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Quantum Media is Recognized as One of “America’s Best Management Consulting Firms” for the 4th Year in a Row
Quantum Media was honored again in 2023 as one of the top consulting firms in the US by Forbes and Statista. And as in each year, Quantum Media is among the smallest firms named, having three Principals and four Senior Consultants—quite a contrast with the giants A.T. Kearney and Accenture. The firm was recognized in the four consulting categories of Digital Transformation, Internet, Media & Entertainment and Marketing, Brand & Pricing.
The Forbes Statista survey selected only 199 firms within 16 categories out of “almost 1 million management consulting firms in the U.S. (a 2% increase from last year).” Read the story and see the full list in Forbes.
“We are proud to be recognize once again as great consultants who are specialists in our field,” said Quantum Media Principal Ava Seave. “We are grateful to our awesome clients! They know that we may be a small group of professionals, but we know what we are talking about when it comes to the strategy and execution of digital transformation in media and entertainment companies.”
Quantum Media’s consulting work has spanned every aspect of the media business, from developing an Internet business strategy for a Fortune 500 company to advising a young entrepreneur on launching a niche digital product.
More information on Quantum Media, including a list of clients and some news articles about Quantum’s work, is available here.
Principals
- Alisha Alonso – Strategic planning, product development, M&A, media & information services
- Erica Gruen – Television and online content, advertising and marketing strategy, business development
- Ava Seave – Operating and strategic planning, audience development, non-profit management and strategy
Senior Consultants
- Margaret Downs – Executive coach, strategic and organizational consulting
- Touseef Mirza – Professional executive branding, corporate branding and brand identity
- Judi Allen – Strategy, content distribution, advertising partner negotiations and measurement
- Jeremy Kagan – Growth and innovation and strategic advisor to startups and digital media companies
Founding Principals
- Christine Arrington – Strategic planning, launches and relaunches, international publishing, website development
- Carla Graubard – Strategic planning, branding, CRM and partnership marketing, new business development, traffic and content monetization
Advisors
- Harold Clarke – Book and Magazine Media Brands Executive
- Gretchen Grant – Digital publishing executive
- Jean Hellering – Financial/business modeling and business analysis in publishing and direct marketing.
- Anne Kinard – Circulation, marketing, strategic planning, models, fulfillment
- Soo Koon Lee – Vice president of finance at ThermAvant Technologies
- Brian O’Leary – Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group
As with all Forbes lists, companies do not pay any fee to be considered. The winners for the best consulting firms in the U.S. were determined on the results of two independent surveys:
- Expert Survey: 10,000+ management consulting executives or partners were invited to make recommendations for consultancies in 16 industries and 16 functional areas
- Client Survey: 1,200+ clients were prompted to evaluate management consultancies they have worked with during the last 4 years
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Attention, young companies! Quantum Media to offer 3rd Annual Complimentary Business Strategy Consulting Sessions
We love to work with startups! So, Quantum Media again is offering complimentary business consulting sessions to two or three select young businesses or startups. These can be for-profit or nonprofit firms, with preference given to minority- and/or women-owned-and-led enterprises.
Quantum Media is meeting the current moment’s need by utilizing its experience and acumen to help firms and individuals by addressing their business issues, challenges, and questions, and by providing guidance on the best way to move forward. The goal is for the applicants to feel that their experience with Quantum Media is easy, focused, and highly valuable.
In 2022, Quantum Media was recognized by Forbes Magazine-- for the third year in a row --as one of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms.
How the Process Will Work
The complimentary session will consist of two one-hour Zoom sessions, with the first one to discuss materials which the winner has sent to Quantum after the company has won and sent in advance, and the second to give our final recommendations.
To qualify for the complimentary consulting sessions, the applicant’s challenges must be:
- Within the disciplines of strategy, operations, or marketing
- In the industries where Quantum Media has deep expertise, broadly defined as media, information, or entertainment businesses and nonprofits
This initiative launched today will accept applications through January 20, 2023.
To enter, applicants should use the Google form here, which asks for 10 short responses. NOTE: The entry window is from January 3, 2022 through January 20, 2023.
Past Complimentary Consulting Sessions
To learn more about past winners of the Complimentary Consulting Sessions and the work Quantum Media did with them:
For the 2021 Winners:
- Intentful “Intentful, a winner of Comp Biz Strategy Consulting with Quantum, is changing the world of traditional content creation”
- Unicord.gr “[The owner] and the team were pleased with the sessions. The owner wrote: “They were a revealing eye opener. It clarified the strategic direction we should take going forward. It was a most fruitful experience.”
- Studio Hali Bey “Quantum Media guides Studio Hali Bey through a pivot to predicting trends, as a service
For the 2020 Winners:
To apply for the 3rd annual session in 2023, applicants should use the Google form here.
Good luck!
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Quantum Principal Erica Gruen spoke as Subject Matter Expert at advertising industry panel. In-Person!
Erica Gruen was a Subject Matter Expert at the FirstFold AdPushup event for agencies and publishers, held at Google Chicago in November. The panel discussed changing patterns of consumer spending and advertiser spending; the impact on publishers; and how publishers might brave the coming recessionary period. (Erica and all of Quantum members are extremely happy that in-person industry confabs are starting up again.) Picture Erica Gruen, second from right.
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