About

Executive Team

Patrick Quinn

President/CEO of PQ Media, founded the firm in 2002 following a distinguished career as a media consultant, market analyst, and award-winning journalist. Mr. Quinn has launched, edited, and managed numerous print and digital publications covering the media industry, and is a respected source of information for leading news outlets such as Advertising Age, CNN, Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, Times of London, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. He also serves as Editorial Director of the Veronis Suhler Stevenson Communications Industry Forecast.

Previous Positions

  • Senior Consultant, The Publishing & Media Group
    Managed firm's largest strategic consulting accounts and launched market research division;
  • Editorial Director, Education & Training Group, Simba Information
    Directed more than a dozen leading research reports and newsletters;
  • Editor-in-Chief, Educational Marketer and Electronic Education Report
    Managed all research and editorial functions of industry leading newsletters

Leo Kivijarv, Ph.D.

Vice President/Research, joined PQ Media in 2003 with three decades of experience in media management, research, consulting, and academia. A respected source of information for more than 100 news and trade sources including Bloomberg TV, NPR Radio, MSNBC, Fortune, Kiplingers, and Broadcasting & Cable, Dr. Kivijarv also serves as Research Director for the Veronis Suhler Stevenson Communications Industry Forecast. He is a regular presenter at leading trade conferences and seminars.

Previous Positions

  • Director of Research & Publications, Veronis Suhler Stevenson
    Managed the firm's research and publishing activities, and served as spokesperson;
  • Communications Specialist, Circon ACMI
    Oversaw all internal and external media materials;
  • Senior Consultant, First Management Services
    Management training specialist for the firm's media clients

Tabor Ames, Vice President/Marketing

A 25+ year veteran of the marketing, advertising and media industries. VP/Marketing position is the chief marketing and business development role at PQ Media, reporting directly to the President. Held fiscal responsibility and accountability roles, while managing marketing and advertising for leading national B2B, CPG and Service brands.

Previous Positions

  • Marketing Director, Reed Exhibitions (part of Reed Elsevier Inc.)
    Directed and managed all positioning, branding, Internet, direct response and PR efforts for two of company's Top 10 events
  • Director Internet Strategy & Development, Primedia Exhibitions (now Penton)
    Oversaw ASP, drove development of new interactive dynamic Internet platform and launched more than a dozen websites
  • Advertising Account Management, DFS (now Saatchi & Saatchi) and Foote Cone & Belding (FCB), Media Planning at Ted Bates
    Brand building for Leggs Sheer Energy Pantyhose, Clairol, Olympia Beer, Colgate, Hertz

Exclusive Research

Alternative Forecast 2008-2012

Alternative media spending grew at a compound annual rate of 21.7% from 2002 to 2007, as brand marketers increasingly turned to alternative advertising and marketing strategies to offset challenges posed by new technology, changing consumer behaviors, media fragmentation and multitasking, and growing demand for improved return-on-investment metrics, according to the PQ Media Alternative Media Forecast: 2008-2012.