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Bennett Kleinberg is an accomplished communications professional with more than 18 years of public relations and marketing experience in the entertainment, publishing, technology, and new media industries. Throughout his career he has held a broad range of corporate and senior level agency positions working with Fortune 500 corporations, start-up business, internationally known creative talent, national events, consumer products, and emerging technologies. Since joining Goodman Media International in 2004, Kleinberg has worked with a broad range of clients including ABC Radio Networks; Bryan Cave LLP, an internatioal law firm; Sony Consumer Electronics; Korn/Ferry International; SonyBMG Music Entertainment; Consumer Reports; and The Weather Channel. Kleinberg joined Goodman Media International, inc. after serving as Senior Director of corporate and Public Relations for Clear Channel Entertainment, the world's largest producer of live entertainment events. While at Clear channel, Kleinberg was responsible for a wide variety of corporate initiatives including product launches, major entertainment events, and acquisitions. In addition, he served as spokesperson for specific issues including labor disputes with touring theatrical productions. Prior to joining Clear Channel, Kleinberg was Vice President of Marketing for Digital Club Network, a pioneering online music company producing and archiving live performances at some of the country's most prestigious small and mid-sized venus for live music.From 1994 through 1999 Kleinberg held a number of senior positions with Edelman Worldwide, one of the largest public relations concerns in the world. During his tenure with Edelman, Kleinberg co-funded the agency's New York new media group, a specialized practice dedicated to creating and implenting corporate marketing communications programs for new media, on-line services, technology, entertainment and Internet-oriented businesses. Clients included BMG Entertainment, the 1998 Intel New Yrok Music Festival, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), IMAX Corporation, and others. Earlier, Kleinberg was the touring publicist for Michael Jackson's 1992 "Dnagerous World Tour", which traveled throughout Europe and Japan, as well as the Rolling Stones' 1989 "Steel Wheels" Tour, which continues to rank among the highest grossing concert events of all time. Kleinberg began his carreer in the New York office of public relations firm, Solters/Roskin/Friedman. Clients included a diverse roster of music events and entertainment organizations including Motown Records, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences(N.A.R.A.S.), The Tony Awards, Miller Time "Concerts On The Pier," The Grammy Awards and ABKCO Records. In addition, Kleinberg directed publicity campaigns for such personalities as Joe Walsh, Boyz II Men, Tony Bennett and Billy Squier. Kleinberg has also held senior management positions at SPIN Magazine and Magnet Communications, a unit of Havas Adverstising. He holds an M.A in Journalism and Mass Communications from New York University and a B.A from Washington University in St. Louis | 