About

Key Executives

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

Exclusive Research

Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2008-2012

As the global economy continues to weaken, traditional media advertising dollars continue their migration to alternative media, and specifically digital out-of-home (OOH), in the US and abroad, as the seminal transition taking place across the media landscape continues to accelerate.