marketing teams to productize delivery of valuable purchase decision maker connections to service and solution providers
• Leveraged editorial insights to attract and engage professionals in various industries, driving impactful results including event attendee and digital subscriber and engagement growth

Executive Vice President, Content and Communications

EnsembleIQ

Mar 2022 - Feb 2023 (1 year)

• Led content, communications, and marketing strategies to increase awareness of business intelligence offerings in retail, technology, consumer goods, healthcare, and hospitality sectors
• Developed innovative products, content best practices, and content and marketing dashboards that drove performance enhancements, and revenue and profit growth
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to execute marketing campaigns and enhance brand visibility
• Played a hands-on role in strategy activation, which included writing and editing editorial news, editorial insights, content calendars, new content delivery frameworks, audience marketing, sales marketing, and public relations content, and content and marketing best practices tra

Executive Vice President, Content

EnsembleIQ

Jan 2021 - Feb 2022 (1 year 2 months)

• Defined and executed data-driven content strategy to drive membership and sponsorship revenue
• Served as publisher with P&L responsibilities focused on digital evolution of The Path to Purchase Institute and Retail Leader
• Identified and fulfilled audience and customer needs with new hybrid integrated digital, print, event, research, podcasting and video product offerings
• Managed business and product development, sales team, and key account sales

Senior Vice President, Content

EnsembleIQ

Nov 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 2 months)

• Audited and assessed content talent and tactics and executed upgrades to enhance capabilities and strategies
• Defined and implemented transformative digital-centric content strategy for virtual events
• Increased engagement and lead generation for essential industries during pandemic challenges

Key Brand Value Analysis Consultant

Hanley Wood

Sep 2019 - Oct 2019 (2 months)

• Researched and analyzed value of digital and print media portfolio for key brands in the construction industry
• Recommended new product offerings and marketing tactics to adapt to the rapidly evolving marketplace

Content Strategy Leadership Consultant

Bobit Business Media

Mar 2019 - Aug 2019 (6 months)

• Researched and recommended digital first editorial and custom content strategy to maximize enterprise value
• Defined new KPIs and team organization concepts to diversify engagement and revenue streams
• Developed proposal for transformation from print-centric focus to modernized goals and operation

Chief Content Officer, B2B

Future plc

Sep 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 7 months)

• Led rapid content strategy transformation of NewBay Media into events and digital marketing solutions provider, enhancing investor value culminating in acquisition by Future plc
• Integrated NewBay content operation with Future as new B2B division positioned for expansion
• Developed and implemented innovative strategies to cater to AV, pro audio, music, media business, tech, education, and consumer tech markets

Content Strategy Leadership Consultant

Northstar Travel Group

Apr 2017 - Aug 2017 (5 months)

• Researched and developed a go-forward digital and events content focus transformation strategy proposal
• Delivered a roadmap for magazine-centered organization to enhance content strategy
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define action items for strategy implementation

Chief Content Officer

Penton

Feb 2013 - Dec 2016 (3 years 11 months)

• Developed and led implementation of digital content transformation strategy resulting in EBITDA doubling from $77M to $140M in less than four years and $1.6B acquisition by Informa
• Represented 300+ content employees in corporate decisions as a member of the executive committee
• Established user engagement goals, best practices, training and evaluation for 70+ B2B content websites to drive revenue opportunities

Vice President of Content

Advance Local

Apr 1998 - Jan 2013 (14 years 10 months)

• Led the transformation of daily print operations into real-time digital news providers, overseeing strategic content practices and editorial technology delivery
• Spearheaded the launch of 224 mobile websites and apps, growing mobile audience to 8 million unique visitors per month by 2012
• Established a real-time news blogging program and collaborated on a strategic vision for audience and revenue growth

Executive Producer

Time Inc

Jan 1996 - Jan 1998 (2 years 1 month)

Time Inc. New Media
• Managed design and production of Pathfinder portal website home and channel pages with digital staffs of magazines including Time, Money, Fortune, Sports Illustrated and People

News Editor

NJcom

Jan 1995 - Jan 1996 (1 year 1 month)

• Key leader in core team that conceptualized and produced launch of first Advance/Newhouse local news website

Writer

Time Daily

Jan 1995

• Researched and wrote daily news digests with insights from interviews with Time magazine editors and correspondents as part of small team that launched Time’s first digital presence on AOL

Reporter

The StarLedger

Jan 1991 - Jan 1995 (4 years 1 month)

• Covered local news beat that consisted of several towns in Morris County. Provided statewide coverage of events that included the kidnapping and murder of Exxon executive Sidney Reso, the early local political career of N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, and the final campaign event of President George H. W. Bush.

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