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B2B Veteran Barry Cohen Joins Connect Media Team

Connect Media has brought in B2B veteran Barry Cohen as director of  business development for the Chicago and Texas markets, which the integrated CRE media firm serves with daily news content as well as regional and national conferences and creative marketing solutions. Chicago-based Cohen is one of a number of new hires Connect has made recently.

The 24-year veteran has worked as a regional sales manager and regional publisher in print and digital media across industries ranging from financial services to food service. Cohen also brings extensive experience in SEO and SEM to his new role. He came to commercial real estate a year ago, and is especially enthusiastic about this industry.

“Connect Media has been rapidly expanding across the country and in Chicago and Texas in particular,” said Daniel Ceniceros, president, Connect Media. “We’re excited to add Barry Cohen to our team, who brings decades of experience, most recently with France Media. With the advancement of digital media and commercial real estate colliding, we’re excited to add Barry to our team to bring the Connect news, conferences, and Connect Creative services to the Central region.”


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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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