Time Out appoints Rob Biagioni

Time Out, has announced that Rob Biagioni joins as managing director sales UK. Rob will oversee all of the advertising platforms which Time Out Media offers brands and businesses including media sales, creative solutions, programmatic, live events, local marketing solutions and ecommerce, says the publisher. Based in London, he will lead the commercial teams within the UK Time Out Media business in order to drive further growth through bespoke solutions for a wide client base and to evolve Time Out’s advertising business centred on a digital-first strategy.

According to the publisher, Rob brings a wealth of experience: most recently, he was commercial director at Future plc, responsible for the sales team and trading agreements across agencies and key clients; in this role, he was also involved in the company’s ongoing transition from print to digital. Before that, he was TI Media’s group client director with responsibility for all revenue streams across more than 18 media brands. He has also held senior commercial roles at John Brown Media, City AM, Express Newspapers and others.

Rob reports to Stacy Bettman who recently became Time Out Media president, North America & UK to lead the commercial and content teams across these two regions, the publisher continued. Based in New York, Stacy has been with the company since 2018 and previously held the role of president, Americas, leading the North America commercial team through a transformation to a successful revenue-driving digital-first proposition. With Stacy leading North America and the UK, Tim Webb — based in London — earlier this year assumed the role of managing director, Media Europe, APAC & Franchise to lead the Time Out Media business in these regions as well as the franchise network. Tim joined in 2014 to expand the franchise network and was responsible for Time Out in APAC following the takeover of the franchise businesses in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore in 2017. Both Stacy and Tim report to Chris Ohlund, Time Out Group’s CEO.

Stacy Bettman, president, North America & UK says: “I’m excited to welcome Rob Biagoni to our Time Out Media team. He brings excellent digital expertise and the breadth of knowledge needed to drive further our growth and profitability. Our digital audience has grown as our content remains relevant and engaging, and we are excited about the amazing global brands that advertise with us. We have successfully transformed to a digital-first, multi-platform strategy spanning web, mobile, emails, social media, video and live events, offering our clients new, credible and authentic routes into the passions of our highly-engaged audience.”

Rob Biagioni, Time Out’s managing director sales UK, comments: “Time Out has been a highly recognised, respected and trusted household name since 1968. With city life back, people turn to Time Out when they go out — making it a great platform for a diverse client base across multiple sectors who come to us to connect with our iconic brand, our unique positive content and our desirable global audience. We offer our clients bespoke 360-degree multi-channel campaigns and I’m thrilled to work with the team to evolve our proposition and drive further growth.”