David M. Kalman, President
An innovator with 30 years in media, Dave Kalman helps publishers think like marketers, and vice versa. He also serves as Product Manager/ ePublishing in partnership with Minnick Web Services (MWS).
Dave’s expertise includes strategic planning, publishing management, marketing communications, sales management, editorial development, and custom media.
Dave served on the Western Publishing Association (WPA) Board of Directors from 2004 to 2010.
Previously, Dave was a Group Publisher at CMP Media, where he launched and managed magazines, Websites, and events, including custom magazines and other branded media. Dave supervised editorial, production, marketing, audience development, advertising sales, and business management activities.
Before becoming a publisher, Dave was a prominent technology editor, author, and speaker. Kalman is noted as the:
- Founder of Intelligent Enterprise (IE) and the Intelligent Communities
- Founding Group Publisher of Transform Magazine
- Founder of CMP Media’s Business Intelligence Group, which included IE, Transform, IBM’s DB2 Magazine, and CMP’s Performance Management Conference
- Editor-in-Chief and Editor-at-Large of DBMS Magazine and DBMS:Online
- Publisher of the Project:Database newsletter
- Editor-in-Chief of Data Based Advisor and VP/Magazine Operations at what is now Advisor Media.
- Marketing communications consultant
- Software developer and author of books and articles on IT and media-related topics.
Dave began his media career in regional newspaper production.
Kalman Gallery
WPA Roundtable, San Francisco (2/09), even though the table is not round.....
Dave Kalman and Kathi Simonsen host a WPA Roundtable (2/09)
Dave Kalman's Business Intelligence Group, CMP Media (2003). l to r: Eric Bergman, Anthony Carrini, Tara Gibb, Gae Reck, Rob Pavone, Jody Raisa Homelsky Nurre Kudless, Dave Kalman, Pauline Beall, JD Holzgrefe, Mo Rafati
Cadence Magazine sales team: l to r: Kaitlin (Ott) Mikalis, Dave Kalman, Elizabeth Edwards, Kristina Sweet
DBMS Magazine Sales Meeting: (l to r) Kevin Canady, Dave Kalman, Rob Pavone, Paul Calento, Tom Borsellino
Dave Kalman moderates The Great Debate at dB/Expo (1996?)
Dave Kalman announcing the RealWare Award winners (1992?)
