SPLASH! appoints new sales manager

Karen Jaques has been appointed National Sales Manager for SPLASH!. She will sell across all SPLASH! media, including the magazine, website, eNews and trade directory; as well as all SPLASH! trade shows.

Karen is highly experienced in advertising sales for both magazines and newspapers, and has most recently worked as advertising manager for top pool and spa consumer titles Poolside and Poolside Showcase, as well as landscaping title Outdoor Design Living.

She has spent more than 20 years working in print media advertising, including seven years with News Limited as Group Sales Manager for Community Newspapers, and was also Sales Director at Regional Press Australia for three years. She worked as Advertising Manager for Country Looks magazine, Newsnet and the Sunday Times in Perth, as well as working for Fairfax as Deputy Advertising Manager on the Sydney Morning Herald and Agency Manager for the Sun Herald. Additionally, she has advertising agency experience.

Simon Cooper, publisher of SPLASH! magazine and organiser of the SPLASH! trade shows says he is very pleased she is joining the SPLASH! team.

“We have a very professional and close knit team at SPLASH!, and Karen has already fitted in admirably. Her extensive experience in advertising sales is highly valued, as is her specific knowledge of the pool and spa industry. On top of that, she is enthusiastic and professional – a perfect combination for a successful sales manager.”

As well as her confessed passion for print media, Karen has a passion for renovating: she has renovated three homes and is on her fourth in Sydney’s vibrant Inner West. She is reportedly more than capable with a plaster trowel and can tile, lay bricks and has been known to successfully carry out plumbing tasks.

For more information contact:
Karen Jaques
National Advertising Manager
Phone: (02) 8586 6135
Mobile: 0425 325 742
Email: kjaques@intermedia.com.au