Quincy, Mass. – Madavor Media, a publisher of enthusiast magazines and websites in the sports, music and collectibles arenas, announces two promotions in its golf publishing division.
Vic Williams has been promoted to Publisher for both Fairways + Greens, a nationally distributed, bi-monthly golf travel and lifestyle magazine that Williams helped found in 1997 and co-published through 2009. He will also oversee publishing duties for NJSGA Golf, the quarterly publication of the New Jersey State Golf Association. Williams will direct advertising and marketing initiatives for both publications, work to increase the titles’ brand visibility and circulation reach, seek key strategic partnerships in the golf travel industry, and also continue to contribute to Fairways + Greens’ award-winning editorial mix.
Darin Bunch, longtime Creative Director, Senior Editor and former ownership partner of Fairways + Greens Publishing Inc., has been named Managing Editor. He will oversee Fairways + Greens magazine’s day-to-day editorial and production operations, direct short- and long-term editorial planning and work to continue and enhance the publication’s mission of providing the most informative and creatively presented content to its core audience of avid golf travelers, both in print and through online video at www.fairwaysandgreens.com.
“Fairways + Greens has been our ‘baby’ for a long time; we’ve literally invested all of our professional journalistic and publishing experience into making it the top consumer magazine in the golf-travel space,” says Williams, who started the publication in Reno, Nev., where he continues to live and work. “With Madavor Media in the ownership role over the past 20 months, we’ve made great strides to increase the publication’s distribution footprint and cement it as the authority on golf travel in America and beyond. I’m thrilled to move into this new leadership role, and Darin is the perfect choice to assume the Managing Editor duties. His strengths as an editor, designer and writer have been crucial to our success and growth over the past decade, both as an owner and especially now with the vast resources of Madavor Media helping power our vision.”
Under Williams’ direction, Fairways + Greens will undertake several exciting new initiatives in late 2011 and beyond, including the Essential Destination series – a complete, multi-channel marketing and enhanced editorial package – and spearheading a new golf media sponsorship for Connecticut-based Unicomm’s series of Travel & Adventure consumer shows in major American cities, beginning in Dallas in November 2011. He will also work closely with NJSGA Golf editors and staff to assure that the publication continues to effectively and authoritatively serve its readership and advertisers.
For more information about Fairways + Greens, including subscription and advertising contacts, visit www.fairwaysandgreens.com. For more on NJSGA Golf, visit www.njsga.org.
About Madavor Media
Based in Quincy, Mass., Madavor Media publishes or custom publishes enthusiast magazines and web channels across several interest areas, from sports to music to surf fashion and culture. Along with Fairways + Greens and NJSGA Golf, Madavor titles include Jazz Times, Volleyball, Foam, International Figure Skating, Doll Reader and Teddy Bear & Friends. For more information, visit www.madavor.com or call 800.437.5828.
Contact:
Vic Williams
vwilliams@fgmagazine.com
617.315.9159
