SARASOTA, FL (August 29, 2006) – The Gulfshore division of CurtCo Media today announced the promotion of Jamie Aymerich to associate publisher of the SARASOTA Magazine Publications group.

    As a ssociate publisher, Aymerich will oversee the Gulfshore division of CurtCo Media’s Sarasota group of publications which includes SARASOTA Magazine, Sarasota Magazine’s Homebuyer Magazine and the Arts Annuals for The Florida West Coast Symphony, the Asolo Repertory Theatre, The Ringling Museum of Art and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

    Aymerich most recently held the position of account executive with the Sarasota group of publications, where she was a key contributor to their dramatic growth.  “I’m confident that Jamie’s talent of translating the power of our magazines to advertisers’ needs, her strong client-oriented focus and her solid management experience will contribute to her being an outstanding associate publisher,” says SARASOTA Magazine’s executive publisher Jeff Lawenda

    Before joining SARASOTA Magazine, Aymerich held sales and management positions at Siemens Information Technology Group and Rochester Institute of Technology.  She holds a Bachelors degree in business/marketing and a Masters in multidisciplinary studies from the Rochester Institute of Technology

CurtCo Media

CurtCo Media serves the ultra-luxury markets with a powerful network of leading lifestyle publications. These include the world's most acclaimed journal of connoisseurship, Robb Report, as well as Worth, ShowBoats International, The Robb Report Collection, Robb Report Home Entertainment, Robb Report MotorCycling, Robb Report Luxury Home, Robb Report Vacation Homes, CurtCo’s Digital TV & Sound, SARASOTA Magazine, Gulfshore Life and San Diego Magazine.

SARASOTA Magazine

For more than 32 years, SARASOTA Magazine and its sister publication, Gulfshore Life, have been recognized as the leading publishers of regional consumer and business magazines in Southwest Florida, which includes the ultra-affluent communities of Sarasota, Naples, Marco Island, Boca Grande, Bonita Springs, and Sanibel and Captiva islands. Gulfshore Life (founded in 1974) and SARASOTA Magazine (founded in 1978) have been recognized as authorities in Southwest Florida on topics such as affluent lifestyle, art, real estate, politics, and fashion.

CurtCo Media also offers regional financial information through Gulfshore Business and Sarasota/Manatee BUSINESS magazines. In addition, the company publishes magazines targeted to the burgeoning Florida real estate and relocation market: Gulfshore Homebuyer, Greater Charlotte Harbor Homebuyer and Sarasota-Manatee Homebuyer in Southwest Florida, Orlando Homebuyer in Central Florida and Jacksonville Homebuyer in Northeast Florida.

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For More Information Contact:
Shelley Whiteside, Marketing Manager
CurtCo Media, Gulfshore Division
Tel: (941) 487-1110
Email: shelleyw@sarasotamagazine.com