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Wien/Wiesbaden (pts058/27.01.2003/13:29) - The internet-based news agency pressetext.deutschland (pte) http://www.pressetext.de will soon be drawing on the media expertise of Giesbert Karnebogen (50) when he joins the team on February 1 this year. Karnebogen most recently served as head of communications at Deutsche Bahn (DB), but has also worked as an independent company and communications consultant. His countless media contacts will be used for press distribution. Together with PR consultant Rainer Schilling, Karnebogen intends to set up his own representative office in Wiesbaden.
One of their first joint measures will be the Deutschland-Roadshow, put on together with PressWatch http://www.presswatch.de from 17 to 20 February. Just one week after the date was officially announced, the Deutschland-Roadshow sold out to over 500 registrants. http://web.pressetext.at/workshops/roadshow.php
pressetext.deutschland is part of the pressetext.europe network, which supplies news to over 52,000 journalists and opinion makers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
From 1998 to 2001, Karnebogen was spokesman for Deutsche Bahn Medien GmbH in Frankfurt/Main, as well as manager of Deutsche Eisenbahn Reklame GmbH. He then founded the consulting and project development firm PANAMEDIA Communications GmbH. Together with NewVicom GmbH he has established a communications company that focuses on innovative visual products, contents and services.
Karnebogen originally began working for the Burda publishing house. After holding several leadership positions at Burda, he went on to become the manager and editor in chief of STARWATCH Navigation GmbH, which was initiated as a joint venture between Pro Sieben and Hubert Burda Media and is now part of the Pro Sieben Media AG.
After heading several communications agencies and working as a journalist in the pharmaceuticals field, PR and communications specialist Rainer Schilling (52) founded PANMEDIA Communications together with Karnebogen in August 2001. Schilling is now a shareholder and project manager at NewVicom.
Pressetext CEO Wilfried Seywald praised the duo, saying "With Giesbert Karnebogen and Rainer Schilling, we've now got two high profile experts on the German media landscape on our side. They will help establish the pressetext group in Germany."
Karnebogen said, "pressetext.deutschland is an important factor the group's development as a European distribution service. I was impressed by their unique offer for the distribution of press releases, texts, photography and graphics. The dynamics of this market make it especially appealing, and it's a market for which pressetext is well equipped both in terms of personnel and technical prowess. This is why, when it comes to text, photo and graphics content and services, I chose this dynamic company as a partner for NewVicom."
About pressetext.europe
The media and business platform pressetext.europe (pte) was founded in 1997 and pressetext.deutschland has been active since 2001. By now the service has attracted over 27,000 subscribers and 100 clients in Germany. The simplicity, speed and efficiency of its press distribution tool have contributed to its success. The service ensures that the information not only goes out to interested journalists and media houses, but also to the submitter's potential clients. pte's wide distribution of company and product information has made it one of the leading press distributors in Europe. News and press releases can be subscribed to for free.
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pressetext.deutschland
Giesbert Karnebogen
Rudolf-Vogt-Straße 1
65187 Wiesbaden
Tel: 0611-26777-26
Fax: 0611-26777-16
E-mail: g.karnebogen@newvicom.de
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