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Eric Mayberry

Vice President at Omaha World-Herald

Eric Mayberry has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning various leadership roles in the media industry. Eric most recently served as the President of the Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, and Culpeper markets at Lee Enterprises. Prior to that, they held the position of President of the Charlottesville market at the same company.

Before joining Lee Enterprises, Mayberry worked as the Regional Vice President of Sales at Amplified Digital Agency in 2020. In 2019, they served as the Vice President at Omaha World-Herald.

Mayberry also had significant experience at Gatehouse/ThriveHive, where they started as the Vice President of Sales at the State Journal-Register before being promoted to Sales Director for the State of Illinois. Eric was responsible for various media properties in the state.

Eric served as the President of The Competitive Intelligence Group, a start-up company focused on helping other companies succeed. Mayberry's notable achievement during this time was assisting a publishing company in launching a Mandarin version of its product in China.

From 2012 to 2016, Mayberry held the role of Regional Vice President of Sales, PA, at Digital First Media. Eric led a sales team and was responsible for transforming a traditional newspaper sales team into a multimedia sales team.

Prior to that, Mayberry worked as the Vice President of Advertising at The News Journal, where they excelled in sales growth, forecasting, sales strategy, and leadership.

Eric also has entrepreneurial experience as the President and CEO of SmartBoy Enterprises, LLC, where they provided consulting services to struggling media companies. Additionally, Mayberry served as the President and Publisher of Metro Philadelphia Newspaper, where they successfully improved the newspaper's financial performance.

Their early career includes roles such as Director of Advertising at Philadelphia Daily News, where they achieved impressive revenue results, introduced innovative initiatives, and played a key role in growing all segments of newspaper revenue.

Overall, Eric Mayberry's work experience showcases their expertise in media sales, leadership, strategic planning, and business development.

Eric Mayberry attended Roosevelt High School from 1980 to 1984. After completing high school, they pursued a higher education at The Wharton School from 1984 to 1989, where they focused on marketing. Additionally, it is known that Eric Mayberry has some association with Henley Business School, but no specific details are provided about their enrollment or field of study at that institution.

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  • Vice President

    January, 2019 - present