Rannard, Drury win NSW Rep of the Year Awards
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the winners of its NSW Rep of the Year Awards for 2014.Simon Rannard from Penguin was named City Rep of the Year and...
Halford named Penguin Sales Rep of the Year
Jenny Halford was named Penguin Sales Representative of the Year at this year’s Penguin sales conference, which was held in Lorne, Victoria, at the end of May. Halford has worked...
Fulton joins Victorian Book Agencies as partner
Joel Fulton has joined the recently established Victorian Book Agencies as a partner with founder Gary Angliss. Fulton, who previously worked as a sales representative for Dennis Jones & Associates,...
ABA announces Vic Sales Rep of the Year
Amanda Wildsmith from Hardie Grant and Anthony Pizzinga from Random House were named joint winners of Victorian Sales Rep of the Year Award at the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Victorian branch Christmas Party last night. This...
Hinkler establishes dedicated trade sales team
Hinkler Books is in the process of establishing a new sales team to focus on trade bookshops. The publisher announced this week that Shaun Arthurson, previously key account manager at...
Cambridge appoints dedicated trade sales rep
Cambridge University Press has announced it has appointed a dedicated trade sales representative. The publisher said it had ‘decided to service the trade channel directly’ following a recent review of...
HarperCollins announces field sales review
HarperCollins Australia has announced that it is reviewing its field sales operation. CEO Michael Moynahan said in a statement this week that the publisher will 'shortly be launching a dedicated...
Changes to sales team at New Holland
New Holland Publishers Australia has confirmed to the Weekly Book Newsletter that it has made a number of changes to its sales team. New Holland national sales and marketing manager...
Hachette announces sales team redundancies
Hachette Australia has announced that 'a number of redundancies have occurred' as a result of a restructure of its sales force. The restructure follows a review of the company's field...